RCB vs KKR, IPL 2021 Highlights: Morgan, Shakib take Kolkata to four-wicket win, Bangalore knocked out
IPL 2021 Highlights, RCB vs KKR, Eliminator: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets and will face Delhi Capitals in the second qualifier. Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, and Yuzvendra Chahal kept taking wickets at regular intervals interrupting the flow of Kolkata Knight Riders' 139-run chase. In the end, it was up to captain Eoin Morgan and Shakib al Hasan in the final over, as they needed 7 runs to win in 6 balls. Shakib scored a boundary on the final ball and then the two batsmen finished things off with three singles in next three balls. Earlier, Narine starred for KKR as he dismissed Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, and KS Bharat to restrict Royal Challengers Bangalore to 139/7 in 20 overs....Read More
KKR win by 4 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 4 wickets and now they will face Delhi Capitals in the second Qualifier.
Christian to Shakib - FOUR!
FOUR! Shakib al Hasan has scooped it over the fielder to get a boundary. 3 needed off 5 balls.
7 needed off final over
Kolkata Knight Riders need 7 runs to win in 6 balls. Can Eoin Morgan and Shakib al Hasan do it?
Siraj to Karthik - OUT!
GONE! Siraj has got the big wicket of Karthik, and KS Bharat takes a low catch. This is all falling apart for KKR now. KKR 126/6
Siraj to Narine - OUT!
GONE! Mohammed Siraj has castled Sunil Narine with a straight one. BIG WICKET! RCB still in contest. KKR 125/5, need 14 to win in 16 balls.
Padikkal DROPPED!
DROPPED! Sunil Narine gets a leading edge on a yorker from Harshal Patel and Devdutt Padikkal has dropped it. KKR 121 for 4.
Maxwell to Karthik - FOUR!
FOUR! Glenn Maxwell bowls a short one and Dinesh Karthik gives himself room and slices it for another boundary.
Chahal to Rana - OUT!
GONE! Chahal strikes as Nitish Rana hits the ball in the air - and the left-handed batsman has given away an easy catch to AB de Villiers. KKR 110/4
2 overs, 9 runs
Good two overs for RCB as they pull things back. RCB gave away just 9 runs in 12 balls. KKR need 29 to win in 6 overs.
Narine: 6, 6, 6!
SUNIL NARINE IS ON FIRE! Sunil Narine has hammered three sixes off Dan Christian back to back with a wide in between. 19 runs in 3 balls!
STATS ATTACK!
Most wickets in an IPL season
32 Dwayne Bravo (2013)
32 Harshal Patel (2021) *
30 Kagiso Rabada (2020)
28 James Faulkner (2013)
28 Lasith Malinga (2011)
27 Jasprit Bumrah (2020)
Harshal Patel gets Venkatesh Iyer OUT!
GONE! Harshal Patel manages to get a nick off Venkatesh Iyer as he attempted a pull and KS Bharat takes the catch behind stumps. KKR 79/3
Possible?
KKR are 74/2 in 10 overs, with 65 needed off 60 balls. Who will win?
DROPPED!
Maxwell bowls a full toss, Venkatesh plays a lazy shot and Shahbaz Ahmed makes a dive and drops the catch. BIG MOMENT. KKR 70/2
Maxwell to Rana - SIX!
SIX! Glenn Maxwell has been hammered for the maximum by Nitish Rana. Fantastic reverse hit. Maxwell tastes his own medicine.
Chahal to Tripathi - OUT!
GONE! Yuzvendra Chahal dismisses Rahul Tripathi. Big LBW appeal - umpire not interested. RCB reviewed. Three reds. Match is turning. KKR 53/2
Harshal to Tripathi - FOUR!
FOUR! Harshal Patel bowls a wide one and Rahul Tripathi has sliced it for another boundary to end the powerplay overs. KKR 48/1 in 6 overs
Harshal to Shubman - OUT!
GONE! Shubman Gill stepped up and skied the ball, mistimed it, and AB de Villiers makes no mistake. 31st wicket for Harshal Patel. KKR 41/1
RCB vs KKR - LIVE!
George Garton to Shubman Gill - FOUR! This time Gill is lucky, he stepped up, and chopped it. The ball missed the stumps by a whisker and went past keeper for third boundary in the over.
Garton to Gill - FOUR! FOUR!
FOUR! Shubman Gill steps up to Garton and slams him for a boundary straight down the ground.
FOUR! And even better on next one, short from Garton and Gill has pulled it towards midwicket.
Garton to Venkatesh - SIX!
SIX! A short one from Garton and this one has been slammed hard towards deep backward square leg for the maximum by Venkatesh Iyer.
Good start from Siraj
Siraj gave away just 7 runs in his first over - despite Shubman Gill getting away with a boundary on the 2nd ball. Good comeback.
Here comes George Garton on the other end.
IPL 2021, RCB vs KKR Live Score: Chase begins!
Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer begin Kolkata Knight Riders' 139-run chase in the Eliminator against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mohammed Siraj starts the attack for RCB. CHASE IS ON!
IPL 2021, KKR vs RCB: End of innings
Royal Challengers Bangalore post 138/7 (Kohli 39, Narine 4/21) in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah in the Eliminator.
CHRISTIAN RUN OUT!
A misfield allowed RCB to steal a single, but they tried to get one more and Christian was caught short. Good throw by Ferguson and well collected by Mavi. RCB 134/5
Lockie Ferguson to Shahbaz Ahmed - OUT!
GONE! Shahbaz Ahmed is caught in the deep by Shivam Mavi. Good catch as there was another KKR fielder there, but Mavi kept his cool. RCB 126/6
RCB vs KKR Eliminator match, IPL 2021 Live Updates
STATS ATTACK!
AB de Villiers in UAE leg:
0(1)
12(11)
11(6)
4*(1)
23(18)
19*(13)
26(26)
11(9)
106 runs | Avg 17.66 | SR 124.70
(Source: Cricbuzz)
Narine to Maxwell – OUT!
GONE! Glenn Maxwell slog sweeps it into the air, but he has mistimed it and Lockie Ferguson comes underneath him. Fourth wicket for Narine. RCB 112/5
What was that?!
Huge LBW appeal from Varun Chakravarthy for LBW. Umpire gives it out after a lot of consideration. RCB ask for review. Replays showed clear edge.
Narine to ABD - OUT!
GONE! Sunil Narine has completely outfoxed AB de Villiers - that one went through ABD's defences. RCB 102/4
Narine to Kohli - OUT!
GONE! A swing and a miss from Virat Kohli and Sunil Narine gets the big wicket of RCB captain. Castled! RCB 88/3
IPL 2021 Eliminator: RCB vs KKR LIVE!
STATS ATTACK
Virat Kohli in middle overs (7-15) this IPL
8 innings
145 runs
6 outs
Avg 24.17
SR 110.70
Shakib to Maxwell - FOUR!
FOUR! Glenn Maxwell joins the party – he has hammered a reverse sweep to get a boundary and break the shackles. He needs to stick till 20 overs and KKR will be in trouble.
Narine to Bharat - OUT!
GONE! Bharat tried to break shackles as Narine deceives him with carrom ball. He was caught in the deep by Venkatesh Iyer. RCB 69/2
Spinners slowing things down
Varun Chakravarthy, Shakib al Hasan have slowed down things as RCB are now struggling to get boundaries going.
RUN OUT CHANCE!?
Virat Kohli came out of his crease to steal a single, sent back by KS Bharat. KKR managed to get the ball to hit the stumps. Was Kohli out of his crease?
Replays shows he was grounded, inside.
Ferguson to Padikkal - OUT!
CHOPPED IT ON! Devdutt Padikkal has hit the ball to his stumps. Lockie Ferguson gets the wicket. RCB 49/1
Mavi to Kohli - FOUR!
FOUR! Virat Kohli stepped up to Shivam Mavi and hammered it over the fielder inside the circle. And another boundary from Kohli's blade.
RCB vs KKR, IPL 2021 Eliminator Live Updates
FOUR! Devdutt Padikkal gets a straying delivery towards the leg side and he has just pushed it past the fielder for another boundary. RCB are on fire!
Ferguson to Padikkal - FOUR!
FOUR! Short from Lockie Ferguson and Devdutt Padikkal gives himself room, and plays a late cut for another boundary. RCB are off to flying start.
FREE HIT - VIRAT KOHLI ON STRIKE!
FREE HIT! Wide and full toss, and Virat Kohli slices it to square for another boundary. Virat Kohli is on fire!
Mavi to Kohli - FOUR!
FOUR! Shivam Mavi gives away a wide one to Kohli and the RCB captain has slammed it over midwicket for a boundary! AND IT's a NO BALL!
Shakib to Kohli - FOUR!
FOUR! First boundary of the match and it comes from Virat Kohli's blade. Fantastic shot, Kohli is in the mood. What a shot to end Shakib's over. RCB 7/0 after 1st over.
Here comes Shivam Mavi on the other end.
IPL 2021 Eliminator, RCB vs KKR - LIVE!
Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal come out to bat for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kolkata Knight Riders start the attack with Shakib al Hasan.
Glenn Maxwell speaks before star of match
Glenn Maxwell: “Not bad. We have had a couple of good sessions. Now we are looking forward to getting out there. He (Bharat) was pretty buoyed after the last game. Obviously it was an amazing night, probably we were behind the game for the lot of it and to finish off like that was a great way to head into the playoffs. Nice to win a game like that, gives the group a lot of confidence going forward. Just been ultra consistent, been really comfortable in my technique and in my role, carrying on that consistency has been really rewarding. It (Sharjah) has been different. I think we have to try and front-end it a little bit more to try and get as many runs in the first 15-16 overs. We know how difficult it gets in the back end, the wicket slows up and the outfield is extremely slow. We have to stick to our game plan, sometimes we are little bit slow off the mark but if we can be on it from ball one, sticking to our lengths a little bit longer and put some dot ball pressure then we can get ourselves in the game."
Team News
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat(w), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Eoin Morgan speaks at toss
Eoin Morgan: “We would have loved to bowl first anyways. The toss doesn't bother. We are feeling confident within the group, we are starting to come good. We are playing with the same team.”
Virat Kohli speaks at toss
Virat Kohli: “We are going to bat first, looks like a great wicket, nice and hard. It gets tougher to bat here in Sharjah as the game progresses. No changes. A youngster steps up and wins you a game against a top side like Delhi. Very happy for KS. This is what this tournament is all about. Meetings have been pretty short and sharp. We have the ability to win games, nothing changes this being an Eliminator.”
IPL 2021, RCB vs KKR: TOSS!
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli wins toss, elects to bat against Eoin Morgan's Kolkata Knight Riders.
RCB vs KKR: Pitch Report
“This looks a much better track with that great Sharjah sheen. Looks like a polished tooth with not many cracks on it. Think it's going to be a high-scoring match. Expect the fast bowlers to make an impact and reckons a total of around 170 can be achieved on this wicket.”
— Matthew Hayden on Star Sports
