Indian Premier League - 63rd match

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

0.4

Khan to Gilchrist, FOUR, a full delivery around off stump, Gilchrist stays in his crease and drives on the up through extra cover, finding the gap in the in field

Kings XI Punjab 5/0   AC Gilchrist 4* (4b 1x4)   Z Khan 0.4-0-5-0

1.3

Henriques to Gilchrist, FOUR, width outside off and Gilchrist goes after it, he cuts hard and the top edge clears the leaping Gayle at first slip and goes to the third man boundary

Kings XI Punjab 14/0   AC Gilchrist 11* (9b 2x4)   MC Henriques 0.3-0-7-0

1.5

Henriques to Marsh, FOUR, and he plays a cracking shot, driving a full ball dead straight, nearly brushing the stumps at the bowler's end, it misses them though and races to the boundary

Kings XI Punjab 19/0   SE Marsh 4* (1b 1x4)   MC Henriques 0.5-0-12-0

2.2

Khan to Marsh, FOUR, a half-volley on the pads, Marsh clips it off his pads so sweetly that the fielder at deep square leg has no chance

Kings XI Punjab 24/0   SE Marsh 8* (3b 2x4)   Z Khan 1.2-0-12-0

5.3

Henriques to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, short, too short and Mahmood swivels and pulls to the deep midwicket boundary, he had lots of time to play that shot

Kings XI Punjab 37/1   Azhar Mahmood 6* (9b 1x4)   MC Henriques 1.3-0-16-0

5.4

Henriques to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, another short one, this one gets up higher but Mahmood is still able to swivel and pull over midwicket and to the boundary

Kings XI Punjab 41/1   Azhar Mahmood 10* (10b 2x4)   MC Henriques 1.4-0-20-0

5.5

Henriques to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, three fours in a row! A length ball outside off this time and Mahmood simply hits through the line, lofting the ball over mid-off for a one-bounce four

Kings XI Punjab 45/1   Azhar Mahmood 14* (11b 3x4)   MC Henriques 1.5-0-24-0

7.5

Vinay Kumar to Gilchrist, FOUR, a full ball angling into the left-hander from round the wicket, Gilchrist swings across the line and mis-times it, but he got enough on it to send the ball over the infield and into the gap on the wide long-on boundary

Kings XI Punjab 59/1   AC Gilchrist 26* (24b 3x4)   R Vinay Kumar 0.5-0-8-0

8.2

Unadkat to Gilchrist, FOUR, Gilchirst's not middling them at all, but he's getting them away, this time he swings across the line at a slower ball on a good length and the top edge flies over the keeper

Kings XI Punjab 66/1   AC Gilchrist 32* (26b 4x4)   JD Unadkat 1.2-0-8-0

8.3

Unadkat to Gilchrist, FOUR, he's middled this, well not quite, he cleared his front foot and swung across the line, carting the ball to the square leg boundary. The bat turned in his hand

Kings XI Punjab 70/1   AC Gilchrist 36* (27b 5x4)   JD Unadkat 1.3-0-12-0

8.5

Unadkat to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, Mahmood backs away to a slower ball and checks his shot as he lofts over extra cover, he still managed to make good contact and placed it into the gap on the boundary

Kings XI Punjab 75/1   Azhar Mahmood 25* (21b 4x4)   JD Unadkat 1.5-0-16-0

10.3

Muralidaran to Gilchrist, FOUR, he's middled one! Gilchrist gets down on one knee and sweeps a short ball to the square leg boundary, cleared his front foot and made clean contact

Kings XI Punjab 84/1   AC Gilchrist 41* (33b 6x4)   M Muralidaran 1.3-0-8-0

10.5

Muralidaran to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, Mahmood slogs across the line, lofting the ball towards the cow corner boundary, a clean strike but he seems to be cramping now

Kings XI Punjab 89/1   Azhar Mahmood 32* (27b 5x4)   M Muralidaran 1.5-0-12-0

11.1

Unadkat to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, length ball and Mahmood moves back and across to pull that ball through square leg, the umpire skips out of the way

Kings XI Punjab 94/1   Azhar Mahmood 37* (29b 6x4)   JD Unadkat 2.1-0-21-0

12.2

Vinay Kumar to Gilchrist, FOUR, short of a length ball and Gilchrist plays his trademark swivel pull, back in the day he would have sent that for six, but his placement is still superb, one-bounce four

Kings XI Punjab 104/1   AC Gilchrist 47* (38b 7x4)   R Vinay Kumar 2.2-0-18-0

12.4

Vinay Kumar to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, shot! Terrible length, allows Mahmood the freedom to back away, create room, and slap the ball over extra cover

Kings XI Punjab 109/1   Azhar Mahmood 45* (33b 7x4)   R Vinay Kumar 2.4-0-23-0

13.6

Khan to Gilchrist, FOUR, superbly placed! Gilchrist steps out and outside leg to make room and drive a full toss into the gap on the extra cover boundary

Kings XI Punjab 123/1   AC Gilchrist 60* (45b 8x4 1x6)   Z Khan 4-0-30-1

14.3

Muralidaran to Gilchrist, FOUR, superb Gilchirst! Skips down the pitch, gets to the pitch of the delivery and lofts it back over the bowler's head for a one-bounce four

Kings XI Punjab 134/1   AC Gilchrist 64* (46b 9x4 1x6)   M Muralidaran 2.3-0-24-0

14.5

Muralidaran to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, Mahmood has smashed it again! Hit extremely hard down the ground and neither long-on or long-off has any chance

Kings XI Punjab 139/1   Azhar Mahmood 58* (38b 8x4 1x6)   M Muralidaran 2.5-0-29-0

15.6

Unadkat to Gilchrist, FOUR, he's edged another one for four! Gilchrist charges and swings, trying to hit inside out over cover, instead he gets a thick edge that flies wide of the keeper and races to the third man boundary

Kings XI Punjab 148/2   AC Gilchrist 70* (49b 10x4 1x6)   JD Unadkat 4-0-34-1

18.1

Henriques to Sathish, FOUR, that's the winning blow! Sathish hits a length ball through the line and sends it flaying past the fielder at mid-on. Gilchrist has finally come good this season and seen the chase through, and it's come at a terrible time for the RCB

Kings XI Punjab 176/3   R Sathish 12* (6b 1x4 1x6)   MC Henriques 2.1-0-29-0