Bangalore, Apr 12: Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here tonight.
Put into bat, Kolkata scored 154 for eight which RCB chased down with 15 balls to spare.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 154 for eight 20 overs (Gautam Gambhir 59, Yusuf Pathan 27; RP Singh 3/27).
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 158 for two in 17.3 overs ( Chris Gayle 85 not out, Virat Kohli 35; L Balaji 1/33).
Warriors beat Royals to snap 12-game losing streak
Pune, Apr 12: Pune Warriors snapped their losing streak with a thumping seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Thursday.
Australian Aaron Finch cracked a belligerent 64 and Robin Uthappa smashed a quick-silver 32 to help the Warriors get over their top-order woes and chase down Royals' competitive total of 145/5 comfortably.
It was Pune's first win in 12 games, their previous success coming against Delhi Daredevils at the Kotla last April. For the Royals, it was their first defeat in three games.
Uthappa and Finch, coming in for the injured Marlon Samuels, provided the rollicking start that the Warriors had been missing.
Finch, Australia's domestic one-day player of the year, smashed Sreesanth and debutant left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh over the ropes off successive overs.
Uthappa then plundered 20 runs from the Kerala seamer's second over, which comprised a four off a no-ball and a six from free hit. The fifty came from 23 balls. By the time Uthappa was dismissed, the partnership had swelled to 58 in less than five overs.
With the equation reduced to less than run-a-ball, Finch switched to cruise mode. When Faulkner finally saw his back in the 17th over, Finch - with six fours and three sixes during his 53-ball knock - had put the result beyond doubt.
Earlier, Rahul Dravid produced another age-defying knock, but the Royals couldn't capitalize on the solid start and their total didn't prove enough.
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