Scorching Gilchrist conquer Bangalore

20 overs Kings XI Punjab 232 for 2 (Gilchrist 106, Marsh 79*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 121 (Chawla 4-17) by 111 runs


Adam Gilchrist's second IPL century reserved Kings XI Punjab in the chase for a play-off spot with a loud 111-run succeed over table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dharamsala on Tuesday. Batting first, Punjab captain Gilchrist (106 off 55 balls) and Shaun Marsh (79 off 49) jagged the highest partnership in the history of the 20-over game, combine for 206 to help accumulate a total of 232 for two.

Bangalore were then bowled out for a stingy 121, with Ryan Harris' three for 28 and Piyush Chawla's four for 17 engineering a collapse that saw the Royal Challengers' seven-match winning line come to an finish in the 17th over.

Winning the toss, Gilchrist and Marsh took full advantage of a exhausted Bangalore attack as the 50 partnership came off just 31 deliveries. The duo frequently smashed both spin and speed to the boundary, with Gilchrist beating seven sixes en way to a 25-ball half-century.

Marsh then send Johan van der Wath for three sixes and three boundaries in the 15th over, before Gilchrist was at last wedged off the last but one ball of the innings. Bangalore's woes sustained as danger man Chris Gayle fell in the second over to Harris, having unsuccessful to score off seven balls, follow rapidly by the exit of Virat Kohli (11) and Saurabh Tiwary (six).

AB de Villiers (34) and Mohammad Kaif (15) attempt a save act with a 29-run place but were forever well behind the necessary rate as Kaif was confused by Chawla, who also bowled Arun Karthik (six). Bangalore wanted a near-impossible 149 off seven overs, as De Villiers' useless innings was broken by Chawla and the leg-spinner then had Van der Wath attentive lbw, send-off Harris and Shalabh Srivastava the job of rounding up the tail.

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