Bangalore disappointed; Gambhir-led KKR win

KKR made a couple of Cha(wla)nges to their playing (Mork)eleven – Piyush and Pat Cummins made way for Vinay Kumar and Morne.

RCB made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Parthiv and Varun Aaron made way for Yogesh Takawale and Ashok Dinda.

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

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 45, and lost a couple of wickets.

Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, faced four balls, scoring as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Takawale. Mitchell Starc broke the run-a-ball stand.

Manish Pandey, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 13. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Starc. Dinda broke the 18-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). RCB had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 33. Yusuf Pathan, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 22. Twenty balls after Manish’s dismissal, Kohli and Takawale ran him out.

KKR scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). RCB had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While the contribution of Robin, the player of the match, to the (Uthap)partnership was 35, Shakib Al Hasan’s contribution to it was 15. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Uthappa’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 34 balls.

KKR scored 150 off 15.4 overs (95 balls). RCB had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 61 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 52, Shakib’s contribution to it was 49. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Shakib’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 32 balls.

He eventually scored 60 off 38 balls, which included five boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Seventy-one balls after Yusuf’s dismissal, Abu Nechim broke the 121-run partnership.

Uthappa, whose 51-ball innings included 10 boundaries, in addition to the six, eventually scored 83. He was unbeaten, as was Ryan ten Doeschate, who faced three balls, scoring half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave RCB no reason to be in seventh heaven.

KKR scored 195 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Yuvraj Singh and Muttiah Muralitharan bowled two overs apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 19. They were wicketless, as was Yuzvendra Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceding 50.

Dinda, Nechim, and Starc bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 38, 33, and 32, respectively.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 36, and lost a wicket.

Chris, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. A couple of overs into the chase, Umesh Yadav had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him (Gay)leg before wicket.

RCB scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). KKR had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Takawale’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Kohli’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kohli, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Sixty-three balls after Gayle’s dismissal, he was caught by Morne. Sunil Narine broke the 85-run partnership.

Takawale, whose 36-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Three balls later, Narine broke the one-run stand.

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

Yuvraj, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 22. Twenty balls after Takawale’s dismissal, he was caught by Vinay. Narine broke the 36-run stand.

De Villiers, whose run-a-ball innings included A Boundary, scored 13. Four balls later, Narine broke the run-a-ball stand.  

RCB scored 150 off 18.4 overs (113 balls). KKR had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Rana, whose 12-ball inningS(ach)included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. He was unbeaten, as was Starc, who scored a dozen. His eight-ball innings included a boundary.

RCB, who scored 165 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs, lost by 20 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Vinay, Shakib, and Morne were wicketless. They conceded 44, 27, and 21, respectively.

Umesh conceded 45, picking up a wicket.

Narine conceded 20, picking up four scalps.