Kings XI make it five wins in five

Apr 28, 2014

Chris Gayle was playing his first game of the season and was lively from the get-go. He survived an lbw decision, edged two fours, and slammed two sixes•BCCI

Virat Kohli was livid after he was wrongly given out lbw in the second over, and a collapse ensued, with Royal Challengers falling to 26 for 4•BCCI

Yuvraj top-scored with 35, but he was caught by David Miller in the 15th over, hampering Royal Challengers' momentum•BCCI

Two stunning catches from Mitchell Starc gave Royal Challengers hope of an unlikely win. The first, taken inches from the rope, sent Wriddhiman Saha back•BCCI

But Yuzvendra Chahal had both Sehwag and Miller caught behind in the 13th over, as Royal Challengers injected some late drama•BCCI

Gayle's aggression got the better of him, though, as he was bowled by Sandeep Sharma. Sandeep would end the innings with 3 for 15•BCCI

Yuvraj SIngh and AB de Villiers led a brief recovery with a 41-run stand•BCCI

Mitchell Johnson chipped in with two wickets, as Royal Challengers were restricted to 124•BCCI

The second was a more important grab, as Starc's diving effort got rid of the dangerous Glenn Maxwell for 6•BCCI

However, with only a few runs left to get, George Bailey and Rishi Dhawan steered their team home with a 39-run stand for the sixth wicket. It was Kings XI's eighth win on the trot - a new IPL record•BCCI

De Villiers was unable to shake off his patchy form, and was dismissed for 17 by Rishi Dhawan, who snared two scalps•BCCI

Ashok Dinda got Cheteshwar Pujara caught behind for 10 in the fifth over of the Kings XI's chase•BCCI

Virender Sehwag played some trademark wristy flicks during his 32 to take Kings XI closer•BCCI