0
1
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1
1
4
= 7
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KKR vs RCB, 9th T20, IPL 2023 summary
RCB
123-10(17.4)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 81 runs 🏆
KKR
(20.0)204-7
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P'ship : 27(19)
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A fantastic victory for Kolkata Knight Riders tonight. A perfect present to the crowd who are here to cheer their favorite IPL team after almost four years. This is Anirudh Modi, signing off on behalf of my fantastic co-commentators Arijit Kundu and Ninaad Dixit, and our scorer/analyst Paras Yadav.
Much more dramatic action to come our way this IPL season! Stay Tuned! See you at the next one!
Shardul Thakur (Player of the Match): "Thank you so much. Ah, probably I don't know where it came from. Looking at the scorecard, anyone would have said that we were struggling. And sometimes, you need to listen to your subconscious mind. I need to bat according to the situation and take risks when needed.
You also need to have the skills to do it out here at the higher level. A lot of practice goes behind the scenes. Then these days, there is a period where you need to slog it out and there are guys who will do throwdowns and you need to do range hitting. And you know the pitches, they always suit the batters, you never dare.
We spoke having the depth in the bowling and batting department. Today, we had a new boy playing with us, he was exceptional. And you know the quality Sunil and Varun bring, they always bag 3 or 4 or more wickets. A very good day for us and all things went well."
You also need to have the skills to do it out here at the higher level. A lot of practice goes behind the scenes. Then these days, there is a period where you need to slog it out and there are guys who will do throwdowns and you need to do range hitting. And you know the pitches, they always suit the batters, you never dare.
We spoke having the depth in the bowling and batting department. Today, we had a new boy playing with us, he was exceptional. And you know the quality Sunil and Varun bring, they always bag 3 or 4 or more wickets. A very good day for us and all things went well."
Nitish Rana (KKR Captain): "We took a lot of positives from the last game. We were 7 down but we fought and today we fought hard too. A little collapse at the start but the credit goes to Gurbaz and what do I say for Shardul, I can't describe it in words, it was unbelievable.
The way Shardul batted was incredible and Rinku was superb, his role was to hold fort and Shardul's was to hit! We had planned to not give much pace during middle over, and the way Narine and Varun bowled with Suyash, it was excellent. We still can't understand Suyash, he is a funny guy and he backs himself a lot. I met him for the first time here and he was always in the plan to add a third spinner when the situation demanded."
The way Shardul batted was incredible and Rinku was superb, his role was to hold fort and Shardul's was to hit! We had planned to not give much pace during middle over, and the way Narine and Varun bowled with Suyash, it was excellent. We still can't understand Suyash, he is a funny guy and he backs himself a lot. I met him for the first time here and he was always in the plan to add a third spinner when the situation demanded."
Shardul Thakur is the player of the match.
Catch of the Match: Varun Chakravarthy
Biggest Six Award: Rinku Singh
Most 4s Award: Shardul Thakur
Most Valuable Asset of the Match: Shardul Thakur
Gamechanger of the Match: Varun Chakravarthy
Electric Striker of the match: Shardul Thakur
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