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    "title": "IPL 2023 - Kolkata Beat Bangalore By 21 Runs",
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    "excerpt": "Jason Roy and skipper Nitish Rana helped Kolkata Knight Riders revive their faltering Indian Premier League campaign with a convincing 21-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday. IPL 202",
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    "editor1": "<p>Jason Roy and skipper Nitish Rana helped Kolkata Knight Riders revive their faltering Indian Premier League campaign with a convincing 21-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>IPL 2023 KKR vs RCB Match Report And <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mZvevX\">Scorecard<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Roy&#39;s 56 -- his second successive half-century -- and a 21-ball 48 by Rana guided two-time champions Kolkata to 200-5 after they were put in to bat first in Bengaluru.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy took 3-27 as Kolkata&#39;s bowlers restricted Bangalore to 179-8, snapping their four-match losing streak in the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Varun Chakaravarthy is the player of the match!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IPL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RCBvKKR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RCBvKKR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PzkAe9Sxj3\">pic.twitter.com\/PzkAe9Sxj3<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketnmore\/status\/1651286426678329358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Kolkata climbed a spot to seventh in the 10-team table with the money-spinning league now past the midway stage and teams jostling for four play-off places.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Venkatesh Iyer pulled off a brilliant low catch in the outfield to dismiss Virat Kohli for 54 and silence the home crowd.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli, who led Bangalore for a third straight game with regular captain Faf du Plessis playing as an impact sub due to a rib injury, had attempted to get the chase going in his 37-ball knock.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bangalore&#39;s batting faltered after the in-form Du Plessis fell for 17 following two sixes and Australian big-hitter Glenn Maxwell went for five.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kolkata set a daunting target as Roy, who smashed five sixes in his 29-ball blitz, put on an opening stand of 83 with Narayan Jagadeesan (27).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The two departed in the same over only for Rana and Iyer (31) to form a another destructive partnership of 80 for the third wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka&#39;s Wanindu Hasaranga sent back the left-handed duo of Rana and Iyer in the 18th over as he returned figures of 2-24.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But Bangalore&#39;s attempt to stem the flow of runs failed as Rinku Singh clubbed an unbeaten 18 off 10 balls and Namibia&#39;s David Wiese made 12 off just three deliveries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">KKR Moves To No.6 After The Win Against RCB!<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nFull <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RCBvKKR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RCBvKKR<\/a> Scorecard @ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wxSE7u5sju\">https:\/\/t.co\/wxSE7u5sju<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/73Q34BnwNU\">pic.twitter.com\/73Q34BnwNU<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketnmore\/status\/1651287723695546368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-series\/indian-premier-league-2023\/points-table\">IPL 2023 Points Table<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With this victory, KKR moves up in the IPL 2023 points table to 7th spot. On the other hand, RCB suffered their 4th defeat and are now at No.5.<\/p>\r\n",
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