RCB vs KKR 1st Innings Highlights: Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders posted 192 for 4 in 20 overs. Raghuvanshi played the biggest innings for the team.
IPL 2026 RCB vs KKR 1st Innings
RCB vs KKR 1st Innings Full Highlights: The match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur was delayed by 1 hour and 15 minutes due to rain. Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl, keeping the rain in mind. Invited to bat first, Kolkata posted 192 for 4 in 20 overs. This was the highest total of the tournament at the Raipur ground. To win, Bangalore will have to achieve the highest successful chase at the ground.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi top-scored with 71 runs off 46 balls, hitting 7 fours and 3 sixes. Rinku Singh, batting at number five, scored 49* off 29 balls, hitting 3 fours and 2 sixes. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, and Rasikh Salam took 1 wicket each for Bengaluru.
Bangalore now needs to score 193 runs to win. Invited to bat first, KKR got off to a poor start, losing their first wicket in the form of Finn Allen for 23 runs in 2.3 overs. Allen scored 18 runs in 8 balls, hitting 3 fours and 1 six. Then, the team suffered another blow at 48 when captain Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed. He scored 19 runs in 13 balls, hitting 3 fours and 1 six.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi did wonders
Coming in at number three, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Cameron Green shared a 68-run partnership in 46 balls. This partnership ended with Green's dismissal. By this point, KKR had scored 116 runs. Green made 32 off 23 balls, hitting three fours and a six.
Raghuvanshi then added 76 runs in 46 balls for the fourth wicket with Rinku Singh to help the team cross the 190-run mark.
KKR won the last 4 matches
It's worth noting that Kolkata has won its last four consecutive matches. The team began the season with five consecutive losses. In its last four matches, it has defeated Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants (in a Super Over), Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Delhi Capitals. It will be interesting to see what the team can do against Bengaluru today.
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