Twitter Reacts As Royal Challengers Bangalore Thump Kings XI Punjab
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Royal Challengers Bangalore saw off a stiff fight from Kings XI Punjab to win by 17 runs and keep alive their playoffs hopes alive.

Chasing a mammoth 203, Kings XI Punjab openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul started well.  The two added 42 runs in just 19 balls before Umesh Yadav sent back Gayle.  But it did not bring any respite for the Royal Challengers as Rahul and Mayank Agarwal continued playing the big shots and took the score past the 100-run mark  in just 9 overs. However, Royal Challengers sent both the batsmen in quick succession to reduce the visitors to 105 for 3 from 101 for 1.

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However, Nicholas Pooran and David Millers steadied the ship and kept the chase on track. The equation was finally down to 36 from the last three overs. Umesh then conceded six runs in the 18th over before Navdeep Saini dismissed Miller and Pooran while conceding just three runs in the 19th. With 27 runs needed off the final over, Kings XI could only manage 9 to finish on 185 for 7.

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Earlier in the game, Royal Challengers Bangalore rode on AB de Villiers blazing fifty to post a mammoth 202 for 4 in the allotted 20 overs.  Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel fired on all cylinders right from the start and collected 35 runs in just three overs. Mohammed Shami then took the prized scalp of Kohli to give Kings XI Punjab the much-needed breakthrough. Parthiv and AB de Villiers then took the innings forward as Royal Challengers raced away to 70 for 1 at the end of the powerplay. It was their highest powerplay total this season.

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But on the very second ball after the powerplay, M Ashwin struck to remove Parthiv. Moeen Ali and Akshdeep Nath then departed for 4 and 3 respectively as Royal Challengers Bangalore found themselves 81 for 4 from 71 for 1. However, de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis did not allow Kings XI Punjab to take any more wickets in the innings. The two added an unbeaten stand of 121 runs to guide the Royal Challengers to a mammoth total.

As expected, de Villiers  was the aggressor during the stand and scored 82 from just 44 balls. The knock contained 3 fours and 7 sixes. On the other hand, Marcus Stoinis remained unbeaten on 46 from 32 balls.

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Here is how Twitter reacted to the match:

https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/1121114275454554112

https://twitter.com/DanishSait/status/1121097700404076545

https://twitter.com/BollywoodGandu/status/1121083604933550080

https://twitter.com/ShubhamS90/status/1121095698802335744

 

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