IPL Season 9 - Royal Challengers Bangalore Beats Rising Pune Supergiants By 13 Runs

Pune: In the sixteenth League match of 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challenger Bangalore defeated Rising Pune Supergiants by 13 runs on Friday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

Winning the toss, Rising Pune Supergiants elected to field first.  Abraham Benjamin de Villiers was Royal Challengers Bangalore’s highest scorer with 83 runs. He was followed by Virat Kohli, who scored 80 runs. Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera was Rising Pune Supergiants’ sole saving grace in the bowling department as he took all the three wickets himself off 34 runs from four overs. At the end of 20 overs, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 185 runs off three wickets.

In the second innings, Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane was Rising Pune Supergiants highest scorer with 60 runs. He was followed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni (41 runs), Perera (34 runs) and Rajat Bhatia (21 runs). Kane William Richardson was Royal Challengers Bangalore’s best bowler as he took three wickets off 13 runs from three overs. Shane Watson took two wickets off 31 runs from four overs. Tabraiz Shamsi and Harshal Vikram Patel also took one wicket each off 36 runs and 46 runs respectively, both from four over. Royal Challengers Bangalore clinched victory when Rising Pune Supergiants scored 172 runs off eight wickets at the end of the 20 overs

Villiers was named ‘Player Of The Match’.

Royal Challengers Bangalore now stands at four points. Rising Pune Supergiants has two points.

Royal Challengers Bangalore will next face Gujarat Lions on April 24 in Rajkot, while Rising Pune Supergiants will take on Kolkata Knight Riders on the same day in Pune.

Reigning champion Mumbai Indians will face Delhi Daredevils in New Delhi today.