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The 36th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 turned out to be an absolute thriller where Kolkata Knig⛎ht Riders (KKR) edged out the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by a small margin of 1 run in a high-sco💧ring 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 co𝄹ntributions in the middle order, propelling KKR to a d♛aunting 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 f🍸ell short by a solitary run despite reaching 221/9.
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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, Salt on a rubbish throw gave a full strength dive to dismiss Fergusoಌn and win it f🌊or KKR by 1 run.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
CLASSIC IPL FINISH
— absy (@absycric)
Andre Rusell & Sunil Nari🐓ne do i💞t against 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 sharma 👏🏻 its Fcking three sixes againstꦇ Might starc 🥵🥵🥵🔥🔥🔥🔥
— V I P E R (@VIPERoffl)
Appreciation tweet for Karn sharma 👏🏻 its Fcking three sixes agains๊t Mightꦅ starc 🥵🥵🥵🔥🔥🔥🔥
— V I P E R (@VIPERoffl)
Karn sharma last hit a boundary in IPL was 7 years back & hereStarc got hammered for 3 sixe𓆉s that♈ too under so much pressure 😭😭😭
— arfan (@Im__Arfan)
Take a bow, Karn Sharma…🔥🛐
— Siddhartha Patel 🔥 (@Siddhu__94)
Feel for Karn Sharma. Once Dinesh Karthi🧜k 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)
