RCB defend successfully after de Villiers, Kohli fifties
KL Rahul survived just 10 balls in a patchy innings before he holed out to Ishant Sharma at third man for 7 BCCI
AB de Villiers came out all guns blazing and smashed his third half-century of the tournament BCCI
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Virat Kohli wasn't at his most fluent, although Rising Pune Supergiants helped his cause as Ankit Sharma dropped him on 50 BCCI
The de Villiers-Kohli partnership recorded their third 100-plus stand. Such was their domination that at one point it prompted MS Dhoni to use his shoe to prevent a Kohli late cut from crossing him BCCI
Despite the relative scratchiness, Kohli hit seven fours and two sixes before holing out to deep midwicket for 80 off 63 balls BCCI
De Villiers fell for 83 with two balls remaining in the innings, caught by an off-balance Ankit Sharma. RCB ended on 185 for 3 BCCI
Thisara Perera was in the thick of the action, taking all three wickets to fall to finish with 3 for 34 BCCI
An untimely injury to Kevin Pietersen compounded Supergiants' woes after the early loss of Faf du Plessis BCCI
Ajinkya Rahane held firm at his end to keep the fight alive BCCI
MS Dhoni played a quiet supporting act, and the duo added 91 for the third wicket BCCI
Rahane swung wildly at a slider only to be stumped and give chinaman bowler Tabraiz Shamsi his first IPL wicket. With MS Dhoni falling soon after, RCB inched closer BCCI
Thisara Perera and Rajat Bhatia gave them a scare, though, by blasting 25 runs off a Harshal Patel over - the 18th of the chase BCCI
But Shane Watson held his nerve in the 19th before Kane Richardson struck twice in the final over to restrict Supergiants to 172 for 8 AFP
