Kolkata Knight Riders’ Suyash Sharma with teammates celebrates after the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Suyash S Prabhudessai throughout the IPL 2023 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 26, 2023.
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Nitish Rana on April 26 heaped reward on his crew and said the KKR gamers confirmed numerous character to script a surprising efficiency, registering a 21-run victory in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
The two-time IPL Champions bought a much-needed win, after 4 losses in a row, as they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in the ongoing IPL 2023 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
A blistering 56(29) from Jason Roy and an attacking 48 off 21 from captain Nitish Rana powered KKR to 200/5. Varun Chakaravarthy (3/27) and Suyash Sharma (2/30) then spun an online round the RCB batters as KKR restricted RCB to 179/8 and gained by 21 runs.
Rana said that he had always emphasised that if the crew performed as a unit, the end result would always be of their favour. The KKR captain lauded his gamers and praised their character following the win over RCB. The southpaw said that KKR believed they might get well and thanked the bowlers for his or her efforts.
“Last 3-4 matches I’ve been saying the same thing at the toss — if we play well collectively, result will be in our favour. You need a lot of character in the dressing room to give a performance like this in our situation. The belief has always been there that we’ll bounce back. We wanted to put a score on the board. Felt like it would turn in the second innings because there wasn’t much dew. It didn’t turn a lot but we bowled well,” Nitish Rana said at the post-match presentation.
The KKR captain additionally hailed younger spinner Suyash Sharma, who’s constructing his status. Suyash, in response to Rana, always places his hand up and accepts accountability.”Whenever I’ve spoken to him (Suyash Sharma), he has always put his hand up. He always says I’ll do the job. We tell him to not look at who is batting against you, just focus on your own bowling,” Rana added.
