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Well...a listless performance by KXIP which saw them tumble like nine-pins against the RCB pacers.
Sreenath Aravind and Mitchell Starc ripped them apart with four-wicket hauls each which condemned KXIP to their doom.
Forget chasing the mammoth total, apart from Axar Patel's battling 40, none of their batsmen showed even a semblance of a fight.
If Chris Gayle's century helped RCB rack up a mountainous total, then it was backed up by a professional performance by Starc and co.
RCB take two points here and carry on in their quest for the knock-out stages.
As for KXIP...well a 'Red Mist' hangs over their camp post this latest humiliation!
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Over 13.4
KXIP - 88 lose by 138 runs
Red mist for KXIP post this harrowing loss.
ALL-OUT! And Chahal laps up a sitter off Sandeep to end KXIP's misery.
Single.
Chahal is the bowler.
Over 13
KXIP - 82 for 9
End of Over.
Single.
They have been listless tonight!
KXIP dug-out looks on in shock.
Single.
The crowd sarcastically chanting "We want sixer, We want sixer" to KXIP's tailenders. Hilarious. #RCBvsKXIP #eit20 #IPL2015
— Amazing Me (@iSuyash14) May 6, 2015
Wiese is the bowler.
Single.
Over 12
KXIP - 78 for 9
End of Over.
Single.
He is on 36...brave effort.
SIX! Atleast Axar is soldiering on here!
Chahal to bowl this one.
Dot ball.
Over 11
KXIP - 65 for 9
End of Over.
Dot ball.
STARC CONTRAST.
Four wickets for Starc here!
KXIP - 65 for 9
Starc sends Karanveer's stumps for a toss.
BOWLED! This is getting all too familiar now.
What a night for RCB....truly perfect!
Starc is back!
Single.
Over 10
KXIP - 63 for 8
End of Over.
SIX AND FOUR! Axar has nothing to lose now...he is going for it!
Single.
Did the Pitch get switched during the break ? #RCBvsKXIP #PepsiIPL
— Dharam Khaira (@Dharam_khaira) May 6, 2015
Dot ball.
Harshal to bowl this over.
Over 9
KXIP - 51 for 8
End of Over.
Dot ball.
And they atleast cross fifty here..whew!
KXIP - 49 for 8
CHECKMATE!
AGAIN! And even Anureet is castled here by Starc!
KXIP - 49 for 7
WICKET! Johnson is cleaned up...Starc takes the wicket!
#RCBvsKXIP pic.twitter.com/9X9wICFOzm
— khan jaabaaz (@khan_jaabaaz) May 6, 2015
Over 8
KXIP - 48 for 6
End of Over.
FOUR AGAIN!
FOUR! Axar hits that through covers....respite!
Wtf! This is just like EA Sports cricket 07 x'D #RCBvsKXIP
— Bhavyanshu Parasher (@pytacular) May 6, 2015
Dot ball.
KXIP - 39 for 6
KXIP are in danger of not even crossing 100!
FOUR WICKETS! Aravind castles Bailey too!
Classic Fresh Prince and Jazz celebration between @imVkohli and @henrygayle #RCBvsKXIP
— Anoop Varma (@anoopxz) May 6, 2015
Over 7
KXIP - 39 for 5
How many runs to avoid follow-on? #RCBvsKXIP
— Matkola (@SocialBrinjal) May 6, 2015
KXIP - 34 for 5
Miller is baffled by a slower one that knocks off his off-stump!
BOWLED! Will KXIP even cross 50 here?
Aravind gets another wicket.
Single.
KXIP - 33 for 4
WICKET! And Kohli takes a fine catch at mid-on to send Saha packing.
Dot ball.
FOUR! Flicked away to long-leg by Saha...good shot.
The highest score of this season #IPL RCB totally rocked it Batting and bowling attacks This is what RCB for u ! #RCBvsKXIP
— DeePiku (@Deepsdairies_x) May 6, 2015
Over 5
KXIP - 29 for 3
Dot ball to end the over.
Single.
Starc is the bowler.
Single again.
Single.
Over 4
KXIP - 25 for 3
Single to end the over.
FOUR! Miller times that beautifully...more of those needed.
#RCBvsKXIP @ABdeVilliers17 superb class. pic.twitter.com/9iBAM0sfYm
— Aakash_at (@aakashthar_at) May 6, 2015
Dot ball.
RCB are breathing fire tonight.
Dot ball.
KXIP have to atleast bow out with a bang tonight!
David Miller is at crease now.
KXIP - 20 for 3
Aravind exults here.
GONE! And Maxwell is cleaned up too!
Over 3
KXIP - 20 for 2
Single to end the over.
Dot ball.
RED IS THE THEME!
KXIP - 19 for 2
GONE! Vijay is cleaned up by Harshal Patel.
Over 2
KXIP - 19 for 1
Single to end the over.
Dot ball.
@henrygayle does a @Cristiano Ronaldo...What a knok @RCBTweets #RCBvsKXIP #IPL2015 #eit20 pic.twitter.com/naQ2LAQZae
— Hitesh Jain (@hiteshjain007) May 6, 2015
Single.
Aravind is the bowler.
SIX! And Saha carts that into deep-wicket...good shot.
Over 1
KXIP - 11 for 1
End of Over.
FOUR!
KXIP - 6 for 1
SUPERB CATCH! Wiese plucks that beautifully to send Vohra packing.
@IPL @SonyMAX @henrygayle 100 celebration #RCBvsKXIP pic.twitter.com/jpZIEgSZ98
— sachin tiwari (@sir_sachinRT) May 6, 2015
Dot ball.
Two runs.
KXIP need a goliath effort to win this match!
WIDE!
Manan Vohra on strike.
Single.
Mitchell Starc to Murali Vijay.
GAYLE STORM hits KXIP!
That is what we can call it after Chris Gayle's magnificent 117 which had 7 fours and 12 sixes.
Gayle literally tore KXIP apart with his power hitting and ensured that RCB crossed the 200-run mark with ease.
And of course Virat Kohli's 32 and AB De Villiers' unbeaten 47 were other gems that propeled RCB to that score.
Can RCB do the same with the ball now?
Hold your breaths!
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Over 20
RCB - 226 for 3
TAKE A BOW RCB.
And the carnage ends!
Single.
Sarfaraz on strike.
Last ball.
Single.
Can ABD reach fifty?
Two to go.
Single.
FOUR! And this has been the theme of the evening so far..Sarfaraz slams that one as Anureet looks on!
SUPER ABD!
Anureet is the bowler.
Single.
Last over.
De Villiers on strike.
Over 19
RCB - 217 for 3
End of Over.
He is on 46.
AGAIN! This one rockets away to the boundary..Go De Villiers.
WOW! Swept away to deep-square leg by De Villiers.
SIX! De Villiers carts Axar down the track...amazing shot.
Over 18
RCB - 202 for 3
End of Over.
A mix of both you can call it!
INNOVATIVE! Was that a reverse-shot or a paddle from Sarfaraz?
200 for RCB.
Single.
RCB - 199 for 3
BOWLED! And Sandeep castles him for 8.
SIX! Karthik continues on the carnage with one blasted over deep-mid wicket.
Brilliant innings by Gayle! Well played #IPL8 #RCBvsKXIP
— Chandni. (@_Chandni91) May 6, 2015
Only Gayle could have pulled off such a knock tonight!
Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman.
Over 17
RCB - 190 for 2
TAKE A BOW!
Scoops it into Axar's hands.
WICKET! And finally Gayle goes for 117...EPIC KNOCK!
Dot ball.
Absolute carnage tonight by Gayle.
Dot ball.
Gayle has hammered Axar for a six and a four...amazing stuff.
SUPERMAN!
Over 16
RCB - 179 for 1
Single to end the over.
Still going strong #IPL #RCBvsKXIP #RCB pic.twitter.com/JIYpdTWRAa
— Troll Cricket (@TrollCricket3) May 6, 2015
Single.
Single.
De Villiers is on 30...MR 360 degrees!
MAGIC!
AMAZING! What innovation by De Villiers...pulls off a tennis style shot.
Over 15
RCB - 171 for 4
End of Over.
KXIP are put to sword here!
FOUR! Fifty partnership is up...Gayle slams that one with disdain.
Absoulute carnage.
What is happening here?
De Villiers hammers three biggies off Karanveer....ABD POWER!
ABD MAGIC!
Over 14
RCB - 148 for 1
End of Over.
Single.
Dot ball.
Hahahaha Look at That Celebration of Gayle..!!! #RCBvsKXIP
— Call Me DONNN ;) (@Ramlalla_nk) May 6, 2015
Gayle does an encore tonight of his 175...EPIC STUFF!
Dot ball.
Right now KXip needs Avengers+ Spiderman #KXipvsRcb #RcbvsKXip
— भाईसाहब (@Bhai_saheb) May 6, 2015
GAYLE STORM!
HUNDRED! Gayle flicks Johnson to fine-leg and gets to 100.
Gayle is on 96...FIERY STUFF!
Single.
Over 13
RCB - 141 for 1
End of Over.
11th six for Gayle.
HAMMERED! Two huge sixes off Karanveer....Stand and deliver!
Single.
Single.
Maxwell is playing gully cricket! :P Ek tappa out. #RCBvsKXIP #IPL2015 #ipl
— Mr. Banned in Saudi (@fErRoLjErOmY) May 6, 2015
Single.
Karanveer is the new bowler.
Over 12
RCB - 123 for 1
End of Over.
Single.
Gayle is on 81.
Single.
@KohilVirat got bowled. @ABdeVilliers17 comes in. Now the real match starts. #RCBvsKXIP #IPL #PlayBold
— US navy SEAL (@jnanendra06) May 6, 2015
Single.
AB De Villiers is on crease.
Single.
RCB - 119 for 1
FINE KNOCK.
WICKET! And Kohli is out for 32....bowled.
But does it matter any more...RCB have battered KXIP!
Sandeep is the bowler.
Dot ball.
Over 11
RCB - 119 for 0
End of Over.
GAYLE STORM!
SIX! This one flies over the first tier by Gayle.
Dot ball.
Axar is the bowler.
MONSTER HIT.
WOW! Gayle's biggie hits the top of the roof and tumbles down!
Over 10
RCB - 104 for 0
Single to end the over.
Dot ball.
MAXIMUM!
WOW! Gayle is on fire...Maxwell is carted into a sea of red...two sixes in two!
Over 9
RCB - 89 for 0
Single to end the over.
Single.
Kohli is on 28....fiery stuff!
Single.
Amazing shot.
WHACKED AWAY! Kohli dances down the track and hammers it into tier two!
Dot ball.
Bangalore fans on the Jamaican's fifty. RT if you agree. #RCBvsKXIP #MachMatch #IPL2015 pic.twitter.com/eS7E2HXo3p
— Karbonn Mobiles (@KarbonnSmart) May 6, 2015
Axar is the bowler.
DROPPED! Lady luck is with Gayle tonight..spilled in the deep.
Over 8
RCB - 79 for 0
End of Over.
Single.
Single.
3000 runs for Gayle now in IPL...take a bow.
KXIP have virtually been battered here!
Single.
Single.
GAYLESTORM at the Chinnaswamy: 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 6 4 0 6 4 1NB 6 4 1LB 0 1 6 0 1, Gayle gets to his fifty off 22 balls. #RCBvsKXIP #CB #IPL
— RaJa_M_RaHiM (@ICC_SeRieS) May 6, 2015
Single.
FINE SHOT.
Cut away to deep-point by Kohli.
FOUR! And even Maxwell can't halt the run-flow here!
Over 7
RCB - 71 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
Dot ball.
Single.
RCB on par for a huge total by the looks of it!
Dot ball.
Johnson is going to need some rehab after this #IPL #RCBvsKXIP #IPL2015 #Ashes
— Santosh Reddy (@puttu09) May 6, 2015
Anureet is the bowler.
A rarity after all the carnage caused earlier!
Single.
50 0ff just 22 balls.! @RCBTweets Take a Bow @henrygayle ! #BigHitter :D #RCBvsKXIP #RCB #PlayBold
— Shifa R (@shifarcheeku) May 6, 2015
Over 6
RCB - 68 for 0
Single to end the over.
GAYLE reaches his half century just in 22 deliveries.... WoW... Go #RCB .... #RCBvsKXIP #IPL
— Nitin Pathak (@Imnitinthecool) May 6, 2015
WIDE!
Johnson has leaked away 34 runs so far...horrible match for him tonight!
Dot ball.
TAKE A BOW.
Single..Gayle reaches fifty...BLITZKRIEG!
@RCBTweets wtf man..what is the mistake of the batsman if it hits the cables ..somethings need to be changed about this #RCBvsKXIP
— Nikhil gujarathi (@dudenik03) May 6, 2015
He is on 49.
SLAMMED AWAY! Johnson is having a horrendous time here...Gayle pulls that into the deep-square leg stands.
No matter what KXIP are doing Gayle is absolutely hammering them!
WIDE!
Johnson is back in the attack.
Over 5
RCB - 58 for 0
Single to end the over.
Hold on it has been given as a dot ball...since it hit the spider-cam!
WHACKED AWAY! Gayle smashes that over deep-extra cover to end the over.
Dot ball.
Gayle has reached 42...blitzkreig!
Single.
Dot ball.
RCB ON FIRE!
FOUR! Kohli dances down the track and smacks Anureet through covers.
Over 4
RCB - 51 for 0
End of Over.
Two runs...Fifty for KXIP...Super Quick!
GREAT SHOT.
SMASHED! Kohli makes room and dispatches that through the covers.
KXIP have got quiet a beating here!
Dot ball.
Chris Gayle playing Stick Cricket .. @henrygayle #PEPSIIPL #RCBVSKXIP
— Vedant Patil (@VedantPatil07) May 6, 2015
Dot ball..swing and miss by Kohli.
Johnson is the bowler.
A rare one considering the carnage caused by Gayle.
Dot ball.
Weather forecast:- #gaylestorm predicted!!! @henrygayle @IPL #onitsway #PepsiIPL #crashtheipl #RCBvsKXIP
— Aman Kumar (@Amanunplugged) May 6, 2015
Over 3
RCB - 45 for 2
SUPERB OVER.
FOUR! Timed to perfection to long-on...Gayle on song.
Full-toss and hammered over deep-mid wicket.
SMASHED! Gayle Storm in progress!
Single.
Kohli on strike.
#IPL2015 #RCBvsKXIP T20 at its best when the stadium is caught with gayle storm...total wreckage in a single over...pity johnson
— mounith komuravelly (@mounithsunny) May 6, 2015
Single.
LUCKY.
FOUR! The fielder tried to latch on it...but spills and it runs away for a boundary.
SIX! Hammered over deep-extra cover...great shot!
Sandeep is the bowler.
Single.
Over 2
RCB - 21 for 0
Bouncer to end the over.
FOUR! Flicked away to deep-square leg...Gayle power!
Expensive over so far.
SIX AGAIN! Hammered down the track...Johnson is wilting.
Gayle is unleashing himself now!
SIX! Flies over wide-long on....amazing shot.
Dot ball.
Sandeep Sharma has now bowled the maximum dot balls in #IPL 2015 He has now bowled 116 dot balls, next: Nathan Coulter-Nile 113 #RCBvsKXIP
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 6, 2015
FOUR! Smacked through extra-cover by Gayle...good shot.
Mitchell Johnson to bowl this over.
Over 1
RCB - 1 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
Kohli on strike.
Single.
Sandeep is rollicking here!
Another one beats the bat.
Gayle is prodding.
Sandeep is putting out some great out-swingers here.
GOOD BALL.
Dot ball.
35 IPL wickets for Sandeep in his career!
Dot ball.
Sandeep to Gayle.
looking forward to a victory today! lets go funjabis lets go! :) #RCBvsKXIP
— Raj (@wrdsjstwrds) May 6, 2015
RCB missed him last time around.
GAYLE STORM?
Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli have walked in to bat.
No Virender Sehwag for KXIP tonight.
RCB - CH Gayle, V Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, KD Karthik (WK), SN Khan, D Wiese, MA Starc, HV Patel, YS Chahal, S Aravind
KXIP - M Vijay, M Vohra, GJ Maxwell, DA Miller, GJ Bailey (C), WP Saha (WK), AR Patel, MG Johnson, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Karanveer Singh
TOSS TIME - George Bailey wins the toss and KXIP are bowling first.
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Welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 40 of IPL 8 which has RCB facing KXIP at Bengaluru.
Here is the Match Preview of the game which will begin on 20:00 IST.
RCB are stuttering post a loss to CSK and this game against the whipping boys will prove to be perfect platform to launch a bid for qualification into the knock-out stages.
Mandeep Singh will be the player to watch out for RCB post his heroics in the thrilling win over KKR.
Also Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan and Ab De Villiers are firing on all cylinders which is a really good sign for RCB.
KXIP on the other hand have nothing to talk about in a campaign which has seen them choke and splutter.
David Miller's fine form has been the sole reason of hope for KXIP who have crashed and tumbled in virtually every match.
The form-meter indicates that RCB are red-hot favourites to win this game and it won't be a surprise of KXIP are handed out abother bashing tonight!
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