IPL 2021, Match 31, RCB vs KKR Highlights: Kolkata wins by 9 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders' bowlers fired in unison to bundle out Royal Challengers Bangalore for a paltry 92
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Bowling the day's second over, right-arm medium pacer Prasidh Krishna dealt RCB a big blow when he had Virat Kohli trapped in front of wicket with his fourth delivery that jagged in and hit him above the knee-roll.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by nine wickets in Match 31 of 14th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Monday.
Chasing a paltry 93 for a win, Shubman Gill (48) and debutant Venkatesh Iyer (41 not out) stitched 82 runs for the opening wicket as KKR reached 94 for 1 in just 10 overs.
Earlier, electing to bat, RCB were bundled out for 92 with Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy taking three wickets apiece for 9 and 13 runs respectively.
Opening the bowling, architect-turned-mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy (3/13) did the star turn with three wickets in an excellent four-over spell. Star all-rounder Andre Russell (3/9 in three overs) also bagged three wickets, including AB de Villiers' golden duck, while there were two for Lockie Ferguson.
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Devdutt Padikkal was the highest scorer with 22 runs in a forgettable outing in skipper Virat Kohli's 200th game for RCB.
Bowling the day's second over, right-arm medium pacer Prasidh Krishna dealt RCB a big blow when he had Virat Kohli trapped in front of wicket with his fourth delivery that jagged in and hit him above the knee-roll.
Earlier, KS Bharat and Wanindu Hasaranga will make their debut for RCB, while Venkatesh Iyer is set to play his maiden IPL game for KKR.
Kolkata Knight Riders' scorecard
| Batsman | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Shubman Gill | c Siraj b Chahal | 48 | 34 | 6 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | not out | 41 | 27 | 7 | 1 |
| Andre Russell | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 94-1 in 10 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Over | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Mohammed Siraj | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Kyle Jamieson | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Harshal Patel | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Kohli was playing in a landmark 200th match for RCB, a team that he has been a part of since the beginning of the lucrative league in 2008.
Meanwhile, RCB is sitting comfortably on the top-half of the IPL 2021 points table with 10 points in seven matches. Virat Kohli, who will step down as RCB captain after this season, will play his 200th match for Royal Challengers Bangalore and he's the only playing player in IPL history to represent RCB in all 14 seasons.
Royal Challengers Bangalore scorecard
| Batsman | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Virat Kohli | lbw b Prasidh | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Devdutt Paddikal | c Karthik b Ferguson | 22 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| KS Bharat | c Shubman b Russell | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | b Varun Chakravarthy | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| AB de Villiers | b Russell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Baby | c Rana b Chakravarthy | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | lbw b Chakravarthy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Jamieson | run out (Chakravarthy) | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Harshal Patel | b Ferguson | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj | c Chakravarthy b Russell | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | not out | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 92-10 in 19 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Over | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Andre Russell | 23 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
RCB vs KKR playing 11
KKR playing 11: Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna
RCB playing 11: Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Sachin Baby, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal
10:23 PM
Yuzvendra Chahal [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
RCB vs KKR live score after 10 Overs: 94-1 | KKR wins
Over Summary: W 0 4 0 4 4 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 94-1 ; Andre Russell (0), Venkatesh Iyer (41)
Yuzvendra Chahal [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Venkatesh smashes towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR and wins the match for his team.
Ball 5: Venkatesh smashes down the ground for FOUR.
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: Venkatesh reverse sweeps towards deep backward point for FOUR.
Ball 2: DOT
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Ball 1: Shubman Gill manages only a top edge as he goes for a biggie. Siraj takes the skier, GONE. Shubman Gill c Siraj b Chahal 48(34) [4s-6 6s-1]
10:17 PM
RCB vs KKR live score after 9 Overs: 82-0
Over Summary: 1 0 1 0 4 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 82-0 ; Shubman Gill (48), Venkatesh Iyer (29)
Harshal Patel continues..
Harshal Patel continues..
Ball 6: A single for Gill.
Ball 5: Shubman Gill smashes FOUR.
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: A single for Venkatesh Iyer.
Ball 2: DOT
Ball 1: Shubman Gill collects a single.
10:12 PM
RCB vs KKR live score after 8 Overs: 75-0
Over Summary: 0 6 2 0 1 4 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 75-0 ; Shubman Gill (42), Venkatesh Iyer (28)
Wanindu Hasaranga [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Wanindu Hasaranga [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Venkatesh Iyer unleashes reverse sweep and hits over third man for FOUR.
Ball 5: Shubman Gill collects a single.
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: Shubman Gill collects a couple of runs.
Ball 2: Shubman Gill smashes SIX.
Ball 1: DOT
10:10 PM
RCB vs KKR live score after 7 Overs: 62-0
Over Summary: 1 1 Wd 1 1 1 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 62-0 ; Shubman Gill (33), Venkatesh Iyer (24)
Harshal Patel, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Ball 3: Shubman Gill collects a single.
Harshal Patel, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: Shubman Gill collects a single.
Ball 4: Venkatesh collects a single.
Ball 3: Shubman Gill collects a single.
Ball 3: WIDE
Ball 2: Venkatesh collects a single.
Ball 1: Shubman Gill colelcts a single.
9:59 PM
RCB vs KKR live score after 6 Overs: 56-0
Over Summary: 0 4 0 4 2 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 56-0 ; Shubman Gill (30), Venkatesh Iyer (22)
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Ball 6: A single for Shubman Gill.
Ball 5: Shubman Gill reverse sweeps towards third mna for a couple of runs.
Ball 4: Shubman Gill goes down on one knee and hits towards cow corner for FOUR.
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Shubman Gill sweeps towards deep backward square leg for FOUR.
Ball 1: DOT
9:55 PM
Kyle Jamieson [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
Ball 3: FREE HIT, Gill tries to guide the short delivery over keeper, misses. DOT
RCB vs KKR live score after 5 Overs: 45-0
Over Summary: 4 0 N 0 4 1 6 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 45-0 ; Shubman Gill (22), Venkatesh Iyer (19)
Kyle Jamieson [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Venkatesh dances down the wicket and wallopes towards long-on for SIX.
Ball 5: Gill collects a single.
Ball 4: Shubman Gill drives over extra cover for FOUR.
Ball 3: FREE HIT, Gill tries to guide the short delivery over keeper, misses. DOT
Ball 3: NO BALL
Ball 2: DOT
Ball 1: Shubman Gill advances down the wicket and smashes the short delivery through mid-off for FOUR.
9:49 PM
Wanindu Hasaranga, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
RCB vs KKR live score after 4 Overs: 29-0
Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 4 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 29-0 ; Shubman Gill (10), Venkatesh Iyer (16)
Wanindu Hasaranga, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: Venkatesh smashes FOUR.
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: A single for Shubman.
Ball 2: Venkatesh collects a single.
Ball 1: Gill collects a single.
9:45 PM
Mohammed Siraj continues..
RCB vs KKR live score after 3 Overs: 22-0
Over Summary: 0 2 0 0 0 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 22-0 ; Shubman Gill (8), Venkatesh Iyer (11)
Mohammed Siraj continues..
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Venkatesh Iyer collects a couple of runs.
Ball 1: DOT
9:40 PM
RCB vs KKR live score after 2 Overs: 20-0
Over Summary: 2 4 0 1 1 Wd Wd 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 20-0 ; Shubman Gill (8), Venkatesh Iyer (9)
Kyle Jamieson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 6: WIDE
Kyle Jamieson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 6: WIDE
Ball 6: WIDE
Ball 5: Venkatesh collects a single.
Ball 4: Gill collects a single.
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Gill advances down the wicket and hits over mid-on for FOUR.
Ball 1: Shubman Gill drives through cover for a couple of runs.
9:34 PM
Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer at the crease. Shubman Gill on strike. Siraj opens the attack
Ball 4: Venkatesh smashes FOUR.
RCB vs KKR live score after 1 Over: 10-0
Over Summary: 0 1 0 Wd 4 4 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 10-0 ; Shubman Gill (1), Venkatesh Iyer (8)
Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer at the crease. Shubman Gill on strike. Siraj opens the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: Venkatesh drives through cover for FOUR.
Ball 4: Venkatesh smashes FOUR.
Ball 4: WIDE
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Gill collects a single.
Ball 1: DOT
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First Published: Sep 20 2021 | 5:22 PM IST