Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, Bangalore
Gayle effort downs Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders started poorly when Moises Henriques accounted for Manvinder Bisla in the first over•BCCI
Jacques Kallis supported him well, as the pair put up 51 runs for the second wicket•BCCI
Manoj Tiwary provided a few lusty blows off his own•BCCI
Virat Kohli took the initiative thereafter, with Chris Gayle looking to settle himself in•BCCI
Not the first altercation of the night, but Kohli and Gambhir were involved in an ugly spat following Kohli's dismissal•BCCI
It was left to Gautam Gambhir to add impetus to the innings•BCCI
Once Kallis fell for 16, Yusuf Pathan was promoted up the order, and began with three straight fours off Vinay Kumar•BCCI
RP Singh picked up 3 for 27, as Knight Riders stuttered towards the end to 154 for 8•BCCI
Gayle began hitting out, adding two sixes to Kohli's two fours in a sixth over that leaked 22 runs•BCCI
AB de Villiers came in next and provided support to Gayle, chiming in with an unbeaten 22•BCCI
Gambhir scored a vital half-century, but fell on 59 from a caught-and-bowled by Vinay•BCCI
Ryan McLaren dismissed Mayank Agarwal in the third over to put the brakes on Royal Challengers' scoring early on•BCCI
Kohli and Gayle added 63 runs in 39 balls, before Kohli holed out to Eoin Morgan off L Balaji•BCCI
But it was the Gayle show tonight, as he seemed to be in a hurry, clattering six sixes once Kohli departed, to lead his team home by eight wickets and 15 balls to spare•BCCI