ESPNcricinfo staff18-May-2016After playing out a couple of quiet overs, Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle launched into Kings XI’s attack•BCCIGayle reached his half-century off 29 balls and unfurled the baby-rocking celebration, a la Darren Sammy…•BCCI…after which he and Kohli broke into the “Champion” dance. The 147-run opening partnership ended when Axar Patel dismissed Gayle in the 11th over•BCCIAB de Villiers was dismissed soon after, for a duck, but Kohli was difficult to stop•BCCIKohli had got to his century off 47 balls, and finished with 113 off 50, including 12 fours and eight sixes•BCCIA late cameo from KL Rahul took Royal Challengers to 211 for 3•BCCIIn reply, M Vijay got his side off to a promising start, stroking two fours and a six in his eight-ball 16•BCCIWriddhiman Saha then flickered briefly with 24 off 10 balls•BCCIBut Yuzvendra Chahal pierced through the middle order with career-best T20 figures of 4 for 25. Rain returned when Kings XI were at 120 for 9 in 14 overs. This spell ended the match, which Royal Challengers won by 82 runs via D/L method•BCCI
Kohli special blows Kings XI away
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