NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 81 runs at the Eden Gardens on Thursday for their first win this season with Suyash Sharma making a fine debut by grabbing 3 wickets as an impact player.
Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy and 19-year-old leg-spinner Suyash Sharma, coming as an impact player replacing Venkatesh Iyer, bowled in tandem sharing nine wickets among themselves to bowl out RCB for 123 in 17.4 overs.
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While Narine claimed 2/16, Sharma made his IPL debut memorable by returning with 3/30. Chakravarthy was the most successful KKR bowler with 4/15 in 3.4 overs.
The team’s co-owner Shah Rukh Khan arrived just before the match and came down to the ground to congratulate the boys after the win.
Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy and 19-year-old leg-spinner Suyash Sharma, coming as an impact player replacing Venkatesh Iyer, bowled in tandem sharing nine wickets among themselves to bowl out RCB for 123 in 17.4 overs.
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While Narine claimed 2/16, Sharma made his IPL debut memorable by returning with 3/30. Chakravarthy was the most successful KKR bowler with 4/15 in 3.4 overs.
The team’s co-owner Shah Rukh Khan arrived just before the match and came down to the ground to congratulate the boys after the win.
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As expected, there were numerous reactions on Twitter after KKR’s win. Here are a few:
