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KKR beat RCB Highlights: Virat Kohli led RCB eliminated, Kolkata Knight Riders sets up Qualifier 2 with Delhi Capitals: Follow LIVE

KKR beat RCB Highlights: Virat Kohli led RCB eliminated, Kolkata Knight Riders sets up Qualifier 2 with Delhi Capitals: Follow LIVE

KKR beat RCB Highlights – IPL 2021: Boosted by Sunil Narine’s four-wicket haul and 26-run knock, Kolkata Knight Riders eliminated Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) from IPL 2021. KKR won by four wickets to set up Qualifier 2 against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday: Follow all IPL 2021 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.in Also Read: Most […]

KKR beat RCB Highlights – IPL 2021: Boosted by Sunil Narine’s four-wicket haul and 26-run knock, Kolkata Knight Riders eliminated Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) from IPL 2021. KKR won by four wickets to set up Qualifier 2 against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday: Follow all IPL 2021 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.in

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KKR beat RCB Highlights: Virat Kohli led RCB eliminated, Kolkata Knight Riders sets up Qualifier 2 with Delhi Capitals: Follow LIVE

Virat Kohli Retires as RCB Captain: With this defeat, Virat Kohli’s road as captain of RCB in the cash-rich league has ended as he had earlier announced that he would be stepping down as the leader of RCB after the ongoing edition. 

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KKR beat RCB Highlights – IPL 2021: KKR will now face Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 on Wednesday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Chasing 139, KKR got off to a steady start as openers Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer put on 41 runs for the first wicket. However, this stand was finally broken by Purple Cap holder Harshal Patel in the sixth over of the innings. Rahul Tripathi (6) was trapped in front by Yuzvendra Chahal and KKR was reduced to 53/2 in the 7th over.

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KKR beat RCB Highlights – IPL 2021RCB remained in the contest as the bowlers did not give many loose balls and as a result, Harshal got his second wicket of the match as he dismissed Iyer (26) in the 12th over of the innings. With this wicket, Harshal equalled Dwayne Bravo’s record of taking most wickets in a single IPL season.

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Sunil Narine then came out to bat and he played a quickfire knock of 26 runs, and it changed the game in KKR’s favour. RCB managed to dismiss Narine (26), Dinesh Karthik (10), and Nitish Rana (23) in quick succession, but in the end, KKR managed to register a win.

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KKR beat RCB Highlights – KKR Restricts RCB for 138/7 in 20 Overs: Earlier, Sunil Narine returned with figures of 4-21 as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) restricted Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to 138/7. Opting to bat first, RCB got off to a good start as openers Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal put on 49 runs inside the first six overs. However, KKR was able to get the breakthrough in the 6th over as Lockie Ferguson dismissed Padikkal (21).

Hero from the game against Delhi Capitals, Srikar Bharat (9) failed to leave a mark with the bat, and RCB was reduced to 69/2 in the 10th over.

Kohli and Glenn Maxwell put on 19 runs for the third wicket but to make matters worse for RCB, Kohli (39) departed in the 13th over as he was bowled by Sunil Narine. Soon after, AB de Villiers (11) was also bowled by Narine, and RCB was left at 102/4 in the 15th over.

Narine continued with his wicket-taking spree as he went on to dismiss big-hitting Maxwell (15) and RCB was left in all sorts of troubles in the backend. In the final three overs, RCB struggled to get some big hits and in the end, the side had to settle with a score of under the 140-run mark.

Brief Scores: RCB 138/7 (Virat Kohli 39, Devdutt Padikkal 21, Sunil Narine 4-21) vs KKR 139/6 (Sunil Narine 26, Shubman Gill 29, Harshal Patel 2-19). 

Toss Report

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders in the eliminator here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Monday. RCB and KKR both have gone with the same team as Andre Russell is not available for the big game. RCB had won their last game against Delhi Capitals in the group stage while KKR had outclassed Rajasthan Royals.

Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat(w), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

 

Both Team Captains at the toss

Eoin Morgan: We would have loved to bowl first anyways. The toss doesn’t bother us. We are feeling confident within the group, we are starting to come good as a team. We are playing with the same team.

Virat Kohli: We are going to bat first, looks like a great wicket, nice and hard. It gets tougher to bat here in Sharjah as the game progresses. No changes. A youngster steps up and wins you a game against a top side like Delhi. Very happy for KS. This is what this tournament is all about. Meetings have been pretty short and sharp. We have the ability to win games, nothing changes this being an Eliminator.

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