Eliminator : SP Narine's 4 for 21 runs & 15 balls 26 runs led Kolkata to crushed Bangalore by 4 wkts and advanced for Qualifier2

IPL Playoffs Eliminator Match of the 14th season Indian Premier League 2021 played between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday, October 11, 2021 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah at 7:30 pm.

Opting to bat first, Bangalore after got wonderful start in power play overs managed to set small traget of 139 runs for Kolkata to get. Virat Kohli with 39 runs were top scorer for RCB. Sunil Narine bowled super spell of 4-0-21-4 for Kolkata to restricted RCB on 138 runs. Kolkata in reply with Shubhman's 29, Nitish Rana's 23 and Sunil Narine's quick 15 balls 26 runs made chase in 19.4 overs and won the match by 4 wkts. Bangalore out of tournament and Kolkata advanced for 2nd Qualifier match to play with Delhi for Final Encounter match. SP Narine declaed man of the match.