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IPL: RCB beat KKR by 8 wickets
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22:34 Kohli gets winning runs; Siraj stars with ball
RCB 85-2 (13.3 ovs) vs KKR 84-8 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Virat Kohli's RCB record back-to-back wins here after defeating KKR by 8 wickets in their IPL match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Chasing a meagre 85 for victory, RCB made the chase look easy after Finch and Padikkal gave them a good start. Even after their dismissal in the 7th over, Gurkeerat and Kohli then took the team effortlessly to the finish line in 13.3 overs.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders failed miserably with the bat, putting up just 84 for 8 in their 20 overs after some stunning swing and spin bowling by Mohammed Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal, who wreaked havoc as the Knight Riders collapsed like a deck of cards.
RCB win by 8 wickets.
Prasidh back in the attack and Kohli flicks the ball down to the leg side for a couple.
He then digs out the yorker before steering the ball down to third man to take his team to victory.
Ferguson continues and he bowls a short one that Kohli pulls over mid-wicket for a four.
He then takes a single.
Four dots to end the over as 5 come off it.
18 needed now and Chakravarthy continues.
After two dots, Gurkeerat pumps the bowler for back-to-back boundaries to inch closer to victory.
Two singles to end the over as 10 come off it.
Ferguson continues and he gives four singles in the over as the batsmen keep the runs flowing.
22:19 RCB racing toward target
RCB 63-2 (10 ovs) vs KKR 84-8 (20 ovs)
Chakravarthy continues and after a dot, Kohli powers the ball through backward point for a four.
After a single and a dot, Gurkeerat then gets into the act and this time he plays the ball over extra cover for a four.
Dot to end the over as 9 come off it.
Ferguson continues and after three dots, Gurkeerat plays a expansive drive off the quickish ball for a four through covers.
Gurkeerat and Kohli then take a single each as 6 runs come off it.
Chakravarthy continues and both batsmen get off the mark with a single each as 2 come off the over.
22:09 Ferguson strikes!
RCB 46-2 (7 ovs) vs KKR 84-8 (20 ovs)
Gurkeerat on strike as an angry Kohli walks in to bat.
Two dots to end the over as 2 wickets and 2 runs come in the over.
Gurkeerat is the new man in and he starts with a dot.
He then plays the next ball to mid-wicket and takes a couple of steps ahead, Padikkal follows his lead but runs the whole length of the pitch but there was no run there and Padikkal is run out as Gurkeerat stays in the crease. He goes for 25 off 17.
Ferguson in the attack now and Padikkal takes a single down to the leg side for a single.
He then bowls a wide ball before getting the breakthrough!
Back of good lenght ball, Finch was expecting it to come in and plays it off the back foot. He only manages to get a outside edge and is caught behind by Karthik for 16.
Leggie Chakravarthy in the attack now.
Padikkal and Finch take singles off the first two balls before a wide ball is punished with a sweet cut past point for a four.
He then takes a single on the on the side before Finch plays two dots to end the over as 7 runs come in the over. RCB are racing towards the target here as they dominate the powerplay overs.
21:56 Go well in powerplay overs
RCB 37-0 (5 ovs) vs KKR 84-8 (20 ovs)
Cummins continues and the batsmen are easily rotating the strike with quick singles and twos until Finch plays the last ball of the over down to square leg for a four as 9 come off it.
Prasidh continues and Padikkal takes a single off the first ball of the over.
Finch then takes a single after a dot.
Padikkal now goes after the overpitched ball, he goes after the ball and gets a boundary over mid-off.
Padikkal then miscues a shot straight down the ground, the mid-on fielder does well to stop it inside the boundary. Three runs to Padikkal before Finch tickles the next ball down to fine leg for a four as 13 come off the over.
21:41 Finch, Padikkal looking good
RCB 15-0 (3 ovs) vs KKR 84-8 (20 ovs)
Cummins continues and after a wide and a dot, Finch takes a single to the off side as he takes off for a quick run.
Next ball is in the slot, Padikkal makes room and plays it over long-off for a four.
Padikkal then squeezes out the yorker to third man for a single.
Two dots to end the over as 7 runs come off it.
Prasidh opens at the other end and he bowls a wide but gives just 4 runs in the over.
Cummins opens the bowling for KKR while Padikkal and Finch open the batting for RCB.
Both batsmen get off the mark with a single each as 4 runs come off the opening over.
21:19 KKR make 32 runs in last 5 overs
KKR 84-8 (20 ovs) vs RCB
KKR finish their innings with a disappointing 84 for 8 in their 20 overs.
Siraj opened the floodgates in the opening over with two wickets before Saini took one and Siraj another leaving KKR with 14 for 4 in four overs.
Morgan took 11 balls to get off the mark but his rescue effort yielded just 30 runs off 34 balls and KKR just did not find a way back into the match.
Morris continues and he starts with a slower ball that Kuldeep connects and plays it over mid-wicket for a four.
He then takes a single to the off side.
Ferguson and Kuldeep then steal two quick doubles before a dot ball and then Kuldeep is run out at the non-strikers' end as he fails to get the bat down in time to complete the second run. He is run out for 12 and 10 runs and a wicket come off the last over.
Siraj back in the attack and he bowls exceptionally as just six singles come in the 19th over as Ferguson surives an LBW review.
Morris back in the attack. After a dot, Ferguson gets a couple to deep square leg.
After a dot, he just plays the ball to mid-on and takes off for a single.
Kuldeep then plays out two dots as just 3 runs come in the over.
21:06 Sundar takes out Morgan
KKR 65-7 (17 ovs) vs RCB
Apart from Morgan, no other KKR batsman has been able to tough it out and lack of partnerships coupled with superb RCB bowling have done in KKR in completely.
Chahal back in the attack and Ferguson survives here as he gets squared up and an outside edge goes past Kohli at first slip and the keeper de Villiers for a four.
Ferguson then gets a couple to mid-wicket and then a single after a dot.
Kuldeep plays out two dots to end the over as 7 come off it.
Ferguson is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single to the leg side before Kuldeep ends the over with a dot. 6 runs and a wicket come in the over.
Sundar continues and after a dot, Kuldeep takes a single on the off side.
Short ball and Morgan goes down on a knee and slogs it over square leg for a four.
Next ball, Morgan pulls again but this time is caught by the fielder at deep mid-wicket and his little rescue act comes to an end. He goes for 30 off 34 balls.
20:53 Chahal strikes again
KKR 52-6 (15 ovs) vs RCB
Saini back in the attack and the quickish delivery is played on the off side by Morgan for a single.
Kuldeep then safely plays three deliveries before taking a single just wide off cover.
Short ball next and Morgan swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a four. 6 runs come off the over.
Sundar continues and Kuldeep gets off the mark with a single as 5 runs come off the over.
Kuldeep is the new man in but the batsmen had crossed. After two dots, Morgan gets a single to end the over as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.
Chahal continues and Morgan starts the over with a single to long-on.
A dot ball later, Cummins is tempted and he goes after a loose, wide ball, he chips it straight to Padikkal in the deep. He goes for 4.
20:43 RCB spinners keep lid on scoring
KKR 39-5 (12 ovs) vs RCB
Runs are just not coming for KKR here as the RCB spinners choke the batsmen.
Sundar continues and he is testing Cummins here. Cummins survives an LBW review and then is beaten on the outside edge. And that is another maiden.
Chahal continues and again the batsmen just take three singles in the over.
Sundar in the attack now and he gives three runs in the over. Poor run rate by KKR after 10 overs.
20:30 Morgan leads fight back
KKR 33-5 (9 ovs) vs RCB
Cummins is the new man in after the Time Out.
Another googly and Cummins is struck on the pads. Umpire raises the finger but Cummins takes the review and that is a good decision as the review showed that it would be missing wickets.
Cummins gets off the mark with a single and three runs and a wicket come off it.
Leggie Chahal into the attack.
Karthik and Morgan take a single each off the first two balls of the over.
Karthik is then trapped by the googly. Big shout for LBW, umpire says not out. Kohli takes the review just in time. Ball tracking showed that the ball would have impacted the leg stump. Umpire made to change his decision and Karthik is out for 4 off 14. KKR lose half their side.
Saini back in the attack and after 4 dots, he bowls a little straightish but strays and Karthik plays it to deep square leg for a single.
Short ball next and Morgan pulls it over a leaping deep square leg fielder for a six.
Left-arm pacer Udana now into the attack.
Morgan and Karthik get a single each off the first two balls before Udana bowls a fuller one and wide and Morgan frees his arms and plays the over-pitched ball over extra-cover for a four.
Three dots to end the over as 6 come off it.
20:19 RCB bowlers keep things in check
KKR 17-4 (6 ovs) vs RCB
Siraj continues and Karthik finally gets off the mark, after 13 deliveries -- Morris dives to stop the ball at mid-on. A single off the first ball of the over.
After three dots, Morgan now opens his account off the 11th delivery he's faced. Paddikal puts in the dive at backward point to keep it down to just one run.
Dot to end the over as just 2 come off it.
Morris back in the attack and Karthik plays a block shot to begin the over.
Morris then hits Karthik on the pads, beating him on the inside edge. Big shout, umpire says not out, RCB take the review, and retain as the review shows umpire's call. The batsmen sneak a single off a leg bye.
Morgan then plays out four dots -- he even gets beaten once. Just one run comes off the over.
20:06 Lose four wickets in four overs
KKR 14-4 (4 ovs) vs RCB
This the first time this season that a team has lost four wickets inside the Powerplay.
Morgan is the new man in and he sees off the over safely. One run and a wicket come in the over.
Siraj continues and big shout for LBW but Karthik survives as it was going down leg. One run off a leg bye.
A dot ball next and Siraj strikes again. Bowling a wonderful good length ball, he gets some outside movement again, Banton chases it and is caught behind. He goes for 10 and KKR lose their 4th.
Karthik is the new man in, but Banton on strike.
Saini bowls a half-volley and Banton picks it up nicely and caresses it sweetly down the ground for a four through mid-on.
Banton then fishes, play and a miss.
After a dot, Saini bowls a short one and Banton pulls it through square leg for a six! 10 runs and a wicket come in the over.
19:56 KKE in trouble
KKR 3-2 (2 ovs) vs RCB
Saini comes in to bowl now and Gill plays the ball to mid-on as he gets an inside edge.
Gill tries to go big next, he miscues the full ball pull and is caught by a backward pacing Morris as KKR lose their third.
The ball comes quicker on to Gill who cannot control the shot and is done in.
Tom Banton is the new man in and he plays out two defensive shots to see off the over as Siraj bowls a double-wicket maiden.
Rana is the new man in and he is bowled all ends up off the very first ball he faces. Siraj bowls a perfect inswinger, pitched up and it goes through the batsman's defences.
KKR are two down.
Siraj opens at the other end and after two dots, he gets some swing and Tripathi gets the outside edge and is caught behind by de Villiers. Tripathi out for 1.
Chris Morris opens the bowling for RCB as Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi open the innings for KKR.
Morris starts with a dot before bowling a wide.
Gill and Tripathi then get off the mark with a single each.
After a good stop by Siraj at mid-on, Gill plays and misses and that is just three runs from the opening over.
Here is the Playing XI of both teams.
Playing XIs:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Tom Banton, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Rahul Tripathi, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.
19:20 KKR have two changes
KKR captain Eoin Morgan has won the toss and elected to bat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
KKR have made two changes while RCB have made a solitary change.
Banton and Prasidh come in for of Mavi and Russell in the KKR squad while Mohammad Siraj replaces Shahbaz Ahmed in the RCB XI.
Kolkata Knight Riders have finally found their mojo with the late inclusion of tearaway pacer Lockie Ferguson and they would look to avenge their first leg rout by the star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Ferguson made all the difference to KKR's yet another ordinary show, returning with sensational figures of 3/15 (four overs) and 2/2 from three balls in Super-Over against SRH.
AB de Villiers' incredible assault of 73 not out from 33 balls, which had led to an 82-run defeat not many days ago, will be still fresh in their minds.
It will be interesting to see how Morgan uses Ferguson against the likes of De Villiers, RCB skipper Virat Kohli and opener Aaron Finch.
Ferguson's inclusion gave the much-needed impetus to the side, but KKR are still struggling with their star all-rounder Andre Russell who capped yet another flop show with the bat.
Their go-to man in the last edition, Russell has just 92 runs from nine matches at an average of 11.50. The opposition bowlers seem to have found out his weakness for short deliveries.
If his abysmal form was not enough, the Jamaican has also picked up some niggles on the field and it would not be a bad ploy to give him a breather.
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