IPL -08: RCB Beat KKR By Seven Wickets

02 May, Bengaluru

Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in a rain curtailed match at the Chinnaswamy stadium ,Bengaluru Saturday.

The match was reduced to 10 overs a side as more than two hours and 45 minutes of time was lost because of heavy downpour and subsequent drying up of outfield.

The Knight Riders scored 111 for 4 in 10 overs. Royal Challenge, Bangalore Chased the target successfully with two balls to spare.
RCB skipper Virat Kholi won the toss but elected to field first.

In their first encounter on April 11 at Kolkata, RCB beat KKR by three wickets.

This is RCB’s the first win at home in five games .

Of the eight matches RCB has played so far, it won three away and won one lost three at home while the seventh against Rajasthan Royals (RR) here on April 29 was called off halfway due to downpour after it posted an imposing 200 for seven wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.