IPL 2021, Match 31, RCB vs KKR Highlights: Kolkata wins by 9 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders' bowlers fired in unison to bundle out Royal Challengers Bangalore for a paltry 92

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IPL 2021, Match 31: KKR playing 11

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IPL 2021, Match 31: RCB playing 11

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RCB playing 11 live updates

Wanindu Hasaranga and K Bharat to make debut for RCB,

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KKR playing 11 live updates

All-rounder Venkatesh Iyer to make debut today.

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IPL 2021, Match 31: KKR vs RCB LIVE TOSS

Virat Kohli wins the toss and elects to bat first.

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IPL 2021, KKR vs RCB live toss updates

The live coin toss between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take place in six minutes today.

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IPL 2021 live updates: KKR vs RCB head to head stats

RCB vs KKR head to head 

• Total matches played: 27
• RCB won: 13
• KKR won:14
• RCB highest score vs KKR: 213
• KKR highest score vs RCB: 222
• RCB lowest score vs KKR: 49
• KKR lowest score vs RCB: 84
  
  (Photo: Sportzpics for IPL)

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IPL 2021, RCB vs KKR Live updates: Key stats

Key stats to look forward today 

• Virat Kohli is the only player to feature for the same franchise in all 14 seasons.
• AB de Villiers has now struck three consecutive half-centuries against KKR.
• Both Russell and Narine have a strike rate of 200 or more against RCB.

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IPL 2021 live updates: Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for the second phase

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Daniel Christian, Dushmantha Chameera, Sachin Baby, Srikar Bharat, Navdeep Saini, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammed Azharuddeen, George Garton, Suyash Prabhudessai, Tim David, Akash Deep

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IPL 2021 live updates: Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the second phase

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan(c), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Harbhajan Singh, Tim Southee, Shakib Al Hasan, Ben Cutting, Karun Nair, Pawan Negi, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sheldon Jackson, Sandeep Warrier, Tim Seifert, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vaibhav Arora.

Kolkata knight riders team during KKR vs SRH at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Photo by: Rahul Goyal / Sportzpics for BCCI

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IPL 2021: Can RCB keep the India leg's form in second phase?

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IPL 2021 live updates: Will KKR spring a comeback in UAE leg?

Morgan hopes the break would fare well for KKR, who were struggling to find their feet during the first phase of the tournament

 

"I'm delighted that we are back. Given the position we found ourselves in the beginning of the tournament and result not going our way, a little bit of a break would have hopefully helped us.

 

"We have certainly re-grouped here in Abu Dhabi, the guys are looking very hungry and fit, determined to make things right."

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IPL 2021 live updates: Captain Morgan feels KKR is now dangerous side with nothing to lose

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan on Sunday said they will be "dangerous" opponents in the second leg of the IPL since they have nothing to lose.

 

The two-time champions endured an underwhelming first half, losing five of their seven matches and are languishing at the seventh spot.

 

The skipper feels the team now controls its own fortunes going ahead.

 

"We need to just look at it in one way -- we absolutely control everything from here, there is no looking behind," Morgan said during a virtual press conference ahead of their match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

 

"We need to find a way of getting results and everyone in the team, fans know that that can make for very exciting watching because it makes us a very dangerous side with nothing to lose."

Virat Kohli and Eoin Morgan. Photo: Sportzpics for BCCI

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IPL 2021 live updates: Kohli to play his 200th match for Bangalore today

Kohli has been with RCB since the inception of IPL in 2008. He was appointed captain of the team in 2013, but was unable to win an IPL trophy. Under Kohli, RCB's best show came in 2016 when the team reached the final, losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight runs. That season, Kohli led from the front with the bat, scoring 973 runs including four centuries, the most runs by any player in an edition of the IPL.

 

"I also understand that RCB is coming through a transitional phase with the big auction coming next year. I have made clear to the management that I can't think of being in any other team other than RCB. I'll continue to be an RCB player till I play my last game in the IPL. It has been a great journey of nine years of joy, frustration, moments of happiness and sadness."

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Virat Kohli to step down as RCB captain after the end of IPL 2021

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) announced on Sunday that Virat Kohli will step down as the captain of the team after the end of IPL 2021 season. The announcement was made through a video posted by the franchise on social media, three days after Kohli said that he will be quitting as Indias T20I captain after the mens T20 World Cup in the UAE next month. Kohli will continue to be a part of the RCB squad.

 

"Hello everyone, to the RCB family, amazing fans of Bangalore and to everyone who has been a supporter for RCB for so long, I have an announcement to make. I have spoken to the squad this evening before the second leg of the tournament starts to inform everyone that this will be my last leg in the IPL as captain of RCB," said Kohli.

 

"Spoke to the management this evening, was on my mind for a while as I had recently announced stepping down from T20I captaincy to manage my workload with which has been immense over the last many years. I want to be committed to the responsibilities that I am fulfilling. I felt I needed this space to refresh, regroup and be absolutely clear in how I want to move forward," added Kohli.

Virat Kohli. Photo: Sportzpics for IPL