Birthday boy Russell's rad moves

Apr 29, 2018

In the absence of an unwell AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock began cautiously, scoring a 27-ball 29•BCCI

Andre Russell commemorated his 30th birthday with a three-wicket haul and some decent dance moves•BCCI

Sunil Narine weathered a short-ball charge from the Royal Challengers bowling attack •BCCI

Royal Challengers' shoddy effort in the field cost them dearly•Associated Press

Brendon McCullum, however, injected some urgency in his 67-run partnership with de Kock•BCCI

Virat Kohli's flamboyant strokeplay increased Royal Challengers' scoring rate•BCCI

And his opening partner Chris Lynn played an uncharacteristically reserved knock•AFP

Robin Uthappa struck a breezy 36 and took Knight Riders closer to the target•AFP

Kohli's 68 not out off 44 balls helped Royal Challengers put up 175•BCCI

M Ashwin dropped Lynn to add to Royal Challengers' frustration•BCCI

Dinesh Karthik hammered a 10-ball 23 to consign Royal Challengers to their fifth loss in seven matches•BCCI