Kolkata beat rcb by 6 wickets chirs lynn scores match winning 68

Kolkata beat RCB by 6 wickets- Chirs Lynn scores match winning 68 In 29th match of Vivo IPL 2018 Kolkata Knight Riders won it by 6 wickets against Royal Challengers Banglore. Chris Lynn made match-winning 62

In the 29th match of Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 6 wickets at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. KKR pulled up a great show with the bat and chased the target of 176 runs on the last over. RCB bowlers could not get an early breakthrough and dropping Chris Lynn on 7 runs cost RCB the match as he went on for a match-winning knock. There was a little contest in the last few overs as wickets fell, but overall it looked like a one-sided match as RCB bowlers and fielders failed to perform.

After winning today's match Kolkata Knight Riders consolidated their position in Vivo IPL points table with 8 points.Kolkata Knight Riders innings analysis after end of innings.Tim Southee came for the first over and conceded 5 runs, Umesh Yadav was attacked as soon as he came to bowl for the second over. Narine smashed him for a four and a six and rotated the strike after that. Yadav did get Narine's top edge but the batsmen were safe. Southee started the third over and Narine was on fire, smashing two boundaries in the first two balls. KKR were 29/0 after 3 overs. Sunil Narine 23 (14) and Chris Lynn 3(4) were at the crease.The fourth over started with a boundary by Chris Lynn, a chance came to eliminate Lynn but he was dropped on the 4th ball. KKR picked 7 runs off it. Umesh Yadav came for the next over, Lynn smashed the first ball for a six and repeated the same on the fourth ball. Chahal came for the sixth over, Lynn smashed a boundary on the fourth ball. Mohammed Siraj just gave 4 runs in the sixth over. KKR collected 51 runs in 6 overs. Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine were at the crease.After the brief halt as rain intervened, the match started with Lynn cutting Siraj's ball for the boundary. Murugan Ashwin gave the first and the much-needed breakthrough to his team on the first ball of his over. Uthappa hit a shot on the long-off, fielder was just short of catching the ball and it went for a six. After 8 overs, KKR were 68/1.

Mohammed Siraj came for the 9th over, Uthappa went for a boundary on the fourth ball.

KKR collected 74 runs in 9 overs. Chris Lynn 31(27) and Robin Uthappa 12 (8) were at the crease.

The 10th over started well for KKR, Uthappa smashed two back-to-back boundaries and Chris Lynn came on the 5th ball and hit another boundary. Chahal came for the 11th over, Uthappa smashed him fir a six on the second ball. KKR were 98/1 after 11 overs.

Umesh Yadav came for the 12th over, the batsmen could not get much from the first five balls, Uthappa smashed him for a six on the last ball. KKR were 106/1 after 12 overs.

Robin Uthappa and Chris Lynn were at the crease.The 13th over started well for RCB as M Ashwin removed Robin Uthappa on the second ball. Nitish Rana replaced Uthappa and the remaining balls went in singles and doubles. Chahal was hit for a four by Lynn on the first ball of the 14th over. Lynn brought up his fifty. Southee started the 15th over and the batsmen managed a few singles. KKR were 124/2 after 15 overs. Chris Lynn and Nitish Rana were at the crease.

Thre was a chance of a dismissal on the 3rd ball of the 16th over. Rana picked Murugan's googly but the fielder missed the catch. Rana went for a four on the last ball of the over. Siraj came for the 17th over and Rana hit him for four on the second ball.

Russell came in for Rana as he was out due to some pain. Russell was out on golden duck. Dinesh Karthik walked in. Thre was a chance of a run out on the 5th ball, but Karthik was safe. He scored a boundary on the next ball. It was a good start on the 18th over as Lynn hit a boundary on the first ball. The ball raced away for a boundary on the 4th ball as Karthik continued hitting.Karthik went for a six on the second ball of the 19th over, Kohli took a breathtaking catch on the second last ball and ended Karthik's innning.

KKR needed 4 runs in the last over and Shubhman Gill ended it in style with a boundary. KKR won the match by Six wickets.Royal Challengers Banglore innings analysis after end of innings.Put in to bat first, Brendon McCullum and Quinton de Kock opened the innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Piyush Chawla Chawla came to bowl the first over and gave only 1 run as he didn’t allow de Kock and McCullum to score big shots. Sunil Narine came to bowl the 2nd over and Quinton de Kock hit 2 consecutive boundaries of him, sweeping square in the leg-side region. Mitchell Johnson came to bowl the 3rd over and McCullum fast hands brought first four of the over.

Quinton de Kock hit the last ball of the over for 6 to collect 14 runs from the first over of Johnson. Piyush Chawla came to bowl the 4th over and McCullum hit the first ball for 4 in the leg-side region. Chawla pulled it brilliantly and conceded only 2 runs in the remaining five deliveries. Dinesh Karthik brought back Sunil Narine to get a wicket in the powerplay but de Kock swept the 4th ball for four to show his intentions, still Narine conceded only 7 runs in his second over. Shivam Mavi came to bowl the 6th over of the innings and gave only 4 runs, brilliant bowling by a youngster.After the end of the 6th over Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 40 runs with Quinton de Kock (24 runs off 21 balls) and Brendon McCullum (13 runs off 15 balls) on the crease.

Kuldeep Yadav started the 7th over and the over was going fine, McCullum smashed him for a six on the last ball. Piyush Chawla came for the 8th over, McCullum couldn't hit the ball and changed the strike McCullum came and smashed two boundaries, after a dot ball, he smashed the ball for a big six to the long-on. After 8 overs, RCB were 67/0.

Both the batsmen have maintained a decent strike rate so far but RCB would have to increase the pace. Kuldeep Yadav got the first breakthrough and removed De kock on the first ball of the next over. Captain Virat Kohli came to the crease, took a single. Just 3 runs came from the over.Russell came for the 10th over and got a wicket, McCullum was out on the 5th ball, Karthik took a good catch. Vohra came next and Russell bowled him, grabbing two wickets in two balls, Russell had pushed RCB under pressure.

Mandeep and Kohli were at the crease now, Kuldeep Yadav came to bowl. The duo decided to rotate the strike for the next two balls. Andre Russell returned for the 12th over, 3 singles were taken in the over, Mandeep was dropped by Raina on the 4th ball, RCB gained a single on it, Kohli came on strike and hit a four in the next ball.RCB were 89/3 after 12 overs, Virat Kohli and Mandeep Singh were at the crease.Kuldeep Yadav came for the 13th over, the bastmen tried hitting big but could add 3 singles in the over.

Kohli started the 14th over with a boundary, hitting Johnson with calculated timing. The next five balls went in singles. RCB were 100/3 after 14 overs. Sunil Narine was back into the attack, Kohli greeted him with a boundary. Kohli further added 2 doubles, making it a good over already. Narine manages to halt the flow in the next two balls, Kohli takes a single on the last ball. RCB were 109/3 after 15 overs, Virat Kohli and Mandeep Singh were at the crease Shivam Mavi gave two boundaries in the 16th over, Kohli started hitting the boundaries as the inning was nearing towards the end.

Narine took the 17th over, Mandeep hits a six this time. Kohli brought his fifty and went for a six just after that. Russel got Mandeep’s wicket in the same over. Shivam Mavi took the 19th over, De Grandhomme needed time to settle. Mavi bowled a good over with no big hits on it, still, RCB managed 9 runs off it. Johnson came for the last over of the innings, Kohli picked quick 2 runs from the first ball. De Grandhomme went for a big shot on the third ball and succeeded in clearing the ropes, stole a single on the next ball. Kohli hit a six on the last ball and took the total to 175/4.

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