2014 IPL Season 7 Match 18 Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Monday April 28,2014

Kings XIP continued their winning streak with a five-wicket victory to strengthen their position at the top of the table as RCB were left licking their wounds after yet another loss in Dubai on Monday April 28,2014

Chasing a modest 125, Kings XIP reached the target with 7 balls to spare in a low-scoring game for their 5th straight win at the Dubai International Stadium.

The Kings XIP bowlers set up the match with another disciplined performance, restricting the RCB to 124 /8 in 20 Overs  

KXIP Bowling - MOM Sandeep Sharma led with impressive figures of 3/15, while Rishi Dhawan and Mitchell Johnson chipped in with two wickets apiece. There was a wicket for Lakshmipathy Balaji also.

For KXIP,Virender Sehwag scored 32 (26 Balls with 4x4)before he was given out caught behind. Replays, though, suggested there was no outside edge 

Virender Sehwag and David Miller20(26 Balls with 4x4) put on 45 runs for the 4th wicket, the match's highest, to put KXIP on track.

For RCB Chris Gayle,having missed RCB's first four games with a hamstring injury,

Chris Gayle attacked from the word go, picking 20 runs in the first over bur got out in the first ball of next over bowled by Sandeep Sharma

Scorecard 

RCB scored 124/8 in 20 Overs
Fall of Wickets(RCB)
Chris Gayle 20(7 Balls with 4x2 and 6x2)
Virat Kohli  04(2 Balls with 4x1)
Yogesh Takawale 00(7 Balls)
Parthiv Patel    02(7 Balls)
AB de Villiers 17(15 Balls with 4x2)
Albie Morkel  15(14 Balls with 6x1)
Yuvraj Singh    35(32 Balls with 4x3 and 6x1)
Mitchell Starc  08(17 Balls)
Varun Aaron    11*(15 Balls)
Ashok Dinda   02*(5 Balls)
Wicket Takers(KXIP)
Sandeep Sharma      3/15(3 Overs)
Mitchell Johnson       2/19(4 Overs)
L Balaji                     1/17(4 Overs)
Rishi Dhawan             2/14(4 Overs)
KXIP scored 127/5 in 18.5 Overs
Fall of Wickets(KXIP)
Cheteshwar Pujara     10(18 Balls with 4x1)
Wriddhiman Saha        02(6 Balls)
Glenn Maxwell            06(6 Balls)
David Miller                26(20 Balls with 4x4)
Virender Sehwag         32(26 Balls with 4x4)
George Bailey              16*(16 Balls with 4x1)
Rishi Dhawan               23*(22 Balls with 4x3)
Wicket Takers(RCB)
Yuzvendra Chahal        2/23(4 Overs)
Varun Aaron                2/29(3.5 Overs)
Ashok Dinda               1/19(3 Overs)

Match Result -KXIP won by 5 Wickets
MOM - Sandeep Sharma(KXIP)