Bangalore v Punjab, IPL 2013, Bangalore
Gilchrist, Mahmood make life tough for RCB
Put in to bat, Royal Challengers Bangalore had a middling start before Parvinder Awana dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara•BCCI
They broke the shackles after that, as Virat Kohli and Gayle attacked the Kings XI Punjab bowling •BCCI
AB de Villiers walked in and smashed the first ball he faced for a six•BCCI
Mahmood scored 61 as the pair added 118 runs in 77 balls, before he was dismissed by Jaydev Unadkat•BCCI
Chris Gayle was uncharacteristically scratchy, and by the end of the 10th over, Royal Challengers were 52 for 1•BCCI
Chris Gayle smacked six sixes and four fours in his 53-ball 77•BCCI
But he played all over the next delivery from Awana and was dismissed for 6•BCCI
Gilchrist brought up his first fifty of this IPL season and his unbeaten 85 helped Kings XI beat Royal Challengers by seven wickets, hampering Royal Challengers' chances of qualifying for the playoffs•BCCI
He fell to Parvinder Awana, who bowled a yorker to uproot Gayle's offstump•BCCI
The Kings XI reply was shaped by contributions from captain Adam Gilchrist and Azhar Mahmood after Shaun Marsh fell early•BCCI