- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.6 back of a length, Rahane frees his arms and pulls... straight down the throat of Shahbaz at deep backward square! Cross-seam, sets the trap by dropping a touch shorter. Rahane took on the shorter ball, pulling off his ribs, but picked out the man in the deep 32/23.1 back of a length, chipped up into the leg side, and Deep settles under it in his follow-through! Venky was looking to pull, but was cramped for room as the ball got big on him. He skewed it up via the top edge, presenting Deep with a straightforward chance, changing direction and running to his left as the ball hung in the Mumbai air 14/16.4 holes out to long-on! Hasaranga strikes as Shreyas picks out Faf on the boundary. Very full legbreak, hit hard and flat down the ground, but straight to Faf, just above head height. Shreyas throws his head back in frustration 46/45.5 superb diving catch by Willey! Akash has two, and RCB have three in the Powerplay. Hard length again, angling across the left-hander, nipping away just a touch off the seam. Another attempt heave over the leg side from Rana, but horribly miscued via the top edge. It loops up into the leg side, miles up in the air, and Willey, running back, slides onto his knees and clings on 44/38.5 miscued to backward point, Hasaranga has two! Googly, which Narine looks to club over the leg side, clearing his front leg. Leading edge skews up, and Akash takes a couple of steps to his right, before taking a straightforward catch. Fullish length, and plenty of turn on the wrong 'un. Not at all sure Narine picked it. 67/511.4 he has hit this straight down long-on's throat. Harshal's slower variations to the fore. Gets it to rear up from short of a length, Billings goes for a flat-batted pull but got it really high on the bat, Kohli ended up taking a dolly. 83/78.6 knocks him over with a ripping googly, Hasaranga yelps in celebration! Hasaranga's trademark, the sharply-spun googly which nobody can pick. Expansive drive from Jackson, leaving a gap between bat and pad, which the ball squeezes through. Knocks back his off stump, and Hasaranga has his Ronaldinho hands out again. KKR six down and in deep trouble! 67/613.5 kept frustrating him with his variations and eventually has Russell! He reaches out to slap this up and over point but ends up reaching out to this wide delivery that he nicks through to DK. 99/814.3 swung away but no timing behind that as Faf, running in from long-on, takes a comfortable catch. Hasaranga did him in with the length. Didn't allow the batter to get underneath the flight. Fourth for him 101/918.5 cleans him up finally! Goes full and fast yorker on middle and leg from wide of the crease, Umesh, clearing his front leg, looks to swing this to the leg side but misses and sees the leg stump knocked back. The pesky final-wicket stand has added 27 to help give KKR's bowlers something to defend. 128/10Extras6 (b 2, lb 2, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL128 all out (18.5 Overs, RR: 6.79)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Venkatesh Iyer, 3.1 ov), 2-32 (Ajinkya Rahane, 4.6 ov), 3-44 (Nitish Rana, 5.5 ov), 4-46 (Shreyas Iyer, 6.4 ov), 5-67 (Sunil Narine, 8.5 ov), 6-67 (Sheldon Jackson, 8.6 ov), 7-83 (Sam Billings, 11.4 ov), 8-99 (Andre Russell, 13.5 ov), 9-101 (Tim Southee, 14.3 ov), 10-128 (Umesh Yadav, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 2 0 7 0 3.50 6 0 0 0 0 Mohammed Siraj 4 0 25 1 6.25 13 4 0 0 0 Akash Deep 3.5 0 45 3 11.73 10 5 3 0 1 PW Hasaranga 4 0 20 4 5.00 15 0 2 0 0 HV Patel 4 2 11 2 2.75 19 2 0 0 0 Shahbaz Ahmed 1 0 16 0 16.00 2 0 2 1 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.6 leading edge, squirted to point! RCB have lost both their openers, including their captain, inside the first two overs. Fullish length, angling into the pads. Faf's bat face closes too early as he looks to clip into the leg side, and it skews up and away to Rahane at backward point, who takes a simple catch. KKR are still in this... 17/20.3 nicks him off! Umesh strikes with his third ball. Umesh steams in and bangs it in, short of a good length. Rawat is turned into an 'S', unsure whether to play or leave, and pokes at it. It takes the shoulder of the bat and flies through to Jackson. Plenty of pace and bounce for Umesh 1/12.1 nicks him off, KKR on fire! Kohli feathers one through to Jackson and Umesh has two. On a good length, sixth stump line, and Kohli fiddles at the ball in the channel. Outside edges it through to the keeper, and RCB are wobbling here... surely we couldn't see a repeat of the 49 game?! 17/310.6 he has chipped this straight to midwicket. Looking to whip it up and over but didn't get the elevation. KKR continue to chip away. Make no mistake, this ain't over yet. 62/417.2 unbelievable catching from Jackson! Was going the wrong way, had to change track and then dive low to his right to complete the catch. Rutherford was looking to swing this to the leg side but ended up getting a thin inside edge. Stunning 107/615.6 got him! Is there life in the game yet? Shahbaz steps out to go over the top again but is deceived in flight as Jackson pulls off an excellent stumping. Shahbaz has done his job though. 101/517.5 taken by Dre Russ running back from mid-off! Wanindu looks to back away and hit on the up but gets it off the bottom part of the bat. Couldn't clear the infield. Good use of the angle from Southee, excellent catching from Russell. 111/7Extras14 (b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 8)TOTAL132/7 (19.2 Overs, RR: 6.82)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Anuj Rawat, 0.3 ov), 2-17 (Faf du Plessis, 1.6 ov), 3-17 (Virat Kohli, 2.1 ov), 4-62 (David Willey, 10.6 ov), 5-101 (Shahbaz Ahmed, 15.6 ov), 6-107 (Sherfane Rutherford, 17.2 ov), 7-111 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 17.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB UT Yadav 4 0 16 2 4.00 14 2 0 0 0 TG Southee 4 0 20 3 5.00 16 2 0 2 0 AD Russell 2.2 0 36 0 15.42 6 2 3 1 1 SP Narine 4 0 12 1 3.00 13 0 0 0 0 CV Varun 4 0 33 1 8.25 11 3 2 1 0 VR Iyer 1 0 10 0 10.00 2 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Royal Challengers Bangalore , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
30 March 2022 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 3 wickets)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (44 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 67/5 in 8.5 overs (SW Billings 10)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (86 balls), Extras 6
- Over 15.6: Review by Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bowling), Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - UT Yadav (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 128/10 in 18.5 overs (CV Varun 10)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 3 wickets)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 10
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 53/3 in 9.0 overs (DJ Willey 13, SE Rutherford 13)
- Over 14.5: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - SE Rutherford (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 93/4 in 15.0 overs (SE Rutherford 25, Shahbaz Ahmed 20)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (96 balls), Extras 13
Match Coverage
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Harshal Patel and Dinesh Karthik help Royal Challengers survive a scare
Kolkata Knight Riders' bowlers fought really hard to defend 128, but it was not to be
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Knight Riders look settled, while Royal Challengers seek bowling fixes
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Shastri: Kohli should 'play the sweep with freedom' to make it tougher for spinners
Unlike in international cricket, batters are sure to face a lot of spin in the IPL, making it a crucial shot, the former India coach says