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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard, IPL 2021
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The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 18 April 2021
Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting
1st innings, run rate 10.20
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Virat Kohli (c)c Rahul Tripathi b Varun Chakaravarthy |
5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
 Devdutt Padikkalc Rahul Tripathi b Prasidh Krishna |
25 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 89.3 |
 Rajat Patidarb Varun Chakaravarthy |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Glenn Maxwellc Harbhajan Singh b Pat Cummins |
78 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 159.2 |
 AB de Villiers (wk)not out |
76* | 34 | 9 | 3 | 223.5 |
 Kyle Jamiesonnot out |
11* | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275.0 |
| Extras | 8 (w 5, nb 3) | ||||
| Total | 204/4 (20 ov) | ||||
1-6 Virat Kohli 1.2 ov, 2-9 Rajat Patidar 1.6 ov, 3-95 Devdutt Padikkal 11.1 ov, 4-148 Glenn Maxwell 16.6 ov
Did not batHarshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Harbhajan Singh1 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 |
 Varun Chakaravarthy1 nb |
4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
 Shakib Al Hasan |
2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
 Pat Cummins2 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
 Prasidh Krishna1 nb |
4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
 Andre Russell2 wd |
2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 19.00 |
Kolkata Knight Riders batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.30
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nitish Ranac Devdutt Padikkal b Yuzvendra Chahal |
18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 163.6 |
 Shubman Gillc Daniel Christian b Kyle Jamieson |
21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 233.3 |
 Rahul Tripathic Mohammed Siraj b Washington Sundar |
25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 125.0 |
 Eoin Morgan (c)c Virat Kohli b Harshal Patel |
29 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 126.1 |
 Dinesh Karthik (wk)lbw b Yuzvendra Chahal |
2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Shakib Al Hasanb Kyle Jamieson |
26 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 104.0 |
| Andre Russellb Harshal Patel |
31 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 155.0 |
| Pat Cumminsc AB de Villiers b Kyle Jamieson |
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.0 |
| Harbhajan Singhnot out |
2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Varun Chakaravarthynot out |
2* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Extras | 4 (w 4) | ||||
| Total | 166/8 (20 ov) | ||||
1-23 Shubman Gill 1.5 ov, 2-57 Rahul Tripathi 5.6 ov, 3-66 Nitish Rana 6.5 ov, 4-74 Dinesh Karthik 8.3 ov, 5-114 Eoin Morgan 13.4 ov, 6-155 Shakib Al Hasan 17.4 ov, 7-161 Pat Cummins 17.6 ov, 8-162 Andre Russell 19.1 ov
Did not batRoyal Challengers Bengaluru bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mohammed Siraj1 wd |
3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 |
| Kyle Jamieson1 wd |
3 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 13.67 |
 Yuzvendra Chahal |
4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 |
 Washington Sundar2 wd |
4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Glenn Maxwell |
2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
 Harshal Patel |
4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
Match details
- Toss
- Bengaluru, bat
- Start
- Sun 18 Apr, 11:00 UK
- Competition
- IPL 2021
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders Questions
When is Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders starts at 11:00 UK time (15:30 in India) on Sunday 18 April 2021, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, part of IPL 2021; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders head to head?
Kolkata Knight Riders lead the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders head to head at 15-11 from 27 T20 meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 13 May 2026 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, was won by Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
What is Royal Challengers Bengaluru's recent form?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W L W W; most recently they beat Gujarat Titans on 31 May, 161/5 to 155/8.
What is Kolkata Knight Riders's recent form?
Kolkata Knight Riders have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L W; most recently they lost to Delhi Capitals on 24 May, 163 to 203/5.
What is a good score at MA Chidambaram Stadium?
A good first-innings score at MA Chidambaram Stadium is around 179, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 37% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.