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Knights ride high as Kohli and Co.’s IPL dream crashes

Fans brave the heat, rewarded with thriller of a game and home team win

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 21.04.24, 10:03 PM
Mohd Siraj’s expression pretty much sums up the mood in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru camp even as (right) Kolkata Knight Riders rejoice their win at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. The Knights won the match by one run in a nail-biting finish
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Mohd Siraj’s expression pretty much sums up the mood in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru camp even as (right) Kolkata Knight Riders rejoice their win at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. The Knights won the match by one run in a nail-biting finish

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Fans braved the heat to paint the stands purple even as the mercury soared to 40°C
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Fans braved the heat to paint the stands purple even as the mercury soared to 40°C

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Batting first, KKR set up a total of 222 with Shreyas Iyer playing a captain’s knock of 50 and Phil Salt adding 48 to the scoreboard
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Batting first, KKR set up a total of 222 with Shreyas Iyer playing a captain’s knock of 50 and Phil Salt adding 48 to the scoreboard

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Virat Kohli's early dismissal at 18 left fans disappointed but half centuries by Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar and a quick 25 by Dinesh Karthik had RCB’s hopes up
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Virat Kohli's early dismissal at 18 left fans disappointed but half centuries by Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar and a quick 25 by Dinesh Karthik had RCB’s hopes up

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The runout in the last ball that ended RCB’s IPL 2024 dream
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The runout in the last ball that ended RCB’s IPL 2024 dream

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Andy Flower, former Zimbabwean cricketer and RCB coach, rang the customary bell at Eden to start the match in the presence of CAB president Snehasish Ganguly, vice-president Amalendu Biswas, honorary secretary Naresh Ojha, joint secretary Debabrata Das, tour fixture committee chairman Subhankar Ghosh Dastidar and a host of other CAB members
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Andy Flower, former Zimbabwean cricketer and RCB coach, rang the customary bell at Eden to start the match in the presence of CAB president Snehasish Ganguly, vice-president Amalendu Biswas, honorary secretary Naresh Ojha, joint secretary Debabrata Das, tour fixture committee chairman Subhankar Ghosh Dastidar and a host of other CAB members

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Spectators took resort to cool drinks and headgear to protect themselves from the heat
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Spectators took resort to cool drinks and headgear to protect themselves from the heat

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Players, too, took respite under umbrellas
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Players, too, took respite under umbrellas

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Fans got their faces painted in team colours on the way to the ground
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Fans got their faces painted in team colours on the way to the ground

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Jerseys of KKR and RCB were on sale at Esplanade ahead of the game
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Jerseys of KKR and RCB were on sale at Esplanade ahead of the game

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IPL 2024 IPL KKR Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Eden Gardens Virat Kohli Gautam Gambhir
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