IPL 2019: Match 17
RCB Vs KKR Post Analysis
A complete Russel Show at Chinnaswamy Stadium
Last night, Kolkata Knight Russel's unbelievable knock steals the victory from Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB consider as the South Africa of IPL. As like every season they started this season with the same tagline "EE SAALA CUP NAMDE". But everything comes to an end just with in 5 matches. Kohli and Co met KKR after the four consecutive defeats in this season. After winning the toss KKR decided to bowl first.
As like previous matches Parthiv and Kohli opens the innings for RCB. They started with a decent knock and finished powerplay with 50+ runs. After losing parthiv for 25 runs in Nithish rana's ball unexpectedly ABd came to bat with the skipper. Both the world class players give their best in this match Kohli departed 84 runs in 49 balls. On the other side Abd covering all the ground with his bat. But mysterious spinner Sunil Narine grabs ABd's wicket at 19th over. But it too late ABd already crossed fifty and did his job by scoring 63 runs in 32 balls with a strike rate of 196. New batsman Marcus Stoinis made a quick fire at the last over and scored 28 runs in 13 balls as his share. Finally RCB ends up with 205 runs with lose of three wickets and made their home fans happy.
KKR chase has been started with the most dangerous openers Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine. Young Navdeep Saini bowled the first over and took sunil narine wicket at deep square. We have to mention here Pawan negi takes a wonderful running catch in dismissing sunil. After that Robbie and Lynn bild the inning by rotating strike and maintaining the run rate required. After losing both the wicekts in pawan negi's spell. DK and Rana tries to chase the target but end up with 37 and 19 runs. Then thee most dangerous and Muscle Russel came. In first three balls russel struggle to make a contact. After that the saviour of KKR, Siraj bowled 18th over of the innings. He already put a no ball in his previous spell again he did one. A free hit and a bowl change happen, Marcus continued the over and helped russel in connecting the ball. Thats it, match over in that over itself. Tim Southee bowled the 19th over and russel send every ball to the boundary. Once KKR need 40+ runs in 12 balls. At the end of 19th over score level and KKR won in 20th over 1st ball itself. Russel played like a beast he scored 48 runs in just 13 balls with 369 as strike rate. If the first 3 balls faced by russel was not a dot one. Definitely he would have chance to broke yuvraj's fastest fifty.
Again and again we are raising question about Kohli's captaincy. RCB playing in home ground they knew about the pitch and how it will react. Still Kohli didnt pick Washington Sundar. They already have a all-rounder Marcus Stonis. Eventhough he picked Moen Ali. Thats a unwanted selection. Because yesterday in both the innings spinners only controlled the runrate. Chahal completed his 4runs by conceding 24 runs and picked Rana's wicket. Negi gave 21 runs in 3 over with 2 big wickets Lynn and Robbie and a stunning Catch. On KKR side Kuldeep, Chawla and Narine conceded 31, 30 and 32 runs only they bowled totally 12 overs. Still Kohli not realising the important of spinners. He is putting all the burden over Chahal only.
Not only in team selection RCB fielding also worst yesterday. Particularly Mohammed Siraj missed two catches. They failed in controlling extra 13 runs. They put more no balls, wide and a boundary in over throw too. RCB failed to put pressure on KKR eventhough they scored 200 plus runs. KKR steadily chase the target and finished the chase comfortably before a over itself. RCB should rotate Coulter nile and Southee in foreign bowler slot and promote Stoinis batting order a head. Stoinis is the inform batsman in BBL. If this continues it will reflect in world cup too. Already in team India Kohli and Ravi Shastri not interested in picking part time spinner who can take wickets at cruicial time. Anyway by the end of this match Bengaluru fans changed there mind as "EE SAALA CUP NAMDU ILLA". Hope Kohli will correct this mistake in upcoming matches.
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