In the 7th match of IPL 2010, KXIP and RCB played against each other at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on 16th March. Anil Kumble and Kumar Sangakkara were captains of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab. KXIP had won the toss in this match and opted to bat first. They had made a score of 203 with the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs. RCB was able to chase the score and had made 204 runs with the loss of 2 wickets in 18.5 overs. RCB had triumphed the match with 8 wickets and 7 balls remaining. The highest scorer of the match was Jacques Kallis of RCB, who had made 89 runs. He also took 1 wicket and was awarded as the player of the match.