Vikrant Shekhawat : Mar 29, 2024, 11:22 PM
IPL 2024 RCB vs KKR : Royal Challengers Bangalore, one of the few teams that have performed worst at home in the IPL, has continued this trend in IPL 2024 as well. Bengaluru has suffered a crushing defeat by 7 wickets at its home-ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Kolkata's batsmen beat Bengaluru's bowlers in front of their fans in such a way that they had no place to hide their faces. Kolkata achieved the target of 183 runs in just 17 overs.
Before this match, the home team had won every time in the last 9 matches in IPL 2024, of which Bengaluru was also one. He had defeated Punjab Kings while chasing in his last match on the same ground. Despite this, if there was a possibility of this streak being broken, then it was this match itself. The reason for this was Bengaluru's poor home record, but it was worse against KKR. It had lost against KKR in the last 6 consecutive home matches and once again the same result was seen.
Then Kohli started but did not show strength in battingIn this match, Bengaluru batted first after losing the toss and the entire team could score only 182 runs in 20 overs. For the second consecutive match, Virat Kohli made a fast start for Bengaluru and scored a strong half-century, but this time his pace gradually decreased. On a slowing pitch, the Kolkata bowlers trapped the Bengaluru batsmen by changing the pace. Kohli lasted till the end but could score only 84 runs in 59 balls. He did not get much support from any other batsman. Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik played short innings. For Kolkata, Andre Russell took 2 wickets for just 29 runs in 4 overs.
Kolkata's openers decided the fate of the matchRCB might have hoped that just as its batsmen struggled, Kolkata's batsmen would also do the same but it did not happen. In fact, its openers, Sunil Narine (47 runs, 22 balls) and Phil Salt had decided the fate of the match in the powerplay itself. Both had scored 50 runs in the fourth over and 85 runs till the end of the powerplay. After this, both were out but then Venkatesh Iyer came back and scored 50 runs, ending all hopes of RCB's comeback. Apart from him, captain Shreyas Iyer also lasted till the end and ended the match in the 17th over. Kolkata has its second consecutive win this season, while Bengaluru has its second defeat in 3 matches.
Before this match, the home team had won every time in the last 9 matches in IPL 2024, of which Bengaluru was also one. He had defeated Punjab Kings while chasing in his last match on the same ground. Despite this, if there was a possibility of this streak being broken, then it was this match itself. The reason for this was Bengaluru's poor home record, but it was worse against KKR. It had lost against KKR in the last 6 consecutive home matches and once again the same result was seen.
Then Kohli started but did not show strength in battingIn this match, Bengaluru batted first after losing the toss and the entire team could score only 182 runs in 20 overs. For the second consecutive match, Virat Kohli made a fast start for Bengaluru and scored a strong half-century, but this time his pace gradually decreased. On a slowing pitch, the Kolkata bowlers trapped the Bengaluru batsmen by changing the pace. Kohli lasted till the end but could score only 84 runs in 59 balls. He did not get much support from any other batsman. Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik played short innings. For Kolkata, Andre Russell took 2 wickets for just 29 runs in 4 overs.
Kolkata's openers decided the fate of the matchRCB might have hoped that just as its batsmen struggled, Kolkata's batsmen would also do the same but it did not happen. In fact, its openers, Sunil Narine (47 runs, 22 balls) and Phil Salt had decided the fate of the match in the powerplay itself. Both had scored 50 runs in the fourth over and 85 runs till the end of the powerplay. After this, both were out but then Venkatesh Iyer came back and scored 50 runs, ending all hopes of RCB's comeback. Apart from him, captain Shreyas Iyer also lasted till the end and ended the match in the 17th over. Kolkata has its second consecutive win this season, while Bengaluru has its second defeat in 3 matches.