RCB lost the match at home as KKR defeated them by 7 wickets in Bengaluru
Friday, March 29th, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Asked to bat first, RCB posted the target of 182 runs at the loss of 6 wickets while riding on Virat Kohli's 59-ball unbeaten 83.
KKR started off on a rousing note as the opening duo of Philip Salt (30 off 20 balls) and Sunil Narine (47 off 22 balls) added 86 runs in just 6.3 overs.
Later, Venkatesh Iyer (50 off 30 balls) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (39 off 24 balls) helped KKR complete the task with 19 balls remaining for the side's second win in three games.
Earlier, the star batsman of Royal Challengers Bengaluru Kohli top-scored for the team while Cameron Green (33 off 21 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (28 off 19 balls) made useful contributions, the latter while getting two reprieves.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 182 for 6 in 20 overs (Virat Kohi 83 not out, Cameron Green 33; André Russell 2/29).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 186 for 3 in 16.5 overs (Venkatesh Iyer 50, Sunil Narine 47, Shreyas Iyer 39 not out; Vijaykumar Vyshak 1/23).