RCB top three nail 184-run chase
16-May-2016

Kolkata Knight Riders lost Robin Uthappa early after the batsman chipped a return catch to Iqbal Abdulla off the leading edge • BCCI
Manish Pandey and Gautam Gambhir put the early loss behind them and added 76 for the second wicket•BCCI
Gambhir struck a half-century and was as fired up as ever upon reaching the landmark•BCCI
Pandey cracked a fifty of his own too, but holed out to AB de Villiers immediately after•BCCI
Andre Russell was his belligerent self and biffed 39 runs off just 19 balls•BCCI
As is characteristic of him, Virat Kohli was energetic and lively on the field, but cut his finger attempting a tough catch•BCCI
Shakib Al Hasan complemented Russell and struck an unbeaten 18 off 11 balls to lift Knight Riders to 183 for 5•BCCI
Iqbal Abdulla had a fine day in the field, finishing with 1 for 22 in four overs•BCCI
Kohli set the tone for Royal Challengers' chase with a boundary off the first ball he faced•BCCI
Chris Gayle showed signs of form for the first time in the tournament and dominated an opening stand of 71•BCCI
Sunil Narine got the big break, trapping Gayle lbw with an arm ball•BCCI
Gambhir dropped Kohli when the batsman was on 32. Royal Challengers were 91 away with 57 balls remaining then•BCCI
Knight Riders duly paid the price for the lapse. And with de Villiers on song too, they were outclassed•BCCI
With Royal Challengers two away from a win, Russell hurt himself for the second time in his followthrough to compound Knight Riders' woes•BCCI
De Villiers and Kohli completed their fifth century partnership of IPL 2016 as Royal Challengers cruised to 186 for 1 to win with eight balls remaining•BCCI