IPL 2022: Watch - David Willey pulled off a magnificent catch to dismiss Nitish Rana
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders faced off each other in the 6th match of the ongoing IPL tournament on Wednesday. Having a look at the match, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opted to bowl.
Likewise the first game, Kolkata Knight Riders opened the innings with Ajinkya Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer but didn't get the start that they expected. The RCB bowlers have gone through the batting line-up and bowled out the opposition for 128 runs.
Andre Russell was their top scorer, having scored 25 runs for his side. Following the total posted by the opposition, Kolkata Knight Riders kept the match very tight as they got early wickets of the opposition skipper Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli.
However, Sherfane Rutherford and Shahbaz Ahmed stitched an important partnership and Dinesh Karthik and Harsh Patel did the finishing for their side. During the match, David Willey took a stunning catch to dismiss Nitish Rana.
Close small margins games are very important: Faf du Plessis
After winning the game, the newly appointed skipper of RCB Faf du Plessis shared a few words in the post-match presentation. "Very happy. Close small margins game are very important at the start. Small score, we just tried to be positive but very good bowling from their seamers.
The ball swung a little more earlier but today there was seam and bounce. Two three days ago, it was 200 and today it was 130. We would like to be more convincing. Just the experience," Faf du Plessis was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
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"The runs were never a problem. We just needed to have wickets in hand. DK is as close as it gets to MS Dhoni when it comes to being ice cool. I rely on other people for help.
We have great people in the camp. There is good communication in the group. The guys have been great. They have been supportive. They are coming to me with ideas," he added.
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