Earlier in the piece, AB de Villiers stole the headlines with a typically freakish knock of 89 not out off 46 balls with nine balls clearing the ropes from the blade of De Villiers.
In spite of facing just 37.5% of the deliveries, De Villiers managed to score 60% of the runs for his team in a characteristically sublime knock. Innovative and clean hitting were the hallmarks of his innings, as his heroics saw RCB score 77 runs in the final five overs.
RCB finished on 148-4 in their 20 overs, with all the other batsmen having struggled to score. Only Mandeep Singh (28) and Stuart Binny (18*) made any sort of meaningful contribution.
Playing in his first game of the 2017 IPL, Varun Aaron was the pick of the bowlers, taking 2-21 in his four overs.
