Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- K. L. Rahul plays a shot

Skipper K. L. Rahul led from the front as he smashed a blistering unbeaten 132 to help Kings XI Punjab pull off a convincing 97-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday.

The 28-year-old dashing right-hander struck 14 boundaries and seven sixes to help KXIP post a mammoth total of 206 for three in their stipulated 20 overs after they were put into bat.

In reply, RCB never recovered after losing their opening three wickets inside just three overs and they were eventually bowled out for 109 in 17 overs.

Rahul was on roll as he brought up the ...