Head's 47-ball 75 lifts RCB to 158 vs KKR
May 07, 2017  18:19
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RCB 158-6 (20 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Kedar Jadhav looks to get on with things right from the start as he looks to pull Woakes but can't make connection. A few singles before Jadhav finally pulls a slower ball square on the leg side for a four.

Rajpoot nearly bowls a good over, giving away just four singles from five balls, till Head spoils it by smashing the last ball for a six over long-on. Despite going for 10 in his final over, the young Rajpoot finishes with tidy figures of 25 runs from his four overs.

Woakes dents RCB's hopes of making it around the 150-run mark with the wicket of Jadhav, who holes out to long-off to be dismissed for eight.

Head drives Woakes straight down the ground for a four to bring up his fifty, from 41 balls. The left-hander lofts the next ball back over the bowler's head for a straight six and keeps strike with one from the last ball, as 12 come from the 19th over.

Umesh to bowl the final over of the innings. Head picks a single before Pawan Negi drives the second ball through the covers for a four.

The next ball is slower as Negi has another wild swing but ends up skying it high and Lynn does well to judge it and complete a good catch.

Head takes charge as he heaves Umesh over midwicket for a six and then smashes the next ball straight down the ground for another maximum.

Umesh tries another short ball but Head is waiting for it as he pulls it square for a four to get 21 from the over and boost RCB's total to 158 for six in their 20 overs.

An outstanding innings from the left-hander as he finishes unbeaten on 75 from 47 balls, having hit three four and five sixes. He batted with caution in the middle overs as he rebuilt the innings in the company of Mandeep Singh (52) after the early dismissals of Gayle (0), Kohli (10) and Ab de Villiers, who made just 15 runs between them.

RCB hit 43 from the last three overs courtesy of Head's attack as they finished on a competitive total on a pitch where chasing has not been that easy this season.
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