IPL 7 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab Report

18th match of IPL season 2014 has been played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab at Dubai. Kings XI Punjab with good piece of bowling performances won low score match by 5 wickets. Sandeep Sharma declared man of the match for his 3 wickets spending 15 overs in his 3 overs.

Earlier, Kings XI Punjab won the toss and decided to field first. Bangalore putting into bat first, Started with CH Gayle and PA Patel. Gayle was playing first game of IPL season 7. He started aggrassively and hitz 20 runs of first 6 balls he played. But, unfortunately he lost his wicket on 7th ball he played. Skipper V Kohli and YV Takwale also gone early and Bangalore were in trouble. AB de Villiers got good start but went back to pavillion scoring 17 runs. Yuvraj Singh played good inning of 35 runs other lower order batsmen could not contributed well and Bangalore ended inning with 124/8 at the end of 20 overs.

Following target of 125 runs, Puunjab started with CA Pujara and V Sehwag slowly and steadily. Pujara gone scoting 10 runs and WP saha also gone for 2 runs. GJ Maxwell hero of IPL 7 joined with V Sehwag but, today he could not contributed well and lost his wicket scoring just 6 runs. DA Miler started well but, gone for 26 runs and V Sehwag also departed with 32 runs. Skipper GJ Bailey and R Dhawan took the charge and both played till and and cross Bangalore target in 18.5 overs. Thus, Punjab won the match by 5 wickets.

Punjab earn 2 points and remained unbeaten yet in IPL season 7. Sandeep Sharma declared man of the match for his 3 wickets spending 15 overs in his 3 overs.