Kolkata back on track in IPL 2023 after another big win over Bangalore

Kolkata Knight Riders snapped a four-game winless run by securing a comfortable 21-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore for the second time this season.

In their first encounter of IPL 2023, Kolkata's spinners had Bangalore's batsmen at sixes and sevens during an 81-run thrashing at Eden Gardens. On Wednesday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, the saga continued on another sluggish surface.

Jason Roy provided the impetus to Kolkata's innings at the top for the third straight match, despite coming in as a late replacement. He smashed 56 from 29 balls with four fours and five sixes to lay the foundation for a big total of 200-5.

Bangalore made things difficult for themselves, with Kolkata captain Nitish Rana getting dropped twice. The left-handed batsman made the Royal Challengers pay for their mistakes, cracking 48 from 21 balls. Two sixes in the last over by veteran all-rounder David Wiese pushed the total to 200, which looked well beyond the reach of Bangalore's batsmen against Kolkata's lethal spin attack.

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