The result also ends Kolkata Knight Riders’ four-match unbeaten run in the IPL 2023 and put them back in the reckoning for the play-off spots. The Nitish Rana-led side also completed a double over Royal Challengers Bangalore, whom they defeated by a big margin in the home leg as well earlier this month.
Match 36: RCB vs KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – 200/5 in 20 overs vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) – 179/8 in 20 overs. Result – KKR won by 21 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Toss: RCB won the toss and opted to bowl first
Captains: Virat Kohli (RCB/Stand-in captain), Nitish Rana (KKR)
Who took most wickets in Yesterday’s IPL Match 36, RCB vs KKR?
Varun Chakravarthy (KKR) 3/27
Who scored the most runs in RCB vs KKR Match?
Jason Roy (KKR) 56
Who Was Match Man of the Match of IPL 2023 Match 36 Yesterday?
Varun Chakravarthy
RCB vs KKR match Playing 11
RCB Playing 11: Virat Kohli (C), Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj
Impact Substitute: Faf du Plessis (IN) – Harshal Patel (OUT)
KKR Playing 11: N Jagadeesan (WK), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Vaibhav Arora, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Substitute: Suyash Sharma (IN) – Jason Roy (OUT)
Match officials
Umpires: KN Anantha Padmanabhan, Rohan Pandit
Third Umpire: Michael Gough
Match Referee: Amit Sharma
Coaching staff
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Sanjay Bangar, Sridharan Sriram, Adam Griffith, Malolan Rangarajan, Mike Hesson
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chandrakant Pandit, James Foster, Bharat Arun, Abhishek Nayar, David Hussey, Ryan ten Doeschate, Omkar Salvi, Chris Donaldson
