Spinners, Kohli steer Royal Challengers into playoffs

22-May-2016After Rishabh Pant’s early dismissal, Karun Nair and Sanju Samson chipped in but could not convert their starts into big scores•BCCIYuzvendra Chahal dismissed both of them, en route to standout figures of 3 for 32•BCCIAfter taking a diving catch to send back Sam Billings, Chris Gayle took two wickets to leave Daredevils tottering at 98 for 6 in 15 overs•BCCIDe Kock continued to score 60 before Chris Morris’ 18-ball 27, the only notable lower-order contribution, pushed Daredevils to 138 for 8•BCCIGayle paid for a lack of footwork when he chopped a Morris delivery that shaped away on to the stumps•BCCIVirat Kohli made a watchful start on a tough pitch and held his end up•BCCIExtra bounce did AB de Villiers in as he skewed a drive to cover point, leaving Royal Challengers on 17 for 2 in the third over•BCCIKL Rahul scored 38 off 23 balls and added 66 for the third wicket with Kohli to ease the nerves•BCCICarlos Brathwaite broke the partnership when Rahul chopped one on to the off stump•BCCIIn the 14th over, Jayant Yadav parried Shane Watson’s slog for six from long-on. Luckily for Daredevils, it didn’t prove too costly as Watson fell in the next over•BCCIKohli kept things under control and Stuart Binny gave him company as Royal Challengers headed towards the target•BCCIZaheer Khan gave Kohli a few anxious moments in the 18th over, but an attempted bouncer went horribly wrong and escaped for five wides•BCCIKohli knocked off the winning run on the first ball of the 19th over. He stayed unbeaten on 54 and guided Royal Challengers to their second playoffs in two seasons•BCCI