Narine blitz helps KKR win in IPL

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opened their account in the IPL 2018 after they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by four wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, reportsIplt.com.

The Knight Riders opted to bowl first and restricted the visitors to 176-7. The home team’s chase was given ignition by opener Sunil Narine, who blitzed his way to a 17-ball half-century.

KKR lost their way briefly when they lost three middle-order wickets in a short period of play, but skipper Dinesh Karthik (35*) stayed to the end and got the job done. KKR got over the finish line in the penultimate over.

Batting first RCB’s AB de Villiers played an amazing innings of 44 runs from 23 balls. He played some breath-taking strokes and left spectators at the Eden Gardens in awe of his striking ability, even causing a few home fans to cheer for him.  After his dismissal, Mandeep Singh, batting at number six – scored 37 runs from 18 balls and knocked 4 fours and two sixes, that took his team to a respectable total.

 

Narine blitz helps KKR win in IPL

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opened their account in the IPL 2018 after they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by four wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, reportsIplt.com. The Knight Riders opted to bowl first and restricted the visitors to 176-7. The home teams chase was given ignition by opener Sunil Narine, who blitzed his way to a 17-ball half-century. KKR lost their way briefly when they lost three middle-order wickets in a short period of play, but skipper Dinesh Karthik (35*) stayed to the end and got the job done. KKR got over the finish line in the penultimate over. Batting first RCBs AB de Villiers played an amazing innings of 44 runs from 23 balls. He played some breath-taking strokes and left spectators at the Eden Gardens in awe of his striking ability, even causing a few home fans to cheer for him. After his dismissal, Mandeep Singh, batting at number six scored 37 runs from 18 balls and knocked 4 fours and two sixes, that took his team to a respectable total.