IPL 2021 Eliminator: Sunil Narine's All-Round Brilliance Knocks Out RCB, Takes KKR Into Qualifier 2
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IPL Eliminator: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets to seal a place in the second Qualifier where they will take on Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) delivered the knockout blow to Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore as they won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 Eliminator in Sharjah by four wickets on Monday. Sunil Narine set up the win with his spell of four for 21 and then shone with the bat as well, smashing three sixes in an over off Daniel Christian to help KKR get over the line. After restricting RCB to 138/7, KKR chased down the 139-run target to progress to the Qualifier 2 where they will meet Delhi Capitals for a place in the final.
Narine, during his four-over spell, ran through the RCB middle-order. The West Indies spinner dismissed KS Bharat, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell to break the back of RCB's feared batting line-up.
Apart from Narine, Lockie Frerguson had picked up two wickets for KKR after Eoin Morgan lost the toss.
Chasing 139 for the win, KKR openers Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer gave a solid start as the duo added 41 runs in the first five overs.
Purple Cap holder Harshal Patel provided the breakthrough for RCB as he sent back Gill for 29.
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