The run chase in Indore turned out to be a mere formality, as the lions of Punjab came out all guns blazing viciously to demolish the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
With AB de Villiers lighting up the stands earlier in the evening with a masterclass knock of 89 not out, there was some hope for the Royal Challengers, as they finally scraped their way to a respective score of 148.
However, once the Kings XI Punjab openers walked out, all those hopes drowned, as Manan Vohra set off by playing some eye-catching strokes. If the night was to get any better for the Punjabi’s, the veteran Hashim Amla struck form with a profusely fluent half-century, as he guided his team in the run-chase.
Skipper Glenn Maxwell too joined the party as he casually strolled his way to 43 off just 22 deliveries, hitting four massive sixes in his knock. Fans on Twitter were active throughout the game and below are some of the tweets.
Umpire To Stuart Binny: Time-out Ho Gya, Ja Drinks Leke Aa. #KXIPvRCB #RCBvKXIP #RCBvsKXIP #KXIPvsRCB pic.twitter.com/esTTQPj6qX
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 10, 2017
Stuart Binny Is The Reason Why AB de Villiers Was Able To Score 89 Off 45.
Else #ABD Would've Got A Century. ?#RCBvKXIP #KXIPvRCB #IPL pic.twitter.com/haLg0jUi8a
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 10, 2017
Game done and dusted in just 14.2 overs.
Amla and Maxwell played flurry of attacking shots as KXIP win the match by 8 wickets. #KXIPvRCB
— Fanisko NFTs (@FaniskoNFTs) April 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Virats_Fangirl/status/851486654942461952
#KXIPvRCB#ABDevilliers is the best entertainer in T20 format!
The balls were more Outdoor in Indore! 🙂— Saurabh Shekhawat (@saurabhdr) April 10, 2017
Great win for @lionsdenkxip against a strong team like RCB, the confidence of lions would be on another level now #KXIPvRCB
— Gagan Thakur (@gagan_gt) April 10, 2017
#KXIPvRCB #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi MAXI looks in good touch.Brave decision to make him captain but looks correct at this stage
— jashan (@JpkPreet) April 10, 2017
89* is the highest score in losing cause for ABD in T20s. Prev highest: 77 v CSK in CLT20 2013. #KXIPvRCB
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 10, 2017
The Big Show In Form #Ipl #Maxwell #KXIPvRCB
— Junny Bhat (@imjunnybhat) April 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/TedhiBaat_/status/851486558079205376
Amla hitting six off Chahal as if he is Dinda #KXIPvRCB
— Shivaji Bajpai (@ImShivaji) April 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/nik_kalra/status/851486544917647360
Dear @ABdeVilliers17 plz tell me from which planet you are? #definatlynothuman #KXIPvRCB
— Prateek Gupta (@prateek008) April 10, 2017