Match 46 IPL 2013 – Pune Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Date – Thu May 2
Time – 8:00 pm i.e 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST
Venue – Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Toss – Royal Challengers Bangalore elected to bat
Result – Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 17 runs

Today in the 46th match of IPL 2013, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers Saurabh Tiwary and Chris Gayle added 36 runs in 6.3 overs for the first wicket stand. Chris Gayle was the first wicket to fell as he got out after scoring 21 off 21 balls. Virat Kohli scored 25 off 18 balls before getting out. Saurab Tiwary’s 45 ball 52 and a cameo of 23 ball 50 by AB de Villers helped RCB post a total of 187/3 in 20 overs.

Chasing 188 was never going to be easy for Pune and they needed a good start. But man in form Aaron Finch got out after scoring just 15 when the team score was 20. Tirumalasetti Suman was run out by Murlitharan soon leaving Pune at 46/2 in 7 overs. Robin Uthappa looked solid at one end and needed some one to support from the other end, though Yuvraj Singh and Angelo Mathews got some starts but they could not convert it to a big score. The lone warrior Uthappa continued till very end but got out after scoring 75 in 45 balls which included 5 fours and 5 sixes. With his wicket, RCB bounced back and restricted Pune to 170/9 and thus won the match by 17 runs.

Match 46 IPL 2013 – Pune Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Scorecard