Royal Challengers dumbfounded by Miller

May 06, 2013

Cheteshwar Pujara, playing his first IPL match for Royal Challengers Bangalore this season, came out to open the innings with Chris Gayle. •BCCI

His 33-ball 61 came to an end, however, when he was bowled by MS Gony in the 11th over. •BCCI

Queensland's Michael Neser had a poor first outing in the IPL, conceding 62 runs in his four overs•BCCI

David Miller then turned the game on its head, smacking the Royal Challengers bowlers •BCCI

What had seemed an easy victory for Royal Challengers ended with Kings XI crossing the line with two overs to spare•BCCI

The West Indies batsman raced to yet another fifty as he added 102 for the first wicket with Pujara•BCCI

Cheteshwar Pujara was the next to fall, becoming Gony's second wicket. He was out for 51, his first Twenty20 half-century•BCCI

The Kings XI chase looked shaky after Ravi Rampaul dismissed the dangerous Shaun Marsh•BCCI

Virat Kohli dropped a catch off Miller when he was on 42, a miss that would prove costly for Royal Challengers•BCCI

After captain Virat Kohli was dismissed, AB de Villiers struck a few unconventional blows to push the Royal Challengers score to 190 •BCCI

Kings XI lost a few quick wickets and David Hussey's dismissal, with the score on 64 in the 10th over, put the side on the backfoot•BCCI

Miller blasted 26 off RP Singh in the 15th over and took charge of the match, adding 99 in the last five overs with R Sathish, who scored 27•BCCI