IPL 2023, KKR vs RCB Highlights: Top knocks from Shardul Thakur and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, followed by a four-wicket haul from Varun Chakaravarthy guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a thumping 81-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2023 match on Thursday. Asked to bat first, KKR lost some wickets at an early stage but Gurbaz smashed 57 off 44 balls, followed by Shardul smashing 68 off 29 balls and taking his side to a huge total of 204/7 in 20 overs. Later, RCB started off on a good note but Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine scalped four and two wickets respectively. It was followed by one wicket from Shardul Thakur and three surprising wickets from the debutant Suyash Sharma as RCB were bundled out for 123. (SCORECARD)
Here are the Highlights from IPL 2023 match between KKR and RCB, straight from Kolkata:
- 23:20 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: KKR win by 81 runsKolkata Knight Riders (204/7) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (123 all out) by 81 runs. Shardul Thakur and Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed 68 and 57 runs respectively while Rinku Singh contributed with 46 runs. Later, Varun Chakaravarthy scalped four wickets while debutant Suyash Sharma and Sunil Narine took three and two wickets respectively.
- 23:02 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: OUTOUT!!! Debutant Suyash Sharma is on fire today as he takes his third wicket and this time Karn Sharma becomes his prey. The ball hits the edge of the bat and travels towards Nitish Rana, who then takes a brilliant catch. RCB go nine down and KKR move closer towards their first win of IPL 2023.
- 22:48 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: OUTOUT!!! Debutant Suyash Sharma strikes again in the same over and removes Dinesh Karthik for 9. Karthiks takes shot towards the short third man but Varun Chakaravarthy takes a brilliant catch. What a memorable debut for the youngster as RCB lose their eighth wicket in the chase.
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- 22:36 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: OUTOUT!!! Shardul Thakur is on fire today as after playing a brilliant knock, he now scalps a wicket and Michael Bracewell becomes his prey. Bracewell goes for a hook shot towards the short fine leg but Nitish Rana makes a fantastic dive and takes a catch. Bracewell departs for 19 as RCB lose their sixth wicket.
- 22:18 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: OUTOUT!!! Varun Chakaravarthy is on fire as removes Glenn Maxwell and Harshal Patel in the same over as RCB lose their fourth wicket in the chase. Maxwell tries to hammer it across the line but the ball turns in, beats the inside edge, and crashes into the off-stump. Harshal gets an inside edge that crashes into the stumps. Third wicket of the night from Chakaravarthy.
- 22:05 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: OUTOUT!!! Varun Chakaravarthy provides KKR with another major breakthrough as he removes Faf du Plessis for 23. Just like Kohli, Faf also misjudges the length of the delivery as the ball rattles up up the middle stump. Brilliant comeback from KKR as RCB lose their openers in chase.
- 22:01 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: OUTOUT!! Kolkata Knight Riders get their first breakthrough of the night as Sunil Narine removes Virat Kohli for 21. Kohli completely fails to judge the delivery as the ball dislodges the bail on the top of the off stump. Finally a relief for KKR as RCB lose their first wicket.
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- 21:24 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: KKR 204/7 in 20 oversKolkata Knight Riders finish their innings at 204/7 in 20 overs. Shardul Thakur smash 68 off 29 balls while Rahmanullah Gurbaz score 57 off 44 balls. Apart from them, Rinku Singh also plays a knock of 46 off 33 balls. For RCB, David Willey and Karn Sharma scalp two wickets each while Michael Bracewell, Mohammed Siraj, and Harshal Patel take one wicket each.
- 21:10 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: Expensive over SirajRoyal Challengers Bangalore are facing a tough time on the field as Shardul Thakur and Rinku Singh are strongly taking Kolkata Knight Riders to a huge total. In the previous over, Mohammed Siraj concedes 15 runs as RCB fail to scalp wickets. Earlier in the 17th over, Harshal Patel conceded 13 runs.
- 21:02 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: Shardul hits fiftyShardul Thakur comes as a last hope for Kolkata Knight Riders as he brings up his maiden IPL half-century with a boundary. He takes only 20 balls and achieves the joint fastest fifty of this season so far. KKR now eye a good total with Shardul and Rinku Singh standing strong at the crease.
- 20:55 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: Shardul inches closer towards his fiftyShardul Thakur completely turns the fortune in the favour of Kolkata Knight Riders as he inches closer towards his half-century. He is currently batting at 47 off just 19 balls. In the previous over, he smashed two sixes off Michael Bracewell's delivery as KKR eye good total.
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- 20:39 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: Karn Sharma takes two wicketsKarn Sharma removes Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Andre Russell back-to-back as Kolkata Knight Riders lose five wickets. The first one comes after Akash Deep takes a brilliant catch and Gurbaz's fiery innings of 57 runs comes to an end. The second wicket falls after Russell goes for a big hit on the first delivery but Virat Kohli takes a catch at the long-off.
- 20:24 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: Gurbaz hits fiftyRahmanullah Gurbaz brings up his maiden IPL half-century in style as he smashes a six off Karn Sharma's delivery. He takes 38 balls to reach the fifty-run mark as Kolkata Knight Riders aim to reach a good total. On the other hand, RCB are eyeing more wickets after taking three in quick succession.
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- 20:00 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: 15 runs off this overAfter losing two wickets in a quick succession, Kolkata Knight Riders aim for recovery as Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Nitish Rana are snatching runs from boundaries. In the previous over of Akash Deep, the duo clinched 15 runs, which included a six and a four and three extra deliveries.
- 19:54 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: Willey takes two wicketsDavid Willey completely changes the momentum of the game as he removes Venkatesh Iyer and Mandeep Singh back-to-back. The first wicket comes after Iyer completely fails to judge the delivery as it goes and rattles up the middle and the leg stump. The second one comes after Willey's pace dislodges Mandeep's off stump. Terrific bowling from Willey.
- 19:42 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: Good over from WilleyAfter leaking 12 runs in the first over, Royal Challengers Bangalore get back on track in the second one. In the second over, David Willey concedes only 3 runs and successfully controls the flow of runs. On the toehr hand, Iyer and Gurbaz are eyeing a good opportunity to score boundaries for KKR.
- 19:36 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: Siraj leaks 9 runs in the 1st overKolkata Knight Riders off to a good start as Venkatesh Iyer and Rahmanullah Gurbaz have successfully stolen two boundaries in the first over. Mohammed Siraj concedes 9 runs in the first over as RCB eye quick wickets, in order to dominate KKR.
- 19:17 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: Here's what Dinesh Karthik said before the match"There is a good nervous energy around the group which shows that we care, we had a good start, but we also want to keep continuing the same sort of process and momentum we can achieve over a period of games is what's gonna help us through this IPL. This first month is all about making sure you get the process right and not get too ahead of yourself the second month is where it really counts and you need make sure all your guns blazing and have that constant energy through that second month which is always gonna help you cross the line. There's gonna be a lot of support for us, that's one great thing. The pitch, it looks very different to what it could be, so to see how it will behave - is it gonna turn, is it gonna have less bounce or is it gonna be the usual Eden Gardens wicket which obviously has a lot of runs in it. So, we gotta assess that and make sure we got on top of that real quick."
- 19:16 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: Here's what Tim Southee said before the match"Guys are excited to be back here. Like most teams, it's just not the captain, there's a number of different leaders throughout teams that help as well. There's number of guys that played a lot of T20 and IPL cricket, Nitish had an experience of captaining Delhi in domestic cricket here, so he is not an inexperienced captain. IN IPL, it is his first time, but he has done a great job so far. There's a couple of class players top of the order (for RCB) that played for a long time and when you play against guys for a long period of time they obviously know a bit about you and hopefully you know a little bit about them as well. They had a great start to the IPL and hopefully we can get off to a winning start here at the Eden Gardens."
- 19:08 (IST)KKR vs RCB Live: Here's what Faf du Plessis said at the toss"Going to have a bowl. Bit of a misunderstanding with the accent there (confusion at the toss). Was dew last night. Hoping it will get skiddy in the second innings. That's a long way away. Today is a completely new game. Really motivated to put in a good performance. Forced change with Topley being injured. Willey comes in."
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