RCB vs KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) displayed a dominant performance against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, effortlessly chasing down a target of 183 with seven wickets and 19 balls to spare.
RCB, batting first, rode on Virat Kohli’s masterful innings to post a challenging total. Kohli remained unbeaten on 83 off 59 balls, guiding his team to 182/6. Despite losing Faf du Plessis early, Kohli, along with Cameron Green, built a solid partnership, scoring 61 runs in the powerplay.
Green contributed 31 off 21 balls before falling to Andre Russell. Glenn Maxwell, after two lackluster performances, found form with 28 off 19 balls, benefiting from a couple of dropped catches by KKR fielders.
In response, KKR’s openers, Sunil Narine and Phil Salt, launched a blistering assault, scoring 85 runs in the powerplay. Narine scored 47 off 22 balls, setting the tone for KKR’s chase. Salt made a valuable contribution of 30 off 20 balls before departing. Venkatesh Iyer (50 off 30) and Shreyas Iyer (39 off 24) then steered KKR to victory, with Shreyas hitting the winning runs with a six.
KKR’s bowlers, especially Harshit Rana and Andre Russell, excelled in the death overs, restricting RCB’s scoring. Despite Dinesh Karthik’s quickfire 20 off eight balls, RCB fell short as KKR sealed the win convincingly.
With this victory, KKR showcased their strength and depth, maintaining their momentum in the tournament.
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RCB vs KKR: Full Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (20 ovs maximum)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | not out | 83 | 59 | 89 | 4 | 4 | 140.67 | ||
| Faf du Plessis (c) | c Starc b Harshit Rana | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 133.33 | ||
| Cameron Green | b Russell | 33 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 157.14 | ||
| Glenn Maxwell | c Singh b Narine | 28 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 147.36 | ||
| Rajat Patidar | c Singh b Russell | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | ||
| Anuj Rawat † | c †Salt b Harshit Rana | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Dinesh Karthik | run out (†Salt) | 20 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 250.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, w 3) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 9.10) | 182/6 | |||||||
| Did not bat: Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal | |||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Faf du Plessis, 1.6 ov), 2-82 (Cameron Green, 8.6 ov), 3-124 (Glenn Maxwell, 14.1 ov), 4-144 (Rajat Patidar, 16.3 ov), 5-151 (Anuj Rawat, 17.3 ov), 6-182 (Dinesh Karthik, 19.6 ov) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 11.75 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Harshit Rana | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Anukul Roy | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kolkata Knight Riders (T: 183 runs from 20 ovs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Salt † | c Green b Vyshak | 30 | 20 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 150.00 | ||
| Sunil Narine | b Dagar | 47 | 22 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 213.63 | ||
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Kohli b Yash Dayal | 50 | 30 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 166.66 | ||
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | not out | 39 | 24 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 162.50 | ||
| Rinku Singh | not out | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 7, w 8) | 15 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 16.5 Ov (RR: 11.04) | 186/3 | |||||||
| Did not bat: Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Angkrish Raghuvanshi | |||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-86 (Sunil Narine, 6.3 ov), 2-92 (Phil Salt, 7.5 ov), 3-167 (Venkatesh Iyer, 15.1 ov) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 15.33 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Yash Dayal | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 17.00 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayank Dagar | 2.5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 8.11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
