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Cricket PlayersIPL 2022, RCB vs KKR Highlights: Dinesh Karthik finishes things in style; Bangalore beat Kolkata by 3 wickets
IPL 2022, RCB vs KKR Highlights: Chasing a paltry 129, the match went into the final over, before Dinesh Karthik hit Andre Russell for a six and a four to close the game.
IPL 2022, RCB vs KKR Highlights: The Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets in a low-scoring thriller at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Chasing a paltry 129, the match went into the final over, before Dinesh Karthik hit Andre Russell for a six and a four to close the game. With this RCB also earned their first win of the season. Meanwhile, Wanindu Hasaranga emerged as the standout bowler from the RCB camp as they bundled out KKR on 128 after inviting them to bat first. The spinner picked four wickets in his quota and conceded just 20 runs. KKR started on a poor note losing Venkatesh Iyer 10 (14), Ajinkya Rahane 9 (10), and Nitish Rana 10 (5) in the powerplay overs. Shreyas Iyer also failed to do much as he was dismissed on 13 (10). Andre Russell did manage to light the stadium with some massive sixes but he could only score 25 off 18 balls. In response, RCB got off to a shaky start with Umesh Yadav and Tim Southee picking three wickets inside the powerplay overs. David Willey and Sherfane Rutherfod then stitched a crucial partnership and Shahbaz Ahmed also chipped in with a vital 27 off 20 balls. Catch the Highlights of the IPL match between RCB and KKR:
...Read MoreIPL 2022, RCB vs KKR: RCB seek better returns from Siraj
Despite scoring over 200 runs, RCB ended up second best in their first game of the season. Mohammed Siraj bowled 14 wides, the most by a bowler in an IPL match. For someone who is talked about so highly, Siraj's performance was clearly not up to the mark. But he is known to emerged strong after setbacks and RCB will expect nothing less than that as they hope to open their account in the points table.
RCB vs KKR: Head-to-Head
Kolkata Knight Riders enjoy a better record against their opponent, winning 16 times against them. Meanwhile, RCB have emerged victorious on 13 occasions.
IPL 2022: Importance of Rahane
Abhishek Nayar, the current assistant coach of KKR, shares his thoughts on Ajinkya Rahane and what he brings on the table for the franchise.
"One of the reasons why he was bought was that he's been a great leader for India. He's also been a terrific cricketer who has scored a lot of runs in all formats. We are hoping to get the best out of him. He's equally hungry and raring to go." Nayar said while replying to a Hindustan Times query ahead of their IPL 2022 match against RCB.
"It is always good to have Ajinkya in the set-up for the experience he brings in. Working with him was easy because it was like having conversations like we always did during the playing days. It’s just a continuation of that,” he added.
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IPL 2022: Big names missing from RCB camp
The lack of Aussie players is not limited to KKR, RCB too will miss out on the services of Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, and Jason Behrendorff.
IPL 2022: Big names to miss the fixture
KKR will miss out on the services of Australian duo Pat Cummins and Aaron Finch. While Finch is busy with national duties in Pakistan, Cummins recently took part in a red-ball series in the same country.
RCB vs KKR: Trivia
- RCB captain Faf du Plessis, who used to play for the Chennai Super Kings was named the Player of the Match twice against KKR in the previous edition, which include the finale.
- Mohammed Siraj, who was mighty expensive against PBKS in RCB's opener (2/59), is yet to take a single wicket in the PowerPlays in his last 10 IPL matches
- Windies duo Andre Russell and Sunil Narine have an impeccable batting record against RCB and their strike-rate against them stands at 215.12 and 196.43 respectively.
RCB vs KKR: Top 5 players with the most fours in IPL
Shikhar Dhawan - 659
Virat Kohli - 547
David Warner - 525
Suresh Raina - 506
Rohit Sharma - 495
IPL 2022, RCB vs KKR: Kohli eyes unique feat
Virat Kohli had a good outing against the Punjab Kings in RCB's first match, which they lost by five wickets. The former RCB captain had then scored 41 off 29 deliveries.
With 547 fours to his name in the competition so far, Kohli now needs only three more to become the only second player in IPL history to reach 550 fours. Shikhar Dhawan, with 659 fours in IPL so far, is the only player ahead of Kohli in the tournament.
RCB vs KKR: Full squads
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer(c), Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson(w), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mohammad Nabi, Chamika Karunaratne, Baba Indrajith, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Rasikh Salam, Aman Hakim Khan, Ashok Sharma, Ramesh Kumar
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Siddarth Kaul, Karn Sharma, Chama V Milind, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Luvnith Sisodia, Aneeshwar Gautam
IPL 2022: Hello and welcome!
Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. The match will start at 7:30 pm and the toss will take place half an hour before. Stay tuned for all the updates from the match!
