IPL 2020, RCB vs KXIP: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle star as Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 wickets
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 15, 2020, 23:59:38 IST
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IPL 2020, RCB vs KXIP: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle star as Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 wickets

Stay updated with Times of India to get live score updates, ball-by-ball commentary of match 31 of the IPL 2020 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab.
20:54 (IST) Oct 15
2
Overs17.4
Score136 - 5

Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, Around off, Kohli drives it wide of sweeper cover and gets a couple. 

20:52 (IST) Oct 15
W
Overs17.3
Score134 - 5

Mohammed Shami to AB de Villiers, OUT! Caught! Shami strikes and this is a big wicket for Punjab! This might as well make a difference of 15-20 runs in the total. A very full ball on off, de Villiers looks to smoke it over long off but he hits it off the lower half of his bat. It goes high in the air and just about goes past the 30-yard circle. Deepak Hooda settles under it and takes a simple catch. He is a good fielder and was never going to drop this.

20:51 (IST) Oct 15
0
Overs17.2
Score134 - 4

Mohammed Shami to AB de Villiers, Very well bowled by Shami! Slower ball on a length outside off, de Villiers swings but gets deceived by the slowness of this delivery and misses. 

20:50 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs17.1
Score134 - 4

Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, Full around off, Kohli hits it across the line to deep mid-wicket for one. 

20:49 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs16.6
Score133 - 4

Murugan Ashwin to Virat Kohli, Another good over from Punjab! Excellent day at the office for Murugan. He finishes with 2/23 from his 4, brilliant. Loopy ball on off, Kohli milks it to the off side and keeps the strike. 

20:48 (IST) Oct 15
2
Overs16.5
Score132 - 4

Murugan Ashwin to Virat Kohli, Tossed up googly around off, Kohli looks to play a big sweep towards mid-wicket but gets an inside edge which goes fine of fine leg. Two taken!

20:48 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs16.4
Score130 - 4

Murugan Ashwin to AB de Villiers, Another short one, this time AB punches it to long on and rotates the strike.

20:47 (IST) Oct 15
0
Overs16.3
Score129 - 4

Murugan Ashwin to AB de Villiers, Short on off, de Villiers punches it to the right of Murugan who does well to stop runs. 

20:47 (IST) Oct 15

Finally, AB de Villiers walks out to bat now. Also, Murugan Ashwin is back in the attack.

20:47 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs16.2
Score129 - 4

Murugan Ashwin to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on off, Kohli milks it through covers for one. 

20:47 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs16.1
Score128 - 4

Murugan Ashwin to AB de Villiers, AB de Villiers is off the mark! Floated on off, de Villiers stretches and hits uppishly through cover for one. 

20:45 (IST) Oct 15
W
Overs15.6
Score127 - 4

Chris Jordan to Shivam Dube, OUT! CAUGHT! Jordan gets his first wicket in the tournament. This is the Chris Jordan we all know. Short ball, outside off, Dube looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes to where short fine leg would have been. KL Rahul himself runs there and pouches it.

20:44 (IST) Oct 15
1lb
Overs15.5
Score127 - 3

Chris Jordan to Virat Kohli, LEG BYE! Full and on the pads, Kohli looks to flick but misses. It comes off his pads to the off side and a leg bye is taken.

20:43 (IST) Oct 15
1wd
Overs15.5
Score126 - 3

Chris Jordan to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Good length ball but down the leg side, Kohli looks to play at it but misses. 

20:43 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs15.4
Score125 - 3

Chris Jordan to Shivam Dube, Shivam Dube works this on the leg side for a single.

20:42 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs15.3
Score124 - 3

Chris Jordan to Virat Kohli, A single as Kohli looks to glance but gets an inside edge onto his boots. It goes to the off side and a quick run is taken.

20:42 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs15.2
Score123 - 3

Chris Jordan to Shivam Dube, Dube lofts the good length ball over point and takes a single.

20:41 (IST) Oct 15
0
Overs15.1
Score122 - 3

Chris Jordan to Shivam Dube, Dropped? No falls just short. Outside off on a good length, Dube hits it uppishly towards long off, to his right. Maxwell runs there but it falls just short, on a bounce, to him. He collects and throws at the non-striker's end where Kohli had strayed out. Had Maxwell hit there, Kohli would have been out.

20:39 (IST) Oct 15
2
Overs14.6
Score122 - 3

Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, A couple to finish the over, 19 overall from the over. Full on middle, Kohli looks to heave on the leg side but mistimes it through the carpet, to deep square leg. Takes a couple.

20:39 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs14.5
Score120 - 3

Ravi Bishnoi to Shivam Dube, On the shorter side outside off, Dube chops it towards cover off the back foot and takes a single.