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‘KKR spinners ne hila ke rakh diya’ - Fans laud KKR as they defeat RCB by 81 runs in IPL 2023

Here is how fans have reacted to the victory of KKR over the Bangalore franchise in the ongoing IPL 2023 on Twitter

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On 6 April 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders took on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the ongoing IPL. The Kolkata franchise lost the season opener against Punjab Kings while Bangalore registered a thumping win over Mumbai. So, the home side were looking for a win at Eden Gardens in front of the home crowds.

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Speaking of the match, Bangalore won the toss and asked Kolkata to bat first. Reece Topley missed the game due to his injury. Hence, David Willey came into the playing XI. For Kolkata, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Venkatesh Iyer came out to open the innings. But, Iyer failed again as he scored three runs.

KKR registered their first win of the IPL 2023

Then, Mandeep Singh went for a golden duck and Nitish Rana scored only one run off five balls. Gurbaz smashed 57 runs off 44 balls, including six fours and three sixes. Andre Russell managed a golden duck in his 100th IPL match. But, it was Shardul Thakur who changed the momentum for KKR. For the sixth wicket, he and Rinku Singh managed a 103-run partnership. Thakur smashed 68 runs off 29 balls, including nine fours and three sixes. On the other hand, Rinku scored 46 runs off 33 balls, including two fours and three sixes. Finally, they scored 204 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. For RCB, David Willey and Karn Sharma took two wickets each while Mohammed Siraj, Michael Bracewell, and Harshal Patel took one wicket each. 

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For the chase, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis came out to open. But, KKR spinners were on a roll as Bangalore scored 78 runs for five wickets in 11 overs. Kohli scored 21 runs while du Plessis scored 23 runs. Then, Maxwell also went back to the dugout after scoring just five runs. Then, other batters also failed against the KKR spinners. Finally, they got bundled out for 123 runs in 17.4 overs. Sunil Narine took two wickets while debutant, Suyash Sharma grabbed three wickets. Varun Chakravarthy grabbed four wickets. 

Here are some tweets shared by fans over the victory of KKR over RCB:

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