RoyalChallengers Bangalore (RCB) secured their third consecutive win of the IndianPremier League (IPL) season by beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 38 runsat the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers'swhirlwind half centuries propelled RCB to 204/4 and KKR scored 166/8 in reply.
AndreRussell's 31 off 20 balls late in the KKR innings gave them hope of pulling offan epic chase but Mohammed Siraj ended up giving away just one run in thepenultimate over, at the start of which KKR needed 44 to win.
Briefscores: Royal Challengers Bangalore 204/4 in 20 overs (Glenn Maxell 78, AB deVilliers 76 not out; Varun Chakravarthy 2/39) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 166/8in 20 overs (Andre Russell 31, Eoin Morgan 29; Kyle Jamieson 3/41) by 38 runs.