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IPL 2019 highlights: RCB register 3rd successive win, beat KXIP by 17 runs

AB de Villiers' scintillating half century and a 121-run stand with Marcus Stoinis propelled Royal Challengers Bangalore to 202 for four.

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3 min read Last Updated : Apr 25 2019 | 12:16 AM IST

12:00 AM

11:47 PM

Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 17 runs

11:41 PM

Over 20; RCB win

Over Summary: 6 W W 0 1 2 ; KXIP: 185-7

Umesh continues
 
Ball 6: A couple of runs for Murugan to end the over and RCB win 4 successive victory for them
 
Ball 5: Murugan Ashwin  hits straight down the ground and Kohli drops a SITTER at long-on, one run taken. 
 
Ball 4: Murugan Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease and misses the ball, no run. 
 
Ball 3: Hardus Viljoen, right handed bat, comes to the crease and edges the short ball to keeper, OUT. Viljoen c Parthiv Patel b U Yadav 0(1)
 
Ball 2: R Ashwin goes big again and hits straight down the ground but finds VIRAT KOHLI at long-on this time, OUT. Ashwin c Kohli b U Yadav 6(2) [6s-1]
 
Ball 1: R Ashwin goes on backfoot and smashes for SIX straight down the ground

11:34 PM

Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

11:34 PM

Over 19

Over Summary: W 0 1 1 1 W ; KXIP: 176-5

Navdeep Saini [3.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Pooran goes big and hits from the bottom of the bat and ball held in the air forever before ABD completes the catch. 
 
Ball 5: A yorkish length and Mandeep drills it to sweeper cover for a single. 
 
Ball 4: Pooran swings and gets a edge to off side, a single taken.
 
Ball 3: Mandeep collects a single towards mid-on. 
 
Ball 2: Mandeep Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease and fails to scoop the yorker, no run. 
 
Ball 1: Saini bowls yorkish length and Miller drags it to long-on and AB de Villiers takes a catch. Miller c de Villiers b Navdeep Saini 24(25) [4s-2]

11:27 PM

Punjab need 30 runs in 12 balls

11:27 PM

Over 18; CRR: 9.61 REQ: 15

Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 Wd 1 0 ; KXIP: 173-3

Umesh Yadav [2.0-0-21-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: A single for Miller
 
Ball 5: WIDE
 
Ball 4: Pooran gets a top-edge and Stoinis drops a DOLLY at long-on. WHY BIG PLAYERS DROP SITTER AT CRUCIAL JUNCTURE!!!!
 
Ball 3: Miller drags towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 
 
Ball 2: Pooran swings and gets an leading edge without any timing towards long-off for a single.
 
Ball 1: Miller collects a single.

11:22 PM

Punjab need 36 runs in 18 balls

11:22 PM

Over 17; CRR: 9.82 REQ: 12

Over Summary: 4 4 1 1 0 1 ; KXIP: 167-3

Tim Southee [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Miller hits towards mid-off for a single
 
Ball 5: Miller fails to get a coonection off the slow delivery
 
Ball 4: One leg byes as a bouncer hits Pooran on the grill. 
 
Ball 3: Miller punches towards extra cover for  a single.
 
Ball 2: Miller pulls towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR.
 
Ball 1: Miller edges the first ball for FOUR through short third-man.

11:18 PM

Kings XI Punjab need 47 runs in 24 balls

11:17 PM

Over 16; CRR: 9.75 REQ: 11.75

Over Summary: 0 1 6 0 6 0 ; KXIP: 156-3

Moeen Ali [2.0-0-9-1] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: A swing and miss from Pooran
 
Ball 5: Pooran hitting big as he wallopes over mid-wicket for SIX
 
Ball 4: DOT
 
Ball 3: Pooran smashes 3rd ball for SIX towards long-on
 
Ball 2: Miller pushes the 2nd ball to long-off for a single
 
Ball 1: Miller fails to score off the first ball

11:13 PM

Time-out

Match is on cliffhanger as Kings XI Punjab need 60 runs in 30 balls. Pooran hitting big and he hit Sundar for 3 gigantic SIXes

11:12 PM

Over 15; CRR: 9.53 REQ: 12

Over Summary: 0 4 1 2 0 1 ; KXIP: 143-3

Navdeep Saini [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Miller clips towards square leg for a single.
 
Ball 5: DOT...
 
Ball 4: Miller cuts towards backward point for  a couple of runs. 
 
Ball 3: A single for Pooran as short ball hurried onto him.
 
Ball 2: Pooran creates some room and smashes over extra cover for FOUR
 
Ball 1: Pooran fails to score off the first ball

11:07 PM

Over 14: CRR: 9.64 REQ: 11.33

Over Summary: 6 6 0 6 0 1 ; KXIP: 135-3
 
Ball 6: A single for Pooran to end the over
 
Ball 5: DOT, A big swing and miss
 
Ball 4: Pooran hitting SIXES at will as he again dispatches the ball into the long-off stand. 
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: Pooran goes big again and hits just over long-off for SIX. 
 
Ball 1: Pooran smashes towards long-off for GIGANTIC SIX

11:03 PM

Over 13; CRR: 8.92 REQ: 12.43

Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 1 1 ; KXIP: 116-3

Moeen Ali continues
 
Ball 6: Pooran hits over bowler's head for a single. 
 
Ball 5: A single for Miller
 
Ball 4: Pooran gets an inside edge towards square leg for a single. 
 
Ball 3: Miller punches towards long-off for a single.
 
Ball 2: Pooran hits towards long-off for a single.
 
Ball 1: Miller shimmers down the wicket and hits towards long-on for a single

First Published: Apr 24 2019 | 5:31 PM IST