- BATSMENRB4s6sSR8.1 aesthetically beauty is where de Kock's inside-out loft over extra cover stops. He's not fully to the pitch and as a result, he's ended up slicing a very good looking shot to sweeper's left. The fielder runs a few yards to his left and watches carefully before completing the catch 67/19.5 got him! Through the hook shot too early, is McCullum, and he ends up getting a feather off the toe of the bat which carries comfortably to the keeper. A short ball and he made plenty of room for the swing, but the timing is just off 74/29.6 gone! A full toss! Vohra skips down the pitch and gets a shin height full toss tailing in at him that is ripe for a drilling through midwicket. It's what he was looking to do as well. Except, there's a gap between bat and pad and the inside edge sneaks through to smash the stumps...oh it takes his back boot on the way too 75/317.3 Mavi keeps his cool at deep midwicket, and takes this with a reverse cup right at the edge. Mandeep hits the pull nicely, to be fair. But the elevation is missing and it's a smart catch 140/4Extras10 (b 1, lb 4, w 5)TOTAL175/4 (20 Overs, RR: 8.75)Fall of wickets: 1-67 (Quinton de Kock, 8.1 ov), 2-74 (Brendon McCullum, 9.5 ov), 3-75 (Manan Vohra, 9.6 ov), 4-140 (Mandeep Singh, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB PP Chawla 3 0 22 0 7.33 10 3 1 0 0 SP Narine 4 0 38 0 9.5 10 4 2 0 0 MG Johnson 3 0 38 0 12.66 3 2 3 1 0 Shivam Mavi 3 0 21 0 7 7 2 0 1 0 Kuldeep Yadav 4 0 20 1 5 11 0 1 0 0 AD Russell 3 0 31 3 10.33 4 1 2 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.1 strikes first ball, Narine holes out to long off! Tall man de Grandhomme takes a couple steps back at long off and raises his arms over his head to grab the ball and just keeps his feet inside the boundary. It was pitched up, Narine went straight down the ground but didn't get enough for this small ground 59/112.2 the flight has worked, he holes out to long on! It was pitched up with a lot of revs, Uthappa got near the ball nicely, struck it hard and straight but Southee was waiting there at long on with his long arms. Ashwin is pumped! 108/216.2 Chahal gets to the ball but it's gone for four! It was full outside off, Rana jammed his bat in to steer it just behind square to make Chahal run to his left from third man. He rolled to get his hands on the ball, but it went through 139/216.3 gone first ball on his 30th birthday! The crowd has come alive, I tell you. Siraj banged it in and Russell went hard at it with a swing of the arms, got only a top edge and de Kock ran a long way back to complete a superb catch 139/318.5 what a catch by Kohli! DK lofted it straight down yet again, Kohli's eyes spot it and he sprints across full speed in front and to his left from long on. Puts in a full-length dive just in time and gets both his hands under the ball 171/4Extras8 (b 1, w 7)TOTAL176/4 (19.1 Overs, RR: 9.18)Fall of wickets: 1-59 (Sunil Narine, 7.1 ov), 2-108 (Robin Uthappa, 12.2 ov), 2-139* (Nitish Rana, retired not out ), 3-139 (Andre Russell, 16.3 ov), 4-171 (Dinesh Karthik, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TG Southee 4 0 34 0 8.5 7 4 0 2 0 UT Yadav 3.1 0 36 0 11.36 7 3 3 0 0 YS Chahal 4 0 29 0 7.25 10 3 1 0 0 Mohammed Siraj 4 0 40 2 10 8 4 1 4 0 M Ashwin 4 0 36 2 9 8 4 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days
29 April 2018 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 0 wicket)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (Q de Kock 28, BB McCullum 21, Ex 3)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (V Kohli 36, Mandeep Singh 12, Ex 2)
- V Kohli: 50 off 37 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 175/4 in 20.0 overs (V Kohli 68, C de Grandhomme 11)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 0 wicket)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (CA Lynn 24, SP Narine 25, Ex 2)
- Rain: Kolkata Knight Riders - 55/0 in 6.3 overs (CA Lynn 25, SP Narine 27)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
- CA Lynn: 50 off 42 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- N Rana retired hurt at 139/2 (15, 16.2 overs)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 8
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