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The 36th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 turned out to be an absolute thriller where Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) edge🐲d out the 🐭Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by a ⛎small margin 🏅of 1 run in a high-scoring encounter at the Eden Gardens.
Phil Salt, Shreyas Iyer help KKR post big total
Electing to bat first, KKR got off to a flying start thanks to a quickfire 48 from Phil Salt, Shreyas Iyer (50) and Ramandeep Singh (24* off just 9 balls) provided valuable contr🍬ibutions in the♔ middle order, propelling KKR to a daunting total of 222/6.
RCB fall short in last-over drama
In reply, RCB’s chase started poorly with both Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli departing cheaply. However, a brilliant counter-attack from Rajat Patidar (52) and Will Jacks (55) brought them back into contention. Dinesh Karthik (25) and Karn Sharma‘s (20* off 7) late cameos kept the scoreboard ticking. Karn smashed three sixes in the final over bowled by Mitchell Starc but couldn’t get his side over the finish line and ultimately RCB fell short by a solitary run despi𒁏te reaching 221/9.
Also WATCH: Virat Kohli livid with 🐻umpires over his controversial dismissal in KKR vs RCB clash😼 | IPL 2024
Bowling honors shared
Andre Russell (3/25) was the star with the ball for KKR, while Harshit Rana (2/33) and Sunil Narine (2/34) chipped in with crucial wickets. For RCB, Yash Dayal (2/56) and Cameron Green (2/35) were the pick of the bowlers.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Don't know what to say. We won. 😁
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
RCB fans after another heartbreak
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Feel for Karn Sharma…!!!!
– This knock will be one of the best cameos ever in RCB history, he took down Mitchell Starc at Eden.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
PHIL SALT… WHAT A RUN OUT. 🤯🔥
RCB needed 2 to tie the match, 𒈔Salt on a rubbish throw gave a full strength dive to dismiss Ferguson and win it for KKR by 1 run.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
CLASSIC IPL FINISH
— absy (@absycric)
Andre Rusell & Sunil Narine do it agains𝔉t RCB. Once again!
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks)
6 6 6 by Karn Sharma in last over
Commentators and audience :
— SwatKat💃 (@swatic12)
6 6 6 by Karn Sharma in last over
Commentators and audience :
— SwatKat💃 (@swatic12)
Appreciation tweet for Karn s💎harma 👏🏻 its Fcking three sixes against Might starc 🥵🥵🥵🔥🔥🔥🔥
— V I P E R (@VIPERoffl)
Appreciation tweet for𝓀 Karn sharma 👏🏻 its Fcking three sixes against Might starc🦂 🥵🥵🥵🔥🔥🔥🔥
— V I P E R (@VIPERoffl)
Karn sharma last hi💮t a boundary in IPL was 7 years back & hereStarc got hamm☂ered for 3 sixes that too under so much pressure 😭��😭
— arfan (@Im__Arfan)
Take a bow, Karn Sharma…🔥🛐
— Siddhartha Patel 🔥 (@Siddhu__94)
Feel for𓃲 Karn Sharma. Once Dinesh Karthik got out it looked impossible for RCB to win but he dragged the game to the✤ last ball.
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan)
