31st Match: Bangalore XI vs Kolkata XI at Abu Dhabi, Sep 20, 2021
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets
Bangalore XI 92/10 (19)
Kolkata XI 94/1 (10)
RR: 9.4
Last 12 Balls: 1 . 1 . 4 1 | W . 4 . 4 4
Last Wicket: Venkatesh Iyer 41(27)
Varun Chakravarthy is the Man of the Match
Eoin Morgan (KKR): "Very rarely do you perform as well as we have today. The talent we have within our squad, it counts for nothing, you have to still go out and show how strong you are and we did today. I didn't think the wicket changed a great deal, RCB started well, but taking a wicket at the backend of the PP changed things for us. Collectively, we took valuable wickets. Maxwell, AB, Virat - we managed to get on top of all of them, it's very rare as well. As a group, with the expressive nature with which the guys play, playing under me or Baz, should be an absolute treat. We're not going to knock people for playing their shots. We have a long way to go, need a lot of things to go right. Today's the right start, need that run of confidence. We haven't turned up for the majority of the tournament, but today was a great start."
Virat Kohli (RCB): It was important to get a good partnership on this surface. We didn't expect that much dew to kick in so early, we couldn't have predicted that. We were 42-odd for one and then lost about five wickets within 20 runs from there, which is a very difficult situation to come back from. Bit of a collapse there for us, bit of a wake-up call and might as well have this at the start of the second leg so that we know exactly what we need to work on. As professional cricketers, you are expected to turn up and adjust to the formats, that's the dynamic of world cricket today. We have never found any troubles doing that but sometimes it can take you a game to get into the tournament. You have to stay with the 8-ball, especially in this format. If not, then the other team is going to be all over you. You can't afford to lose four or five wickets within 20 runs. Pretty good, that's exactly what I was saying in the dug-out, he's going to be a key factor when he plays for India. We need to see performances like these from all the youngsters so that the bench strength of Indian cricket stays strong. And, he's someone who is going to play in the near future for India and it's a great sign
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets
9.6
4
4
Over 9.6 Yuzvendra Chahal bowls it short of length to Venkatesh Iyer, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket fence for four.
9.5
4
4
Over 9.5 Yuzvendra Chahal tossed up delivery to Venkatesh Iyer, Boundary! Dances down and drills it straight back down the ground. Chahal tried sticking his leg out but was too late as the ball raced away
