KKR vs RCB 36th Match IPL 2024 Highlights

Watch the highlights of KKR vs RCB - The 36th match of the 2024 IPL (Indian Premier League) Twenty20 cricket tournament between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on April 21, 2024.

Phil Salt plays a shot © BCCI / IPL

Phil Salt's scintillating 14-ball 48, middle-order batsmens' late flourish and Bowlers shines before Mitchell Starc holds nerve as took a caught & bowled wicket and A last-ball run-out of the match to Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a stunning 1-run victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, despite Will Jacks - Rajat Patidar's blazing fifties and Karn Sharma's blitz in a high-scoring  36th match of a Indian Premier League.

Match Stats :

Kolkata Knight Riders' 1-run win was their smallest victory by terms of runs in Indian Premier League, jointly their narrowest 2-runs win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Sharjah in 2014) and Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) at Abu Dhabi in the 2020 IPL season. Kolkata Knight Riders' 222 was their joint fifth highest score in Indian Premier League and It is their joint highest-score against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL, jointly with their 222 at Bengaluru in the inaugural 2008 IPL edition. Kolkata Knight Riders' 222 was their third highest total at Kolkata in IPL. 56 : Phil Salt and Sunil Narine set up the 11th highest first-wicket partnership for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL. 42 : Shreyas Iyer and Andre Russell set up the fourth highest sixth-wicket partnership for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL. 43* : Andre Russell and Ramandeep Singh  set up the record seventh-wicket partnership for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL, previously held by the 34-run stand between Wriddhiman Saha and Murali Kartik at same venue in the inaugural 2008 IPL edition. 443 : This is the second highest aggregate match at Kolkata in Indian Premier League after 447-runs between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals earlier in this season and the highest aggregate match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL. 102 : Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar set up the record third-wicket partnership for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League, previously held by the 100-run stand between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers at Sharjah in 2020 and the RCB's ninth highest third-wicket stand in IPL. Rajat Patidar equalled a 21-ball joint third fastest fifty for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Indian Premier League, jointly with AB de Villiers and the fastest fifty by an RCB batsman against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, surpassing the previous record of 22-ball half-century held by Robin Uthappa at Bengaluru in the 2010 IPL edition.

KKR scored mammoth total of 222-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Shreyas Iyer struck 50 off 36-balls including 7-fours & a six with strike rate of 138.88.

Phil Salt hammered a 48 off 14-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including 7-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 342.85, Andre Russell scored a unbeaten 27 off 20-balls.

Ramandeep Singh blasted a unbeaten 24 off 9-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 266.66, Rinku Singh hit 24 off 16-balls included 2-fours & a six and Venkatesh Iyer cracked a 16 off 8-balls contained three-fours with strike-rate of 200.

RCB best bowler by Cameron Green, Yash Dayal both took 2-wickets and one for Mohammed Siraj - Lockie Ferguson.

RCB scored 221 for all-out in exact 20 overs with top scorer by Will Jacks blasted a 55 off 33-balls including 5-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 171.87.

Rajat Patidar blasted a 52 off 23-balls including 5-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 226.08, Dinesh Karthik cracked a 25 off 18-balls included 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 138.88.

Suyash Prabhudessai struck 24 off 18-balls including 3-fours, Karn Sharma blasted a 20 off 7-balls included 3-sixes with strike rate of 285.71 and Virat Kohli hit 18 off 7-balls contained 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 257.14.

KKR best bowler by Andre Russell picked up 3-wickets, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine both took 2-wickets and one for Varun Chakravarthy - Mitchell Starc.

Andre Russell named Player of the match for his superb all-round performance to picked up 3-wickets for 25-runs in 3-overs after scoring a unbeaten 27 off 20-balls including 4-fours.

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