Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.
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After opting to bowl first, Bangalore managed to restrict their opponents to 128. Andre Russell top-scored for KKR with a 25 off 18 balls.
RCB chased down the target of 129 with four balls to spare with Sherfane Rutherford top-scoring with 28 while Shahbaz Ahmed made 27.
In Chasing, RCB’ Top Oder Didn’t going Well, What they show in againts Panjab game. They were three wickets down at 17, with both Virat Kohli and du Plessis back in the hut. Umesh Yadav and Tim Southee were making the most of the new ball.
A partnership ensued between David Willey and Sherfane Rutherford. Sherfane Rutherford Played Crucial Inning as he came to the Crease RCB at 17/3. He scored 28 off 40 balls to help the RCB chase down a score of 128 to win. Although they were slow, it was the need of the hour. They ensured the Bangalore franchise didn’t crumble and stayed in the chase.
While Dinesh Karthik, held back tactically in the batting order, striking the winning blows off his old team-mate Andre Russell, who bowled the final over with a wounded right shoulder.
For KKR, Tim Southee took three wickets for 20 runs while Umesh Yadav got two. Also Sunil Narine bowled His 4 Overs For 12 Runs With One Wicket.
For RCB, Wanindu Hasaranga took four wickets for 20 runs, while Akash Deep and Harshal Patel got three and two wickets respectively.
Brief Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders: 128 all out in 18.5 overs (Andre Russell 25; Wanindu Hasaranga 4/20, Akash Deep 3/45, Harshal Patel 2/11).
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 132 for 7 in 19.2 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 28, Shahbaz Ahmed 27; Tim Southee 3/20, Umesh Yadav 2/16).