KKR vs RCB: Kolkata set a target of 205 runs in front of Bangalore | IPL 2023
KKR vs RCB: The ninth match of IPL 2023, the first match at Kolkata?s Eden Gardens, is being played today at 7:30 PM IST between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders. Bangalore captain Faf Du Plessis won the toss and decided to bowl first.
The Kolkata Knight Riders made 204 runs when batting first, however, they lost seven wickets. For Kolkata, Shardul Thakur scored a total of 68 runs in 29 balls. Rinku Singh played a mature inning of 46 runs in 33 balls. A 102-run partnership for the sixth wicket was shared by the two of them. Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz also scored 57 runs in 44 balls. None of the other Kolkata batsmen could reach double digits, other than these three.
Match Details
- Match: KKR vs RCB, 9th Match, Indian Premier League 2023
- Date: Thursday, April 06, 2023
- Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opt to bowl
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Scorecard
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c Akash Deep b Sharma | 57 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 129.54 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | b Willey | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Mandeep Singh | b Willey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nitish Rana (c) | c Karthik b Bracewell | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Rinku Singh | c Karthik b Patel | 46 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 139.39 |
| Andre Russell | c Kohli b Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shardul Thakur | c Maxwell b Mohammed Siraj | 68 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 234.48 |
| Sunil Narine | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Umesh Yadav | not out | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 300.00 |
KKR vs RCB Playing
KKR: Mandeep Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
RCB: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
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