Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost another match against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. In the recent clash between the two franchises. KKR defeated the rival team by seven wickets.
The target of 183 runs never threatened the two-time champions. Former India player Sunil Gavaskar didn’t take the name, but he indirectly hit out at Virat Kohli and Cameron Green for failing to score runs at a brisk pace.
“RCB are losing because they go into the shell in the powerplay overs. Look at KKR; they scored more than 80 runs in the powerplay overs, but what RCB did is not hidden from anyone,” Sunil Gavaskar said on Star Sports.
Virat and Green were at the crease in the powerplay overs, and the two put up 60 runs in 6 overs.
In the end, Kohli was unbeaten 83 off 59 balls, with the help of 4 fours and as many sixes. For KKR, Sunil Narine and Phil Salt didn’t put their foot wrong and took the rival team out of the contest in the first stage. Narine scored 47 runs off 22 balls, while Salt accumulated 30 off 20 deliveries.
Venkatesh Iyer maanged 50 runs off 30 balls. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer was unbeaten on 39. The Knight Riders have won two games out of two in IPL 2024. RCB have been left behind in the points table with a win from three games.
Kohli is the leading run scorer in the ongoing season with 181 runs from three matches. He returned to cricket after a long break due to the birth of his second child.
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