Harshal Patel’s all-round performance helps RCB beat KKR by three wickets

RCB batters conquered a few cheeky minutes after leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga turned his direction to a four-wicket take to enroll a three-wicket win upon Kolkata Knight Riders in a low-scoring IPL match.

Hasaranga satisfied his Rs 10.75 crore price tag as his four-wicket burst assisted RCB with excusing KKR for 128.

The Sri Lankan was capably upheld by the speed triplet of Akash Deep (3/45), Harshal Patel (2/11) and Mohammed Siraj (1/25) after RCB won the throw and chose for bowl at DY Patil Stadium.

Sherfane Rutherford (28), David Willey (18) and Shahbaz Ahmed (27) played a good innings as RCB endure a few restless minutes prior to updating the target, scoring 132 for 7 in 19.2 overs after Tim Southee (3/20) and Umesh Yadav (2/16) blew their top order.

Yadav and Southee disturbed the top-request batters with their speed and bob, leaving RCB at 17 for 3 at one phase.

While Anuj Rawat (0) got a thick external edge off Umesh, Faf Du Plessis (5) got a main edge to the point defender and Virat Kohli (12) took care of playing away from the body.Willey and Rutherford then, at that point, attempted to revamp the pursuit with a 45-run stand however Sunil Narine broke the association in the eleventh over as he had the previous gotten at midwicket.

Shahbaz pulled Andre Russell for two maximums as RCB amassed 15 hurries to facilitate the pressure.

Requiring 36 off 30 balls, Shahbaz hit one more six off Chakravarthy prior to being hoodwinked by the bowler as RCB drooped to 101 for 5.With tension building, Rutherford went for a trudge just to be gotten behind off Southee.

Requiring 17 off last two overs, Harshal Patel crushed two fours, while Dinesh Karthik (14 not out) shot a six and a four in the initial two chunks of the last over to take the team home.