Shahbaz Ahmed cuts off the drive, but it goes between the gap between the goalkeeper and the first slip.
Narine picks up another large wicket. ABD loses its stumps after being hit by a flicker. It was slowly in the air, in and out, going through the gap between the club and the pad.
There is no doubt that the ball was holding and making it difficult to hit. RCB batter limit themselves to collecting singles, and their slow sweep efforts don’t produce the results they want. One of ABD’s slog sweeps was excellently cut down to just one by Rahul Tripathi. Six from the beginning. 100 up!
Maxwell inner edges the pull shot on the pads for a single. Second ball, Narine dismisses Kohli. Get the slower ball to spin off center, hit the bat, and break the stumps. AB de Villiers comes into play. Two singles rallied in front of a LBW appeal against ABD with the ball spinning into him, but the impact was gone on the outside. The last ball is swept backwards for a four.
Outside off ball from Narine and ABD gets enough with the reverse sweep to hit the point.
Narine turns the ball from the center to Kohli. The RCB batter attempted a slog sweep, but the ball went under the bat to break the stump.
Ferguson starts with a bilateral wide ball. The next ball bounces back in and stays low, resulting in an LBW -Operation against Maxwell leads, but he went in the leg. Say goodbye. Two more singles collected and Kohli finds a limit on the last ball with a classic loft flick to the middle of the wicket.
The beautiful Kohli loft flick to the deep mid wicket gives the RCB a limit and the skipper some relaxation.
Maxwell brings a welcome border to break the chains. Against Shakib, who is bowling over the wicket, Maxwell uses the reverse sweep and gets a four at Deep Point. Five singles added and nine come out of the over. Kohli has to raise the bet from the other end.
Hit the switch! Maxwell tries a switch hit against Shakib and turns the match-up into an advantage for himself.
Narine picks up another big wicket. ABD loses its stumps after being hit by a flicker. It was slowly in the air, in and out, and went through the gap between the club and the pad.
Narine lets the ball turn from the center to Kohli. The RCB batter attempted a slog sweep, but the ball went under the bat to break the stump.
Bharat sets out to negotiate the long boundary rope. It was a caramel ball thrown up and Bharat couldn’t get the power behind his punch.
Chopped up! Padikkal throws his club on the wide outside of the ball, but lands with the inside edge on the stump.
There is no doubt that the ball holds and has made it difficult to hit. RCB batter limit themselves to collecting singles and their slow sweep efforts are not bringing them the results they want. One of ABD’s slog sweeps was excellently cut down to just one by Rahul Tripathi. Six from the beginning. 100 up!
Preview: Maxwell cuts the pull shot for a single inwards onto the pads. Second ball, Narine dismisses Kohli. Get the slower ball to spin off center, hit the bat, and break the stumps. AB de Villiers comes into play. Two singles rallied in front of a LBW appeal against ABD with the ball spinning into him, but the impact was gone on the outside. The last ball is swept backwards for a four.
Both teams look strong on paper and go into the crucial game after winning their previous games. While RCB won a last ball thriller against Delhi Capitals, KKR secured a big win against Rajasthan Royals.
RCB qualified for the playoffs and finished third with 18 points out of nine wins. KKR didn’t have the best start to the tournament in India but turned their luck in the United Arab Emirates in the second half. They won seven out of 14 games and finished ahead of defending champions Mumbai Indians thanks to a better net run rate.
Kolkata’s biggest asset is the bowlers. Greats like Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine were impressive with their spells, while Lockie Ferguson was also in good shape. Shivam Mavi also picked up four wickets in KKR’s last game and considering they are back at Sharjah, expect Morgan to name an unchanged team. With the addition of Shakib Al Hasan to the XI, KKR looked like a balanced team.
Eoin Morgan captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders and Virat Kohli captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Sportzpics
Virat Kohli’s trust in KS Bharat paid off when the wicketkeeper batsman played blinders to claim victory against Delhi Capitals. He went undefeated at 78, hitting a six from the final ball to get his team over the line.
Glenn Maxwell is another constant performer with the bat, while players like Yuzvendra Chahal and Harshal Patel are key players in the Bowling department.
The game between RCB and KKR starts at 7.30pm IST. The throw will take place at 7 p.m. IST.
The game will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network. Live streaming of the game will also be available on Disney Hotstar. You can also check for live updates and individual comments on Firstpost.com.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (C), Navdeep Saini, Glenn Maxwell, Dan Christian, Rajat Patidar, Dushmantha Chameera, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammed Siraj , Harshal Patel, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Wanindu Hasaranga, George Garton, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Kyle Jamieson, Suyash Prabhudessai, KS Bharat, Tim David, Akash Deep, AB de Villiers.
Kolkata Knight Riders : Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathy, Shubman Gill, Harbhajan Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pawan Negi, M Prasidh Krishna.,, Shivam Dube, Tim Southee, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russel, Ben Cutting, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Tim Seifert.
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