1st Match Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Recap

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings

Powerplay 1: 60 runs, 1 wicket in 6 overs.

Impact Player Subs: Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Anrich Nortje, and Vaibhav Arora.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Player Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Romario Shepherd, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, and Abhinandan Singh.

Key moments:

• 50 Runs: Reached in 5.4 overs (34 balls) with 0 extras.
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (SP Narine 17, AM Rahane 34, Ex 0).
• Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 60/1 in 6 overs (SP Narine 17, AM Rahane 39).
• AM Rahane’s Performance: 50 runs off 25 balls (6 x 4, 4 x 6).
• 100 Runs: Reached in 9.3 overs (57 balls) with 4 extras.
• 2nd Wicket (continued): 100 runs in 54 balls (SP Narine 44, AM Rahane 55, Ex 4).
• 150 Runs: Reached in 15.3 overs (93 balls) with 5 extras.
• Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 150/6 in 15.4 overs (A Raghuvanshi 19).
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Player Sub: Devdutt Padikkal in for Suyash Sharma (Kolkata Knight Riders innings, 15.6 ov).
• Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders – 174/8 in 20 overs (Ramandeep Singh 6, SH Johnson 1).

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Innings

Powerplay 1: 80 runs, 0 wickets in 6 overs.

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Sub: Vaibhav Arora in for Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Kolkata Knight Riders innings, 19.6 ov).

Key moments:

• 50 Runs: Reached in 3.4 overs (22 balls) with 2 extras.
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (PD Salt 36, V Kohli 12, Ex 2).
• Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 80/0 in 6 overs (PD Salt 49, V Kohli 29).
• PD Salt’s Performance: 50 off 25 balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6).
• 100 Runs: Reached in 9.5 overs (59 balls) with 3 extras.
• V Kohli’s Performance: 50 off 30 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6).
• 150 Runs: Reached in 14.5 overs (89 balls) with 3 extras.
• Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 162/3 in 15.3 overs (V Kohli 59).