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KKR vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders thump Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9 wickets

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 20, 2021, 22:53:44 IST

KKR vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders thump Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match in Abu Dhabi. Chasing a paltry 93 for a win, Shubman Gill (48) and debutant Venkatesh Iyer (41 not out) stitched 82 runs for the opening wicket as KKR reached 94 for 1 in just 10 overs. Earlier, electing to bat, RCB were bundled out for 92 with Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy taking three wickets apiece for 9 and 13 runs respectively. Stay with TOI to get IPL live score, scorecard, highlights and ball by ball score updates of IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

21:47 (IST) Sep 20

Hasaranga to Iyer | FOUR! KKR 29/0 in 3.5 overs

Debutant Venkatesh Iyer (16*) continues to impress with bat, hits a classy four through deep extra cover off Wanindu Hasaranga - his third of the night.

21:45 (IST) Sep 20

KKR 22/0 after 3 overs | Target - 93

Good, tidy over from Mohammed Siraj - just 2 runs from it, which included five dot balls. Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga comes into attack.

21:39 (IST) Sep 20

KKR 20/0 after 2 overs in chase of 93 (Iyer 9* & Gill 8*)

Back to back 10-run overs for KKR as they started their run chase comfortably against RCB in Abu Dhabi.

21:35 (IST) Sep 20

Jamieson to Gill | FOUR! KKR 16/0 in 1.2 overs | Target - 93

Shubman Gill (7*) opens his boundary count with a one-bounced four towards long-on off Kyle Jamieson.

21:32 (IST) Sep 20

Siraj to Iyer | FOURS! KKR 10/0 in 0.5 over

Venkatesh Iyer (8*) starts his KKR career with back-to-back fours off Mohammed Siraj.

21:29 (IST) Sep 20

* Shubman Gill and debutant Venkatesh Iyer to start the KKR run chase. Mohammed Siraj with the ball for RCB.

21:20 (IST) Sep 20

Kudos to the whole bowling unit, it was a very disciplined bowling performance. I'm happy to do whatever the coach and the captain want me to do, be it bowling the first over or come back later. We did work a lot even during the last phase, credit goes to the team management. The plan was to attack the stumps, the ball was doing a bit initially, now it has flattened, so we just stuck to our plans.

KKR's Varun Chakravarthy (3/13 in 4 overs)

21:17 (IST) Sep 20

KKR bowl RCB out for 92 in 19 overs

21:14 (IST) Sep 20

OUT! Russell dismisses Siraj (8) | RCB 92 all out in 19 overs

It's all over! Third wicket for Andre Russell and RCB folded for just 92 runs. Russell (3-0-9-3) and Varun Chakravarthy (4-0-13-3) picked up six RCB wickets, whereas Lockie Ferguson (2/24) and Prasidh Krishna (1/24) chipped in wickets too for KKR. For RCB, Devdutt Padikkal top-scored with 22 off 20 balls. KKR need 93 to win the contest now.

21:09 (IST) Sep 20

Krishna to Siraj | FOUR! RCB 89/9 after 18 overs

Mohammed Siraj (7*) ends the over with a four off Prasidh Krishna. Siraj's top edge goes flying between keeper Karthik and the first slip. Valuable runs for RCB at this stage.

21:05 (IST) Sep 20

RCB 83/9 after 17 overs (Siraj 2* & Chahal 0*)

Lockie Ferguson ended his spell with a wicket over, while conceding just 4 runs in it. Ferguson's final figures: 4-0-24-2

21:02 (IST) Sep 20

OUT! Ferguson cleans up Patel for 12 | RCB 83/9 in 16.3 overs

Second wicket for Lockie Ferguson as he clean bowled Harshal Patel with a slow yorker.

21:00 (IST) Sep 20

RCB 79/8 after 16 overs

Varun Chakravarthy completed his excellent spell and returned figures of 3 for 13 in 4 overs. A run-out and 4 runs off his final over.

20:57 (IST) Sep 20

OUT! Kyle Jamieson run out for 4 | RCB 76/8 in 15.3 overs

Luck is also not in favour of RCB tonight. Kyle Jamieson is now run out at the non-striker's end after the ball hit the stumps after deflecting from bowler Varun Chakravarthy's hand.

20:56 (IST) Sep 20

The struggle continues for RCB in Abu Dhabi

20:54 (IST) Sep 20

RCB 75/7 after 15 overs (Patel 7* & Jamieson 3*)

Sunil Narine completed his quota of overs with a 7-run over. He returned figures of 0 for 20 in 4 overs. Tidy work!

20:51 (IST) Sep 20

RCB 68/7 after 14 overs

A wicket and 2 runs from Varun Chakravarthy's over. His stats so far reads: 3-0-9-3. EXCELLENT!

20:48 (IST) Sep 20

OUT! Chakravarthy strikes to dismiss Baby (7) | RCB 66/7 in 13.4 overs

Another wicket for Varun Chakravarthy, his third of the night. Sachin Baby ended his struggle in the middle, scoring just 7 off 17 balls, with a straight hit to Nitish Rana at backward point.

20:44 (IST) Sep 20

RCB 66/6 after 13 overs (Baby 7* & Jamieson 2*). And it's time for another strategic time-out

20:38 (IST) Sep 20

OUT! Two in two for Chakravarthy, dismisses Hasaranga for a duck | RCB 63/6 in 11.5 overs

Varun Chakravarthy is on a hat-trick now, trapping debutant Wanindu Hasaranga LBW for a golden duck. Brilliant stuff from the spinner. RCB are witnessing a terrible batting collapse in the middle.