Kohli century powers RCB to 6-wicket win over KKR in thrilling IPL chase

05-14 9:21

1st Innings

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Kolkata Knight Riders posted a strong 192/4 in 20 overs. Angkrish Raghuvanshi played a brilliant knock of 71 off 46 balls, while Rinku Singh added an important 49 off 29 balls to push KKR close to 200. For RCB, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood picked up key wickets and helped restrict KKR from going even bigger.

2nd Innings

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased the target superbly, finishing at 194/4 in 19.1 overs. Virat Kohli was the star of the night with a match-winning century, scoring around 105–106 off 60 balls, anchoring the chase and finishing the job under pressure. KKR’s Kartik Tyagi fought back well with 3 wickets, but RCB stayed ahead in the chase

Final Result

Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining.

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