It was a thrilling game between Royal Challengers Bangalore versus Kolkata Knight Riders and RCB registered victory in the last over of the game. Kolkata Knight Riders started the proceedings of the match as they batted first but faced batting collapse. Without making any further delay let’s get into the article to check out the complete details of the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore versus Kolkata Knight Riders.
The opening pair of KKR disappointed as Ajinkya Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer were dismissed for 9 and 10 respectively. Shreyas Iyer didn’t find momentum as he was dismissed for 13.
Middle order of Kolkata Knight Riders was not able to score as well, as they were removed cheaply. Nitish Rana went back to the pavilion for just 10 while Sunil Narine was dismissed for 12 runs and Sam Billings added 14 runs in his account. However, Andre Russell showcased his character by scoring 25 and Umesh Yadav smashed 18. It is worth mentioning that Varun Chakravarthy presented a decent performance as he added 10 runs and Kolkata Knight Riders ended their innings at 128 runs in 18.5 overs.
In the reply, the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore Faf du Plessis went back to the pavilion for just 5 runs and his partner Anuj Rawat was not able to score a single run. Having said that, Virat Kohli has disappointed once again as he went back to the pavilion after scoring just 12 runs in his account.
That moment made Kolkata Knight Riders back in the game but David Willey added 18 runs along with Sherfane Rutherford’s 28 and Shahbaz Ahmed smashed 27 runs. The sensational batting performance of Dinesh Karthik who smashed 14 from just seven made victory in the game. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match by 3 wickets and 3 balls in Hans.
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