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.
19:45 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs3.3
Score30 - 0

Mohammed Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, Short ball, pulled to square leg for a single. 

19:44 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs3.2
Score29 - 0

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch, Finch comes down the track and helps the fuller ball to deep square leg for a single.

19:43 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs3.1
Score28 - 0

Mohammed Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, On off, fullish, tapped to short mid-wicket for a single. 

19:42 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs2.6
Score27 - 0

Arshdeep Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, The wrists coming into play again, a single. Full on off and middle, wristed to deep square leg for one.

19:42 (IST) Oct 15
1wd
Overs2.6
Score26 - 0

Arshdeep Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Full and down the leg side, Padikkal lets it be.

19:41 (IST) Oct 15
4
Overs2.5
Score25 - 0

Arshdeep Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Over Gayle at short fine leg, he is tall but cannot get to it. Full on middle, Padikkal wrists this uppishly over Gayle at short fine leg and gets a boundary. The Universe Boss leapt to get a hold of it but it went over him.

19:40 (IST) Oct 15
2
Overs2.4
Score21 - 0

Arshdeep Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Full on middle, Padikkal works this to deep square leg for a couple.

19:40 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs2.3
Score19 - 0

Arshdeep Singh to Aaron Finch, A misfield and a single. Full and outside off, Finch drives this to Pooran at cover-point. A fumble by the left-hander and a single is stolen.

19:39 (IST) Oct 15
0
Overs2.2
Score18 - 0

Arshdeep Singh to Aaron Finch, Short ball, outside off, Finch watchfully lets it be.

19:39 (IST) Oct 15

Arshdeep Singh to bowl now.

19:39 (IST) Oct 15
0
Overs2.1
Score18 - 0

Arshdeep Singh to Aaron Finch, Edged but does not carry! Solid start for Arshdeep! Good length ball on off, Finch looks to defend but the ball shapes away from him. Finch looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge. Luckily Aaron looked to play it with soft hands. The ball goes to the right of first slip and guess who dives and saves runs for his side? It is the Universe Boss, Chris Gayle. Imagine the cheers if there were fans in the stadium.

19:37 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs1.6
Score18 - 0

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch, A single to finish. On middle, Finch taps it to backward square leg and gets to the other end. 

19:36 (IST) Oct 15
4
Overs1.5
Score17 - 0

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Easy pickings for Finch. Fullish on off, he lofts this over the bowler's head for a boundary.

19:36 (IST) Oct 15
0
Overs1.4
Score13 - 0

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch, Bouncer on top of the stumps, Finch ducks and lets it through.

19:35 (IST) Oct 15
0
Overs1.3
Score13 - 0

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch, On middle, Finch flicks but finds Pooran at short mid-wicket. A slight fumble from the fielder there prompts Finch for a single. But the fielder recovers and throws the ball back to the striker's end. Finch though decided against the single and got back.

19:35 (IST) Oct 15
0
Overs1.2
Score13 - 0

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch, FOUR OFF BYES! Nips back a bit, does Finch and Rahul in. Back of a length around off, pitches and nips back in. Finch is down the track and looks to play at it but misses. So does Rahul, the keeper. It goes through to the fine leg fence for a boundary off extras.

19:34 (IST) Oct 15
1
Overs1.1
Score9 - 0

Mohammed Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length on off, clipped to mid-wicket for a single.

19:34 (IST) Oct 15

Who will bowl from the other end? Mohammed Shami it is.

19:32 (IST) Oct 15
6
Overs0.6
Score8 - 0

Glenn Maxwell to Aaron Finch, SIX! Runs, maximum! Floated on the pads, Finch gets down and sweeps this over square leg for a maximum. A flat one it was.

19:32 (IST) Oct 15
0
Overs0.5
Score2 - 0

Glenn Maxwell to Aaron Finch, On the shorter side on the pads, Finch chips down the track and looks to work that on the leg side. Misses, gets hit on the pads. It goes to the on side and he says no to Padikkal for a run.