IPL 2014 Photos

IPL 7: Kings XI Punjab Continue to Impress, Beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 32 Runs

May 10, 2014 10:00

It was David Miller more than Glenn Maxwell in Kings XI Punjab's 32-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore as they restricted RCB to 166/9 after setting them a target of 199 to win on a batsman-friendly Bangalore pitch. Punjab spinner Shivam Sharma made a huge impact on his debut with his spell of 2/26. Kings XI Punjab are now at the top of the IPL 7 table with seven wins in eight games. (All images BCCI)

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It was David Miller more than Glenn Maxwell in Kings XI Punjab's 32-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore as they restricted RCB to 166/9 after setting them a target of 199 to win on a batsman-friendly Bangalore pitch. Punjab spinner Shivam Sharma made a huge impact on his debut with his spell of 2/26. Kings XI Punjab are now at the top of the IPL 7 table with seven wins in eight games. (All images BCCI)
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Kings XI Punjab were put in to bat after they lost the toss but openers Virender Sehwag and Mandeep Sharma gave them a strong start as the team reached 60 runs in just 5.4 overs before Mandeep was caught by Albie Morkel off Harshal Patel for 21 (off 15 balls). Sehwag followed him in the dugout soon.
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Glenn Maxwell (25) once again started off with some fierce sixes but holed out to Mitchell Starc while facing young prospect Yuzvendra Chahal.
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Mitchell Starc took a great catch at the boundary to send the dangerous Glenn Maxwell back in the dugout.
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However, what followed was a brutal attack from David Miller, who made 66 runs off just 29 deliveries to power Kings XI Punjab to a strong total of 198/8 after 20 overs.
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Bangalore spinner Yuzvendra Chahal once again impressed with his spell of 2/23.
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When Royal Challengers Bangalore started their daunting chase of 199, all eyes were on Chris Gayle to see if he could get a big knock. However, the West Indian fell for just 4 runs on the first ball of the third over to young quickie Sandeep Sharma.
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Sandeep Sharma was over the moon when he dismissed Gayle but there were more celebrations to follow as he also got rid of Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel in quick succession. He finished with figures of 3/25 in his four overs.
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Although Bangalore looked down and out in their big chase once they were 76/6 after 11.1 overs, AB de Villiers (53* off 26 balls) once again tried his best to get his team close to victory. However, once he fell to Balaji while attempting a six, Punjab looked set for another convincing victory.
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A notable performance worth remembering from the match was from Punjab's IPL debutant spinner Shivam Sharma, who took 2 wickets for 26 runs in his four overs.

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