Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)! Emerging victorious by seven wickets in IPL 2024’s tenth match. The contest occurred on Friday (March 29) at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. Kolkata Knight Riders became history makers as this season’s inaugural away team triumph after nine clashes.
After being selected to bat first, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored a respectable total of 182/6 in 20 overs. Virat Kohli led their innings with a responsible knock of 83* (59). Cameron Green (33), Glenn Maxwell (28), and Dinesh Karthik (20) also made crucial contributions.
In response, Sunil Narine (47) and Phil Salt (30) gave Kolkata Knight Riders a flying start with an 86-run partnership in 6.3 overs. Mayank Dagar dismissed Narine in the seventh over, giving RCB a much-needed breakthrough.
However, the hosts received little relief following the wicket, as Venkatesh Iyer (50) maintained the attack with a fast half-century, putting Kolkata Knight Riders comfortably in control. He departed with his team on the verge of victory. Shreyas Iyer ultimately clinched the match in style, hitting a six in the seventeenth over.
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Faf du Plessis Reflects on RCB’s Defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024, Acknowledges Dew Factor
During the post-match presentation, RCB captain Faf du Plessis reflected on the loss and said:
“We thought it was a decent score but a little dew came in. Probably a little under par but looking at the first innings, we played well but didn’t finish the innings. Virat was struggling to get going towards the end as the pitch got more difficult to bat on. You can always try one or two things once the game is over but they (KKR) batted well and took the game away.
Faf du Plessis
He continued:
“It’s always a little tricky with the matchups against Salt and Narine, and the left-hand right-hand combination. They were excellent and really broke the game in the powerplay. [Short of spin options?] We had spinning options with Maxi but at night, there wasn’t too much spin on this surface. When Venky was playing against the left-arm spinner, it was easy for him to take them on.”
Faf du Plessis
LSG will face PBKS in the second IPL 2024 encounter on Saturday, March 30 in Lucknow.