Bangalore disappointed; Bailey-led KXIP win

RCB made a couple of changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Rilee Rossouw and Ashok Dinda made way for Sachin Rana and Albie.

KXIP (Shar)made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Rishi Dhawan and Murali Kartik made way for Lakshmipathy Balaji and Twenty20 debutant Shivam.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 64, and lost a wicket.

KXIP’s openers put on 50 off 5.1 overs (32 balls). RCB had conceded nine extras at that point. While Virender Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Mandeep Singh’s contribution to it was 16.

Mandeep, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 21. Thirty-five balls into the match, he was caught by Albie. Harshal Patel broke the 60-run partnership.

Sehwag, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 24. (Cha)Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Yuzvendra broke the eight-run stand.

Glenn Maxwell, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 25. A couple of dozen balls later, he was caught by Mitchell Starc. Chahal broke the 25-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 9.3 overs (58 balls). RCB had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

George Bailey, KXIP’s skipper, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Seventeen balls after Maxwell’s dismissal, he was caught by Parthiv Patel. Albie broke the 23-run stand.

KXIP scored 150 off 15.2 overs (93 balls). RCB had conceded 13 extras at that point.

David Miller’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 23 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Miller’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Wriddhiman Saha’s contribution to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Miller, whose 29-ball innings included eight boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 66. Twenty-nine balls after Bailey’s dismissal, he was caught by Chahal. Aaron broke the 54-(Va)run stand.

Saha, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 17. Eight balls later, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Harshal broke the 14-run stand.

Mitchell Johnson, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. He was unbeaten.

Axar Patel, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Nine balls after Saha’s dismissal, Starc broke the five-run stand.

Shivam, who faced a couple of balls, scored a boundary. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Starc broke the four-run stand.

Balaji, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.  

RCB eventually conceded 15 extras. KXIP scored 198 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Yuvraj Singh, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 19.

Aaron and Albie bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 20.

Harshal, who bowled three overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Starc and Chahal, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 23.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 34, and lost three wickets.

Chris Gayle had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four. His runs came way of a boundary. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Saha. Sandeep, the player of the (Shar)match, broke the eight-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kohli, who faced a ball, failed to open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Saha off the bowling of Sandeep.

Parthiv, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 13. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Mandeep. Sandeep broke the 18-run stand.

Rana, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Eight balls later, Axar broke the 13-run stand.

Yuvraj, who faced 11 balls, scored just three. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Shivam broke the 11-run stand.  

RCB scored 50 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). KXIP hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Albie, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Ten balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by Bailey. Shivam broke the 26-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). KXIP had conceded three extras at that point.

De Villiers’ half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 25 balls.

He eventually scored 53 off 26 balls. Twenty-seven balls after Albie’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar. Balaji broke the 49-run partnership.

Harshal, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored Saha. Four balls later, he was caught behind. Johnson broke the eight-run stand.

Starc, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 23. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Miller. Balaji broke the 20-run stand.

RCB scored 150 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). KXIP had conceded five extras at that point.

Aaron, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. He was unbeaten, as was Chahal, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

KXIP eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. RCB, who scored 166 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 32 runs.

Maxwell, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 24.

Johnson and Axar bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 22.

Balaji, who bowled three overs, conceded 43. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Shivam, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

Sandeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up three scalps.