30 March 2022, 23:28 PM
That's it for tonight. Thank you for joining, we will be back again tomorrow night for another IPL clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings.
30 March 2022, 23:09 PM
RCB beat KKR by 3 wickets
Another match of the IPL 2022 went right down to the wire as Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 3 wickets to register their first win of the campaign. Both the bowling attacks showcased some excellent performance, first RCB got KKR struggling to put a up challenging total then in reply KKR took early wickets to stay in contest.
RCB- 132/7 (19.2 Overs)
30 March 2022, 23:04 PM
Southee STRIKES!
Tim Southee removes Sherfane Rutherford 28 (40) and Wanindu Hasaranga in quick succession, first caught behind by Sheldon Jackson and then Russell catches Hasaranga running backwards.
RCB- 111/7 (18 Overs), need 17 runs of 12 balls to win
30 March 2022, 22:50 PM
OUT!
Shahbaz Ahmed GONE! Varun Chakaravarthy strikes for KKR, stumped by Sheldon Jackson. Shahbaz Ahmed played a good knock of 27 (20), he was looking to hit a six stepping out of his crease but the spinner saw him coming down and bowled smartly.
RCB- 102/5 (16.1 Over), need 27 runs off 22 balls
30 March 2022, 22:39 PM
RCB need 36 runs in 5 Overs
Royal Challengers Bangalore need 36 runs in 30 balls to win as Shahbaz Ahmed and Sherfane Rutherford take charge in the middle. KKR trying their best with Tim Southee into the attack. Shahbaz so far has displayed confident batting scoring runs in quick succession.
RCB- 93/4 (15 Overs), Shahbaz 20 (17) & Rutherford (32)
30 March 2022, 22:09 PM
OUT!
Narine gets Willey, finally breaks the partnership between Rutherford and Willey. He was going slow and the pressure mounted on him, trying to play a big shot he could only find Nitish Rana at mid-wicket. Willey gone for 18 (28) Bowled by Narine caught by Nitish Rana.
30 March 2022, 21:59 PM
RCB RECOVER
Royal Challengers Bangalore recover from early blows with some smart batting from David Willey and Sherfane Rutherford. KKR searching for a wicket as the momentum shifts towards RCB.
RCB- 52/3 (8 Overs), Willey 13 (17) & Rutherford 13 (20)
30 March 2022, 21:45 PM
RCB STRUGGLE
Royal Challengers Bangalore struggling infront of Kolkata Knight Riders bowling attack as they try to recover from early blows. David Willey and Sherfane Rutherford in the middle for RCB as KKR fishing for more wickets.
RCB- 36/3 (6 Overs), Willey 6 (10) & Rutherford 4 (12)
30 March 2022, 21:41 PM
Kohli GONE!
First Du Plessis now Virat Kohli on the very next ball, RCB in DEEP trouble now as KKR bowling attack on FIRE.
RCB- 21/3 (2.2)
30 March 2022, 21:39 PM
Du Plessis GONE!
KKR strike again with Tim Southee removing RCB skipper Faf Du Plessis for 5 (4). He tries to flick it down the ground for a single but gets beaten by Southee's pace and miss times it badly for an easy catch to Ajinkya Rahane.
RCB- 17/2 (2 Overs)
30 March 2022, 21:33 PM
Rawat GONE!
Umesh Yadav STRIKES early! Anuj Rawat gone for 0 (2), Motivation for KKR as they get the early breakthrough they were looking for. Virat Kohli comes in at 1down.
RCB- 10/1 (1 Overs), Kohli 9 (3) & Du Plessis 1 (1)
30 March 2022, 21:15 PM
KKR all out for 128 (18.5)
Kolkata Knight Riders bundle out for 128 runs in 18.2 overs. RCB on course of winning their first game of the tournament if anything doesn't go south. Royal Challengers Bangalore need 129 runs to win, required rate below 7 runs per over. KKR need a miracle to get them out of this situation as the pitch is favouring the batsman, they have a lot to improve on as many questions will be raised over their batters decision making.
30 March 2022, 21:10 PM
SIX!
Umesh Yadav takes Akash Deep to the cleaners as he clear the ropes for a maximum. RCB giving easy runs away to KKR as Umesh Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy make 22 runs in partnership.
KKR- 124/9 (18.1 Overs), Umesh 14 (10) & Varun 10 (16)
30 March 2022, 20:48 PM
Russell GONE!
Harshal Patel traps Andre Russell, he's gone for 25 runs off 18 balls caught behind by Dinesh Karthik. Harshal with some excellent bowling, he is 2/2 in 2 overs bowled so far. KKR in deep trouble now.
KKR- 99/8 (14 Overs)
30 March 2022, 20:35 PM
GONE!
RCB all over Kolkata Knight Riders as they loose Sam Billings now for 14 runs off 15 balls, Harshal Patel gets a wicket. Billings was soaking the pressure of 3 dot balls and tried to take on Harshal Patel in the 4th delivery but couldn't get enough power to clear the rope. Virat Kohli takes an easy catch at mid-on, .
KKR- 83/7 (12 Overs), Russell 10 (8)
30 March 2022, 20:32 PM
Russell in the middle
Andre Russell along side Sam Billings have a huge task up their sleeves as KKR are down to 6 wickets in just 11 overs. RCB not giving the Kolkata batters any easy pickings.
KKR- 83/6 (11 Overs), Billings 14 (11) & Russell 10 (8)
30 March 2022, 20:22 PM
TWO-IN-TWO for HASARANGA!
Wanindu Hasaranga takes two wickets in two balls as he knocks over Sheldon Jackson stumps. Beaten by the googly, Jackson goes for a duck. KKR in DEEP trouble now as Andre Russell walks in at number 8. Hasaranga will be on a hattrick when he bowls the next over.
KKR- 67/9 (9 Overs), Billings 10 (7)
30 March 2022, 20:10 PM
Narine GONE!
Sunil Narine depart for 12 off 8 balls bowled by Hasaranga caught by Akash Deep, Sheldon Jackson walks in at number 7. He has to carry KKR to a commanding total now as there is not much batting left after him.
KKR- 67/5 (8.5 Overs), Billings 10 (7)
30 March 2022, 20:04 PM
SKIPPER GONE!
HUGE BLOW for KKR as skipper Shreyas Iyer departs for 13 off 10 balls. Wanindu Hasaranga strikes, Shreyas caught by du Plessis. Bad decision from Shreyas to take on the tossed up ball, gets caught in the trap.
KKR- 46/4 (7 Overs)
30 March 2022, 20:00 PM
OUT!
KKR loose 3 wickets inside 6 overs as Nitish Rana departs for 10 runs off 5 balls. Akash Deep gets his second wicket of the night as Rana tries to take him on but miscues the shot badly.
Nitish Rana 10 (5) CAUGHT by David Willey BOWLED by Akash Deep.
KKR- 44/3 (6 Overs), Shreyas Iyer 12 (7)
30 March 2022, 19:49 PM
RAHANE GONE!
Ajinkya Rahane goes for the kill but fells short straight to the fielder at square-leg. Mohammed Siraj gets his first wicket of the match as KKR loose both their openers. Rahane gone 9 off 10.
KKR- 32/2 (5 Overs), Shreyas Iyer 11 (6)
30 March 2022, 19:42 PM
OUT!
Venkatesh Iyer GONE! Akash Deep gets the wicket for RCB caught and bowled Iyer. Kolkata Knight Riders were off to a slow start and now they loose a wicket as RCB get their first wicket.
KKR- 14/1 (3.1), Rahane 3 (5)
30 March 2022, 19:19 PM
HERE WE GO!
Left and Right-hand combination of Venkatesh Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane open the batting for Kolkata Knight Riders. Left-arm fast bowler David Willey into the attack for RCB.
KKR- 4/0 (1 Over), V Iyer 3 (3) & Rahane 1 (3)
30 March 2022, 19:08 PM
Teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer(c), Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson(w), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
30 March 2022, 19:07 PM
Toss
RCB have won the toss and they have opted to bowl first against KKR.
