Krunal Pandya (3/29) bowled a sensational spell while RCB openers Philip Salt (56) and Virat Kohli (59 not out) played match-winning knocks to take their side to seven wickets victory at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Saturday.
Chasing a target of 175 runs, Salt and Kohli built a 95-run partnership to put the visitors into the driving seat. Incoming batter Rajat Patidar (34) and Liam Livingstone (15 not out) added vital runs to help their side sail over the line with 22 deliveries to spare.
Earlier, after putting into bat KKR top-order Sunil Narine (44) and Ajinkya Rahane (56) stitched a 103-stand. However, later, RCB all-rounder Krunal Pandya ran through the top and middle order to put a halt to their run scoring.
The KKR middle and lower-order fell like a pack of cards.
Soon after the match concluded, KKR’s former mentor and captain Gautam Gambhir, started to trend on X.
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“I thought we were going well till the 13th over but 2-3 wickets changed the momentum. Batters that followed tried their best but didn’t workout. When myself and Venky were batting we were discussing that 200-210 was achievable but those wickets changed the momentum. Little bit of dew was there but they had a very good powerplay with the bat,” Ajinkya Rahane the KKR captain said.
“It (total) was under par. We were looking for 200+. We don’t want to think too much about this game but at the same time just try and get better in certain areas.”
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