Having misplaced 4 matches in a row, Kolkata Knight Riders have kick-started the second half of Indian Premier League 2023 league stage on a successful be aware by registering a scientific 21-run victory in an away match towards Royal Challengers Bangalore tonight.
House captain Virat Kohli (54) inviting the guests in to bat first resulted in KKR registering the fifth occasion of an innings whole touching the 200-run mark on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium this season.
Though opening batter Jason Roy (56) was instrumental in offering his group with a quickfire begin, captain Nitish Rana (48), batter Rinku Singh (18*) and all-rounder David Wiese (12*) performed pivotal roles in offering a much-needed power-packed end to the innings.
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Chasing a 201-run goal, RCB misplaced three wickets within the powerplay despite scoring at nearly 10 runs per over. With the onus on Kohli, Bangalore wanted their middle-order to help him however their over-dependence on the likes of Kohli, Faf du Plessis (17) and Glenn Maxwell (5) obtained uncovered once more.
Had it not been for his or her wicket-taking spinners in Varun Chakravarthy (3/27) and Suyash Sharma (2/30) not choosing mixed bowling figures of 8-0-57-5, Knight Riders wouldn’t have gained by such a margin. Each launched into the assault within the powerplay itself with Kohli and du Plessis hitting boundaries off pacers, Chakravarthy and Sharma turned the desk at will.
2023: KKR gained by 21 runs
2019: KKR gained by 5 wickets
2018: KKR gained by 6 wickets
2017: KKR gained by 6 wickets
2016: KKR gained by 5 wickets pic.twitter.com/dhWGQggf7f
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Whereas Sharma dismissed du Plessis and Shahbaz Ahmed (2) to make early inroads in his first spell, Chakravarthy ran by way of Royal Challengers’ middle-order. Not been in the perfect of kinds throughout departments of late, Andre Russell (1 & 2/29) additionally contributed in a victory by dismissing Kohli and Wanindu Hasaranga (5).
Chakravarthy, 31, was handed the Participant of the Match award on Wednesday. “Extra centered on accuracy somewhat than extra variations. I didn’t wish to add extra variations. I like that problem [bowling in the powerplay] and Nitish [Rana] is…
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