Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 81 runs (Sportzpics)
Shardul Thakur’s all-round display, Varun Chakravarthy’s three-wicket spell and debutant Suyash Sharma’s inspirational spell helped KKR defeat RCB in IPL 2023
Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy and young spinner Suyash Sharma inspired Kolkata Knight Riders to a victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore as KKR pick up their first win of IPL 2023 after defeating RCB by 81 runs.
After Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl first, RCB bowlers stunned KKR batters as the home side were reduced to 89/5 but a sensational batting display from Shardul and Rinku Singh guided the two-time champs to a fight-worthy total of 204/7.
Royal Challengers Bangalore began their chase of 205 runs really well as Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis stitched together a 44-run opening stand however, Sunil Narine drew first blood to get the wickets of Kohli which opened the floodgates and marked the start of RCB’s collapse.
RCB vs KKR IPL 2023 Match Highlights
From 44/0, the Bengaluru-based franchise slumped to 61/5 and they were dismissed for 123 runs with spinners taking 9 wickets for the first time in IPL history.
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