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
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
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)
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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An all-round performance of immense quality helped Mumbai Indians to a 100-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. This was the sixth win in a row for MI, and took them to the top of the standings. meanwhile, the tale of this season comes to an end for RR, qualification no longer possible.
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Jasprit Bumrah looked to be back to his best as Mumbai Indians danced past LSG with a 54-run victory. Bumrah finished with figures of 4-22, and ultimately LSG were massively off the pace as they came nowhere close to the total. MI moved up to second in the table with this result.
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The fixture between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings was called off due to rain at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Both teams shared one point each.
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Josh Hazlewood is pumped up after the wicket of Shimron Hetmyer. The Aussie finished with figures of 4-33, taking his season tally to 15, but more significantly ensuring his team snatched victory from a difficult position. RCB now sit third in the points table, on 12 points.
