Chris Gayle began with typical flourish after RCB were inserted, blazing away to 21 off 16 balls BCCI
But it wasn't long before he made a mistake, finding the fielder at the boundary off Praveen Kumar, in the sixth over BCCI
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Virat Kohli was reprieved on 21 when Karn Sharma spilt a caught-and-bowled chance BCCI
Kohli went on to score 41 off 37 balls before being dismissed by Ravi Bopara BCCI
Mandeep Singh was dismissed the very next delivery after David Warner pulled off a blinder at cover BCCI
AB de Villiers ensured there was no let-up in momentum, top-scoring with 46 off 28 balls BCCI
But wickets kept tumbling at regular intervals - their last five for 14 runs - and Royal Challengers finished with 166. Trent Boult picked up three wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Bopara claimed two each BCCI
Warner was at his punishing best up front, getting Sunrisers off to a racy start BCCI
By the time Yuzvendra Chahal had him lbw for 57 off 27 balls, Sunrisers had scored 82 in 7.5 overs BCCI
Shikhar Dhawan remained steady till the end, making an unbeaten 50 off 42 balls BCCI
KL Rahul chipped in with an unbeaten 44 off 28 balls, aligning with Dhawan for an unbroken 78-run stand in 7.3 overs. The duo took Sunrisers home with eight wickets in hand and 16 balls to spare BCCI
