KKR defeated RCB by 21 runs in the 36th match of the Indian Premier League played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Batting first, KKR scored 200 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Nitish Rana scored 48 runs, and Jason Roy scored 56 runs. At the same time, while chasing the target, RCB could only manage 179 runs for 8 wickets. Kohli played an inning of 54 runs.
We handed them the win. After this defeat, Captain Kohli said, “To be honest, we didn’t deserve to lose. We weren’t up to the standard. If you look at the game, we played our best. Didn’t take advantage of opportunities. We missed a few chances which cost us 25-30 runs. We set ourselves up very well.”
Kohli further added, “We lost wickets while chasing the target. Despite that, we stayed in the game and needed one partnership. We need to switch on and not give soft plays. We know how to come back. That is not something that is troubling us. We must win a few matches to stay in the tournament’s playoffs.”
In the match, Harshal Patel and Mohammad Siraj dropped the catch of Nitish Rana. For Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), leg-spinners Varun Chakraborty (3/27) and Suyash Sharma (2/30) took five wickets together. Andre Russell (2 for 29) also took two wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had earlier scored 200 for five wickets with the half-century of Jason Roy (56 runs in 29 balls, five sixes and four fours) and captain Rana (48 runs in 21 balls, four sixes, three fours).
RCB is in the fifth position in the points table with 8 points. RCB has played 8 matches so far. They have won 4 and lost 4 matches. RCB must perform better in the remaining 6 matches to reach the playoffs.
