A quick fifty by Sunil Narine helped Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in their opening match of Indian Premier League season 11 at the Edens Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.
Sunil Narine is the first player to score two fifties in 17 balls or fewer in the IPL
Sunil Narine is the first player to score two fifties in 17 balls or fewer in the IPL https://t.co/G9IWQfzRMD pic.twitter.com/GS2oVopBLm
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KKR 177/6 (18.5 Ovs)
CRR: 9.4
RCB 176/7 (19.0 Ovs)
Innings Break
KKR need 177 runs in 20 overs to win.
OVER 19.5: Vinay Kumar to Mandeep, out Caught by Kuldeep Yadav!
The part-timer Nitish Rana dismissed Ab de Villiers and Virat Kohli in the same over today. #KKRvRCB pic.twitter.com/1YrHCgfdhl
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OVERS 18.3: Johnson to Woakes, FOUR.
Chris Woakes, right handed bat, comes to the crease
OVERS 18.1: Johnson to Sarfaraz Khan, out Caught by Rinku Singh
OVERS 17.4: Narine to Mandeep, FOUR
OVERS 15.6: A Russell to Mandeep, 1 run
Nitish Rana gets a double breakthrough. AB and Virat are back in the hut.
Our trusted pair of Macho and Mandy will look to resurrect the innings. #PlayBold #KKRvRCB #RCB
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Rana is on a Hat-trick!
OVERS 14.3: Nitish Rana to Kohli, out Bowled!!
OVERS 14.2: Nitish Rana to de Villiers, out Caught by Johnson!!
OVERS 14.1: Nitish Rana to de Villiers, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
OVERS 11.3: Johnson to de Villiers, SIX
The Moment We Have Been Waiting For Is Here. AB de Villiers And Virat Kohli. Come On #RCB. 😻😍😻 #KKRvRCB #KKRvsRCB pic.twitter.com/Uaq78F6Uog
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OVERS 8.2: OUT! Narine to Brendon McCullum, out Bowled!!
OVERS 1.4: OUT! Quinton de Kock gone for 4. RCB 18/1, Piyush Chawala bags an early wicket
OVERS 0.4: SIX! With a six Brendon McCullum scored an overall 9000 runs in T20s, only second player to achieve the feat after Chris Gayle. RCB 10/0
Quinton de Kock and Brendon McCullum opening for RCB. R Vinay Kumar to bowl first over for KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore.