RCB Won: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 3 wickets

Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.

RCB chased down a target of 129 runs with four balls to spare, with Sherfane Rutherford scoring 28 runs while Shahbaz Ahmed scored 27 runs.

For KKR, Tim Southee took three wickets for 20 runs while Umesh Yadav took two wickets.

Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore dismissed Kolkata Knight Riders for 128 runs.

Andre Russell scored 25 runs in 18 balls for KKR.

For RCB, Wanindu Hasaranga took four wickets for 20 runs, while Akash Deep and Harshal Patel took three and two wickets respectively.

Brief Scores:

Kolkata Knight Riders: 128 all out in 18.5 overs (Andre Russell 25; Vanindu Hasaranga 4/20, Akash Deep 3/45, Harshal Patel 2/11).

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 132 for 7 in 19.2 overs (Sherfen Rutherford 28, Shahbaz Ahmed 27; Tim Southee 3/20, Umesh Yadav 2/16).

Originally published at Pen 18