Watch the highlights of RCB vs KXIP - The 63rd match of the 2013 IPL (Indian Premier League) Twenty20 cricket tournament between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab played at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on May 14, 2013.
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| Adam Gilchrist acknowledges the crowd after bringing up his fifty © BCCI / IPL |
Captain Adam Gilchrist's 54-ball 85* and All-rounder Azhar Mahmood's 41-ball 61 leads to Kings XI Punjab convincing seven-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore and keep their playoff hopes alive in the 63rd match of a Indian Premier League.
* 136 : Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli set up the second highest second-wicket partnership for Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League and the joint eighth highest second-wicket stand in IPL, jointly 136 held by between Manvinder Bisla and Jacques Kallis (KKR) against Chennai Super Kings at Chennai in 2012.
RCB scored 174-5 in 20 overs with top scorer by Chris Gayle blasted in 77 off 53-balls including 6-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 145.28.
Virat Kohli struck 57 off 43-balls including 6-fours & 2-sixes and Cheteshwar Pujara hit 19 off 20-balls included 3-fours.
KXIP best bowler by Parvinder Awana picked up 3-wickets for 39-runs in 4-overs and Azhar Mahmood took 2-wickets.
KXIP chased 176-3 in 18.1 overs with top scorer by Adam Gilchrist hammered a unbeaten 85 off 54-balls, Azhar Mahmood blasted a 61 off 41-balls including 8-fours & a six with strike rate of 148 and Rajagopal Sathish hit a unbeaten 12 off 6-balls contained one-six & a four with strike rate of 200.
RCB best bowler by Zaheer Khan, Jaydev Unadkat and Muthiah Muralidaran each took one-wickets.
Adam Gilchrist named Player of the match for his match-winning quick-fire unbeaten 85-runs knocked off facing 54-balls including 10-fours and 3-sixes with strike rate of 157.41.
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