26/04Result
36th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 26 2023
KKR won by 21 runs
Player of the Match
Varun Chakravarthy
Varun ChakravarthyKolkata Knight Riders
26/04Result
36th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 26 2023
KKR won by 21 runs
Player of the Match
Varun Chakravarthy
Varun ChakravarthyKolkata Knight Riders

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | KKR: 200/5 | RR: 10.00

  • David Wiese12 (3b)
  • Rinku Singh18 (10b)
  • Harshal Patel4-0-44-0
  • Mohammed Siraj4-0-33-1

9.15pm Vyshak says the wicket is pretty flat, and 200 is chaseable.

9.12pm An innings of thirds. Great powerplay, slow middle overs, and then 69 off the last five. Blinders from roy and Rana. And then cameos from Rinku and Wiese. Hasaranga and Siraj were superb with the ball, Vyshak bowled smartly, and Siraj has the purple cap back.

19.6
6
Patel to Wiese, SIX, short ball, 130ks, not quite the slower one, Wiese gets under it, and cuts it over short third. Just clears the boundary, and it is an even 200
19.5
1
Patel to Singh, 1 run, yorker on leg, looks to squeeze it to the point boundary but can't beat the tight field square on the off side
19.4
0
Patel to Singh, no run, slower bouncer. Rinky aborts the pull and tries to ramp it, but is beaten. Too late to change the shot
19.3
1lb
Patel to Wiese, 1 leg bye, guesses right, goers for the ramp, gets a fullie, misses it, but Rinku steals the leg-bye
19.2
6
Patel to Wiese, SIX, silences the R-C-B chants. What a downswing. Delays it to adjust to the slower ball, and what sweet timing. Well over wide long-on for the biggest six of the innings

In comes David Wiese

19.1
1
Patel to Singh, 1 run, slower ball full toss, dipping on him, no timing on the shot, gets a single to long leg

Harshal to bowl the last over

END OF OVER:
19 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 185/5 | RR: 9.73

  • Rinku Singh16 (7b)
  • Mohammed Siraj4-0-33-1
  • Wanindu Hasaranga4-0-24-2
18.6
W
Mohammed Siraj to Russell, OUT, lovely yorker speared into the leg stump. Russell is bowled as he clears the front leg to hit. Superb comeback from Siraj after going for 14 in the first three balls

AD Russell b Mohammed Siraj 1 (10m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

18.5
1
Mohammed Siraj to Singh, 1 run, looks to slog it, but it is a touch too short for it. The mis-hit lands between deep midwicket and long-on. Gets a single
18.4
0
Mohammed Siraj to Singh, no run, finally a dot for Siraj through a sharp bouncer. Rinku doesn't even go after it
18.3
4
Mohammed Siraj to Singh, FOUR, full, wide and fast, and this time Rinku gets more bat on it. The last one you could say was a little lucky but this one he has nailed it. Drives it over point, between deep third and deep cover
18.2
4
Mohammed Siraj to Singh, FOUR, slower wide ball, but there is no deep third. Gets it wide of short third with a slice
18.1
6
Mohammed Siraj to Singh, SIX, Rinku is in some hitting form. A length ball at 144ks, on off, and he goes against the angle and slogs him over deep midwicket

For the second time today, Hasaranga has pulled it back when things have threatened to get out of RCB's hands. Now can Siraj and Harshal follow up on that? Here is Siraj

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | KKR: 170/4 | RR: 9.44

  • Rinku Singh1 (2b)
  • Andre Russell1 (1b)
  • Wanindu Hasaranga4-0-24-2
  • Vijaykumar Vyshak4-0-41-2

Hasaranga 4-0-24-2, and a boundary-less two-wicket over in the 18th. Amazing

17.6
1
de Silva to Singh, 1 run, roundarm legbreak, pushed into the leg side for one
17.5
0
de Silva to Singh, no run, on a length, slider, punched straight to short cover

Rinku Singh in strike now

17.4
W
de Silva to Iyer, OUT, and when Iyer tries the slog sweep, it turns out to be the wrong'un. Bowled two legbreaks when they were playing for the wrong'un, and now slips in the wrong'un. Goes a mile in the air, and Maxwell takes it at long-on. Once again turning the momentum around is Hasaranga

VR Iyer c Maxwell b de Silva 31 (44m 26b 3x4 0x6) SR: 119.23

17.3
1
de Silva to Russell, 1 run, slow legbreak, pushed into the covers for a single

Andre Russell is here. Sixteen balls left

17.2
W
de Silva to Rana, OUT, finally they catch Rana. It is Vyshak who does it. Another reverse sweep but Hasaranga is bowling legbreaks and not wrong'uns. The top edge goes towards short third who dives forward to take the catch

N Rana c Vyshak b de Silva 48 (28m 21b 3x4 4x6) SR: 228.57

17.1
1
de Silva to Iyer, 1 run, oh he starts with a legbreak, which turns appreciable and beats his reverse sweep to concede just the leg-bye

Hasaranga at the death. Two left-hand batters. I am expecting wrong'uns

END OF OVER:
17 | 17 Runs | KKR: 167/2 | RR: 9.82

  • Nitish Rana48 (20b)
  • Venkatesh Iyer30 (24b)
  • Vijaykumar Vyshak4-0-41-2
  • Harshal Patel3-0-30-0
16.6
6
Vyshak to Rana, SIX, wow, a parallel six. Rana is playing a blinder. Shuffles across, gets a half-volley and drills it flat over the diving deep extra cover. A late flick of the wrists there to get power into it
16.5
4
Vyshak to Rana, FOUR, back to slower ball, but a touch too full, and Rana throws his bat at it. Gets an outside edge that beats short third to his right
16.4
4
Vyshak to Rana, FOUR, tries the bluff ball. A 138ks yorker with no protection square of the wicket. Rana opens the face and gets four through square third
16.3
1
Vyshak to Iyer, 1 run, this is on pace, 133ks, short and wide, and it is played straight to deep cover. Iyer is not happy
16.2
1
Vyshak to Rana, 1 run, wide length ball, driven hard but along the ground to long-off

Filed set for slower balls. All boundary fielders in front of square

16.1
1
Vyshak to Iyer, 1 run, slower ball, mis-hit to long-on for one

Death overs now

"15.6 Rana or Raina?" Ganesh, well played sir. The same applies to 15.5. Here is Vyshak

END OF OVER:
16 | 19 Runs | KKR: 150/2 | RR: 9.37

  • Nitish Rana33 (16b)
  • Venkatesh Iyer28 (22b)
  • Harshal Patel3-0-30-0
  • Mohammed Siraj3-0-18-0

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15.6
6
Patel to Rana, SIX, that's a lovely flick. Harshal bowls short of a length, he takes a step towards the ball and then flicks it off the hip for another six in the same region

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2nd20V KohliShahbaz Ahmed
3rd7V KohliGJ Maxwell
4th55V KohliMK Lomror
5th2KD KarthikV Kohli
6th22KD KarthikSS Prabhudessai
7th15KD KarthikPWH de Silva
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