Rain delayed the start of the match between hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab, reducing it to a 15-overs-a-side contest BCCI
After playing out a couple of quiet overs, Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle launched into Kings XI's attack BCCI
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Gayle reached his half-century off 29 balls and unfurled the baby-rocking celebration, a la Darren Sammy... BCCI
...after which he and Kohli broke into the "Champion" dance. The 147-run opening partnership ended when Axar Patel dismissed Gayle in the 11th over BCCI
AB de Villiers was dismissed soon after, for a duck, but Kohli was difficult to stop BCCI
Kohli had got to his century off 47 balls, and finished with 113 off 50, including 12 fours and eight sixes BCCI
A late cameo from KL Rahul took Royal Challengers to 211 for 3 BCCI
In reply, M Vijay got his side off to a promising start, stroking two fours and a six in his eight-ball 16 BCCI
Wriddhiman Saha then flickered briefly with 24 off 10 balls BCCI
But Yuzvendra Chahal pierced through the middle order with career-best T20 figures of 4 for 25. Rain returned when Kings XI were at 120 for 9 in 14 overs. This spell ended the match, which Royal Challengers won by 82 runs via D/L method BCCI
