Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman AB De Villiers plays a shot during their IPL Twenty20 compare opposite Kochi Tuskers Kerala during The Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi. De Villiers crushed a quickfire 54 as a Royal Challengers Bangalore spoilt a Indian Premier League entrance of Kochi Tuskers Kerala with a six-wicket win.
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KOCHI, India (AFP) – AB de Villiers crushed a quickfire 54 as a Royal Challengers Bangalore spoilt a Indian Premier League entrance of Kochi Tuskers Kerala with a six-wicket win upon Saturday.
Chasing a unbending 162, Bangalore overhauled a aim with 8 balls to gangling in a high-scoring thriller during a Nehru Stadium, hosting a initial IPL match, with de Villiers 40-ball dominant half-century a collect of a batting.
Bangalore looked in difficulty during 137-4 in a 18th over though de Villiers hold his haughtiness as well as Asad Pathan strike 3 fours in a quarrel to lift off a excellent win for a team, that is owned by multi-millionaire wine nobleman Vijay Mallya.
Batting first, Kochi rode upon a feeling 80-run opening mount in between Brendon McCullum as well as Venkatsai Laxman to raise up 161-5 off twenty overs.
McCullum, a initial century-maker of a IPL, beaten 45 off 32 balls as well as Test dilettante Laxman carted a 26-ball 39 with dual fours as well as dual sixes to underline his value in a shortest format of a game.
New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori was a many considerable between a Bangalore bowlers, giving divided only seventeen runs whilst receiving a single wicket in his 4 overs.
Kochi, led by Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene, is a single of a dual debutant teams in a this year’s remunerative Twenty20 foe to one side Pune Warriors.
Scores:
Kochi Tuskers Kerala 161-5 in twenty overs (B. McCullum 45, V. Laxman 36, B. Hodge 27) mislaid to Royal Challengers Bangalore 162-4 in 18.4 overs (AB de Villiers 54 not out, M. Agarwal 33) by 6 wickets.
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