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IPL 2025: Krunal Pandya Picks 3-29 As Bowlers Help RCB Restrict KKR To 174/8
Indian Premier League: Krunal Pandya picked an incredible 3-29 as a bowlers-led spirited comeback helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) restrict Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to 174/8 in 20 overs in the opening match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday.
KKR had the upper hand initially as captain Ajinkya Rahane injected momentum with a sweet 31-ball 56 and shared a 103-run stand for the second wicket with Sunil Narine, who hit 44 off 26 balls. But with the old ball gripping, Krunal shone as he and Suyash Sharma ran through KKR’s famed middle-order before Josh Hazlewood bagged 2-22 to make RCB the happier side at the halfway mark of the match.
Pushed into batting first, Quinton de Kock got a boundary off the second ball he faced from Hazlewood. After getting a reprieve as Suyash dropped a skier at mid-wicket, Hazlewood had the last laugh by getting one to nip back in and having de Kock caught behind for just four.
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