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Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) completely dominated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the sixth match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
The KL Rahul-led side steamrolled Virat Kohli’s men, winning the contest by a vast margin of 97 runs.
Chasing the mammoth target of 207, RCB was never in the game as they completely collapsed against the quality bowling of KXIP.
Washington Sundar (30) and AB de Villiers (28) were the only batters who could cross the 25-run mark for RCB.
Rahul led from the front
Earlier, KXIP captain Rahul smashed a few IPL records with a blistering 69-ball 132. It was the highest individual score by an Indian player in the history of the cash-rich league.
Rahul also surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become the fastest Indian to cross the 2,000-run mark in IPL.
The 28-year-old brought up the landmark in his 60th innings while Tendulkar reached the feat in 63 innings.
The fantabulous knock of Rahul took KXIP to 206/3 in 20 overs. It was his second IPL century and fourth overall in T20s.
Interestingly, RCB leader Kohli dropped a couple of sitters of Rahul in the 17th and 18th over of the match.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
KL Rahul beat RCB by 23 runs #RCBvKXIP
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) September 24, 2020
@klrahul11 complete ENTERTAINMENT 😘🔥❤️
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) September 24, 2020
An emphatic victory for #KXIP and a statement made against an in-form #RCB! @lionsdenkxip can be a potential contender for the #IPL2020.#InsideOut #KXIPvsRCB
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) September 24, 2020
No prizes for guessing who is our Man of the Match for Match 6 of #Dream11IPL.
@klrahul11 #KXIPvRCB pic.twitter.com/ugxGioQNPV
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 24, 2020
🤔 has this happened before? Interesting fall of wickets. pic.twitter.com/nh6RhYmkNL
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) September 24, 2020
KL RAHUL – 1️⃣3️⃣2️⃣#RCB – 1️⃣0️⃣9️⃣#SaddaPunjab #IPL2020 #KXIp #KXIPvRCB #CaptainPunjab
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) September 24, 2020
KL Rahul beat #RCB by 23 runs 🙇♂️ Big losses mean NRR taking a massive hit…might hurt you in the business end of the tournament. #KXIPvsRCB #IPL2020
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 24, 2020
At times you wonder how franchise cricket works! 😀
Coach, captain and few players are #Kannadigas but made #Punjab win against their home city #Bengaluru! Amazing! 👌#ProGyaan #KXIP #RCB #IPL2020 #KXIPvsRCB
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) September 24, 2020
KL Rahul – 132*
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) September 24, 2020
A brillinat century by @klrahul11 gave that firepower to #KXIP innings to post 206. From @RCBTweets , their pacers went for plenty & those two drops by Kohli made a big difference to the final score. He has to make ammends with his batting now. @TV9Bharatvarsh #T20withTV9
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) September 24, 2020
Good to see two leg spinners do so well for @lionsdenkxip – Murugan Ashwin and Bishnoi. Headaches for Anil Bhai and company in the upcoming games #RCBvKXIP
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) September 24, 2020
Kings XI Punjab defeat RCB by 97 runs. It's #KXIP's third biggest win in their history, and the fourth heaviest defeat ever suffered by #RCB. A battering. #IPL2020 #KXIPvRCB
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) September 24, 2020
Game 1: CSK Won
Game 2: DC Won
Game 3: RCB Won
Game 4: RR Won
Game 5: MI Won
Game 6: KXIP wonSix Games and Six Different winners
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) September 24, 2020
KL Rahul during his 132*:
– Highest IPL score by an Indian / Keeper / Captain
– Highest T20 score by a keeper-captain
– Highest T20 score in the UAE
– First Indian to score T20 centuries in four countries
– 2nd player after ABD with IPL tons in two countries#IPL2020 #KXIPvRCB— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) September 24, 2020
