After 17 years, KKR recorded the same score against RCB for the 2nd time!

Sekar Chandra
After 17 years, KKR recorded the same score against RCB for the 2nd time!

KKR scored 222/3 runs against RCB in the first match of the first season in 2008 and KKR scored 222/6 runs against RCB for the 2nd time.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs royal challengers Bengaluru, 36th Match

When the IPL 2008 cricket series started for the first time, RCB and KKR clashed in the first match. In this, the kolkata Knight Riders who batted first accumulated 222/3 runs. In this, Brendon McCullum played aggressively and scored 158 runs. This includes 13 sixes and 10 fours. Similarly, in the match between RCB and KKR again after 17 years, KKR scored 222/6.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs royal challengers Bengaluru, 36th Match

Royal Challengers Bangalore are playing a must-win game to make it to the playoffs. So far, they are 10th in the points table with one win from 7 matches played. kolkata Knight Riders are playing a match against kolkata Knight Riders in the 36th league match which is currently going on at kolkata Eden Gardens.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs royal challengers Bengaluru, 36th Match

In this, RCB won the toss and chose to bowl. Accordingly, Phillip salt and sunil Narine were both the starters in the KKR team. In this, yash Dayal got sunil Narine, who stumbled early on, with a yorker. After that he was dismissed for 10 runs. Angris Raghuvanshi followed up with a walk of 3 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs royal challengers Bengaluru, 36th Match

Lockie Ferguson bowled the 4th over of the match. Philip salt scored 6, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4 for a total of 28 runs in this over. Due to this KKR scored 55 runs in 4 overs. But, Philip salt was dismissed in the next over. He scored 48 runs off 14 balls including 7 fours and 3 sixes.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs royal challengers Bengaluru, 36th Match

He was followed by venkatesh Iyer with 17 runs and Ringu Singh with 24 runs. Captain shreyas iyer played his part with responsibility and scored his 20th half-century in IPL cricket. He scored 50 runs off 36 balls including 7 fours and a six.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs royal challengers Bengaluru, 36th Match

Then Andre Russell and Raman Deep Singh added some runs together at the end. Due to this, KKR crossed 200 runs. yash Dayal bowled the last over well and 16 runs were scored in that over. Finally, KKR scored 222 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Raman Deep Singh scored 24 runs in 9 balls including 2 fours and 2 sixes and Andre Russell scored 27 runs in 20 balls including 4 fours.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs royal challengers Bengaluru, 36th Match

As far as bowling is concerned, yash Dayal and cameron Green took 2 wickets each in the RCB team. Mohammad Siraj and Lockie Ferguson took one wicket each. However, RCB has chased only 204 runs the maximum in IPL cricket so far. It is noteworthy that in 2010, they chased down 204 runs and won the match against punjab Kings in Bengaluru.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs royal challengers Bengaluru, 36th Match

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Fap Du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, cameron Green, dinesh karthik (wicketkeeper), Mahipal Lomrar, karan Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, yash Dayal, Mohammad Siraj.

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Phillip salt (wicketkeeper), sunil Narine, Angrish Raghuvanshi, shreyas iyer (captain), venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Ringu Singh, Raman Deep Singh, Mitchell Starc, varun Chakraborty, Harshik Rana. Before this, both teams have clashed in 33 matches. In this, kolkata Knight Riders have won 19 matches and RCB have won 14 matches. The team batting first has won 5 matches and the team batting 2nd has won 5 matches at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

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