RCB vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2023: Spinners, Roy and Rana win it for Kolkata

Indian Premier League 2023 Highlights, RCB vs KKR: Suyash Sharma took two wickets and Varun Chakaravarthy got three as the Knight Riders restricted Bangalore to 179/8 to win by 21 runs

11:34 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Match Summary

 

Kolkata Knight Riders finally broke their four-match losing streak as they beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 21 runs away from home. Jason Roy (56) and Nitish Rana (48) with the bat and Suyash Sharma (2/30) and Varun Chakaravarthy (3/27) with the ball were the heroes for Kolkata. 

 

Kolkata scored exactly 200 after being asked to bat first. Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell failed with the bat after a long time. And even after a fifty from Virat Kohli, there came no support as such and Bangalore could manage to get as far as 179/8. Their two-match winning streak was also broken. 

 

11:16 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders win by 21 runs

 

With 35 needed off six balls to win. It was always going to be impossible until and unless Rinku Singh is batting. Unfortunately, he was wearing keeping gloves and filling in for Jagadeesan. In the last over, however, Bangalore earned 14 runs and lost the game by 14 runs. 

 

11:09 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Brilliant over from Chakaravarthy, concedes just 4 in 18th

 

Varun Chakaravarthy bowled a brilliant over as he got rid of Dinesh Karthik and conceded just four runs in the 18th over to get the target to 44 off just 12 balls. 

 

11:01 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Wicket for Russell, Hasaranga gone

 

Andre Russell did great to remove Wanindu Hasaranga and conceded only eight runs even after being hit for a six in the 17th over. At the end of the over, Bangalore needed 48 off the last three overs to win the match. 

 

10:50 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: 56 needed in 24, Hasaranga and Karthik at the crease

 

The strategic time-out has been taken and it is up to Kolkata Knight Riders now to lose this game. They need to defend 56 in 24 balls with only Dinesh Karthik as the recognised batter left. 

 

10:45 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Prabhudessai gone, Bangalore still need 65 in 32

 

Suyyash Prabhudessai has been run out once again while batting alongside Dinesh Karthik. This is now two times in two games that this has happened. 

 

10:31 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Venky takes a stunner to remove Kohli

 

Venkatesh Iyer took a stunner at long-leg to remove Virat Kohli. It was a short ball from Russell and Kohli slapped it off the front foot, but straight to Venky and he grabbed the ball lying low and then rolled over with it. The last hope for Bangalore has also diminished now. It is up to Dinesh Karthik and Suyyash Prabhudessai now. They will be backed up by David Willey, Harshal Patel and Wanindu Hasaranga and mind you all of them can bat very well. 

 

10:25 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Lomror gone after brilliant 34 off 18

 

Mahipal Lomror has departed after a really brave innings as he was trying to hit a six again after having hit one on the previous ball in the same region. He has been caught at deep square leg by Andre Russell off Chakaravarthy. 

 

10:23 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Lomror giving great company to Kohli

 

Mahipal Lomror has come in as a fresh breath of air as he has hit 34 off just 17 balls and taken all the pressure off Kohli

 

10:20 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Edge and four, Virat brings up 49th IPL fifty

 

Virat Kohli has cut Suyash Sharma for a four which has come off an edge. So far in the 11th over, RCB have taken nine runs off four balls. Virat Kohli has reached his fifty with a single and it has come off just 33 balls. 

 

10:17 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Virat Kohli with another milestone

10:16 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Rana trying to use up others’ overs

10:15 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Pun intended

10:14 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Lomror hits it long

 

Just after the strategic time-out, Mahipal Lomror has hit Sunil Narine for a huge pull over deep mid-wicket for a six. 

 

10:12 PM

RCB vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2023: Chakaravarthy gets Maxwell

 

Glenn Maxwell too has departed early in this game and now Bangalore and Virat Kohli find themselves in trouble as they are up with the run rate but three wickets down for 58 in the sixth over.