RCB vs KXIP: Chris Gayle rained sixes to give Punjab a win

The 32nd match of IPL 2020 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab was played today at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Chasing RCB's target of 172, Chris Gayle and KL Rahul rained sixes to give Punjab the victory. This is the second victory of Punjab. Even after winning today's match, Punjab team is at the last place with 4 points in the points table. While Kohli's team remains in third place with 10 points..

The second inning of the match

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 8 wickets. With this win, his hopes of staying in the playoffs have come alive. Batting first in the match, Bangalore scored 171 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. In reply, KL Rahul (61 not out), Chris Gayle (53) and Mayank Agarwal (45) batted and made the big target smaller on the field. Chahal was out on the 5th ball of the last over. In the last ball, Nicholas Pooran hit sixes to give victory to Punjab.

Rahul hit one four and five sixes off 49 balls, while Mayank Agarwal hit 45 off 25 balls with four fours and three sixes. Gayle hit one four and six sixes in 45 balls during his half-century. Purana, who hit sixes on the final ball, faced one ball.

Speaking of bowling in the second innings, Yajuvendra Chahal was the only wicket-taker. However, Chahal gave up 35 runs in 3 overs. Along with this the most expensive bowler was Mohammad Siraj who gave up 44 runs in 3 overs and had no success.

The first inning of the match

In the match between RCB and KXIP, Kohli's team decided to bat first after winning the toss. Aaron Finch and Devdutt Pattikal's partnership in the opening did not last long and Davdutt's wicket fell for 38 runs. Virat Kohli then took over the batting line-up and was dismissed for 48 off just 38 balls in a banging innings. Also Washington beautiful 13 runs (14 balls). Shivam Dubey 23 runs (19 balls), AB de Villiers only 2 runs. In the last over, Chris Morris batted well and scored 25 off just 8 balls with 3 sixes. Thus, RCB lost 6 wickets in 20 overs and scored 171 runs.

Now let's talk about Punjab's bowling line as the most successful bowler was Murugan Ashwin who took two important wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. In addition, Mohammad Shami took 2, Arshdeep Singh and Chris Jordan took 1-1.