Kolkata: Riding on Sunil Narine’s 19-ball 50, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in their first IPL match late on Sunday.
Off-spinner Nitish Rana showed class and took 2-11as he helped KKR to 127/4 in 14.3 overs. RCB’s Mandeep Singh later hit 37 in 18 balls to help RCB muster a total score of 176/7. Narine scored fifty in 17 balls and was sent back to the dugout by Umesh Yadav.
Brief Score:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 176 for 7 in 20 overs (Brendon McCullum 43, AB de Villiers 44; Nitish Rana 2/11).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 177 for 6 in 18.5 overs (Sunil Narine 50, Umesh Yadav 2/27, Chris Woakes 4-0-36-3)
