The IPL 2024 match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kolkata Knight Riders team won this match on the last ball and defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore team by one run. In this exciting match, both the teams scored more than 200 runs. The most important role behind KKR’s victory was played by their batsmen. After the defeat in this match, bottom-placed RCB suffered its seventh defeat of the season, while Kolkata, with its fifth win, has moved to second place in the points table and secured its place for the playoffs.
How was the match?
After losing the toss in the match played against Royal Challengers Bangalore, KKR team came to bat first. Captain Shreyas Iyer scored his first half-century of the season and opener Phil Salt scored 48 runs in 14 balls, helping Kolkata score 222 runs batting first. Bengaluru kept the game balanced with quick half-centuries from Will Jacques and Rajat Patidar but the hosts secured a thrilling victory by one run on the last ball of the game.
With seven defeats in eight opening matches, Faf du Plessis-led RCB remains in the race for playoff qualification but will face a tough challenge to achieve it. To make the top four this season, they will have to win all their remaining six games and also depend on the results of other teams. Meanwhile, Kolkata has strengthened its claim for the playoffs.
thrill of the last over
In the last over of the match, RCB needed 21 runs to win against KKR and they lost 8 wickets. Mitchell Starc was sent to bowl the last over for KKR. During this, Karn Sharma completely filled the match with excitement by hitting three sixes in the first four balls. Now from there they needed only three runs on two balls. Then the match once again took a turn and Mitchell Starc took a brilliant catch on his own ball and showed Karn Sharma the way to the pavilion. Now RCB needed three runs on one ball, but could score only one run and while trying to score the second run, Lockie Ferguson was run out and RCB team was all out on the score of 221 in 20 overs.
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