Kolkata Knight Riders sneak home by one run against Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Fast half-centuries by Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar were not enough for RCB as they succumbed to an agonising one-run defeat to KKR in their IPL match today.

Kolkata: Fast half-centuries by Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar were not enough for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as they succumbed to an agonising one-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their IPL match on Sunday.

Jacks (55, 32b, 4x5, 5x6) and Patidar (52, 23b, 3x4, 5x6) kept RCB in hunt for but they could not chase down a daunting 223 target set by the KKR.

RCB ended up at 221 all out despite a last over blitz by Karn Sharma (20, 7b, 3x6).

Andre Russell grabbed three wickets (3/25) while Sunil Narine and Harshit Rana grabbed two wickets apiece for the home side.

Earlier, skipper Shreyas Iyer's composed half-century and opener Phil Salt's initial blitzkrieg enabled KKR to score 222/6.

Salt smashed 48 off 16 balls while skipper Iyer scored 50 off 36 balls.

Ramandeep Singh (24) and Andre Russell (27) took the KKR total past the 220-run mark.

Cameron Green was the most successful bowler for RCB with figures of 2/35.

Brief Scores:

KKR: 222/6 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 50, Phil Salt 48; Cameron Green 2/35) beat

RCB: 221 all out in 20 overs (Will Jacks 55, Rajat Patidar 52, Karn Sharma 20).