RCB vs KKR Indian Premier League
RCB and KKR will play the 10th match of IPL 2024 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium today. KKR won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, RCB scored 182 runs losing six wickets in 20 overs, and set the target of 183 runs to Kolkata. In response, KKR won by seven wickets.
KKR beat RCB by seven wickets
Phil Salt and Sunil Narine gave a strong start to Kolkata while chasing the target of 183 runs. Targeting the RCB bowlers, both of them made a partnership of 86 runs for the first wicket. Mayank Dagar broke this partnership on the third ball of the seventh over. Narine was out after scoring 47 runs in 22 balls. He hit two fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 213.63. Whereas Philip Salt scored 30 runs with the help of two fours and two sixes.
There was a good partnership between Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas Iyer in this match. The third blow to the team came in the form of Venkatesh. He returned to the pavilion after scoring a half-century in 29 balls. Yash Dayal made this batsman his victim on the first ball of the 16th over. He made a partnership of 75 runs with the captain. Rinku Singh, who came to bat at number five, remained unbeaten after scoring five runs. Whereas, Shreyas Iyer led the team to victory by hitting a six. He faced 24 balls against RCB and scored 39 runs at a strike rate 162.50. He remained unbeaten during this period. Vijaykumar, Mayank Dagar, and Yash Dayal took one wicket each for RCB.
Venkatesh returned to the pavilion after playing a half-century
Venkatesh Iyer, who was suffering from back pain, looked in strong form. He scored 50 runs in 29 balls. After this, he played one more ball, but he did not get any runs. Yash Dayal made this batsman his victim on the first ball of the 16th over. At present Shreyas Iyer remains at the crease. The team needs 16 runs in 29 balls to win.
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The match has ended midway due to Venkatesh Iyer’s back pain. He hit a powerful six on the fifth ball of the 11th over. After this shot, he complained of back cramps. Physio reached the field.
Kolkata scored 85 runs in powerplay
In the powerplay, Kolkata has scored 85 runs without any loss. Sunil Narine is playing unbeaten on 47 runs in 20 balls and Philip Salt is playing unbeaten on 28 runs in 16 balls.
RCB gave Kolkata a target of 183 runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore performed deeply against Kolkata Knight Riders. Kohli’s 83* helped team set target of 183. Team captain Faf Duplessis was out after scoring eight runs. Cameron Green, who came to bat at number three, made a partnership of 65 runs with Virat Kohli for the second wicket. Green was out after scoring 33 runs in 21 balls. Russell made Green his victim on the last ball of the ninth over. The third blow to the team came in the form of Maxwell, whom Narine made his victim. In this match, Rajat Patidar and Anuj Rawat were out after scoring three runs each. Once again Patidar proved to be a flop. At the same time, Dinesh Karthik made a partnership of 31 runs with Kohli for the sixth wicket. Russell, Rana: 2 wickets each. Narine: 1 wicket for Kolkata
Rajat Patidar failed once again
Rajat Patidar has not been able to show anything special in the 17th season of IPL. Once again no big innings came from his bat against Kolkata. Russell made him his victim on the third ball of the 17th over. He could score only three runs. After 17 overs the team’s score is 148/4.
Virat Kohli’s half-century completed
Virat Kohli has completed his half-century against Kolkata. He scored 50 runs in 36 balls. During this, two fours and three sixes came from his bat. Apart from this, he has made a big record in his name. He has become the batsman who has hit the most sixes for RCB. He has hit 240 sixes in this tournament.
RCB got a shock after scoring 61 runs in the powerplay
Powerplay is over, RCB has scored 61/1 runs. Virat Kohli and Cameron Green are looking in tremendous form. There is an unbeaten partnership of 44 runs in 24 balls between the two. Earlier, Faf Duplessis was out after scoring eight runs.
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