Kolkata Knight Riders got a much-needed win, after four losses in a row, as they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in the ongoing IPL 2023 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Kolkata Knight Riders batter Jason Roy has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Virat Kohli alone showed some fighting spirit with his 54 off 37 balls. KKR spinner became key in the win. Varun took a three-wicket haul, and Impact player Suyash dismissed two batters. All-rounder Andre Russell also took two wickets.
Jason Roy scored a dashing 56 runs off 29 balls, and Nitish Rana continued the momentum with 48 off 21 with the helping knock of Venkatesh Iyer 31 off 26 balls.
RCB is placed at the fifth position in the IPL points table, having four wins and three losses, whereas KKR is placed at the eighth position with two wins and five losses
Hardik Pandya with his captaincy skills has been the backbone of the Gujarat Titans (GT). His unexpected calls and decisions have worked in the favour of GT most of the time. Once again his decisions against Mumbai Indians (MI) allowed GT to register a comfortable victory at the Narendra Mod
RCB won the last two matches under the captaincy of their old skipper Virat Kohli as Faf du Plessis played as an impact player in both games. The consecutive win came against Punjab Kings by 24 runs and Rajasthan Royals by 7 runs respectively.