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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) smothered Gujarat Lions (GL) to a 144-run defeat in a lopsided Indian Premier League (IPL) contest at the M. Chinnaswami Stadium on May 14 (Saturday). Requiring 249 runs in 20 overs with an asking rate of 12.45 runs per over, Gujarat Lions could only manage 104 runs by the 19th over, losing all 10 wickets.
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Team Royal Challengers Bangalore
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South African superstar Abraham de Villiers was adjudged the man of the match for his scintillating century for RCB. Royal Challengers demolished the top order of the visiting team by the eighth over, reducing Gujarat Lions to 47/5.
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AB de Villiers
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Yet again, Royal Challengers bowling mainstay Yuzvendra Chahal produced an excellent effort with the ball. He went 3/19 in four overs with an economy of just 4.75 while Sachin Baby took two wickets in just four balls of his only over.
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Yuzvendra Chahal, Virat Kohli
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Chris Jordan emerged as the most successful Royal Challengers bowler, claiming four wickets in three overs for just 11 runs. Earlier, Royal Challengers batsmen Abraham de Villiers (129) and Virat Kohli (109) pummelled the Gujarat Lions bowling attack to blast electrifying centuries, powering the team to 248/3 in 20 overs.
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Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers
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De Villiers, who remained unbeaten, smashed 12 sixes and 10 fours while Royal Challengers captain Kohli blasted eight sixes and six fours. Kohli hit a 55-ball-109 while de Villiers smashed a 52-ball-129. Altogether, RCB cracked 17 fours and 20 sixes. Of the total 248 runs scored, 188 emerged from boundaries alone. Other than the two centurions, only Chris Gayle hit a four.
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AB de Villiers
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