Match 35 : Virat Kohli led-RCB finally found themselves in a huge success over Dinesh Kartik's Kolkata in Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Friday. Kolkata won the toss and chose to bowl first, send RCB to bat opener Parthiv patel couldn't stand so long on the track while Virat Kohli blown away every KKR bowlers single handedly and posted a succeed 213 runs for four infront of Kolkata.

India's All format & RCB Skipper Virat Kohli smashed a ton off 58 balls containing 4 sixes & 9 boundries, on the other end English Spinning All-rounder Moeen Ali partnating him with a crashing fify off 28 balls hitting 6 sixes & 5 boundries. Amongst KKR's Men Andre Russell was only successful with bowl (1/17) and his bat also, While India's dashing spinner The Chinaman Kuldeep gives away 27 runs in 16th over & finished figures of 1/59 in his four overs slot.

In chasing KKR's top order batting collapse lied them into the ground, Following a Kohli special, it was the turn of swing king Dale Steyn to land some body blows on the opposition. Playing his first game of the season after having come in as a replacement, the South African great removed Chris Lynn and Shubman Gill to leave KKR reeling at 33 for three in five overs. Needing 113 runs off the last six overs, Russell (65 off 25) and Rana (85 not out off 46) almost got KKR over the line but RCB's Moeen Ali managed to defend 24 in the final over.

Earlier, it was Moeen Ali who gave the much needed oxygen to their innings, smashing six sixes and five fours to seize momentum after a slow start. Kohli and Ali shared 90 runs off 43 balls and there was no looking back after Ali's assault. Kohli, who scored his first 50 off 40 balls, changed gears in the second half of his innings. Such was his domination that Kohli took just 17 balls for his second fifty. Ali's 66 off 28 while batting alongside Kohli also proved crucial for RCB's cause as they finally managed to defend. The win keeps RCB mathematically alive in the tournament while KKR suffered their fourth loss in as many games.

Bagged down a Superb ton & 2nd victory RCB Skipper Virat Kohli named the Player of the match and shared post match commented, "Felt really good, especially
winning here. It was crucial for us to come here and get a win. Not walking to an interview straight after the game is a relief. You have to leave it to the bowler in those (end overs) situations. I think the way Stoinis bowled that 19th over was very good. Those three balls were crucial in the end, and in the end Moeen showed composure. Our communication around the second time was to get about 175. A bit of luck went our way, and we never thought we would get 200+. Moeen took the momentum from them and landed it back in our lap. He said, 'I'm going to go now' and I just asked him to go for it. He targetted the smaller boundaries and gave us some momentum in those 2-3 overs. In the absence of AB, I had to bat long, but Moeen allowed me to settle in. I would have otherwise have had to go
earlier. Before leaving, I told AB I will get a hundred for you, so he must be pretty happy. In the end, death overs will be difficult. The ball travels quickly, and the pitch is hard, and Russell is hitting the ball as well as anyone I know has. But Steyn used his experience well, and that allowed Saini to also follow up. Picking up wickets is crucial, and we did that today."

Also Losing KKR Captain Dinesh Kartik said, "The way Moeen Ali batted, took the game away from us. We could have bowled better. I thought their score was 20-25 too many. When a player like Virat plays, that's what he does. He played a brilliant knock in the end. (On KKR batting) The ball was seaming a little bit.  The wicket was a little sticky, and towards the end we thought we could get the score, but looking back their score was 20 runs too many. This is a hard wicket  for spinners to bowl on. We wanted to take the spinners on, and kudos to the way RCB played. They did the small things better and deserved to win. If we get the winning feel again, it would start rolling again. If we do the right things, we can get back to winning."