Mandeep delivers killer blow

Bengaluru, Talented Punjab batsman Mandeep Singh kept his cool under pressure as his breathtaking 18-ball-45 enabled Royal Challengers Bangalore pip Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in a nerve-wracking IPL match.
In a rain-hit tie reduced to 10-overs-per side, KKR scored 111/4, courtesy Andre Russell’s 17-ball-45 but it was Mandeep’s exhilarating effort that saw Virat Kohli’s boys romp home with two balls to spare.
Mandeep’s knock had four boundaries and three sixes with the last two maximums coming off successive deliveries from Andre Russell’s last over where RCB required 13 runs.
With 9 required off last four balls, Mandeep first made room to slash Russell for a six over point and then pulled over deep fine leg to finish off the match in style.
At the end of the eighth over, RCB required 26 from two with Chris Gayle 21 off 9 balls (3×6), Virat Kohli 34 off 20 balls (2×4, 3×6) along with AB de Villiers (2) back in the dug-out. It was the

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