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Mohali, May 10 (Cricketnmore):<\/strong> A valiant effort from Murali Vijay went in vain as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) sneaked past Kings XI Punjab by one run in a nail-biting league encounter of the Indian Premier League at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Chasing 175, Vijay led from the front with a brilliant 57-ball 89 supported by an unbeaten 34 from Marcus Stoinis, only to his team to fall short by a run. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Vijay, who opened the innings with Hashim Amla, put on 45 runs for the first wicket as the teamraced to 50 in the powerplay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Amla, who survived a run-out scare on 19, failed to make the opportunity count as Shane Watson sent the South African packing with a short ball which he mistimed to be caught by Stuart Binny at midwicket. His 20-ball 21 included two boundaries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Wriddhiman Saha (16), along with Vijay added 43 runs for the second wicket only to be run out by keeper Lokesh Rahul and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal then struck the very next ball to dismiss South African power-hitter David Miller, who failed to disturb the scoreboard.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Stoinis, the architect of Punjab's previous match's win against Delhi Daredevils, then joined the skipper, who had completed his half-century of 36 balls, and then went on a spree.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sensing danger, RCB skipper Virat Kohli employed his old war horse Watson for another spell and the veteran Aussie responded with the much-needed wicket which proved to be the turning point.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Cramped for runs, the Tamil Nadu opener, in his attempt to break the shackles, pulled a short ball from wide of off stump only to be caught by Chahal at the square leg boundary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Vijay, who added 51 runs with Stoinis for the fourth wicket, consumed 57 balls for his knock, which was laced with 12 boundaries and a six.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

With 16 needed off the last over, South African Farhaan Behardien and Stoinis could only add 15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

For the visitors, Watson was the pick of the bowlers with two scalps while Chahal picked one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Earlier, South African smasher A.B. de Villiers hit a crucially-timed knock of 64 runs to guide RCB to a healthy 175\/6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He was helped in his efforts by Sachin Baby (33 off 29 balls) as they added 88 runs for the fourth wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Legbreak bowler K.C. Cariappa picked up two wickets at the top of the innings (2\/16) to become their most successful bowler.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

RCB began strongly, putting up 56 in the powerplay without losing a wicket as openers K.L.Rahul (42) and Virat Kohli (20) batted with consummate ease mixing ones and twos with boundaries to score at a fast clip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Punjab got a chance to break the momentum early, in the third over when Kohli offered a chance after coming down the track to pacer Mohit Sharma but only managed to slice his attempt to backward point. Stoinis however made a hash of the chance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Rahul added insult to Stoinis' injury by thrashing three fours and a huge six of the Australian in the next over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

At 61 in seven overs, RCB looked like setting up a big score but the introduction of Cariappa halted their march. He effected a double break in his very first over, off the third and the fifth ball, to account for Rahul and Kohli, respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Punjab completed a turnaround in the next over with left-arm spinner Axar Patel castling Watson (1) to reduce RCB to 67\/3 in nine overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But De Villers along with Baby guided the team past the 100-run mark in the 14th over, while launching some free-hitting, with Sandeep Sharma and Mohit Sharma receiving some rough treatment as he brought up his half-century in 30 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Brief scores: RCB 175\/6 (A.B. de Villiers 64, Sachin Baby 33, K.C. Cariappa 2\/16, Sandeep Sharma 2\/49) beat Kings XI Punjab 174\/4 (Murali Vijay 89, Marcus Stoinis 34, Shane Watson 2\/22) by 1 run.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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