KKR vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9 wickets

Winning with most balls to spare in IPL

87 MI v KKR Mumbai 2008

76 KTK v RR Indore 2011

73 PBKS v DC Mohali 2017

71 RCB v PBKS Indore 2018

60 KKR v RCB Abu Dhabi 2021 *

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Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9 wickets. Shubman Gill set up the platform and Venkatesh Iyer finished things off in style. KKR

GONE! Shubman Gill went for one shot too many and he was caught by Mohammed Siraj. But the job has already been done. KKR 82/1

FOUR! Harshal Patel has been slammed for another boundary by Shubman Gill. There is nothing RCB can do right now.

SIX! Hasaranga bowls a tad bit outside off stump, and Shubman hammers it straight down the hand. Big hit. KKR 68/0

KKR have shown how to best use the powerplay overs and now they are just slowing down a bit. Damage is already done – KKR would look to finish quickly to get good NRR.

FOUR! Shubman Gill has hammered Yuzvendra Chahal for a couple of boundaries and 50 is up for KKR. Gill and Venkatesh are putting on a show here.

SIX! Venkatesh Iyer steps up to Kyle Jamieson and launches it towards long-on for first six of the innings. KKR 45/0 in 5 overs

FOUR! Shubman Gill is targetting Kyle Jamieson who is really struggling here. Inside out shot, and that races to the boundary. KKR 38/0 in 4.4 overs.

FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer opened the face of the bat and he has hammered Hasaranga for a boundary. He is on a roll.

Wanindu Hasaranga has come into the attack for RCB. Can he provide a big breakthrough on his IPL debut?

Chasing 93 to win and KKR have knocked off 20 off the first two. Surely, there is no pressure of a big target and it's visible in the way Gill and Iyer have started this innings.

And the tall New Zealander is welcomed with a handsome six from Gill. The batsman gives himself room, does a little shimmy down the wicket and absolutely whacks it for four. Almost carried the distance.

Width on offer and the debutant crashes the ball through off side for a four. Follows it with another bullet cover drive. His IPL career is up and running and in some style. 10 from the first over from Mohammed Siraj.

Shubman Gill and debutant Venkatesh Iyer have walked out to open. RCB need something special to pull this one off, and if that doesn't come, it should be smooth sailing for KKR.

Lowest totals for RCB in IPL

49 v KKR Kolkata 2017

70 v RR Abu Dhabi 2014

70 v CSK Chennai 2019

82 v KKR Bengaluru 2008

87 v CSK Port Elizabeth 2009

92 v KKR Abu Dhabi 2021 *

Varun Chakravarthy - Kudos to the whole bowling unit, it was a very disciplined bowling performance. I'm happy to do whatever the coach and the captain want me to do, be it bowling the first over or come back later. We did work a lot even during the last phase, credit goes to the team management. The plan was to attack the stumps, the ball was doing a bit initially, now it has flattened, so we just stuck to our plans

Royal Challengers Bangalore bowled out for 92 in 19 overs. It has been a perfect bowling performance from KKR - and good day for players in purple.

GONE! Ferguson cleans up Harshal with a beauty of a yorker. RCB are nine wickets down for 83.

RUN OUT! Harshal Patel hits a ball from Varun Chakravarthy straight, bowler got a hand on it – and ball hit stumps. Kyle Jamieson was outside his crease. He is gone. RCB 76/8

FOUR! Harshal Patel cut on a full delivery to get a welcome boundary for RCB. IT has come after a long long time.

Sachin Baby's painful stay comes to an end. RCB are seven wickets down. Easy catch for Nitish Rana. Soft dismissal. RCB 66/7

GONE! FIrst ball duck for Wanindu Hasaranga and Chakravarthy is on a hat-trick.

GONE! Varun Chakravarthy gets rid of Glenn Maxwell, who was frustrate and tried to get into the shot, but goes way too early. RCB 63/5

Nothign comes off the freebie. RCB 60/4 in 11 over