In the 36th match of IPL 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling encounter by 21 runs. Barring Virat Kohli, no RCB batsmen could give a fight to the Kolkata bowlers. RCB batters easily succumbed to KKR spinners in their own home.
Bangalore’s team could only manage 179 runs losing 8 wickets in response to the target of 201 runs from KKR. Virat Kohli batted brilliantly, scoring 54 off 37 balls, while Mahipal Lomror scored 34 off 18.
In batting, Jason Roy scored 56 runs for Kolkata, while captain Nitish Rana scored 48 runs in 21 balls. Varun Chakraborty took three wickets in bowling, and Suyash Sharma took two from KKR.
Regarding the orange and purple caps, Faf du Plessis may not have done anything special with the bat against KKR, but the Orange Cap remains on his head. Faf has scored 422 runs in IPL 2023 at a strike rate of 167. At the same time, Virat Kohli has reached number two in the Orange Cap race. Kohli has scored 333 runs in 8 matches at a strike rate of 142.
Devon Conway’s name is on the third position in this list. Conway has scored 314 runs in 7 matches this season. David Warner is at number four after scoring 306 runs in 7 matches. At the same time, Venkatesh Iyer has been re-entered at the fifth position. Venkatesh has scored 285 runs in 8 matches this year.
Mohammed Siraj has again snatched the Purple Cap from Rashid Khan’s head. Siraj took a wicket against KKR and showed Russell the way to the pavilion. Siraj has taken 14 wickets in 8 matches played in IPL 2023.
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Varun Chakraborty has reached third in the Purple Cap race by taking 13 wickets in 8 matches. Arshdeep Singh is fourth with 13 wickets, and Yuzvendra Chahal is fifth with 12 wickets. At the same time, Rashid Khan is also present in second place with 14 wickets.
