- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 juggled and caught by deep square leg. Tossed up a bit, and it dipped on Parthiv, who wanted to go for the legside swipe. Only gets a toe-end that sends the ball swirling into the air. Rana runs to his right from deep square leg and holds on after juggling it a bit. 18/119.6 length, and he has flicked this towards deep midwicket, where Shubman Gill comepletes the catch 213/48.5 that is that. The Nath experiment hasn't worked at all. Nath skies it in the air off a leading edge, trying to pick it up off his legs, it goes straight up in the silly point region. Russell seems to be settling under it but Uthappa is charging in from short cover too and snaffles it right from under Russell's nose almost. Luckily no collision with Uthappa showing some nimble footwork. Smiles all around from KKR 59/215.6 it has worked! Slides a slower ball, tossed up invitingly, across him, and Moeen takes the bait and goes for another big hit, but gets the top edge. It's Prasidh Krishna who grabs on, and Kolkata get a big break. What a knock from Moeen Ali, though! 149/3Extras6 (lb 1, w 5)TOTAL213/4 (20 Overs, RR: 10.65)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Parthiv Patel, 3.2 ov), 2-59 (Akshdeep Nath, 8.5 ov), 3-149 (Moeen Ali, 15.6 ov), 4-213 (Virat Kohli, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB HF Gurney 4 0 42 1 10.5 8 4 2 3 0 SP Narine 4 0 32 1 8 6 2 1 1 0 M Prasidh Krishna 4 0 52 0 13 5 7 2 0 0 AD Russell 3 0 17 1 5.66 8 0 1 0 0 Kuldeep Yadav 4 0 59 1 14.75 6 5 5 1 0 PP Chawla 1 0 10 0 10 1 0 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.6 Steyn has got his man this time. That seemed to come slower off the pitch, though not sure if it was a slower ball by Steyn. Lynn pushed at it too early, and pops a simple catch to mid-off. Steyn is pumped, and the comeback does have a wicket in his first over, even if a wicket off the first ball was missed 6/13.5 and Narine's iffy stay ends with a short ball. Saini dug this in short, got it to rise up to his face. Narine with his front leg cleared, wanted to swat it towards midwicket, but he's too late on the ball and has taken his eyes off it too. Gets a top edge that loops up and settles into Parthiv's gloves 24/24.6 Kohli almost clangs it but holds on at the second attempt Gill hasn't looked comfortable during his stay, this is a yorker length ball outside off, he wants to drive it through the offside, but ends up toe-ending it. Flies towards mid-off, and it looks like it might be going over Kohli, but he sticks out a hand over his head and grabs the ball. Not cleanly and it bounces out, but he does well with great presence of mind to hold on to it near his waist 33/311.5 length, and he has picked this up, swung it towards backward square leg, where the catch is completed! Might have been a change of pace, scrambled seam in fact, and he ended up getting more of the edge of the bat. The intent was right, but he's been put out of his pain 79/419.5 length, and he smacks this towards midwicket. There's a throw rifled in at the non-striker's end, and he's walking off. Russell is gone, as Moeen Ali whips the bails off. What a knock from Russell here, this time in a losing cause 197/5Extras16 (lb 4, w 12)TOTAL203/5 (20 Overs, RR: 10.15)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Chris Lynn, 0.6 ov), 2-24 (Sunil Narine, 3.5 ov), 3-33 (Shubman Gill, 4.6 ov), 4-79 (Robin Uthappa, 11.5 ov), 5-197 (Andre Russell, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DW Steyn 4 0 40 2 10 12 5 2 0 0 NA Saini 4 0 31 1 7.75 12 3 2 0 0 Mohammed Siraj 4 0 38 0 9.5 13 5 1 3 0 MP Stoinis 4 0 32 1 8 13 1 3 1 0 YS Chahal 3 0 45 0 15 6 3 4 4 0 MM Ali 1 0 13 0 13 3 0 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days
19 April 2019 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 1.2: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - V Kohli (Struck down)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 57/1 in 8.0 overs (V Kohli 32, AD Nath 12)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (V Kohli 15, MM Ali 35, Ex 0)
- V Kohli: 50 off 40 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- MM Ali: 50 off 24 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 149/3 in 16.0 overs (V Kohli 55)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 16.0 overs (96 balls), Extras 5
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 200 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 20 balls (V Kohli 41, MP Stoinis 10, Ex 2)
- V Kohli: 100 off 57 balls (9 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 213/4 in 20.0 overs (MP Stoinis 17)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 3 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 46/3 in 9.0 overs (RV Uthappa 3, N Rana 11)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 4
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 12
- N Rana: 50 off 33 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (N Rana 20, AD Russell 30, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 138/4 in 16.0 overs (N Rana 58, AD Russell 30)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 14
- AD Russell: 50 off 21 balls (2 x 4, 7 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 42 balls (N Rana 47, AD Russell 53, Ex 5)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 200 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 16
Match Coverage
All Match News'In ODIs when you get hit, the plan is to force the batsman to rotate the strike'
Kuldeep Yadav talks about the lessons he learnt from being dropped during the IPL, and his aim to become the fastest Indian to 100 ODI wickets during this World Cup
'Have to be flexible as a team' - Russell moots promotion to No.4
The big-hitting batsman said KKR could gain strategically by sending him up the order and forcing opposition captains to use their best bowlers earlier
Bruised, battered, and down on his knees - Kuldeep's horror IPL 2019 continues
The pressure on Kuldeep has been rising since Knight Riders' losing streak began last week, and the 59 runs he conceded on the night very nearly broke the man
Talking Points - how Virat Kohli went from scratchy to sensational
Why did Sunil Narine open the bowling instead of Piyush Chawla, and how did Royal Challengers up their game in the last ten overs?
Why Russell and Moeen had a higher Match Impact than Kohli
Virat Kohli's century was overshadowed by two other performances in a high-voltage game in Kolkata





