Maxwell's fifty puts RCB back on track
April 18, 2021 16:50
RCB 134-3 (15 ovs) vs KKR
Chakravarthy comes back into the attack. De Villiers and Maxwell do well to pick five singles from the spinner's third over, not wanting to take any risks at this stage.
Cummins, who has two overs in hand, is back into the attack. De Villiers steers the first ball to thirdman for two runs before he picks a single off the next.
Another single to Maxwell to deep square leg and de Villiers hits the fifth ball for one to mid-off.
Cummins then bowls two wides in succession, trying to keep it out of reach of Maxwell.
The last ball is sliced over thirdman for a four as Maxwell keeps the runs coming for RCB.
Chakravarthy gets de Villiers to edge one as he looks to drive but it goes fine on the off-side for a four.
De Villiers then comes down and lofts the next down the ground, beating the fielder at long-off for another boundary before he takes a single.
Maxwell pulls a short ball from the leg-spinner for two runs to deep midwicket.
He plays a sensational switch hit off the last ball, smashing it over the covers for a six.
17 runs from the over as Chakravarthy finishes with 2/39 in four overs.
RCB look set for a huge score as they reach 134/3 in 15 overs, with Maxwell stroking 76 from 44 balls and de Villiers on 21 from 13 balls.
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