IPL 2018
IPL 2018: Match 8 (RCB vs KXIP) – Twitter Reactions
By Sandy - Apr 13, 2018 6:28 pm
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) clinched a 4-wicket victory against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) on Friday night. While KXIP was bundled out for 155 runs (19.2 overs), RCB (159/6) reached the target in 19.3 overs after losing 6 wickets.

RCB after securing the victory

RCB decided to field first after winning the toss. After the good opening three overs (32/0), KXIP faced a lethal fourth over bowling from Umesh Yadav where three wickets fell (36/3 in 4 overs).

KL Rahul and Karun Nair regained that innings with an important 58-runs partnership for the fourth wicket. After the opener KL Rahul was dismissed on 47 runs, KXIP’s wickets were falling in regular interval. Soon after Rahul, Nair also departed on 29 runs.

In the end, KXIP skipper Ravichandran Ashwin played a very important innings of 33 runs off 21 balls. His knock was very important for the team to cross the 150-run mark as KXIP was bowled out for 155 runs in 19.2 overs.

Among the RCB bowlers, Umesh Yadav was the highest wicket-taker with 4-0-23-3 bowling figure. Also, Chris Woakes (2/36), Kulwant Khejroliya (2/33) and Washington Sundar (2/22) picked up two wickets each while Yuzvendra Chahal (1/38) claimed a wicket.

Chasing down the target, RCB opener Brendon McCullum lost his wicket in the second delivery of that over without opening his account. RCB skipper Virat Kohli got a good start but failed to make his innings long as he was bowled by Mujeeb Ur Rahman for 21 runs off 16 balls.

South African duo Quinton de Kock and AB de Villiers took the responsibilities to build up that innings. They put an important 54-run partnership for the third wicket.

Later, KXIP skipper Ravichandran Ashwin took back-to-back wickets in his last over which brought back the team into the match. In that over, Ashwin dismissed the set batsman de Kock for 45 runs and Sarfraz Khan for a golden duck.

AB de Villiers guided that innings in the crucial stage. At one stage, RCB needed 41 runs in last four overs. AB’s superb dominant batting performance at that time opened their chance for victory.

While de Villiers was dismissed on 57 runs off 40 balls, RCB was at the edge of their victory which was finished by Mandeep Singh (22*) and Washington Sundar (9*). RCB chased down the target successfully in 19.3 overs after losing 6 wickets.

Among the KXIP bowlers, Ashwin (2/30) grabbed two wickets while Axar Patel (1/25), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (1/29) and Andrew Tye (1/27) picked up one wicket each.

Now, we will look at the Twitter reactions of the match:

 

 

 

 

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