Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
A moment after 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi astonished the baseball world with his remarkable debut it was one of the game’s top numbers who took heart level in the Indian Premier League.
As he has done therefore often Virat Kohli masterminded the great work fight as Royal Challengers Bengaluru avenged Friday’s house beat to Punjab Kings with success on the road.
Kohli made 73 not out off 54 balloons as RCB ran down Kings ‘ 6-157 with seven balls and seven innings to give.
Dusting off the first over reduction of Phil Salt, Kohli and influence post Devdutt Padikkal (61 off 35, including a unique all-run four ) added 103 in 11. 3 wickets by which time the sport was all-but won.
It was a quiet fit for the five-strong American force but Josh Hazlewood and Tim David were the joyful people despite the original going for 39 off four innings and the latter never getting to the crease. Unfortunately on Friday Hazlewood took three innings and David smacked 50 off 26 balloons, but RCB lost.
This time Josh Inglis ( 29 off 17 balls ), Marcus Stoinis ( one and 0-13 off one over ) and Xavier Bartlett (0-28 off three overs ) were on the losing side, and without the salve of good personal performances in the latter cases.
The effect drew RCB, who have won their five away games and lost all three at house, level with Ricky Ponting’s Kings on ten positions, a total five of the groups now have in a crowded top of the table.
