Kolkata Knight Riders (139/6) defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore (138/7) by four wickets at Sharjah

[OMB]

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Time : 2:00 PM GMT, 6:00 PM LOCAL, 7:30 PM IST

Squad :

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Srikar Bharat, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Daniel Christian, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Kyle Jamieson, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Suyash Prabhudessai, Yuzvendra Chahal, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Tim David, George Garton, Akash Deep

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Sheldon Jackson, Tim Seifert, Andre Russell, Ben Cutting, Pawan Negi, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Harbhajan Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Rinku Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Tim Southee

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[sweep_shot]

RCB should win it.

 

[OMB]

RCB should win it.

Lots of my colleagues and friends ready to wager on RCB becoming the champions this time.

 

[sweep_shot]

Lots of my colleagues and friends ready to wager on RCB becoming the champions this time.

I expect a DC vs CSK final.

RCB should finish 3rd.

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need to have a good day to beat RCB. It is possible but in batting Morgan , Kartik and Shakib need to play solid cameos.

Gill needs to stay at crease for around 12 overs where as others need to take charge.

If I was there coach , I would send Narine to open and take a few chances , even if gets 15 - 20 runs that will give a good momentum

 

[RamLakhan]

KKR need to have a good day to beat RCB. It is possible but in batting Morgan , Kartik and Shakib need to play solid cameos.

Gill needs to stay at crease for around 12 overs where as others need to take charge.

If I was there coach , I would send Narine to open and take a few chances , even if gets 15 - 20 runs that will give a good momentum

RCB's bowling is good this time (suits UAE pitches). KKR should concentrate on their bowling to attack RCB...

 

[Ab Fan]

KKR will win by a huge margin.

Post which, Kohli will be sacked by RCB and not retained even as batsman for next year.

ABD will go unsold next year and henceforth retire from IPL.

 

[Cyclotron]

KKR will win by a huge margin.

Post which, Kohli will be sacked by RCB and not retained even as batsman for next year.

ABD will go unsold next year and henceforth retire from IPL.

Great jinxing.This time rcb will win ipl defeating csk by 150+ runs.

 

[Ab Fan]

Great jinxing.This time rcb will win ipl defeating csk by 150+ runs.

Not jinxing. Honest opinion. KKR are one of the favourites and generally do well in playoffs. They have beaten the likes of Mumbai and Chennai in playoffs. My prediction will be CSK vs KKR in Finals.

 

[OMB]

KKR will win by a huge margin.

Post which, Kohli will be sacked by RCB and not retained even as batsman for next year.

ABD will go unsold next year and henceforth retire from IPL.

We all know this part is not going to happen.

 

[Justcrazy]

RCB have got a total on board here , something for the bowlers to bowl at

 

[Justcrazy]

139 is the target for KKR , it will be interesting chase .

 

[dravidthewall]

This ipl is pretty boring...The cup is circulate between csk ,mumbai Indians and KKR every year..why the rest of the teams even playing..same old story every year

 

[Justcrazy]

I would have liked to see Narine opening the batting , KKR should take this chance , a small cameo from him can set the tone for them.

 

[Justcrazy]

Siraj with the new ball , there we go

 

[Justcrazy]

Four

Flicked away by Gill

KKR need a steady partnership here to lay the base.

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR would be looking to get 50 of first six overs here

 

[Justcrazy]

19 after 3 overs .

 

[Justcrazy]

Four Four

Good start to the over , just what the doctor ordered , this will keep the require rate uunder control.

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need 101 runs in 91 balls.

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need to look for run a ball without risk , somewhere in between get a big over

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

RCB gets first wicket , Gill gone

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need 91 runs in 84 balls.

KKR need to keep wickets in hand here , that will be key . Next 5 - 6 overs just keep it run a ball.

 

[Justcrazy]

RCB slowly getting back in the game here

 

[Rajdeep]

Pitches getting slower and slower. This world cup will be a low scoring affair. Teams that can take advantage in powerplay will win. 1st 6 overs will decide outcome of most games.

 

[Justcrazy]

SIXXX

eight runs of the over already , no need to take any risk now

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need 65 runs in 60 balls.

 

[Rajdeep]

The season Harshal Patel is having here with 32 wickets in IPL, he gets into world cup side for every team around the world. Indian selectors missed a trick here...he is way better than Bhuvi Kumar in present form.

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need 47 runs in 50 balls.

Narine promoted here )

 

[Rajdeep]

Narine killed the game for KKR.

God awful captaincy from Kohli.

 

[silentkiller187]

Narine changing the game in 5 balls, another trophy less season for kohli

 

[silentkiller187]

32 of 42 and kohli allowing singles. Great player but always been a poor captain

 

[Rajdeep]

32 of 42 and kohli allowing singles. Great player but always been a poor captain

Thats why they hired Dhoni for world cup. He will be captaining from dressing room. Kohli is there just for formalities.

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need 29 runs in 35 balls.


Narine 22 from 8 balls.

 

[Rajdeep]

Very good bowling from Chahal. Normally I dont support any specific team in IPL but today supporting RCB as dont want this to be Kohli's last game as captain

 

[Ab Fan]

Lol..The overrated Australian talent Daniel Christian ends the IPL season for RCB in a matter of three balls.

 

[Justcrazy]

Out

Kokata lose fourth wicket !

 

[Mahee]

Kohli can never win trophies

 

[Rajdeep]

Kohli can never win trophies

He will win the WT20 this year mate

 

[Justcrazy]

Four

KKR need run a ball here

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need 15 runs in 18 balls.

 

[dravidthewall]

RCB will never win a cup in their life time

 

[dravidthewall]

This WT20 will be boring fest .because due to low scoring affair

 

[Justcrazy]

13 from 14 balls )

KKR making it tough for themselves

 

[Smbhayi]

3rd umpiring is a joke..

 

[Smbhayi]

Will be all h*** loose by Kohli if 3rd umpire give that not out.. Wow finally umpires calls it out..

 

[dravidthewall]

13 from 14 balls )

KKR making it tough for themselves

KKR bat deeps

 

[dravidthewall]

RcB no bowlers left

 

[Justcrazy]

9 from 10 balls !

 

[Justcrazy]

Last over things can go anywhere !

all three results possible here

 

[Smbhayi]

Morgan trying to cope this very badly..

 

[Justcrazy]

Christian to bowl final over , there we go .

 

[dravidthewall]

This christian guy is loser

 

[Justcrazy]

FOUR

That releases the pressure !

 

[Justcrazy]

2 from 4 balls

 

[Smbhayi]

See Shakib plays that shot many times under pressure..

 

[dravidthewall]

Why the left Jamieson and select this christian guy

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

 

[dravidthewall]

KkR will beat Delhi...mark my word

 

[Smbhayi]

Why the left Jamieson and select this christian guy

Bcs he was expensive the games he played and Christian bowled well previous games..

 

[Smbhayi]

KkR will beat Delhi...mark my word

I said they'll lift the cup if Loki is fit even before they qualified..

 

[dravidthewall]

I said they'll lift the cup if Loki is fit even before they qualified..

No dude it's not that easy when master Dhoni stands infront of anyone.

 

[sharmaji]

Kohli says he won't leave RCB.

 

[Smbhayi]

No dude it's not that easy when master Dhoni stands infront of anyone.

Master Dhoni's team can't do much against genuine pacers.. They will smash medium pacers but the inclusion of Shakib is the turning point of KKR.. Now they've very potent spin trio..

 

[Rajdeep]

Kohli says he won't leave RCB.

Not his choice. Why would RCB retain him as a batsman alone for 15 crores? He is no longer the batsman he was anyway. From Business perspective, RCB should let Kohli go in auction and lets see how much money he fetches. He wont be sold more than 5 crores.

 

[sharmaji]

He shouldn't have made those statements then. It puts the franchisee owners in a tricky situation.

I think Virat playing just as a player and not as a captain would be strange to watch.

It'd be better if Virat quietly leaves RCB and goes to a new franchise and starts afresh.

Same with RCB. Let go of everyone, get an entirely new team.

Not his choice. Why would RCB retain him as a batsman alone for 15 crores? He is no longer the batsman he was anyway. From Business perspective, RCB should let Kohli go in auction and lets see how much money he fetches. He wont be sold more than 5 crores.

 

[Ab Fan]

Some rumours going around :-

KL Rahul likely to part ways with Punjab Kings in IPL 2022.

And RCB need a captain who is a prolific run scorer and undroppable and more importantly is a local boy for his state.

 

[Saj]

Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Sunil Narine put in a stunning performance to lead his side to a four-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League eliminator.

Off-spinner Narine took 4-21 to restrict RCB to 138-7 off 20 overs.

He then smashed 26 off 15 balls as KKR reached 139-6 with two balls to spare despite a late wobble in Sharjah.

KKR face Delhi Capitals in Wednesday's second qualifier for a spot in the final.

The winner of that tie will play Chennai Super Kings on Friday for the 2021 IPL title.

KKR have now won six out of eight games since the delayed tournament resumed in the United Arab Emirates, while RCB are eliminated in Virat Kohli's final match as captain of the franchise.

 

[sweep_shot]

Surprised by the result. I was expecting RCB to win.

 

[Smbhayi]

Surprised by the result. I was expecting RCB to win.

Why surprise? They have genuine 4 front line bowlers.. And they've batting depth too.. Today Shakib comes at no. 8.. TBH I'm surprised people's picking RCB, DC (even CSK) over them as favorites..

 

[Mahee]

Kohli is a cursed man.....he cannot win anything substantial

 

[gazza619]

Dan Christian could be the most brainless bowler ever to come out of Australia.

Kept bowling his 110 kph cutters despite for being hit for a few 6s. Stupid!

 

[globalcitizen]

Disappointed RCB went out in play-offs.

After such an enterprising start, they lost their way in the middle ending with a below par score. And it was just KKR or specifically Narines day out

I believe it's curse of Mallya on RCB that they have never won the IPL lol

Good luck to KKR in another eliminator!!!
I expect DC to come out victors though.

For us rcb fans,
MUNDINA SALA CUP NAMDE (next time it's our cup) !!!