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Kolkata Knight Riders registered a big win against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday. Kolkata Knight Riders is performing well so far under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer in the 17th season of IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in their first match. In the second match, KKR team defeated Royal Challenger Bangalore.
KKR won
Kolkata Knight Riders team looks very strong this season. Former Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir has joined Kolkata as a mentor in IPL 2024. With the inclusion of Gautam Gambhir in the team, Kolkata Knight Riders have also made some major changes. Kolkata Knight Riders are sending Sunil Narine to open this season, which has been a profitable deal for the team so far.
Venkatesh Iyer scored a half century
When Gautam Gambhir was the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, he used Sunil Narine as the opener. As soon as Gautam Gambhir became the mentor of the team, he once again handed over this responsibility to Sunil Narayan. Sunil Narine gave a strong start to the team by performing strongly against Royal Challenger Bangalore. Apart from Sunil Narayan, Venkatesh Iyer also performed well. Venkatesh managed to score a half-century in this match.
Hit the longest six of the season
Venkatesh Iyer hit four skyscraper sixes during his innings. During this period, his sixes were also the longest sixes of the season. He hit a 106 meter long six on the fourth ball of the 9th over. Which is the longest six of this season. Earlier, Ishan Kishan had hit a 103 meter long six against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Venkatesh Iyer reached hospital after the match
However, Venkatesh Iyer was seen struggling with back pain after playing this shot. Venkatesh Iyer himself updated after the match that he will go to the hospital for a scan. Venkatesh reached the hospital after leading Kolkata Knight Riders to victory. There he got it scanned. After playing the match-winning innings for KKR, Venkatesh while talking to the media said that I will go straight to the hospital from here.