Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
It was Andre Russell, who once again ran the show for KKR, as he scored 48 not-out off 13 deliveries as he dismantled the entire RCB bowling attack in the death overs.
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 5, 2019
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Batting first, RCB scored 205-3 in 20 overs courtesy of brilliant knocks by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. RCB were looking to bag their first win but Russell’s dream knock didn’t let it happen.
Shubman Gill, who was unbeaten on three, took a quick single to help KKR chase down the target with five balls to spare.
RCB, who sit at the bottom of the points table, suffered their fifth consecutive defeat in the IPL 2019.
Earlier, Virat Kohli and AB de Villers scored impressive half-centuries as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) posted a confident 205/3 in their allotted 20 overs.
After being asked to bat, skipper Kohli gave RCB a flying start with opener Parthiv Patel (25). Following the dismissal of Patel, Kohli was joined by De Villiers and he went on to score 84 runs off 49 balls with the help of nine boundaries and two sixes.
With this, Kohli also became the leading run-scorer in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). De Villiers, who smashed 63 runs off 32 balls including five boundaries and four sixes, then shared a century stand with the RCB skipper. However, it was a 13-ball 28-run cameo by Marcus Stoinis that took RCB past 200.
The victory was KKR’s third in four matches as they enjoy a bright start to IPL 2019.
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