It was KKR’s largest win and RCB’s largest defeat by way of balls remaining (60 balls). Before tonight, KKR’s largest win by way of balls remaining was 37 balls. They have wiped it out, received at the moment with 60 balls to spare.
Not solely this, Kohli and KKR even have a associated historical past. In KKR’s first IPL sport vs RCB, in 2008, a younger Kohli made his debut in opposition to him.
.@KKRiders To defeat #rcb Finished the job in flat 10 overs, to register a large 9-wicket win in all three departments. #KKRVRCB #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/h7Iok1aSeb
– Indian Premier League (@IPL) September 20, 2021
It was additionally KKR’s 2 hundredth IPL match and Kohli’s 2 hundredth IPL match, with the RCB skipper at the moment turning into the primary participant to play 200 IPL matches for a franchise.
This can be the sixth time that RCB has been dismissed for lower than 100 in IPL cricket. Delhi Capitals is the one group that’s usually dismissed for lower than 100, which has executed so 10 instances.
This end result additionally meant that it was Bangalore’s sixth consecutive defeat within the United Arab Emirates. His first innings complete was 92 runs, which was RCB’s sixth lowest rating within the historical past of IPL.
5 – @RCBTweets Currently dealing with 5 match losses within the IPL video games held in UAE, his longest streak there; The final time they received an IPL match within the UAE however in opposition to them was @KKRiders (October 2020). Stripe. #IPL2021 #KKRVRCB pic.twitter.com/m42wrHSqDQ
— OptaJeev (@OptaJeev) September 20, 2021
The accuracy of the KKR bowlers was additionally commendable as they didn’t hit a single six whereas bowling to RCB.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
