Bengaluru | Kolkata Knight Riders registered a resounding victory by comfortably defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 21 runs. Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders scored a mammoth score of 200 for 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs with the brilliant innings of Jason Roy 56 and Nitish Rana 48. Vijay Kumar Vyshak and Wanindu Hasaranga took 2-2 wickets. Chasing a mammoth target of 200 runs, Royal Challengers Bangalore could manage only 179 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the 20 overs and lost the match by 21 runs. Virat Kohli scored 54 and Mahipal Lomror scored 34 runs. Varun Chakravarthy took 3 wickets by giving 27 runs and Suyash Sharma and Andre Russell took 2-2 wickets. Varun Chakravarthy was adjudged man of the match for his brilliant bowling.
Brief Scores :
Kolkata Right Riders: 5/200 overs 20, Jason Roy 56, Nitish Rana 48, Vijay Kumar Vyshak 2/41, Wanindu Hasaranga 2/24
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 8/179 over 20, Virat Kohli 54, Mahipal Lomror 34, Varun Chakravarthy 3/27, Suyyash 2/30, Andre Russell 2/29