It was the night which Kolkata Knight Riders wants to forget forever as the team didn’t find Momentum in any department of the game and RCB blown KKR by 8 wickets. The bowling department of Royal Challengers Bangalore made everything easy for the team and ensure a comfortable victory over KKR. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between Kolkata Knight Riders versus Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The captain of Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat first, it is worth to mention that both the captain’s were interested in batting first and the same was revealed during the toss time.
As per the wish of the captain, Kolkata Knight Riders came out to bat first and it was not a good decision which eventually confirmed on the second over of the innings. Mohammed Siraj removed Rahul Tripathi and he also removed Nitish Rana on the very first ball which he faced and the Royal Challengers Bangalore were capable to remove 6 batsmen of Kolkata Knight Riders under 50 runs.
Having said that, Siraj was the most enjoyed bowler and he went back to the home with final figures of 4-2-8-3. He also created a record breaking performance with two consecutive maidens which is happening for the first time in the history of the IPL tournament. The bowling department of Royal Challengers Bangalore restricted Kolkata Knight Riders 84 runs after 20 overs on the board and the captain Morgan was the only player who contributed something for the team as he scored 30 runs in his account.
In reply, Royal Challengers Bangalore had a decent start as both the openers of the team made 46 partnership in the powerplay and that made the team as well as the cricket lovers to ensure that the Royal Challengers Bangalore is going to register a comfortable victory.
Knight Riders were capable to pick a couple of wickets of Royal Challengers and at the end RCB register an 8 wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders and the team under the leadership of Virat Kohli continues their winning streak.
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