AB de Villiers blasts 46-ball 89 to lift RCB to 148
April 10, 2017  21:42
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RCB 148-4 (20 ovs) vs Punjab | Scorecard

Binny joins in the act as his heaves Mohit over midwicket for a six and then smashes the next ball over the covers for a four. The next ball is a full toss which Binny through midwicket but David Miller does well to keep it down to one as he gets to the ball quickly.

AB pulls a short ball to midwicket for a couple and then swings a full toss over midwicket for a six before he is beaten off the last ball by a slower ball which stays low.

Sandeep, who conceded just seven in his first three overs, gets some punishment at the hands of AB in the 19th over. He hits a full delivery over the point region for a four before he sweeps a full toss from the pacer over midwicket for a six as the ball goes over the stands and lands outside the stadium.

Sandeep gifts him another full toss which AB despatches over the same region for another six to race to 75 from 40 balls, having smashed 44 from the last 12 balls.

Sandeep goes for 19 runs in his final over, the same as Mohit in the previous over with 54 coming from the last three overs to give RCB's total a late boost.

Mohit to bowl the final over of the innings. He does well to keep the batsmen guessing by mixing his pace quite well and gives away just two runs from the first four balls.

Another slower ball but this time AB is ready as he chips down and smashes it over the covers for his eighth six of the innings. Infact, Mohit had bowled it wide seeing AB make room but the South African still managed to throw his bat at it and send it over the ropes over the off-side.

He gets down on one knee and lofts the last ball over midwicket for another six and again he sends it outside the stadium.

AB finishes on a magnificent innings of 89 from 46 balls, having hit nine sixes and three fours to lift RCB to a competitive 148 for four in their 20 overs.

AB made 58 runs from his last 18 deliveries help RCB smash 68 runs from the last four overs to make a superb recovery after a slow start.

Interestingly, RCB managed just 22 runs from the first five overs but staged a superb comeback to slam 77 runs from the last five.
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