RCB vs KKR: Eliminator Report –RCB out of IPL 2021!

RCB vs KKR Toss: RCB won the toss and elect to bat

Kolkata Knight Riders knocked out Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator – thanks to the Sunil Narine all-round show! This match marked the end of Virat Kohli’s regime as RCB’s captain.

KKR will now face Delhi Capitals in the second Qualifier which will decide the finalist to play against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2021 finals.

Record Alert: Sunil Narine became the first ever batsman to smack 3 Sixes off the first 3 balls of his innings in IPL history!

Playing XIs:

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

Playoffs Scenario:

• RCB out of IPL 2021.
• KKR will take on Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier 2.

RCB vs KKR – Match Summary:

RCB 138-7  in 20 overs

Devdutt Padikkal 21 (18)

Virat Kohli 39 (33)

Glenn Maxwell 15 (18)

AB de Villiers 11 (9)

Sunil Narine 4-0-21-4

Lockie Ferguson 4-0-30-2

KKR 139-6 in 19.4 overs

Shubman Gill 29 (18)

Venkatesh Iyer 26 (30)

Nitish Rana 23 (25)

Sunil Narine 26*(15)

Mohammed Siraj 4-0-19-2

Harshal Patel 4-0-19-2

Yuzvendra Chahal 4-0-16-2

Result: KKR won by 4 wickets

Player of the Match: Sunil Narine

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah