The BCCI and the Kolkata Knight Riders prioritise the health and safety of everyone involved and all measures are being taken in that endeavour.
Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Sunday won the toss and opted to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Harshal Patel delivered a stunning bowling performance as RCB restricted Mumbai Indians to 159 runs in the allotted twenty overs after opting to bowl first. Harshal scalped five wickets in the innings and gave away just 27 runs from his four overs. For Mumbai Indians, Chris Lynn top-scored after playing a knock of 49 runs
The Proteas batsman got out in the final over, but RCB managed to register a win in the final over of the innings.
RCB's star player AB de Villiers added that with some new faces in the squad it will a tough game for Mumbai Indians to get over the line.
Let's relive de Villiers' fastest knocks in cricket. The records of the batsman stand to date, and no one has come closer to break his records in ODI cricket.
De Villiers feels that Sharjah's wicket was slow which eventually put pressure on the batsman.
Chasing 146, CSK got off to a good start as openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis put on 46 runs inside the first five overs, keeping the side, way ahead of the asking run-rate.
IPL 2020, RH vs RCB: This was RCB’s first win in an opening match since 2016 when riding on a 157-run partnership between Kohli and de Villiers they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 45 runs.
RCB's squad, majorly Indian players, reached Dubai on Friday ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, slated to begin on September 19.
