Today’s match of IPL 2024 is being played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and decided to field, due to which a ticking tune has been created in the minds of the spectators watching this match.
Like other matches, RCB vs KKR will also be played not only on the cricket field but also on the field of emotions.
The audience will now get to see who wins and who loses, but it is sure that this match is going to be a real fight!
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RCB vs KKR, 1st Inning: Set target by RCB against KKR
RCB vs KKR 2024: In today’s match, Kolkata made a good start with the explosive style with which RCB captain Faf du Plessis was sent to the pavilion early, but after that their bowlers could not do anything special.
Actually, Kolkata performed weakly in bowling from the beginning, during which they lost two spin catches of Glenn Maxwell, but in the end, KKR tightened the screws and were successful in stopping RCB from scoring runs to a great extent.
In today’s upset match, RCB star Virat Kohli’s bat scored 83 runs on 59 balls, after which at the end of the innings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, batting first against Kolkata Knight Riders, scored 182 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.
RCB vs KKR, 2nd Inning: Recounter by KKR
KKR’s explosive batting created a stir..
RCB set a target of 183 runs, but KKR achieved 102 runs in 9 overs.
After which the hearts of KKR fans were calm and they definitely understood that their victory was confirmed.
After which this happened, in 15 overs, KKR’s army managed to score 167 runs at the loss of 2 wickets.
A brilliant six on the 5th ball of the 16th over of the match finally ended the match, and KKR won by scoring 186 runs at the loss of 3 wickets.
RCB vs KKR: Statement
Venkatesh Iyer: [on his back] It’s just a little jacked up, have to go and have a scan. To be honest, it got better as the game went on, one end in particular, the Pavilion end and credit to Narine, the pressure was off and we had to go and finish the formalities.
It was very important to capitalise on the platform laid, the left-arm spinner was bowling and it was my duty to go after the bowling. Also my fiancee is here and I would like to credit her.
Vyshak bowled really well, used the change-ups nicely. To face him was a little tough, pace off on that pitch in totality was tough. even when we bowled quick deliveries, it was tough.
Faf du Plessis: Strange one, first innings we thought that the wicket was two-paced, you could see that when the guys bowled the cutters, the guys really struggled. We thought it was a decent score knowing that it gets a little easier in the evening, there was a little bit of dew coming in.
Looking at the way we batted in the first innings, even Virat was struggling to hit the ball due to the lack of pace. You can always say after the game, try one or two things but the way the two of them (Narine and Slat) batted, they put pressure on our bowlers.
They hit strong cricket shots and pretty much took the game away. With Narine there, you can’t go to spin, you want to use pace upfront. That’s also a really good match-up for Salt and the way he plays. They were excellent, really broke the game in the first six overs.
Spinning options with Maxi and finger-spinning can be effective here, but at night there wasn’t too much spin, With left-hand, right-hand combination, it’s one of those things, you can bowl a spinner. We saw when Venky was playing, it felt like an easy hit against left-arm spin.
Ideally you want someone who can spin the ball both ways but with the set-up of our team tonight, we didn’t have that option. (On Vyshak) Very good, he hasn’t had opportunities. We had a look in the first innings and thought about bringing in Karn Sharma.
But we felt someone who could bowl really good slower balls is probably the most difficult bowler to face on this pitch. Dre Russ bowled 80% of his balls cutters. We took some learnings from that and he was the best bowler of the evening.
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