RCB pacer Rasikh Salam broke the 103-run stand between Sunil Narine and Ajinkya Rahane by dismissing Narine for 44 runs.
While the visitors were struggling to break the partnership, Rasikh Salam in the final delivery of the 10th over dismissed Narine and brought RCB back into the game.
Speaking of the match Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and opted to bowl first. Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine opened the innings for KKR while Josh Hazlewood opened the bowling attack for RCB.
de Kock made an aggressive start by hitting the boundary of the second ball but in the very next ball de Kock got a life as Suyash Sharma dropped a dolly.
But in the fifth delivery of the same over, Hazlewood dismissed de Kock as Jitesh Sharma took an excellent catch behind the stumps.
GONE!⚡🧤
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Following an early dismissal, Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine made a terrific stand and started to smash RCB bowlers all around the Eden Garden. During the process, Ajinkya Rahane registers his maiden fifty as KKR captain.
