Count on Royal Challengers Bangalore to compete without any competition. Wednesday night was one such occasion as they almost cooked up the chase against Kolkata Knight Riders at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai but won by three wickets and opened their account in the IPL 2022 points table . , Chasing 128, RCB finished with 132/7 with Dinesh Karthik (14* off 7) hitting a six and a four off Andre Russell in the final over.
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After a joint bowling performance led by legspinner Wanindu Hasaranga and pacer Akash Deep, RCB were expected to chase down the target, boasting a deep batting line-up. However, right-arm pacer Umesh Yadav struck two strikes involving the scalps of Virat Kohli (12) and Tim Southee, who were responsible for captain Faf du Plessis (5), as RCB reduced to 17/3 in 2.1 overs. I found myself stumbling.
A 45-run stand between David Willey and Sam Billings for the fourth wicket revived their innings and then Shahbaz Ahmed hit three sixes to bring them closer. However, in the death overs, KKR came back with more wickets and dragged the competition into the final over.
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Earlier, Hasranga picked up four wickets as KKR made a disappointing batting effort and were bowled out for 128. Hasaranga lived up to his Rs 10.75 crore price tag as he took four wickets for 20 runs in his quota of four overs.
The 24-year-old was backed by the fast trio of Akash (3/45), Harshal Patel (2/11) and Mohammad Siraj (1/25) when RCB won the toss and opted to bowl. KKR’s batsmen, on the other hand, had to pay the price of hitting too many shots despite losing wickets at regular intervals.
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The two-time former champions made 101 for 9 in 14.3 overs with 3 for 44 in 14.3 overs, losing six wickets for 57 runs. Andre Russell top scored for KKR with 25 off 18 balls, while Umesh Yadav (18) and Varun Chakraborty (10) added 27 runs for the last wicket, which was the highest partnership for KKR, bringing the total to a few. Got respect.
Venkatesh Iyer was the first to be dismissed off the first ball by Akash Deep, while Ajinkya Rahane’s shaky start ended when he was dismissed in the fifth over by Siraj as KKR were bowled out for 32 for 2. Nitish Rana hit a six off the first ball. , tackled a low full toss on full point, but Akash Deep had the last laugh with David Willey and took a brilliant catch to send him back to the pavilion.
With KKR scoring 44 for 3 in the first six overs, it was time for skipper Shreyas Iyer to go as he paid the price for an irresponsible shot, hitting du Plessis straight off Hasranga’s delivery. Irrespective of the match situation, West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine decided to play his shots and caught Akash Deep over mid-off and took him to the top for maximum runs.
However, he didn’t last long and was given a simple catch off Hasranga’s delivery to the point fielder, who struck another blow in the next delivery, knocking off Sheldon Jackson’s stumps with a blistering googly as KKR took 6 wickets in 9 overs. But fell for 67 runs. , Sam Billing, who escaped a lbw appeal in his first ball, hit a six before going back into the hut with a wrong pull, which was caught comfortably by Kohli at long-on.
West Indies all-rounder Russell hit three sixes and a four in his 18-ball 25 before Dinesh Karthik was dismissed by Harshal Patel. After this, Tim Southee made a mistake on long on from Hasaranga to du Plessis. Later on, Varun and Umesh hit two boundaries before being cleaned up by Akash Deep.
With PTI inputs
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