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
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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.
20:36 (IST) Sep 20
OUT! Chakravarthy cleans up Maxwell for 10 | RCB 63/5 in 11.4 overs
BOWLED! Varun Chakravarthy clean bowled Glenn Maxwell to give KKR a big wicket at this stage. Maxwell managed to score just 10 off 17 balls, and without a single boundary.
20:33 (IST) Sep 20
RCB 60/4 after 11 overs (Maxwell 9* & Baby 4*)
It's quite a struggle for RCB batsmen in the middle. They haven't hit a boundary since Devdutt Padikkal smacked one in the first ball of the 6th over off Lockie Ferguson.
20:28 (IST) Sep 20
RCB are in big trouble after posting 54/4 at the half-way mark of their innings
RCB are in big trouble after posting 54/4 at the half-way mark of their innings
20:26 (IST) Sep 20
RCB 54/4 after 10 overs (Maxwell 7* & Baby 1*)
It's a tough ride for RCB so far as they struggled to 54 for 4 after 10 overs against KKR in Abu Dhabi. Prasidh Krishna came back into the attack and gave away just two singles in the 10th over. RCB need a special innings from Glenn Maxwell tonight, if they have to post a defendable total.
20:19 (IST) Sep 20
OUT! Russell strikes again, cleans up de Villiers for duck | RCB 52/4 in 8.4 overs
WHAT A DELIVERY! Andre Russell comes up with a beautiful yorker to clean bowl AB de Villiers. A first-ball duck for RCB's star batsman, and they are in big trouble now. Second wicket for Russell in the over.
20:14 (IST) Sep 20
* Time for first strategic time-out
20:13 (IST) Sep 20
OUT! Russell removes Bharat (16) | RCB 51/3 in 8.1 overs
Searching for a boundary, debutant Srikar Bharat tried a pull shot off Andre Russell but mistimed it completely. Shubman Gill took a fine running catch at deep mid-wicket. Bharat hit one four in his 19-ball 16 innings. RCB are in trouble, but they have AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell in the middle.
20:11 (IST) Sep 20
50 comes up for RCB in 7.3 overs (Bharat 15* & Maxwell 5*)
20:04 (IST) Sep 20
OUT! Ferguson dismisses Padikkal (22) | RCB 41/2 after 6 overs
Lockie Ferguson got the better of Devdutt Padikkal, who edged one to wicket keeper Dinesh Karthik. RCB lost both openers inside the six Powerplay overs. It's a good start for KKR with the ball, especially after being asked to bowl first. Padikkal hit three fours in his 20-ball knock. RCB in slight trouble.
20:01 (IST) Sep 20
Here's how RCB scored runs in the first 5 overs tonight
Here's how RCB scored runs in the first 5 overs tonight
19:59 (IST) Sep 20
Narine to Bharat | FOUR! RCB 35/1 after 5 overs
Debutant Srikar Bharat opens his boundary count with a classy four. An inside out shot over cover off Sunil Narine.
19:54 (IST) Sep 20
Krishna to Padikkal | FOUR! RCB 27/1 in 3.4 overs
Devdutt Padikkal (14*) keeps the scoreboard ticking, hits a four towards backward square leg off a full toss from Prasidh Krishna.
19:49 (IST) Sep 20
RCB 20/1 after 3 overs
Devdutt Padikkal (10) opened his boundary count with a four off Lockie Ferguson as the pacer conceded 8 runs in his first over.
19:40 (IST) Sep 20
OUT! Krishna gets rid of Kohli | RCB 10/1 in 1.4 overs
Big Wicket. Prasidh Krishna trapped Virat Kohli LBW to give KKR a big breakthrough early in the contest. Kohli went for a review immediately, but the verdict remained the same. RCB skipper was out for 5 in the second over of the match.
19:38 (IST) Sep 20
Krishna to Kohli | FOUR! RCB 10/0 in 1.3 overs
Virat Kohli (5*) opens the boundary count of his team with a four towards deep extra cover off Prasidh Krishna.
19:35 (IST) Sep 20
RCB 4/0 after 1 over
Tidy start from spinner Varun Chakravarthy, gave away just 4 runs in the first over of the contest. More importantly, no boundaries. Pacer Prasidh Krishna will share the new ball with Varun.
19:34 (IST) Sep 20
* Most matches for a team in IPL
200 - Virat Kohli (RCB)* | 182 - MS Dhoni (CSK) | 172 - Suresh Raina (CSK) | 172 - Kieron Pollard (MI) | 162 - Rohit Sharma (MI)
19:31 (IST) Sep 20
Varun to Kohli | RCB 1/0 in 0.1 over
Virat Kohli opens his account immediately, starts with a single towards mid-wicket.
19:28 (IST) Sep 20
Here we go...Match 31 of IPL 2021 gets underway...
Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal will start the proceedings for RCB. Spinner Varun Chakravarthy with the ball for KKR.
19:26 (IST) Sep 20
Match No. 200 for Kohli
Skipper Virat Kohli is playing in a landmark 200th match for RCB, a team that he has been a part of since the beginning of the lucrative league in 2008.