KKR beat RCB by a score of 21 runs.
Following Kolkata Knight Riders’ thrilling victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Former cricketer Aakash Chopra name Nitish Rana the game’s most valuable player. Notably, the 29-year-old hit 48 runs off only 21 deliveries. Drastically changing the complexion of the game as KKR struggle in the middle overs.
Jason Roy’s return to the pavilion prompt the RCB bowlers to turn their attention to the Knight Riders. That’s when Rana change tactics to give KKR some much-needed momentum. Thanks to his aggressive demeanor. The two-time champions amassed 200 runs and ultimately prevailed by 21 runs in their third IPL 2023 encounter. Rana is chose the game’s MVP by Chopra due to the influence he had in the middle.
“Who was my most valuable player? It’s a slightly controversial pick, but listen to my logic attentively. I am saying it was Nitish Rana. Jason Roy scored a half-century, Varun Chakaravarthy picked up three wickets, Russell did the job, Suyash Sharma was outstanding, and Nitish didn’t even score a fifty,”
Aakash Chopra on his YouTube channel
“He, of course, scored 48 runs while batting, which was slightly chancy. Two very easy catches were dropped – one by Mohammed Siraj and the other by Harshal Patel. Nitish Rana gained from that. After that, his captaincy won your heart because he got so much spin in the first six overs and then used spin repeatedly. They played David Wiese, but he didn’t feel David Wiese would be able to do that, so he got Andre Russell,”
Chopra added.
The former hitter also said that despite playing at Chinnaswamy, where the side batting second have a significant advantage. The two-time winners entered the match with a clear strategy, which enabled them to defeat RCB.
“Nine out of 10 times, what captains say at the toss – they don’t really mean it, especially when they lose the toss. But this was very honest that they (KKR) wanted to bat first because they had three spinners and could choke them in the second innings as they did last time,”
Chopra also mentioned