RCB Vs KKR, IPL 2024, Match 10: Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine Star As Knight Riders Win By 7 Wickets - As It Happened

In match 10 of the IPL 2024 saw Kolkata Knight Riders defeat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets in the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. KKR bowlers restricted the RCB, led by Virat Kohli's magnificent innings, to 183 in 20 overs. In reply, Shreyas Iyer-led side started rapidly as they finished off the game with four overs to spare. Catch all the highlights and updates of RCB vs KKR, right here. (Scorecard | Streaming)

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Philip Salt(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Anukul Roy, Srikar Bharat, Dushmantha Chameera, Allah Ghazanfar.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat(w), Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mahipal Lomror, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Will Jacks, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, Tom Curran, Reece Topley.

“That’s a nice battle to look for. The rivalry is not going to be any different. I’m looking forward to it. Virat was outstanding last game, he showed some real ominous signs, and I’m looking forward to that contest tomorrow,” Smith said.

Ian Bishop and Sunil Gavaskar: "It looks a glorious evening. The square is a little bit used, but the outfield looks superb. Dimensions of the ground aren't huge. We are the centre of the square - 61 metres (square) either side and 75 metres down the ground. A high six-hitting ground. The first game played here, we saw a number of seam bowlers taking pace off the ball. Maybe that's something faster bowlers may go to today. It looks interesting. It's still a good pitch, it's hard but there are areas over here - when you look at the good length spots, some of these cracks over here, when you touch, they are a little bit loose. If the spinners keep landing the ball over here, it's going to come apart a little bit and get you a little more turn. We hope there'll be no dew interrupting."

"It's a pretty good wicket. Always good to get off the mark. Important to stay consistent. (Have to) keep using that hard length with the new ball. I've been enjoying the pre-season games. Was something in it the first game. Hopefully the same today. We know what we have to do (against Rinku and Dre Russ)."

Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and elects to bowl first in Bengaluru.

We are going to bowl first. Had a brief chat with the curator, she was like the ball will spin as well. (Morale) It is fantastic, everyone is in high spirits. We have to carry forward the same momentum. It is important to be in the present. My role is to play an anchor role. It's always good to have a lethal bowling line-up. It is important to stay in the present. We have to see to it that we capitalize on the start. The bowling - Anukul comes in. I am seriously confused. There are two teams given to me.

 The same. It's a fresh wicket, looks a good wicket, you have to see how it plays in the first innings. It's important to close games early in the season. All the great crickets adapt, it's important to assess the conditions. We love the support and atmosphere. Same team.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat(w), Dinesh Karthik, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Both the teams are on the field, and it's action at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Skipper Faf du Plessis was dismissed in the second over for 8 runs by Harshit Rana as RCB received a jolt early on but Virat Kohli has held fort at the other end and is joined by Cameron Green.

RCB - 46/1 (5 overs)

Post Du Plessis dismissal, Cameron Green and Virat Kohli put up a fifty-run stand but the West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell castled Green's stumps to quieten the home crowd.

RCB - 85/2 (10 overs)

Ramandeep Singh put down a sitter after he handed out a lifeline to Aussie all-rounder Glenn Maxwell on 11. Will it prove costly for KKR?

After two drops from KKR, the visitors made sure they did not let down another as Maxwell was sent back by Sunil Narine. However, Virat Kohli is still at the crease and if he remains till the 20th over, expect fireworks at the M Chinnswamy Stadium.

RCB - 134/3 (15 overs)

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir hugged and smiled at the Strategic Time out that seemed to have brushed aside all rumours to bed.

Some hefty blows in the end from Virat Kohli (83 not out) and Dinesh Karthik (20) meant the Royal Challengers Bengaluru ended up with 182/6. Earlier, KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer had won the toss and elected to bowl first. With the ball gripping and turning, the visitors will have a tough task on their hands.

Pretty happy with it (total), we saw how the pitch was playing, the off-cutters obviously working, hopefully it stays the same in the second innings. We have to wait and see. (Batting at three) I love playing there. You've got a bit more freedom in the last couple of overs in the powerplay. It's always nice to bat with Virat, he looked beautiful again today. There's certain bowlers in their team that I have never faced before. Obviously he has faced some 10 or 20 times, the experience is always amazing. They had a pretty good blueprint, cutters into the wicket - holding and not bouncing even, we have to wait and see if the dew comes in.

KKR openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine are out in the crease to chase down the formidable 183 against RCB.

Sunil Narine and Phil Salt have blitzed away the RCB bowlers in their runchase of 183. Narine has whacked five maximums and the visiting team have ended the PP on 85/0 after six overs. The Challengers have a big challenge up their sleeves now.

Kolkata Knight Riders are on the charge despite going two down in their pursuit of 183 against RCB in Bengaluru. Phil Salt (30) and Sunil Narine (47) tormented the RCB bowlers as they need 71 runs in ten overs.

KKR - 112/2 (10 Overs)

RCB - 182/6 (20 Overs)

Kolkata Knight Riders have become the first team in the IPL 2024 to clinch an away win, by beating the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on their own turf by 7 wickets. Kolkata have a formidable record in Chinnaswamy, as they have not lost here since 2015.

RCB - 182/6 (20 Overs)

KKR - 186/3 (16.5 Overs)

"Let's see how my back is. Will know after a scan. The ball was coming on really well in the evening. Credit goes to Sunil Narine whose runs took the pressure off us. We just had to finish formalities. (Venkatesh's mindset) With a platform like that, you have to maximise. With a left-hand spinner bowling, I walked in in front of Angkrish, so I knew I had to take 'em on. Also my fiance was here today so it was a special day. (Facing Vyshak) Pace-off in totality was tough but if fast bowlers bowled pace-on, it was easy to take them to the cleaners. Happened with us in our bowling innings too."

It was two-paced in the first innings but the pitch became better in the chase. It was not easy batting in the first innings, and you could see that with Virat also struggling a little. (Looking back) We could've tried one or two things, but the way Salt-Narine batted, they pretty much took the game away. They were excellent and broke the game in the first six overs. (Did you miss spin options?) We've tried Maxwell and fingerspinners are effective here but today there wasn't much spin. And with them having a left-right combination, spinners can find it tricky. We needed a wristspinner who could turn it both ways. (Vyshak) Very good. He hasn't had a lot of opportunity. We thought of getting legspinner Karn as an Impact Sub but brought him in for his cutters. We saw Dre Russ bowled 80% of his balls as cutters, so knew that would work. Good mix-ups from Vyshak, in terms of skillset.

Coming here, getting those two sessions of practice, we were in a good shape from the previous game. Coming and hitting few balls, it felt comfortable from within. The way Russell came in and realised the wicket wasn't giving much from bowlers, and went to slower ones, analysing the conditions on the spot was pleasing to the eye. The communication was brilliant. See when Narine comes in to open, he knows he has one job which is to clear the infield. Today we were contemplating whether to start with him or not but he did a brilliant job. From one end, it was good to bat on. From the other end it was two paced. That was the communication we had in the middle and we passed it onto others. Would be spending a day tomorrow in Bangalore, and then go to Vizag. I'm not expecting much at this point of time - it's just the start of the tournament. Want to enjoy each other's success - that's the plan for now.

It's a nice milestone (500 T20s). Hopefully 500 more to come. It's just the self belief and the support staff giving the encouragement. Also the hard work. Powerplay over is the hardest over - just have to let that go and keep it tight. Helps when you win. Players have full freedom to do what they want to do.

As KKR march on, RCB have a lot of work to do as far as their bowling is concerned. Commentators on-air were of the opinion that they had a weak bowling unit. Until then, see ya!