IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Highlights: Shardul, Varun give Kolkata a huge victory

Indian Premier League 2023, RCB vs KKR Highlights: Varun Chakaravarthy took four wickets and Shardul Thakur scored 68 off just 29 balls as Kolkata Knight Riders defended 204 easily and won by 81 runs

11:13 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Chakaravarthy has the last wicket, Kolkata win by 81 runs

 

Kolkata Knight Riders have won an easy game here and it is only fitting that Varun Chakaravarthy has taken the last wicket. He took three wickets at the start of the innings and broke the back of the Bangalore’s chase. 

 

11:08 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: 100 up for Bangalore

 

Bangalore brought up their hundred, though they are nine down for 122 in the 17th over. 

 

10:56 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Suyash has his third, gets Karn Sharma

 

What a game it has turned out to be for the spin trio of the Kolkata Knight Riders. Varyun Chakaravarthy picked three, Suyash has picked his three and Sunil Narine has picked two. The only wicket to the pacer has been taken by Shardul Thakur

 

10:54 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Impact player has instant impact on the game

10:50 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Suyash is Kolkata’s impact player

10:40 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Impact player makes impact, gets opposite impact player

 

Kolkata’s impact substitute Suyash Sharma outfoxed Bangalore’s impact player Anuj Rawat. This is also the first wicket for Suyash in the IPL. He came in as a substitute player for Venkatesh Iyer

 

10:38 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Anuj Rawat comes in as impact player

 

Anuj Rawat has come in as the new man as he has been introduced as the impact player for RCB in place of Mohd Siraj

 

10:35 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Thakur effective with the ball too

 

Shardul Thakur, who hit 68 off just 29 with the bat, has picked up a wicket in his first over itself as he has removed Michael Bracewell who looked well set at 19 and was looking to go big. 

 

10:29 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Impact player Suyash Sharma into the attack

 

Suyash Sharma, a 19-year old with hairs like Colin de Grandhomme but not exactly the mullet, is running almost as much in his run up as a medium pacer would. He has been introduced into the attack

 

10:21 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Narine has his second, Bangalore five down

 

Shahbaz Ahmad has been removed as he tried to reverse sweep Sunil Narine. The wicket is not easy to play spinners. It was evident even when Karn Sharma was bowling and even now it is difficult to read the two mystery men of Kolkata who have been the beneficiaries of all five wickets that have fallen so far. 

 

10:14 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Its raining wickets in Kolkata

 

Harshal Patel, who said in a pre tournament interview that he trusted his batting more than his bowling, has been bowled for a two ball duck by Chakravarthy after being promoted by his team to number five 

 

10:12 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Varun cleans up Maxwell

 

It was a straighter one from Varun Chakravarthy and Glenn Maxwell was nowhere near the ball when he tried to pull i8t. It was not short, so pulling it was not an option that he should have taken. Anyways, it's three down as far as RCB are concerned and they still need 151 to win from the remaining 76 balls at almost two runs per ball. 

 

10:04 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Chakravarthy gets du Plessis

 

Not in a similar fashion, but both Kohli and du Plessis have been bowled. The latter has been castled by Varun Chakravarthy 

 

10:00 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Narine gets Kohli

 

After a brilliant start, Virat Kohli, trying to work Sunil Narine on the on-side has been beaten by the turn in the ball and his off stump has been taken down by the West Indian. 

 

9:57 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: 23 from Southee’s second over

 

While Tim Southee bowled brilliantly in his first over and gave away only two runs, he was torn apart in the second and taken to the cleaners, conceding 23 runs in the over. RCB have marched 0on to 42 off just 24 balls. 

 

9:54 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Great start for Bengaluru

 

The veteran pairing of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis is doing the magic once again as they are tearing apart Tim Southee and Umesh Yadav who were supposed to swing the ball and early wickets. 

 

9:19 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Umesh bring up the 200 for Kolkata

 

Umesh Yadav utilised the lacking from Siraj who boiled length and he whacked him over mid-off for a four. He takes two more off the last ball and Kolkata Knight Riders finish at 204/7 in their 20 overs. 

 

9:18 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Back to back wickets for RCB

 

It now seems difficult for Kolkata to get past the 200 mark as after Rinku Singh’s departure in the last over, Shardul Thakur has also been removed and Knight Riders are 198/7 with two balls to be delivered. 

 

9:14 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Time for Rinku Singh to change gears

 

Rinku Singh has now changed gears and hit Harshal Patle for back to back sixes and in four balls, taken 17 runs from the over so far. 

 

9:05 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: There’s no stopping the Palghar express

 

Shardul Thakur has been phenomenal with the bat here and he has just reached new height altogether with his maiden IPL fifty. He is currently batting on 63 off just 25 balls. Rinku Singh is also doing his best to compliment him 

 

8:59 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Shardul gets to fifty in just 20 balls

 

Shardul Thakur has changed the momentum of the game totally with his bat. He has now reached his maiden IPL fifty and it has come in just 20 balls. Courtesy of him, Kolkata are past 150 and there are three more overs to go. He has now hi8t the joint fastest fifty of the season so far 

 

8:48 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Shardul gives it a full monty

 

Shardul Thakur has gone berserk here and those who were thinking KKR are done after Russell’s wicket, must now be pondering on whether they were too quick to comment. Shardul is now batting on 42 off just 15 balls. 

 

8:39 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Shardul Thakur has no gears below five

 

Shardul Thakur has come in and given no regards to any wickets falling at all as he has moved on to 15 off just seven balls courtesy of a four and a six back to back. 

 

8:33 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Karn Sharma picks Gurbaz and Russell off successive deliveries

8:32 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Fifty up for Gurbaz

8:15 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Gurbaz flying like Baaz

 

The Afghan batter is in the mood to entertain the crowd here. After surviving on a close call, he dispatched Michale Bracewell for a huge six over deep mid-wicket. 

 

8:14 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Gurbaz survives a close call

8:13 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Michael Bracewell in action, gets Gurbaz

8:00 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: 15 from Akash Deep’s over

 

The fifth over of the innings has brought back some sort of revival for the Knight Riders as they have gathered 15 runs from it thanks to a four off leg bye and a six off then no-ball by Gurbaz. 

 

7:56 PM

IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Live Score: Free Hit loading

 

Akash Deep, who is a local Kolkata boy, has been introduced into the attack against the Knight Riders. He was dispatched for a six by Gurbvaz and it turned out t9o be a no-ball too. The Afghan got a free-hit, but was not able to utilise it well.