In IPL Cricket chasing a vistory target of 139, 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.Lockie Frerguson had picked up two wickets for KKR after Eoin Morgan lost the toss.
Opting to bat first, Bangalore posted a total of 138 for the loss of seven wickets in the stipulated 20 overs with help of Captain Virat Kohli's 39 off 33 balls. For Kolkata, Sunil Narine picked up 4 for 21 while Lockie Ferguson took two wickets.
KKR openers Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer gave a solid start as the duo added 41 runs in the first five overs. With the asking rate going up after the fall of quick wickets, KKR decided to send Narine ahead of Dinesh Karthik and the move paid off as the southpaw took Daniel Christian to the cleaners to put the pressure back on RCB. Narine hit three massive sixes to bring the equation well within KKR's grasp.
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