Kolkata Knight Riders Beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 4 wkts

IPL 2021, Eliminator - Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers, Latest Match Updates 

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wkts

Scorecard

RCB 138/7 (20)

KKR 139/6 (19.4)

Kolkata - 124/4 (17 Overs)

To Win: Kolkata need 15 runs from 18 Balls

Kolkata - 101/3 (15 Overs)

To Win: Kolkata need 27 runs from 30 Balls

Kolkata - 101/3 (12 Overs)

To Win: Kolkata need 38 runs from 48 Balls

Kolkata - 48/1 (6)

To Win: Kolkata need 91 runs from 84 Balls

Kolkata - 34/0 (4)

To Win: Kolkata need 105 runs from 96 Balls

Kolkata - 7/0 (1)

To Win: Kolkata need 132 runs from 114 Balls

Royal Challengers Bangalore Post in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders

Brief Score

RCB - 138/7 (20)

Virat Kohli - 39, Devdutt Padikkal - 21, Sunil Narine - 4/21, Lockie Ferguson - 2/30

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Bangalore - 126/6  After 19 Overs

Bangalore - 119/5  After 18 Overs

Bangalore - 113/5 After 17 Overs

Glenn Maxwell c Lockie Ferguson b Narine 15 (18)

Bangalore - 111/4 After 16 Overs

AB de Villiersi b Narine - 11 (9)

Bangalore - 108/4 After 15 Overs

Bangalore - 100/3 After 14 Overs

Virat Kohli b Narine - 39 (33)

Bangalore - 94/3 After 13 Overs

Bangalore - 87/2 After 12 Overs

Bangalore - 66/1 After 9 Overs

Devdutt Padikkal b Lockie Ferguson 21 (18)

Bangalore - 53/1 After 6 Overs

Bangalore - 49/0 After 5 Overs

Bangalore - 36/0 After 4 Overs

Kohli - 16*

Padikkal - 19*

Bangalore - 24/0 After 3 Overs

Bangalore - 17/0 After 2 Overs

Bangalore - 7/0 After First Over

Toss & Playing XI

Virat Kohli, Captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opted to bat in the eliminator game against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. Check out the playing XI of both the teams:

RCB - Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat(w), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

KKR - Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

In the IPL 2021 eliminator, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in Sharjah today i:e Moday. Both the teams have beaten each other once this season. 

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan cannot stop marvelling at the "fantastic turnaround" his side has made in this edition of the Indian Premier League, virtually turning their game around to emerge strong contenders for a third IPL title.

"It's been a fantastic turnaround. Our performances have been constantly good. The mood in the camp is quite confident and we are looking forward to Monday's game immensely. It's another opportunity to progress things further," Morgan said.

IPL 2021, Eliminator - KKR v RCB, Fantasy XI

• Wicket-keepers - Kona Srikar-Bharat
• Batters - AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Rahul Tripathi
• All-rounders - Glenn Maxwell, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer
• Bowlers - Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Varun Chakravarthy

In the IPL 2021 eliminator, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in Sharjah today i:e Moday. Both the teams have beaten each other once this season. 

RCB v KKR, Eliminator: IPL Match Details

• Date – Monday, October 11, 2021
• Time – 7:30 PM IST
• Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

RCB v KKR: Head-to-Head In IPL

• Total Matches – 28
• Royal Challengers Bangalore – 13
• Kolkata Knight Riders – 15

Both have won two each of the four battles in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), while both have won a piece in the two Sharjah matches.

RCB is placed third on the table, with 9 wins from 14 matches while KKR,who is ranked fourth, won 7 from 14 games.

RCB v KKR, Eliminator Expected Playing XI

RCB might play an unchanged side in the eliminator. For KKR, Andre Russell is still doubtful, which means Shakib Al Hasan is likely to play.

Royal Challengers Bangalore - Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (wk), Daniel Christian, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, George Garton, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Kolkata Knight Riders - Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy