Sloppy RCB, sharp Sunrisers

Apr 05, 2017

Fiery words a week ago, a sense of bonhomie now: Virat Kohli and David Warner signed the 'spirit of cricket' pledge•BCCI

England fast bowler Tymal Mills, who was bought for $1.8 million, was picked by RCB right away•BCCI

Shikhar Dhawan climbed into Watson, hitting him for four fours in an over as Sunrisers made 59 in the first six•BCCI

Yuvraj punished them by bringing up his fastest IPL fifty, off just 23 balls•BCCI

Rashid Khan celebrated his IPL debut with a wicket in his first over•BCCI

Warner's opposite number was his long-time Australia team-mate Shane Watson, who was standing-in as captain for RCB•BCCI

Debutant Aniket Choudhary's first over had a no-ball, a free-hit that was biffed for six, and Warner's wicket•BCCI

Dhawan's sparkling knock was ended by an acrobatic effort from Sachin Baby at long-off•BCCI

Chris Gayle struggled initially in the chase but recovered to muscle three sixes•BCCI

Where RCB were poor, Sunrisers were outstanding: Ben Cutting's rocket throw from the boundary scored a direct hit to run out Kedar Jadhav•BCCI

Moises Henriques, sent in at No. 3, earned an early reprieve after a terrible mix-up•BCCI

But RCB's sloppiness gave Yuvraj Singh a lifeline, much to Choudhary's frustration•BCCI

Warner's roar after dismissing Gayle told you a story•BCCI

Warner wasn't done on the field yet. This tumbling catch was RCB's penultimate wicket and Sunrisers eventually won by 35 runs•BCCI