In Pics: All-round Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer help KKR thrash RCB, Virat Kohli's 83 not out in vain

Venkatesh's 50 of 30 balls and stunning blitzes by openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt propelled the KKR past the 183-run target that the RCB set for them

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By HT Sports Desk
Published on Mar 30, 2024 12:39 am IST 7 Photos
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A ruthless fifty by Venkatesh Iyer worked as the catalyst for Kolkata Knight Riders' smooth seven-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.(AFP)
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Kohli's skilful unbeaten fifty formed the foundation of RCB's competitive 182 for six. Kohli (83, 59b, 4x4, 4x6) and Cameron Green (33 off 21b) milked 65 runs off 42 balls for the second wicket, the primary alliance in RCB innings, as the home side produced a two-faced effort on a track that was on the slower side.(IPL-X)
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Kohli eventually scored his second consecutive half-century of the season, However, he struggled to get going in the death overs with Andre Russell and Harshit Rana(ANI)

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An archetypal Dinesh Karthik cameo (20, 8b, 3x6) added gravitas to the RCB total as usual towards the end.(AFP)
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The visitors' chase began frenetically as Narine and Salt added 86 runs in just 6.3 overs through an array of dazzling shots. Salt started the carnage, smoking pacer Mohammed Siraj for 18 runs in the very first over, finding two sixes and a four.(ANI)

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