KKR vs RCB: Venkatesh Iyer Takes a Stunner to Dismiss Virat Kohli

Kolkata Knight Riders took on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2023 game on April 26 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. In the KKR vs RCB game, Venkatesh Iyer took an absolutely brilliant catch to dismiss Virat Kohli which turned out to be the game-changing moment.

Royal Challengers Bangalore had lost their key batters Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell and they were expecting Virat Kohli to finish the game for them. The star batter had crossed the 50-run mark and was looking pretty good on a batting friendly Chinnaswamy wicket.

KKR vs RCB: Venkatesh Iyer’s blinder stuns RCB fans, leaves Anushka Sharma in disbelief

At the end of the 12th over, RCB were placed at a score of 115-4 and were cruising towards the target set by Kolkata Knight Riders. Virat Kohli was in complete control as he had scored 54 runs off 36 deliveries including 6 boundaries.

Nitish Rana called Andre Russell to bowl the 13th over of RCB innings as he was desperately trying to get rid of Virat Kohli. The Caribbean all-rounder did exactly what he was brought in for right on the first delivery of his over.

Andre Russell bowled a short-pitched delivery outside the off-stump as the RCB batter played a pull shot with complete control. The ball was heading towards the fence but Venkatesh Iyer had different plans as he quickly ran towards his left and took a blinder to dismiss Virat Kohli.

The ball was coming at a quick pace and was dipping still Venkatesh Iyer made sure to take a clean catch. The whole Chinnaswamy stadium was stunned as the RCB fans knew the importance of Virat Kohli’s wicket specifically in the context of the game as they had already lost Faf and Maxwell.

Anushka Sharma too was left in utter disbelief as she must be expecting Virat to finish the game for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The brilliant catch taken by Venkatesh Iyer opened the gates for KKR as they didn’t allow any other batter to score freely and eventually won the KKR vs RCB contest by 21 runs getting their third victory in IPL 2023.