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KKR vs RCB: KKR set a target of 193 runs to win against Bengaluru, explosive batting by Raghuvanshi-Rinku.

By Samira Vishwas

KKR vs RCB 1st Innings Highlights: The 57th match of IPL 2026 is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur. Where RCB captain Rajat Pajidar won the toss. After winning the toss, he invited KKR to bat. After which, while batting, KKR has set a target of 193 runs for RCB to win. While batting for KKR, young player Angkrish Raghunvashi played a stormy style and scored a half-century. Apart from this, Rinku Singh also played an explosive innings in the end, but he could not complete his fifty.

Raghuvanshi and Rinku played fast innings

Finn Allen started for Kolkata Knight Riders and scored runs in a fast manner, but he could not extend his innings. Allen was out after scoring 18 runs in 8 balls when the team’s score was only 23 runs. After KKR suffered the first blow in the third over, captain Ajinkya Rahane also became the victim of Josh Heddlewood after scoring 19 runs in the fifth over.

Raghuvanshi played half century innings

After this, Angkrish Raghuvanshi along with Cameron Green for the third wicket completed the partnership of 68 runs in 46 balls. KKR got its third blow at the score of 116 runs in the 13th over. Green scored 32 runs in 24 balls, but Angkrish Raghuvanshi, on the other hand, remained steadfast and kept showing his shorts on the field. Raghuvanshi played a half-century inning of 71 runs on 46 balls with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes. In the end he was run out while trying to complete two runs.

Rinku Singh missed fifty

At the same time, Rinku Singh played an unbeaten inning of 49 runs with the help of 3 fours and 1 six in 29 balls. There was a partnership of 76 runs in 46 balls between Rinku Singh and Angkrish Raghuvanshi for the fourth wicket. For Royal Challengers Bangalore, the bowlers failed to leave their mark in this match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Heddlewood and Rasik Salam Dal got 1-1 wicket.

Playing eleven of both the teams

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Wicketkeeper), Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora and Kartik Tyagi.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Jacob Bethel, Virat KohliRajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasik Salam Dar, Jacob Duffy and Josh Heddlewood.

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