How KKR ended RCB’s home run in the IPL 2024

Bangalore was still associated with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru when they last fortified their city against the Kolkata Knight Riders. The captains at home and away were Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir. In peak T20 form were players like Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, and Robin Uthappa.

The Knight Riders crushed the local team in a vicious exhibition of attacking cricket to extend their supremacy at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Many of the superstars from that rain-affected encounter in 2015 have now become commentators and were presumably assessing the game from studios. With 19 balls remaining, KKR easily defeated RCB by seven wickets, chasing their 182/6 total.
The opening duo of Phil Salt (30) and Sunil Narine (47; 22b; 2×4; 5×6) blasted to 85/0 in six overs, their second-highest total of the innings, as RCB paid a significant price for their subpar bowling effort in the Powerplay.
8 Salt launched the attack, belittling Mohammed Siraj. He hit Siraj for six over midwicket in the first ball and then he hit a wonderful shot to the covers. The Englishman increased his muscular show with a six-over long-on, proving he wasn’t done yet. That 18-run first over was just the preamble. Venkatesh Iyer (50, 30b, 3×4; 4×6) stifled the RCB onslaught and made sure the stadium was almost silent. The dominance of the KKR top order was so great that they did not need the support of their star player, Andre Russell.
Captain Shreyas Iyer (39; 24b; 2×4; 2×6) appropriately marked the win with a maximum.
THE KOHLI SHOW
Success, they say, is contentment with oneself and mental tranquilly. Kohli, the RCB opener, seems to be in that zone. Kohli has a few further objectives to pursue. Nothing further to demonstrate to anybody. However, with criticism all around him and a spot in the T20 World Cup up for grabs, Kohli ignored the commotion and drama and concentrated on his batting. The player, who has never shied away from playing before a large audience, scarcely lifted his bat as fans cheered for his half-century and then a stunning stroke-filled undefeated 82 off 59 balls (4×4; 4×6).
When given the opportunity to bat, Kohli greeted old teammate Mitchell Starc with a boundary through a short third man, setting off a 95-minute display of conviction and skill. Kohli demonstrated his wristwork against Starc’s slower deliveries, and in the third over, he smacked the Australian bowler over deep square leg for his first-ever maximum. He used more of a slog sweep kind of stroke to get beyond the barrier against spin ace Narine.
Though several fast wickets at the other end slowed down Kohli’s innings, he was still well on his way to a well-earned century.

After captain Faf du Plessis was benched, Cameron Green (33; 21b) teamed up with Kohli. Green had established a rhythm until showman Russell (2/29), who disrupted his furniture to end the 65-run second-wicket alliance, saved him from a disastrous run-out early in his innings.
Glenn Maxwell (age 28) scored a few runs thanks to the KKR fielders’ generosity. While KKR was able to stop the runs, they were unable to hold onto their catches and lost three, two of which were from Maxwell.