Punjab ride on Amla, Maxwell

Kings XI Punjab continued their winning run in the Indian Premier League, defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 wickets at the Holkar Cricket Stadium yesterday.

AB de Villiers smashed a 46-ball 89-run unconquered innings laced with as many as nine sixes and three fours to single-handedly take RCB to 148-4 after they were reduced to 22-3 in 5 overs.

De Villiers shared 46 runs off 49 balls with Mandeep Singh (28) for the 4th wicket to steady the innings. He then added 80 off 41 balls with Stuart Binny (18) as RCB amassed 68 in the last four overs.

Chasing the target, Manan Vohra (34) and Amla (58) shared 62 runs off 35 balls for the opening wicket to lay the foundation for the run chase.

Amla and skipper Glenn Maxwell (43) then forged 72 runs for the third wicket to take Kings XI home in 14.3 overs.

For Punjab, Varun Aaron (2/21) picked up two wickets, while Sandeep Sharma (1/26) and Axar Patel (1/12) got one wicket each.

Tymal Mills (1/22) and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/29) took one wicket each for Bangalore.

SCORES IN BRIEF

BANGALORE: 148 for 4 in 20 overs (De Villiers 89 not out, Mandeep 28, Binny 18 not out; Aaron 2-21)

PUNJAB: 150 for 2 in 14.3 overs (Amla 58 not out, Maxwell 43 not out, Vohra 34; Mills 1-22)

Result: Punjab won by 8 wickets.

Player-of-the-match: AR Patel