Match 10, Chennai, April 18, 2021, 03:30 PM
Royal Challengers Bangalore
204/4(20.0ov)
Kolkata Knight Riders
166/8(20.0ov)
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 38 runs
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Earlier in the day, a brilliant innings by Glenn Maxwell and a powerful finish by the one and only AB de Villiers powered Bangalore to a massive score of 204. Kolkata started off well with the ball but had no answers to the batting of Maxwell and AB de Villiers. In the end, the score of 204 turned out to be too big for them and they lost by 38 runs. No prizes for guessing the MAN OF THE MATCH, it is the one and only AB de Villiers.
Brilliant bowling from Bangalore. Kyle Jamieson was expensive but picked up three wickets. Mohammed Siraj was economical and so were their spinners. Harshal Patel continued his great form in this game and picked up Andre Russell in the last over. They never let the game slip away from them, as they picked up wickets at regular intervals.
Kolkata were poor with the bat. Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi got starts but none of them could convert them into a big score, and they lost wickets at regular intervals. Skipper Morgan and Shakib Al Hasan too got going but the target was too big for them and fell at the wrong time. In the end, Andre Russell played some big shots but couldn't chase the massive target down.
Great performance by Bangalore! They have outplayed Kolkata in all departments and win by 38 runs. Kolkata never looked comfortable while chasing such a huge total on a tricky wicket.
In IPL, for the first time in 14 editions, RCB have won their first three matches.
In over# 1
1
1
1
1
0
0W
Harshal Patel 17/2(4)
19.6
1
There it is! Bangalore win 3 games in a row! Length ball, outside off. Harbhajan Singh miscues his pull to square leg for one. BANGALORE WIN BY 38 runs!
19.5
1
Full ball, outside off. Drilled down to mid off for one.
19.4
1
Slower ball, outside off. Harbhajan Singh doesn't pick it and chips it towards long on for one.
19.3
1
Shorter ball, on off. Pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one.
Varun Chakaravarthy is in now.
19.2
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Yorker, on the stumps. Varun Chakaravarthy defends it.
Harshal Patel to bowl the final over. He has 43 to defend.
19.1
W
OUT! BOWLED! Full ball, outside off. Andre Russell goes for the drive but drags it back onto the stumps. Harshal Patel continues to impress in Chennai.
In over# 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Mohammed Siraj 17/0(3)
18.6
1
Just one from the 19th over! Full toss, on the stumps. Russell miscues his slog and gets it down to long on for one.
18.5
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5 dots in the 19th over, that too against Andre Russell! Short ball, on the stumps. Andre Russell ducks under it.
18.4
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Dot again! Full and fast yorker, outside off. Russell digs it out to cover.
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