Shardul Thakur smashed a 29-ball 68 and picked one wicket while Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Suyash Sharma starred with the ball as Kolkata Knight Riders crushed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 81 runs at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.
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KKR recovered from 89 for 5 in the 12th over to 204 for 7 off their 20 overs thanks to Shardul Thakur’s rapid half-century. Rahmanullah Gurbaz also played a big role with a more sedate 57, but it was really Shardul who pulled the Knight Riders out of a rut after Andre Russell had been dismissed for a golden duck.
