Kings XI Punjab
Hashim Amla - 9
After failing against Pune, the classical batsman played a gem of an innings to guide his team home. He displayed a sense of maturity during his entire innings and took risks only on the loose balls. He rotated the strike well and also hit three humongous sixes.
Manan Vohra - 8
Vohra was effective in giving KXIP a dream start as he scored 50 runs in the first five overs along with Amla and took the game completely away from the visitors. When on song, Vohra plays some beautiful shots which were the case tonight as he ripped apart the pacers and scored 34 runs in a confidence-boosting innings for his team.
Axar Patel - 9
Though he could not replicate his all-round performance from the game against Pune the other day, Patel bowled four tight overs and stifled the flow of runs. He gave away just 12 runs in his 24 balls and picked up the important wicket of Shane Watson in his first over. But the Indian international failed in the second innings when he was promoted to bat at number three.
Glenn Maxwell - 9
During the first innings, Maxwell rotated his bowlers well and set the field according to plan. He came in to bat at a tricky time during the second innings as one more wicket at that stage would have shifted the momentum in Bangalore's favour. Maxwell played some unconventional shots and guided his team past the finish line with a well made 43 off 22 balls.
Wriddhiman Saha - 7
He didn't get to play at No. 3 like the last innings but did his job in the first innings where he put on a majestic show behind the stumps. He took a blinder of a catch to dismiss Mandeep Singh and then stopped a certain boundary when de Villiers had inside edged a ball in the latter stages of the game.
David Miller - N/A
The South African literally had nothing to do in the game barring a couple of balls which came in his way. The hard-hitting batsman would love to be involved in more matches of this ilk in a competitive tournament like the IPL.
Marcus Stoinis - 5
After a successful start to the season against the Supergiant, Stoinis proved to be costly against RCB as he failed to bowl in the right channels against de Villiers and conceded two massive sixes which started the onslaught from Mr. 360.
Mohit Sharma - 4
No bowler can be safe when ABD starts to get into his groove and it was Sharma's turn to get caught in the South African's wake. He conceded 47 runs for an economy of close to 12 and none of his variations came to his rescue in the final overs.
Sandeep Sharma - 7
In the first three overs he bowled, Sandeep conceded just seven runs and scalped the wicket of opener Vishnu Vinod. Then came the second last over where de Villiers smashed him for two sixes and a four which ruined his brilliant figures on the night.
Varun Aaron - 8
He justified the decision by the team management to pick him in the XI as he bowled at good pace and brilliant lengths to pick up two important wickets. Aaron did well against his old side and played with a point to prove and his celebrations proved his eagerness to get the better of his former teammates. He took the crucial middle order wickets of Kedar Jadhav and Mandeep Singh.
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