KKR vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders wins by 1 run against Royal Challengers Bengaluru

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Starc to Karn Sharma, SIX! Packs it away over deep square leg. Karn misses the next slog, KKR takes its second review to check for caught behind. There is a spike but the ball bounces before it gets to Salt. No wicket but a dot ball nonetheless. SIX more! Karn Sharma gets width and he frees his levers, clears the fence over covers. SIX again! This time it is sliced over backward point. OUT! Caught and bowled! A brilliant low catch by Starc.

Karn Sharma c and b Starc 20(7)

Lockie Ferguson is the last man. Lockie hits it through covers and he turns back for the second. The call is sent upstairs. The batter is short and KKR wins by one run. The throw was wayward but Phil Salt does well to collect it and break the stumps.

Ferguson run out (Harshit) 1(1)

Russell to Karthik, foxed by the slower one; no run. SIX! Karthik pulls the third delivery. The deep square fielder is in play but the ball slips between his hands. Karthik gets a yorker next, he tries to slice it past third man but fails to; no run. FOUR! Identical delivery and this time he manages to squeeze it fine enough. OUT! Karthik tries to ramp the ball over fine leg but miscues. 

Dinesh Karthik c Philip Salt b Russell 25(18)

Harshit Rana for the last time today. OUT! Traps Prabhudessai with his slower one. The expansive shot from the batter takes the ball high in the air before it is caught at long on. 

Suyash Prabhudessai c Angkrish b Harshit 24(18)

Karn Sharma walks in. He gets a single to third man to give Karthik the strike. Another slower one means Karthik cannot time his pull shot; one run. Karn gets another run on the fifth delivery. Karthik gets a single to keep strike.

Chakaravarthy for his last over. Prabhudessai misses his sweep and there’s noise as the ball crosses the bat. KKR decides to go upstairs. No spike on UltraEdge and KKR loses its review. SIX! Prabhudessai hooks the very next ball over fine leg.

Harshit Rana for his third over. FOUR! Karthik gets width on offer and he cuts it away past point. Just three more singles from the over.

Chakaravarthy to Prabhudessai, FOUR! Sweeps it away fine, it comes off his glove but trickles along to the fence. Prabhudessai taps with soft hands through the on side and gets two. Ten from the over.

Russell again. Dinesh Karthik walks in at No. 8. Pradhudessai’s attempted ramp shot ends up going through square leg off an inside edge. FOUR! Karthik opens the bat face to run the yorker down past the keeper.

Narine for his last over. SIX! Green slog sweeps it over mid wicket. He does not middle it but still has enough to clear the fence. OUT! Green tries to pull for one more maximum but finds the fielder in the deep.

Cameron Green c Ramandeep b Narine 6(4)

Mahipal Lomror gets off the mark with a boundary sliced over the point cordon. GONE! A soft dismissal. Lomror looks to work it on the on side but hands a leading edge back to the bowler.

Lomror c and b Narine 4(3)

Russell into the attack. WICKET! Jacks holes out at long on.

Will Jacks c Raghuvanshi b Russell 55(32)

Cameron Green is the new batter. ANOTHER WICKET! Patidar looks to heave across the line and gets a leading edge. It loops up and Harshit Rana takes the catch. 

Rajat Patidar c Harshit b Russell 52(23)

Suyash Prabhudessai in next. He pulls a short delivery to the fence to get off the mark. Two runs on the last ball.

Narine to Jacks, punches to long on for one run. SIX! Patidar makes room and clears the long on fence. Patidar jabs the fourth delivery to deep mid wicket for another run. SIX more! A length ball there for the grabs and Patidar muscles it over mid wicket. He gets to fifty off 22 balls.

Suyash punished on his first delivery with a FOUR!!! SIX NEXT!!!! Patidar lofts it on-side for a maximum. A dot follows. SIX AGAIN!! Patidar strikes it across over mid-wicket for another big one. A double next. FOUR!!! Patidar cuts it through point for a boundary to end the over.

Chakravarthy back with the ball, starts with a dot. Patidar lofts it over mid-on, but just a single. A dot ball follows. SIX!!! Jacks lofts it over forward square leg for a maximum. A dot next. Jacks slices it through point for a FOUR!!!!

Suyash Sharma comes in as the impact sub. Two singles by Jacks to start with. Pushes it to mid-on for another single. SIX!!! Pitches it wide but Patidar lofts it over the covers for a SIX!!! A wide ball next. A single and a dot to end the over.

Narine to Patidar, starts with a single, Jacks on strike. A dot ball next. Narine finds the gap between the bad and leg, but the ball goes slightly over the stumps, a by-single next. Another single follows. Jacks pushes it past covers for another single. A dot to end the over. 

Jacks strikes it over square leg off of Starc’s first ball for a SIX!!!!! SIX MORE!!! Jacks strikes it in the same place again, a big one this time that goes way over the boundary. Two dot balls next. SIX AGAIN!!!! Jacks opens his bat and lofts it over the covers for a biggie. Drives it through mid on for a FOUR!

Narine continues the spin attack. Two dots to begin with. FOUR!!! Jacks sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. A leg-by single follows as it would have been a out but KKR doesn’t review it. Two singles next to end the over.

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KKR vs RCB, IPL 2024: Virat Kohli argues with umpire over controversial wicket

Kohli, unhappy with the 3rd umpire’s decision, argued with the umpire before departing and slammed the bat on the boundary rope

Varun Chakravarthy comes in early with the spin. OUT!!! du pless is caught at mid-wicket courtesy of a brilliant catch by Venkatesh Iyer.

du Plessis c Venkatesh b Chakravarthy 7 (7)

A single and a dot ball follows. The ball finds Jack’s edge and the ball runs behind for a FOUR!!!

Harshit to Kohli, a full-toss next that Kohli gives straight back into the bowler’s hand. Umpire is reviewing a no-ball. The third-umpire says it’s a fair delivery - KOHLI OUT!!!

Kohli c b Harshit 18 (7)

Will Jacks comes in to bat, starts with a dot. A double next as Russel misfields in the covers. Jacks flicks it behind for a FOUR!!!! Two dots to end the over. 

Starc to du Plessis. Starts with a wide. Drives it in the covers next, two runs. Starc is down because of some discomfort in his hand, getting treatment. A leg-by single follows as Starc appears to be okay. SIX!!! Kohli lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum! A quick single next. A short one next as du Plessis swings and misses. FOUR!!! du Plessis lofts it over the covers next for a boundary to end the over. 

Kohli starts off in style, smacks Harshit Rana’s first delivery through forward square leg for a FOUR!!!!! A single and a dot ball follows. A single next as du Plessis gets on strike. Another single follows. A short one next that goes for a dot. SIX!!!! Kohli pulls it over backward square for a maximum.

A tough task at hand for RCB. Kolkata always had the run rate but the wickets dented the momentum a little. Shreyas Iyer along with Andre Russell and Ramandeep Singh took the side to an above par total. Faf du Plessis at Toss said this is a chasing ground. His batting unit will certainly be tested for that now. The run chase coming up shortly.

Yash Dayal to bowl the final over. FOUR! A wide delivery and Russell manages to slice it over backward point. FOUR again! Russell pulls it through mid wicket. A perfect yorker from Dayal, one run to fine leg. Ramandeep does not quite get hold of this slower bouncer, one run to deep mid wicket. An over-the-head wide. Another perfect yorker from Dayal. Ramandeep ramps the final delivery over third man for FOUR! 16 runs from the over.

Siraj to Ramandeep, SIX! A juicy half volley there to for the taking and Ramandeep sends it over mid wicket. SIX! Another maximum over long off. FOUR! An edge flies between the keeper and fine third man. This was a wide yorker still gets nothing for RCB. Now a wide from Siraj. 20 runs from the over.

Green for his last over. OUT! Shreyas hits down the ground but Faf comes running in from long off grab it with a dive.

Shreyas Iyer c du Plessis b Green 50(36)

Ramandeep Singh at No. 8. FOUR to end the over. Russell reads the short delivery and pummels it through square leg.

Yash Dayal back into the attack. FOUR! Dayal starts with a full toss to Russell who swats it away through covers. 5WIDES from Dayal and its a No Ball too. Another wide to follow, Free Hit continues. A slower bouncer and Russell miscues his shot through the off side; just one. A second wide in the over. SIX! Shreyas swipes a length ball over long off. FOUR! Driven down the ground for another boundary. Fifty for Shreyas Iyer in 35 balls.

Lockie for his last over. Shreyas runs the first delivery down to third man; one run. Russell gets a top edge off a pull shot but it does not carry to fine leg; another single. Six singles in the over. Lockie ends with 1-47.

Karn Sharma back into the attack. Shreyas drives the first delivery to covers, but a misfield by Faf du Plessis allows a single. Russell tries a slog sweep but does not connect; one run only. FOUR! Shreyas goes for a switch hit and manages to lift it over point. One run to long on on the last delivery.

OUT! Rinku is GONE! Lockie Ferguson bowls a loosener down leg, and looking to lofts it over fine leg, Rinku hands a catch.

Rinku Singh c Yash Dayal b Ferguson 24(16)

Andre Russell has been given caught behind on the first delivery. But there’s a check for an over-the-waist no ball. It is a no ball, says the third umpire and Russell survives. A FREE HIT coming up! Just a single off it. Five runs and a wicket from the over.

Green to continue. DROPPED! Shreyas taps one right back at Green but his one-handed attempt is not enough to grab it. FOUR! Rinku over long on, one bounce and over the fence. FOUR! Shreyas gets a bouncer and he ramps it over the keeper. Another 11 for KKR from the over.

Karn Sharma for his third over. SIX! Rinku steps out to get to the pitch outside off and tonks it down the ground. Twelve runs from the over.

Green again. Rinku on strike. Starts with a wide. A single to deep square on the first legal delivery. Shreyas misses a pull shot on a bouncer and RCB ponders a review for a moment but decides against it. FOUR! On his pads and Shreyas casually lifts it over mid wicket. A risky single to mid off to finish. 

Karn Sharma back with the ball. Three singles to open the over. A dot ball next as Iyer defends. Another dot and a double to end over. 

Green to Venkatesh. Flicks it through the on-side for a boundary. OUT!!! Venkatesh pulls it but is caught at the deep sqaure leg.

Venkatesh c Lomror b Green 16 (8)

Rinku Singh joins Shreyas Iyer at the crease. Two dots next. Rinku pulls it behind on-side for a FOUR!!! A bouncer next as he pulls behind, just a single. 

Karn Sharma launches the spin attack. Two singles to start with. FOUR!!! Iyer flicks it on the leg-side behind for a cheeky boundary. A dot-ball next. FOUR!!! Iyer drags it through square leg for another boundary. A dot to begin with as Karn spins it away from the stumps. 

Shreyas Iyer has come in to bat. Ferguson continues his bowling spell. A single to begin with as Iyer comes on strike, who switches it again. A bit short next as Venkatesh flicks in the mid-wicket for a single. FOUR!!!! Iyer drives it straight through mid-on for his boundary. A dot ball next. Cut it behind for a single to end the over. 

Raghubvanshi lofts it over mid-off, runs three. OUT!!!! Slow and wide as Narine fails to hit it true, is caught in the cover!

Narine c Kohli b Dayal 10 (15)

New batter, Venkatesh steps out and lofts it over mid-off for a FOUR!!! FOUR MORE as he drives it through mid-wicket for another boundary. A single next. OUT!!! Raghuvanshi tries to loft but is caught in the cover!!!

Raghuvanshi c Green b Dayal 3 (4)

Siraj to Narine, starts with a single. OUT!!!! Salt dismissed as he flicks it on-side and is caught at deep square.

Salt c Patidar b Siraj 48 (14)

Raghuvanshi joins the crease, starts with a leg-by single. Narine lofts the yorker over mid-off for a FOUR!!!! Full next as Narine slices it through point for a single. Siraj finds Raghuvanshi’s pads, the ball goes behind for a leg-by single. 

Ferguson joins the attack. A bit short next as Salt pulls it over deep square leg for a SIX!!! Ferguson finds Salt’s inside edge, but the ball runs behind for a FOUR!!! FOUR MORE!!! Salt slices it through the covers for a boundary. SIX!!! A yorker next that is a bit short, lofts it over long off for a maximum. FOUR!!! Slashes it through the covers for a boundary. Lofts it straight over the umpire for another FOUR!!! 28 runs off of the over.

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Siraj to Narine. Pitches it full and wide next as it goes for a dot-ball. A similar ball next as Narine swings and misses it. Full-toss next as Narine punishes it with a strike through the covers that goes for a FOUR!!!! A bit short next that Narine misses. Another dot next as he pitches it wide outside Narine’s reach. A bouncer next that goes for another dot. Just four runs come off of it. 

Yash Dayal to Narine. A yorker next that strikes the toe, batter in a little discomfort. A ful-toss next that goes for a dot. A leg-by single next as the ball hits the pads outside the leg-stump. FOUR!!! Salt steps aside and opens his bat to slice it in the covers for a boundary. FOUR MORE!!! Drives it through mid-off for another boundary. A double next to end the over. 

Salt and Narine open for KKR. Siraj bowing the first over on his return. A dot to begin with. SIX!!!! Salt lofts it over the keeper behind for a maximum off of his leading edge. FOUR NEXT!!!! Salt strikes it over the forward square leg for a boundary. A leg-by single and a dot follows. Another leg-by single to end the over. 

KKR: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana.

RCB: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins the toss and opts to bowl.

Faf du Plessis: We will chase. This is probably a chasing ground, always has been. We have three changes - Green and Siraj come back, so does Mayank Dagar. We know if we do a few things back, the momentum can be back and we do have the firepower.

Shreyas Iyer: We know how the wicket plays, we would have loved to bowl as well. We’ve tried to keep things simple, it’s not about how you start, it’s about how you end, just stick to the basics. We are playing the same team. 

Graeme Swann: Most of the pitch looks flat but there’s one big chunk where it’s dry. The grass has been removed. It’s around the spinner’s length and they could exploit the patches. Otherwise, this pitch has plenty of runs on offer. With this heat, the captain winning the toss should opt to bat first.

Matches played: 11

Kolkata Knight Riders wins: 7

Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins: 4

Last result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 81 runs (Kolkata; 2023)

WICKETKEEPERS

Phil Salt, Dinesh Karthik

BATTERS

Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli (c), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer 

ALL ROUNDERS

Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (vc)

BOWLERS

Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson, Harshit Rana

Team Compostition: KKR 7-4 RCB | Credits left: 9.5

Matches: 84

KKR won: 49

KKR lost: 35

Last Result: KKR lost against RR by 2 wickets

KKR highest score: 232/2 (20 overs) vs MI (2019)

KKR lowest score: 108/10 (18.1 overs) vs MI (2018)

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‘I am 100 percent ready to play in T20 World Cup 2024,’ says Dinesh Karthik

Karthik, who will turn 39 by the time the World Cup kickstarts on June 1, was also part of the last edition of the T20I World Cup in Australia in 2022, which was also his last appearance for India.

Bat 1st: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Saurav Chauhan, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Vyshak Vijayakumar, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson.

Bowl 1st: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Saurav Chauhan, Mahipal Lomror, Vyshak Vijayakumar, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj.

Impact Player options: Anuj Rawat/Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Alzarri Joseph

Bat 1st: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghvanshi, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.

Bowl 1st: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora.

Impact Player options: Vaibhav Arora/Rinku Singh, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, KS Bharat

Matches played: 34

Kolkata Knight Riders wins: 20

Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins: 14

Last result: KKR won by 7 wickets (March 2024) 

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Allah Ghazanfar, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.

Which TV channel will broadcast Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match on April 21?

The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.

How to watch the live streaming of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match?

The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match will be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website.