KKR sneak home by one run against RCB

Ramandeep Singh 24 and Andre Russell 27 took the KKR total past the 220-run mark.Cameron Green was the most successful bowler for RCB with figures of 235.Brief Scores KKR 2226 in 20 overs Shreyas Iyer 50, Phil Salt 48 Cameron Green 235 beat RCB 221 all out in 20 overs Will Jacks 55, Rajat Patidar 52, Karn Sharma 20.

Fast half-centuries by Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar were not enough for Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they succumbed to an agonising one-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL match here on Sunday. Jacks (55, 32b, 4x5, 5x6) and Patidar (52, 23b, 3x4, 5x6) kept RCB in hunt for but they could not chase down a daunting 223 target set by the KKR. RCB ended up at 221 all out despite a last over blitz by Karn Sharma (20, 7b, 3x6). Andre Russell grabbed three wickets (3/25) while Sunil Narine and Harshit Rana grabbed two wickets apiece for the home side. Earlier, skipper Shreyas Iyer's composed half-century and opener Phil Salt's initial blitzkrieg enabled KKR to score 222/6. Salt smashed 48 off 16 balls while skipper Iyer scored 50 off 36 balls. Ramandeep Singh (24) and Andre Russell (27) took the KKR total past the 220-run mark.

Cameron Green was the most successful bowler for RCB with figures of 2/35.

Brief Scores: KKR: 222/6 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 50, Phil Salt 48; Cameron Green 2/35) beat RCB: 221 all out in 20 overs (Will Jacks 55, Rajat Patidar 52, Karn Sharma 20).

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