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IPL: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers Tons Give RCB Record 144-Run Win Over Gujarat Lions

May 14, 2016 22:34

Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers notched up centuries as Royal Challengers Bangalore notched up a record 144-run win over Gujarat Lions to keep their play-off hopes alive.

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Gujarat Lions won the toss and chose to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore and they struck immediately by sending back Chris Gayle for 6. (Images credit: BCCI)
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From then on, it was the Virat Kohli-AB de Villiers show as they took the attack to the Gujarat Lions attack.
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Kohli and de Villiers continued their aggressive form as they bludgeoned the Gujarat Lions attack.
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De Villiers was the more aggressive of the lot as he notched up his 20th fifty.
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De Villiers upped his scoring rate and Kohli played second fiddle.
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De Villiers and Kohli stitched a massive stand as Gujarat Lions bowlers wilted under the pressure.
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AB de Villiers survived a close moment but he survived and continued to punish the Gujarat Lions bowlers.
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AB de Villiers notched up his third century in the IPL and it came off just 43 balls. It was the fifth-fastest in IPL history.
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Kohli became the first batsman in IPL history to score three centuries in one edition as RCB tore the Gujarat Lions bowlers apart.
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RCB ended up on 248/3, with Virat Kohli scoring 109 while AB de Villiers remained unbeaten on 129. Their partnership was worth 229 runs, the highest in Twenty20s.
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RCB's total of 248/3 was their second-highest score in IPL. They also hold the record for the highest score in IPL, which was 263/5.
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Chasing a mammoth 249, Gujarat Lions lost Brendon McCullum cheaply as RCB's bowlers backed up the great work done by Kohli and de Villiers.
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Yuzvendra Chahal joined in the fun and picked up regular wickets to dent the Gujarat Lions top order.
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Chris Jordan, who has struggled for form, roared back in style as he picked up four wickets.
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Gujarat Lions, who were missing Suresh Raina, failed to put up a fight.
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Aaron Finch was the only one who batted well but Gujarat Lions were fighting a losing battle.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore registered a thumping 144-run win, the largest victory margin in terms of runs as they kept their play-off hopes alive.

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