Royal Challengers Bangalore continued their dream run within the ongoing Indian Premier League as they beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 38 runs to stay as the one unbeaten workforce within the cash-rich league. Chasing 205, Eoin Morgan’s aspect might solely attain 166 after dropping seven wickets. This is for the primary time of their historical past that the Bangalore-based franchise have received its first three opening encounter within the IPL.
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IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders: As it Happened
KKR might solely add 11 runs after Shakib departure within the 18th over.
Andre Russell top-scored for KKR with 31 runs, in the meantime, Kyle Jamieson was the choose of the bolwers for RCB with 3 wickets for 41 runs in his 4 overs.
Earlier, Glenn Maxwell and A.B. de Villiers propelled Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) recuperate from a shaky begin to rating 204/4 in opposition to the Kolkata Knight Riders within the Indian Premier League (IPL) on the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
Varun Chakravarthy and Prasidh Krishna took two wickets within the first two overs to cut back RCB to 9/2. Maxwell then scored 78 off 49 balls, placing up a partnership of 86 runs with opener Devdutt Padikkal. After the latter’s dismissal, Maxwell was joined by de Villiers in taking up the KKR bowlers.
The pair put up 53 off simply 37 balls for the fourth wicket. Maxwell finally fell to his Australian teammate Pat Cummins within the seventeenth over however de Villiers then made the a lot of the the rest of the innings.
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The South African led the best way as RCB took 56 runs off the final three overs with the final over bowled by Andre Russell going for 21, all of which was scored by de Villiers. He ended the innings unbeaten on 76 off 34 balls hitting 9 fours and three sixes.
Brief scores:Â Royal Challengers Bangalore 204/4 in 20 overs (Glenn Maxell 78, AB de Villiers 76 not out; Varun Chakravarthy 2/39) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 166/8 in 20 overs (Andre Russell 31, Eoin Morgan 29; Kyle Jamieson 3/41) by 38 runs
(With IANS Inputs)
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