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Patna : Royal Challengers Banagalore (RCB) scored 205/3 in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 17th match of IPL-12 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka, with captain Virat Kohli scoring a brilliant 84 in 49 balls hitting 9 fours and 2 sixes and A B de Villers scoring an even more explosive 63 in 32 balls hitting 5 fours and 4 sixes. All-rounder Mafrcus Stoinis remained unbeaten on 28 in 13 balls hitting 3 fours and a six.
Kohli and A B de Villiers added 108 runs for the 2nd wicket. Earlier, Kohli and Parthiv Patel added 64 runs for the 1st wicket. Kohli fell to Kuldeep Yadav while A B de Villers fell to Sunil Narine, Pathiv Patel fell to Nitish Rana for 25 in 24 balls hitting 3 fours. RCB scored 53 runs in the mandatory power play ( first 6 overs).
For KKR, who won the toss but opted to bowl, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, and Nitish Rana took one wicket each.