Indian Premier League 2012 Photos

IPL 5: Punjab edge out Bangalore in a thriller

May 03, 2012 00:36

Royal Challengers Bangalore's up-and-down run in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League continued with a four-wicket defeat at home to Kings XI Punjab.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore's up-and-down run in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League continued with a four-wicket defeat at home to Kings XI Punjab. (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)
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Kings XI Punjab almost threw away the match giving its owner Preity Zinta some anxious moments. (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)
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Nitin Saini top-scored for Punjab with a half-century. (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)
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Nitin Saini was well supported by captain David Hussey (45) and opener Mandeep Singh (43). (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)
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Bangalore seemed to have got a crucial wicket when KP Appanna dismissed Mandeep Singh but David Hussey and Nitin Saini put up a 73-run stand. (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)
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Andrew McDonald had given Bangalore an early breathough when he bowled out Shaun Marsh for only 8 runs. (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)
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Punjab's star batsman Shaun Marsh failed to contribute much but luckily the other batsmen made up for his early departure. (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)
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Earlier, Bangalore failed to capitalise on Chris Gayle's knock of 71 off 42 balls as they got only 32 runs in the last 4.4 overs. (AP Photo)
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Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli's departure in quick succession put the brakes on Bangalore's run-rate. Piyush Chawla picked up Virat Kohli. (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)
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Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli put on a 119-run stand for the second wicket. (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)
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Virat Kohli had so far failed to fire with the bat in the IPL but scored 45 off 42 in this game. (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)
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Chris Gayle had begun slowly finding the going tough against Praveen Kumar who gave away only 8 runs in his 4-over spell. (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)
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Ryan Harris, playing his first IPL game of the season, made an immediate impact scalping Bangalore opener Mayank Agarwal. (AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN)

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