Glenn Maxwell (78) and AB de Villiers (76) of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) played well against Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
In the initial two overs, Varun Chakraborty and Prasiddi Krishna took 2 wickets and decreased the RCB significantly. Maxwell at that point scored 78 objectives and shared an 86-point remain with his first player, Devdutt Padakkal. After the last strike, Maxwell got the group together with bowlers AB de Villiers and KKR.
On the 4th wicket, the pair scored 53 out of 37 balls. Maxwell in the end tumbled to Australian partner Pat Cummins in the principal half-time, however, the excess innings were scored by the Davidians.
Under the South African initiative, the RCB added 56 runs the prior night, and Andre Russell recorded 21 runs in the last over. They were completely done by de Villiers. He hit 4 fours and 6 sixes with 34 Balls. Extra the go.
Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Lana, Shubaman Gil, Rahul Tripati, Eoin Morgan (C), Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Kartik (W), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidi Krishna, Varun Chakraborti
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (v), Devdutt Padikal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell (v), AB de Villiers, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jameson, Hershal Patel, Yujvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj
de Villiers | Best Player: It was loads of fun there. This assisted Maxi with playing quicker, improved on the game, and persuaded the young men not to play. It’s troublesome, yet when the ticket doors go to a game that is a piece slower, we need to by and by diminishing the odds that a portion of our players made around evening time. It was unquestionably a decent ticket door, perhaps not a 200 ticket entryway. I at times marvel, and you go there and recount your best story, above all I like, I like playing cricket, I for this group I like to play with, they have been my family for a long time. I’m happy I appreciated playing cricket. Take each game in turn and be on par with the final remaining one.
Eoin Morgan | No Captain: (regardless of whether there were a time of runs in the RCB) Yes, that is clear. As we expected, the door turned out great. It was RCB day with a bat. They committed numerous errors with the ball. In any case, I can’t botch our endeavors. Today we offer everything in the field. We put forth a valiant effort in chess, yet we proved unable. This (Chepak) step certainly befuddled me. I’m happy I left Chennai. It has become an incredible door for cricket. As I said, we truly enjoyed the RCB chomped today. Most likely not (Varun doesn’t forfeit strategic maneuver once more). Maxwell is an extraordinary player, however, he isn’t the lone headliner. Somebody like De Villiers needs more than one sleeve. They are loaded with strength and profundity. There is rivalry from all sides. In this manner, you can’t rely on only one player. We gave a valiant effort to kick (pursue) and no one but Russell could release us. He did it some time prior, yet RCB bowling was acceptable today also. On various evenings, the circumstance is totally extraordinary (Mumbai). We watch the game.
Yuivendra Chahal: It’s an incredible encounter when you’re a decent casualty and don’t hit the entryway, once in a while it harms you. Yet, when I got that first ticket entryway, I was somewhat energized. I attempted to dispose of him (Andre Russell), yet I needed to play wide in light of the fact that the sides of his legs were short, so I changed the field after three balls. Their running velocity was more than 10. I might want to add a spotted ball and adhere to my arrangement. Mumbai has a totally different door and makes turns simpler, yet it’s useful for bats.
Scorecard form espncricinfo website
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE INNINGS (20 OVERS MAXIMUM)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
| Virat Kohli (c) | c Tripathi b Varun | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| Devdutt Padikkal | c Tripathi b Prasidh Krishna | 25 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 89.28 | ||
| Rajat Patidar | b Varun | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Glenn Maxwell | c Harbhajan Singh b Cummins | 78 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 159.18 | ||
| AB de Villiers † | not out | 76 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 223.52 | ||
| Kyle Jamieson | not out | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275.00 | ||
| Extras | (nb 3, w 5) | 8 | ||||||
| TOTAL | (20 Ov, RR: 10.20) | 204/4 | ||||||
| Did not bat: Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal | ||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Virat Kohli, 1.2 ov), 2-9 (Rajat Patidar, 1.6 ov), 3-95 (Devdutt Padikkal, 11.1 ov), 4-148 (Glenn Maxwell, 16.6 ov) | ||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Russell | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 19.00 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS INNINGS (TARGET: 205 RUNS FROM 20 OVERS)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
| Nitish Rana | c Padikkal b Chahal | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 163.63 | ||
| Shubman Gill | c sub (DT Christian) b Jamieson | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 233.33 | ||
| Rahul Tripathi | c Mohammed Siraj b Washington Sundar | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 125.00 | ||
| Eoin Morgan (c) | c Kohli b Patel | 29 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 126.08 | ||
| Dinesh Karthik † | lbw b Chahal | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Shakib Al Hasan | b Jamieson | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 104.00 | ||
| Andre Russell | b Patel | 31 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 155.00 | ||
| Pat Cummins | c †de Villiers b Jamieson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 | ||
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Varun Chakravarthy | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| Extras | (w 4) | 4 | ||||||
| TOTAL | (20 Ov, RR: 8.30) | 166/8 | ||||||
| Did not bat: Prasidh Krishna | ||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Shubman Gill, 1.5 ov), 2-57 (Rahul Tripathi, 5.6 ov), 3-66 (Nitish Rana, 6.5 ov), 4-74 (Dinesh Karthik, 8.3 ov), 5-114 (Eoin Morgan, 13.4 ov), 6-155 (Shakib Al Hasan, 17.4 ov), 7-161 (Pat Cummins, 17.6 ov), 8-162 (Andre Russell, 19.1 ov) | ||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Mohammed Siraj | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.66 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Jamieson | 3 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 13.66 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Harshal Patel | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
| MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | |
| Toss | Royal Challengers Bangalore, elected to bat first |
| Series | Indian Premier League |
| Season | 2021 |
| Player Of The Match | AB de Villiers |
| Match days | 18 April 2021 – daynight(20-over match) |
| Umpires | Chettithody Shamshuddin Nitin Menon |
| TV Umpire | Chris Gaffaney |
| Reserve Umpire | Krishnamachari Srinivasan |
| Match Referee | Narayanan Kutty |
| Points | Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0 |
MATCH NOTES
- Royal Challengers Bangalore innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 45 runs, 2 wickets)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (41 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 53/2 in 7.0 overs (D Padikkal 14, GJ Maxwell 30)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (D Padikkal 12, GJ Maxwell 36, Ex 3)
- GJ Maxwell: 50 off 28 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (75 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 106/3 in 13.0 overs (GJ Maxwell 63, AB de Villiers 8)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (GJ Maxwell 17, AB de Villiers 31, Ex 2)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (107 balls), Extras 7
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 27 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 200 runs in 19.4 overs (121 balls), Extras 8
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 16 balls (AB de Villiers 39, KA Jamieson 11, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 204/4 in 20.0 overs (AB de Villiers 76, KA Jamieson 11)
- Kolkata Knight Riders innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 57 runs, 2 wickets)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 57/2 in 6.0 overs (N Rana 10)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 121/5 in 15.0 overs (Shakib Al Hasan 22, AD Russell 1)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 3
