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Patna : Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) crushed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 8 wickets in the 31st match of IPL 2020 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE, on October 15, 2020, late night, with opener Lokesh Rahul (captain) scoring an unbeaten 61 in 49 balls hitting 1 four and 5 sixes and Chris Gayle, playing his first match this season, scoring 53 in 45 balls with 1 four and 5 sixes.
Gayle was run out. Nicholas Pooran hit the winning six on the last ball of the 20th over. Opener Mayank Agarwal scored 45 in 25 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes. Chasing a target of 172 runs, KXIP scored 177/2 in 20 overs. Rahul and Gayle added 93 runs for the 2nd wicket.
Earlier electing to bat after winning the toss, RCB had scored 171/6 in 20 overs with captain Virat Kohli scoring 48 in 39 balls with 3 fours while openers Aaron Finch and Devdutta Padikkal scored 20 and 18 runs respectively. Kohli fell to fast bowler Mohd. Shami. A B de Villiers also fell to Shami for 2. Washington Sundar scored 13 and Shivam Dube 23. Chris Morris scored an unbeaten 25 in 8 balls hitting 1 four and 3 sixes.
Leg spinner Murugan Ashwin took 2/23 in 4 overs while Mohd. Shami took 2/45 in 4 overs. Chris Jordan and Arshdeep Singh, both fast bowlers, took one wicket each.
It was RCB’s 3rd defeat in 8 matches. For KXIP, it was their 2nd win in 8 matches. KXIP have won both their matches against RCB.