Venkatesh Iyer has been dismissed by Willey, who bowled a delivery with a sharp movement off the seam and low bounce. The ball was a short of length delivery outside off, and Iyer attempted to punch it off the back foot, but it unexpectedly cut back in and hit the stumps.
Despite the typical trajectory for a ball of that length being over the stumps, this ball beat the inside edge and hit the middle and leg, leaving Willey visibly excited.
On the very next ball,
Mandeep has been dismissed by Willey, who has taken two wickets in consecutive deliveries with an outstanding delivery. The ball was a good length delivery bowled over the wicket at around 126kph, slanting away from the batsman.
It pitched around leg, and Mandeep tentatively stepped forward to defend, but it unexpectedly nipped away sharply, beating the edge and crashing into the off stump. Mandeep was completely caught off guard, as he got squared up by the delivery.
The ninth match of IPL 2023 will see Kolkata Knight Riders facing off against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. KKR appeared to be disorganized and lacking in ideas in their tournament opener against Punjab Kings. With Shreyas Iyer absent, their top-order appears weak, and there is an excessive amount of pressure on Andre Russell.
Meanwhile, RCB has been celebrating the leadership of captain Faf du Plessis and the skills of legendary player Virat Kohli. However, they must be careful of KKR’s home advantage as the crowd at Eden Gardens has the ability to act as a 12th man.