There is a reason why this battle is one of the most lopsided rivalries in IPL history. Mumbai Indians have an overwhelming 20-6 win-loss record against the Knight Riders which includes 10 wins in their last 11 games
Kohli achieved the feat during Royal Challenger Bangalore's game against Kings XI Punjab which his side lost by eight wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday evening.
Ashwin dismissed the dangerous pair of Aaron Finch and Washington Sundar, giving away only 23 runs in his four-over quota, a performance that played a significant role in Kings XI Punjab's much-needed eight-wicket victory over RCB on Thursday.
On Thursday evening, Rahul played an unbeaten knock of 61 and in the process took his tally to 448 runs in eight matches. He is followed by his teammate Mayank Agarwal who has collected 382 runs in eight games.
Not one, but two match-up ploys had gone wrong for Royal Challengers Bangalore, one of which included De Villiers batting at No.6
De Villiers, who had smashed a 33-ball 73 against KKR in their last match, was expected to come in at his usual number four spot but with two leg-spinners in operation, left-handed batsman Washington Sundar was sent ahead of the South African.
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KXIP finally ended their run of defeats on Thursday with an eight-wicket win over RCB but they almost succumbed to an extraordinary choke, hitting the winning run off the last ball despite needing just two runs at the start of the last over.
KXIP came over last-minute jitters by giving away four dot balls in the final over including Chris Gayle wicket to earn an 8-wicket win over RCB.
Chris Gayle, who was playing his first game of the season, slammed 4 fours and 3 sixes in his 53-run knock against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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