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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) scored a mammoth total of 222/6 in the first innings against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2024 on Sunday, April 21, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
RCB skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bowl first in the contest. Opener Phil Salt gave a brisk start to the hosts with a blistering cameo of 48 (14) before perishing in the fifth over. KKR then lost some momentum due to the fall of three more wickets in quick intervals and found themselves at 97/4 in 8.2 overs.
KKR captain Shreyas Iyer held the innings together and stabilized things with a 36-ball half-century in the second half of the innings in the company of Rinku Singh (24) and Andre Russell (27*). Ramandeep Singh finished the innings on a high with a blazing cameo of 24 (9).
Fans enjoyed the high-scoring first innings of the 36th match of IPL 2024 between KKR and RCB. They expressed their reactions to the action by sharing hilarious memes on social media platforms.
Here are some of the best reactions:
"222 is a really good score on this pitch" - KKR batter Ramandeep Singh after 1st innings vs RCB in IPL 2024 contest
At the mid-innings break, Kolkata Knight Riders batter Ramandeep Singh reflected on the action that unfolded during the first innings and his cameo, saying:
"I just wanted to whack the ball in the end and luckily it was my day today. The slow bumpers were not easy to hit, that's what we will try to do in the second innings. 222 is a really good score on this pitch.
He continued:
"It was easy to hit when there was pace on the ball. All credit to Abhishek Nayar, he prepared us this way, and all our net sessions resemble match situations. We've got a legend on the side in Narine. We want to watch the legend on the show today."
What was your favorite moment during the action-packed first innings of today's IPL 2024 match? Let us know in the comments section.
