IPL 2022: Watch - KKR misses an easy run-out of Dinesh Karthik before he finishes the game
Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore went one on one against Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata Knight Riders faced in the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. Talking about the game, 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. Notably, before Dinesh Karthik finishes the match, they have missed an easy run-out of the right-hander during the spell of Venkatesh Iyer.
It was really tough at that moment, says Shreyas Iyer
After losing their first match in this tournament, the skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders has expressed his thoughts in the post-match presentation. "I really found this game exciting.
Before getting in, I spoke with my boys and told them that this game is going to define our character and attitude on the field no matter we defend or not. The way we fight it on the ground, that is really going to reflect our mentality in the next few games.
I am really proud the way we played this game and took it till the last over. It was really tough at that moment because I wanted to get my best bowlers up there and get a few wickets early on but it didn't work out really well," Shreyas Iyer was quoted as same as in Cricbuzz.
"He (Wanindu Hasaranga) bowled really well, he got off to a good start after getting my wicket. I was able to read him pretty well at the start.
We had decided that we'll play him as an off-spinner but unfortunately he bowled really good lines and lengths. He's also very experienced and he was getting some help on this wicket. Congratulations to him," Iyer added.
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