Kings XI Punjab chose to bowl but were up against a storm as Chris Gayle took 20 off the second over, bowled by Mitchell Johnson. Gayle was unstoppable, bringing up his half-century in 22 balls in the sixth over BCCI
Virat Kohli had been a spectator at the other end. By the time he was dismissed for 32 off 30, Royal Challengers' score had swelled to 119 in the 12th over. That was not going to have any effect on Gayle however. BCCI
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AB de Villiers played shots only he can in a quickfire 47 that lifted Royal Challengers to 226 BCCI
Kings XI never really got going after losing two wickets in the first three overs BCCI
There was another surprise package. S Aravind, playing his first IPL game in three years, ran through the Kings XI top order and ended up with figures of 4 for 27. Mitchell Starc then wrapped up the innings with another four-wicket haul to complete Royal Challengers' biggest ever IPL win BCCI
