IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 81 runs in Match 9 of IPL 2023, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. Chasing a target of 205 runs, RCB were bowled out for 123 in 17.3 overs, with Varun Chakravarthy taking four wickets for KKR and Suyash Sharma bagging three dismissals. Meanwhile, Sunil Narine scalped two dismissals vs RCB. Initially, KKR reached 204/7 in 20 overs, courtesy of some good batting from Rahmanullah Gurbaz (57), Shardul Thakur (68) and Rinku Singh (46). Thakur was in particularly stunning form and slammed nine fours and three sixes. Meanwhile, David Willey and Karn Sharma bagged two wickets each for RCB.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will lock horns in their second match of the Indian Premier League on Thursday. While RCB started their campaign on high-note, KKR suffered a loss in their opening match. The Nitish Rana-led team and Faf du Plssis-led team will want to register a win at the match which will be played at KKR’s homeground – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Shardul Thakur showed his all-rounder capabilities as he smashed a counter-attacking half-century before the spinners played their part as Kolkata Knight Riders made a memorable homecoming with an 81-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2023 on Thursday. With pitch assisting the bowlers, KKR found themselves tottering at 89/5 before Shardul Thakur’s heroic innings scripted a superb recovery with his 29-ball 68 to power his team to 204/7 after RCB opted to bowl. Coming in at No 7, Thakur hammered the joint-fastest fifty of the season off 20 balls and shared an entertaining 103-run wicket partnership off 47 balls with Rinku Singh (46 off 33). In reply, RCB failed to last the distance and folded up for 123 in 17.4 overs with the trio of Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and debutant Suyash Sharma sharing eight wickets between themselves. It was KKR’s first win of the season.
Match 9, Indian Premier League, 2023, Apr 06, 2023
Match Ended
KKR
204/7 (20.0)
RCB
123/10 (17.4)
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
