Live IPL 2021 Score, KKR vs RCB, Highlights: Bowlers, openers as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9 wickets. cricket news

KKR win by 9 wickets!

Back to back boundaries for KKR and they won the match by 9 wickets. Shubman Gill missed his half-century by just 2 runs but his opening partner Venkatesh Iyer remained at the crease till the end.

Gill out!

Chahal to Gill OUT, Mohamed Siraj, catches it on the right. Shubman Gill was dismissed after scoring 48 runs. RCB got their first success but now it is too late.

KKR close to victory!

Hitting a six off Shubman Gill, went ahead and picked up the googly from Hasranga. KKR close to the winning line

KKR 68/0, need 25 runs to win

KKR need 37 runs in 14 overs to win!

KKR need 37 runs from 86 balls to win the match against RCB. Till now openers Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer dominated the RCB bowlers and they are looking to complete a low chase soon to increase their net run-rate as well.

KKR 56/0 after 6 overs

A useful powerplay came to an end as the opening pair completed a 50-run stand! #KKR – 56/0 (6)#KKRVRCB #mikkr #KorboLorboJeetbo #KKR #IPL2021

— Kolkata Knight Riders (@KKRiders) September 20, 2021

Another four!

Chahal to Gill, four, deep square leg. KKR batsmen want to end the match early.

KKR 49/0

KKR in a position of dominance!

After the fifth over, KKR scored 45 runs with a six off the last ball of Kyle Jamieson’s over.

KKR 45/0 after 5 overs

Four!

Jamieson to Shubman Gill, Four, Long off. Inside out and well played by Gill.

Four!

Jamieson to Shubman Gill, Four, Long off. Good start to the over.

Good start from KKR!

KKR got off to a good start as Shubman Gill and debutant Venkatesh Iyer were chasing a low target of 93 runs. RCB need wickets to stay in the game.

KKR 29/0 after 4 overs

Four!

Hasranga to Iyer, Four, Long off. Good shot and he is proving the point of being sent as an opener.

Four!

Jamieson to gill, four, too long on. Stepped out and got results with my time.

Another four!

Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Four, Iyer to deep extra cover, what a shot. Brilliantly placed at spacing.

Four!

Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Four, Debutant, Cracking shot to the square of the wicket.

Venkatesh opening for KKR!

Not Nitish Rana, it is debutant Venkatesh Iyer with Shubman Gill for KKR.

KKR 2/0

To start the dot ball!

Dot ball from Mohammad Siraj to open the second innings.

RCB 92 All Out!

Russell to Siraj | OUT, caught by Captain Eoin Morgan. Andre Russell’s third wicket.

RCB all out for 92 runs.

KKR need 93 runs to win.

Limit!

From Krishna to Siraj, the four cut the third person.

RCB 89/9 in 18 overs. Can he go beyond 100?

RCB nine down!

RCB’s ninth wicket Ferguson bowled Harshal Patel.

Harshal Patel b Ferguson 12(10) (4s-2)

Four!

Ferguson to Harshal Patel, Four to third man. RCB need more boundaries!!! Every run is important for him.

Brilliant mantra from Chakraborty!

Varun Chakraborty’s splendid magic comes to an end.

Three wickets and he conceded just 13 runs in his quota of four overs.

RCB 79/8 after 16 overs

run out!

Harshal looks like Chakraborty, run out and yes the review clearly shows that Varun holds his hand on the ball as it rolls down the pitch to the non-striker’s end.

Jamieson run out (Chakraborty) 4(12)

Much needed limit!

Third man from Harshal Patel, four, from Naren. Very important boundary for RCB.

RCB 73/7

Chakraborty’s third wicket!

Good catch from Chakraborty to Sachin Baby OUT, Nitish Rana. Chakraborty’s third wicket.

Chakraborty with his mystery spin!

Varun Chakraborty bowled with tight line and length so far and today took two wickets from Glenn Maxwell and Wanindu Hasaranga. The mystery spinner is also a part of the Indian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be held in the UAE. The way he has bowled so far clearly shows that he is full of confidence after being selected in the national team for this tournament starting next month.

RCB 64/6

Two in two for Chakraborty!

Chakraborty to Hasranga, LBW out!!

Debutant Hasranga was out for a duck. KKR are at the top right now.

Hasaranga lbw b Chakraborty 0(1)

Maxwell out!

Chakraborty to Maxwell, Out bout!! Maxwell was looking for a big shot but missed it completely. RCB have now lost five wickets.

Maxwell b Chakraborty 10(17)

RCB 60/4 in 11 overs!

Ferguson to Maxwell, free-hit to Dot Ball. How many times do we see dot ball on free hit!! Ferguson’s best yorker

RCB 60/4 after 11 overs

All eyes on Maxwell!

RCB are at 54/4 after 10 overs. So far they have lost Kohli, ABD, Padikkal, India and now their most important investment this year has a lot to do with Glenn Maxwell along with Sachin Baby who is playing in IPL for the first time since 2017.

ABD went for a duck!

Russell to de Villiers, OUT bowled. Big wicket for KKR

ABD GONE A DUCK!!!!

AB de Villiers b Russell 0(1)

Third wicket!

Russell to Bharat, OUT to Shubman Gill. RCB’s third wicket fell.

Srikar Bharatc Gill b Russell 16(19) (4s-1)

RCB 51/3

Good Start!

RCB are relying on their batting order in the first half, only change at No 3 where KS Bharat is batting today. Glenn Maxwell came in at No. 4, while it looks like ABD will continue at No. 5.

RCB 51/2 after 8 overs.

Padikkal out!

Fegusan to Padikkal, OUT on the last ball of the powerplay by Dinesh Karthik.

Padikkalc Karthik b Ferguson 22(20) (4s-3)

RCB 41/2 after 6 overs

Another four!

Ferguson to Devdutt Padikkal, 4 through, back through point. RCB is the top scorer in the last few balls of the powerplay overs.

Four!

Well played Naren to Bharat, 4, inside out and deep extra covers. Bharat is proving why he was promoted ahead of ABD and Maxwell.

Four!

Another free hit and this time Padikkal for no fault of it, pushes the ball to fine leg for a boundary.

Back to back no balls!

Krishna to Bharat, No ball again, 1 run. Free hit on the next ball.

No AB, no Maxwell at number 3!

Neither AB de Villiers, nor Glenn Maxwell at No 3 again for RCB. In India he went for No. 3 with Rajat Patidar in the first half and Shabaz Ahmed in some matches, but here he sent KS Bharat in the middle. Bharat was part of the Indian Test squad in England last month and the belief of sharing the dressing room with senior national team players might have helped the youngster.

RCB 20/1

Four!

Ferguson to Padikkal, four, long on. Picked up the length early and the youngster continues to pick up where he left off in the first half.