After 18 overs, Kolkata Knight Riders 127/6 (Eoin Morgan (C) 1, Shakib Al Hasan 1)
Mohammed Siraj returns to throw his final. He starts with a single and then he has Sunil Narine’s wicket! Narine tries to flog but misses and the bail is cleanly removed! 14 runs took 16 balls and now it’s Eoin Morgan’s turn. Single, and that was totally avoidable, the RCB outfield players just end each other. OH WAIT, THAT’S OVER! Dinesh Karthik gets caught! Or is he? Big Nick and Bharat seem to have taken this neatly, but the referee is confused. We’re going up. Dinesh Karthik has left, he is now on the boundary ropes. Lots of thought, lots of camera angles, but the third referee is finally convinced it’s out! A twist in history? Shakib now, he’s off with a single. Point ball over!
OFF! Dinesh Karthik is caught by Siraj’s delivery and eventually pushes the ball into Bharat’s hands! Dinesh Karthik c Bharat b Mohammed Siraj 10 (12 balls)
The final of Harshal Patel is over. Kohli will pray that he can get another wicket here. He delivers almost immediately, Narine lands right in the air, but it moves and swings and Padikkal can’t take the catch. The rest of the overs is pretty nondescript, just three more runs of it. He finishes 4-0-19-2 in what will likely be his last game of the season. He was amazing at IPL 2021, took a whopping 32 wickets and proved that he is one of the best of the best.
KKR needs 27 runs in 30 balls. Do the 23 of 29, Dinesh Karthik has just hit a limit. It’s nicely cut, he slaps it over an additional cover for four. Dot and four singles follow, good over for Kolkata.
Chahal is over now. Starts with a point and then has a wicket! Nitish Rana seemed to be getting a little impatient, and he tries a slog, but doesn’t get nearly enough strength in the end, and it’s a pretty easy catch for de Villiers at Long-On. That wasn’t necessary from Rana, and no, for no reason, there is a little pressure on KKR. Still, they should win this easily. There are single and two points, Karthik looks a bit shaky. He takes a single from the last ball, just two runs from the over. Chahal ends with numbers from 4-0-16-2. Strategic timeout signals.
OFF! Rana tries to end the chase quickly and ends up with de Villiers! Nitish Rana c de Villiers b Chahal 23 (25 balls)
Harshal replaces Christian, and that’s probably the best. Two points and a couple of singles in the first four balls. Narine and Rana are probably just tired of playing Harshal, there is no need to try anything too dangerous right now. Oh, a strange ricochet from Rana there, he tried to pull, but it hit his bat in the back and fell back right next to him. That could have gone anywhere. Single to end the over, only three of them.
Chahal’s third run, he has to come up with something special quickly, because Sunil Narine has completely turned this game on its head. Two singles to start with. Narine is on strike, will he try to hit some maximums here? No, that’s a smart push, just one. Three more singles to end the over and six of them. At the moment this is more than good enough for KKR as the required run rate has dropped well below 6 thanks to Narine, who went nuts last year.
OFF! Rana tries to end the chase quickly and ends up with de Villiers! Nitish Rana c de Villiers b Chahal 23 (25 balls)
OFF! The threat goes, Venkatesh Iyer is sent back! Venkatesh Iyer c Bharat b Patel 26 (30 balls)
OFF! A great googly from Yuzvendra Chahal buzzles Rahul Tripathi! Rahul Tripathi lbw b Chahal 6 (5 balls)
OFF! Shubman Gill tries to hammer it into the ground for a six, but it’s a wrong shot and it goes very high but not too far. Shubman Gill c de Villiers b Patel 29 (18 balls)
Ferguson leaves for a York but ends up bowling a full throw. Shahbaz swings his bat and blows it up. But he doesn’t manage to reach the distance when Mavi makes the catch.
After Kohli and ABD, Narine removes Maxwell. The timing of a shot was torture on this stretch and Maxwell sweeps the short third man.
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, 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 bat on the wide outside of the ball, but lands with the inside edge on the stump.
IPL 2021, Eliminator 1 Live Updates: Mohammed Siraj returns to end his final. He starts with a single and then he has Sunil Narine’s wicket! Narine tries to flog but misses and the bail is cleanly removed! 14 runs took 16 balls and now it’s Eoin Morgan’s turn. Single, and that was completely avoidable, the RCB outfield players just end each other. OH WAIT, THAT’S OVER! Dinesh Karthik gets caught! Or is he? Big Nick and Bharat seem to have taken this neatly, but the referee is confused. We’re going up. Dinesh Karthik has left, he is now on the boundary ropes. Lots of thought, lots of camera angles, but the third referee is finally convinced it’s out! A twist in history? Shakib now, he’s off with a single. Point ball over!
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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