KKR thrash Bengaluru by seven wickets
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Venkatesh Iyer smashed a half-century in Kolkata Knight Riders' seven-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match-10 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Virat Kohli batted through the innings and stayed unbeaten on 83 off 59 as RCB put up a target of 183 for KKR.
RCB captain Faf du Plessis fell early but the hosts managed to get off to a strong start, thanks to Kohli. He along with Cameron Green, ensured that RCB scored 61 runs in the powerplay.
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Kohli then cruised past a half-century for the second consecutive time this season. The partnership between the two ended on 65 off 42 balls when Green fell to Andre Russell on 31 off 21.
His Australia teammate Glenn Maxwell then finally found his touch after two poor outings in RCB's last two games, he scored 28 off 19.
