IPL 2024 Live Score, RCB vs KKR Match Today: Kolkata Knight Riders began their chase on powerful note would be an understatement! Openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine flayed RCB bowlers mercilessly as the hosts looked for a breakthrough wicket desperately. Mohammed Siraj yielded 29 runs in two overs. Yash Dayal gave 37 runs in three overs. Alzarri Joseph yielded 34 runs from two overs. None of these bowlers got any wicket. Only Mayank Dagar and impact sub Vijaykumar Vyshak were able to get rid of Salt and Narine. While Salt scored 30 off 20 deliveries, Narine slammed 47 off 22 balls. Following this, Venkatesh Iyer slammed 50 off 30 deliveries. At any point in the match, the visitors didn’t look struggling. In the end, KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer and Rinku Singh finished the job as KKR posted 7-wicket win at Chinnaswamy. This is the first time that a team has won an away match at Tata IPL 2024.
KKR vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bengaluru innings
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to field first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Tata IPL 2024’s match 10 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Karnataka’s capital city on Friday. Faf Du Plessis was the breakthrough wicket for KKR courtesy a confusion and a runout in the middle. From there on, it has been a Virat Kohli show. Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green played crucial cameos. There were some heart-stopping moments when KKR fielders dropped the catch of Maxwell. But in the end, Narine got him.
We did see Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir in the middle chatting up! But it wasn’t what many thought it would be. There were half hugs! But overall, a more relaxed vibe and all smiles between Kohli and Gambhir. Towards the end, Kohli powered the RCB to a good total of 182 with some nifty shots from Dinesh Karthik. Mitch Starc bowled four overs with an economy of 11.75. He failed to get a single wicket.
Indian Premier League, 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 182/6 (20.0)
Kolkata Knight Riders 186/3 (16.5)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 10 ) Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 7 wickets
KKR has always dominated the game against RCB. In fact, the last time the home team won the match against KKR at Chinnaswamy was back in 2015. and Friday was no different for Gautam Gambhir’s Kolkata Knight Riders
Here are key moments of RCB vs KKR match:
Kolkata Knight Riders dominate Royal Challengers Bangalore, securing a convincing 7-wicket victory at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Venkatesh Iyer impressively slammed half-century, achieving the milestone off just 30 deliveries. However, the loss of his wicket is unlikely to have any significant impact on their ongoing run chase.
KKR need 24 runs from 33 balls. At this moment, unless there is some miraculous comeback by the RCB bowlers, KKR is on the way to become first team in the Tata IPL 2024 to win an away match.
The Gautam Gambhir vs Virat Kohli war was at the heart of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL match in Karnataka’s capital city on Friday. Just before the match, KKR had posted a couple of photos showing both Gambhir and Kohli in an intense mood. Fans were expecting another heated argument between them too or a glare at the least. But in a most anti-climactic moment, Gambhir was seen hugging Kohli during the strategic timeout of match number 10 of the Tata IPL 2024. (Read More)
Phil Salt looks powerful with those two back-to-back shots! Salt complexly dominated the first over as he hammered Md Siraj. He has already smashed 17 off 5 deliveries.
Virat Kohli showcases his brilliance as he leads Royal Challengers Bangalore to a total of 182/6 in their allotted 20 overs.
Sunil Narine makes amends for his earlier mistake by dismissing Maxwell, having dropped his catch in the preceding over delivered by Harshit Rana.
The look of dejection on Narine’s face shows the frustration of entire KKR camp. After all, that drop could have been a catch and Maxwell would have been dismissed. But KKR’s Ramandeep dropped that big catch. Will this change the game tonight?
Kohli slams half-century from 36 balls as RCB opener gives a solid start to his side in this high-octane match. Yup, we did see Gautam Gambhir glaring! With those boundaries, Maxwell is also warming up, it seems.
Following the departure of Faf du Plessis, Royal Challengers Bangalore suffer another setback as they lose their second wicket in the form of Cameron Green, who contributed a brisk 33 runs off just 21 deliveries.
After that confusion in the middle, Faf du Plessis returns to the Royal Challengers Bangalore dugout, all eyes now shift towards Virat Kohli, as the team seeks to maintain the momentum. For now, Green and Kohli are trying for maximum runs, even stealing those quick singles.
The first over is being bowled as Faf Du Plessis and Virat Kohli open for RCB vs KKR. Iyer chose Starc to bowl the first over. Kohli smashed an easy boundary on very first ball. With Faf and Kohli in the middle, RCB would want see a big total on the board.
Philip Salt(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat(w), Dinesh Karthik, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal
The Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss. Skipper Shreyas Iyer has chosen to field first. This decision signals their intent to take charge of the game’s tempo right from the start, setting the tone for an exciting contest ahead.
Cricket images that hit hard 🥶 pic.twitter.com/QYf5LanzYQ
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 29, 2024
Nitish Rana
Sunil Narine
Venkatesh Iyer
Andre Russell
Shreyas Iyer (capt)
Phil Salt (wk)
Mitchell Starc
Rinku Singh
Ramandeep Singh
Harshit Rana
Varun Chakravarthy
Suyash Sharma
Mayank Dagar
Cameron Green
Rajat Patidar
Alzarri Joseph/Reece Topley
Faf du Plessis (capt)
Anuj Rawat (wk)
Mahipal Lomror
Dinesh Karthik
Yash Dayal
“I’m looking forward to the match up outside the boundary line. Gautam Gambhir is going to be at the boundary line right beside the RCB dugout, don’t know what’s going to happen there, I think, you know how Virat is, he likes to have some fire all the time, and if he just looks at the KKR dugout, he’s just going to be fired up.”
During an IPL 2023 league-stage clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants, tensions boiled over as Gambhir and Kohli found themselves embroiled in a heated altercation. Following the match, both players engaged in a fiery exchange of words, highlighting the intensity of the moment.
In an IPL 2016 showdown between RCB and KKR, tensions flared once again between Gambhir and Kohli. The fiery moment occurred when Gambhir, the left-handed skipper, hurled the ball towards Kohli’s end at the non-striker’s, despite there being no possibility of a run-out.
If you are new to the IPL madness, here’s a refresher course on the Kohli vs Gambhir saga. It was back in 2013, when the first public spat between Kohli and Gambhir took place. In the match at this very Chinnaswamy Stadium, KKR bowler got Kohli. As he was walking to the RCB dugout, we say Gambhir saying something to Kohli, which didn’t go well with the then RCB skipper. Things got really bad. In fact, then KKR player Rajat Bhatia had to intervene and separate the two cricketers.
The M Chinnaswamy Stadium was electric this week as RCB clinched a thrilling four-wicket victory against Punjab Kings. The crowd went wild, especially when their talismanic leader, Virat Kohli, was smashing boundaries left, right, and center. This fixture is steeped in IPL history, tracing back to its very beginnings. And let’s not forget the intense rivalry between Kohli and Gambhir, adding an extra layer of excitement. Anticipate nothing short of a pulsating atmosphere when these two powerhouses clash on the field. It’s going to be an exhilarating showdown, to say the least!
“One team I wanted to beat every time, even in my dreams, were RCB. Why? Because it was the second-most high profile team, the most flamboyant team. With a lineup such as ABD, Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli. Still not won anything and yet thought that they won everything. That kind of attitude, I couldn’t take that! The three best wins that KKR ever had were against RCB. One thing I would want in my career is to go on cricket field and beat RCB”
KKR holds a commanding lead in the head-to-head encounters, standing at 18 victories to RCB’s 14. Last season, KKR achieved a remarkable feat by securing victories in both encounters against RCB, with scores exceeding 200 in each match. Notably, RCB has struggled to overcome KKR at their home ground, the Chinnaswamy Stadium, since their last triumph in 2015.
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