New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders was seen in trouble in the match due to the continuous loss of 4 top-order wickets at one time. But all-rounder Shardul Thakur rocked as soon as he arrived. He counter-attacked all the RCB bowlers.
Fifty in 20 balls
As soon as Shardul Thakur came, he started hitting shots all around the ground. Thakur scored a half-century in just 20 balls. Which is the second-fastest century by any batsman in the ongoing season. With the batting of Shardul, Kolkata moved towards a good score. Shardul Thakur batted brilliantly as soon as he came in, he grabbed the driving seat by hitting two sixes in two balls in the same over of Michael Bracewell.
This is his fastest fifty of the season. Although Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals also scored a half-century in 20 balls. Butler completed Fifty in 20 balls against Hyderabad. Now, Shardul Thakur has also equalled this.
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing-11
Mandeep Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing-11
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj.
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