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It was a brilliant batting performance by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the opening stages of their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, April 7.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Shardul Thakur was pleased and also surprised with his batting performance against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), after scoring the joint-fastest 50 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 — match Jos Buttler's 20-ball 50 in the Rajasthan Royals (RR) first game of the season against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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Not one or two but three mystery spinners of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) created a ruckus at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, April 6.

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The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were brilliant during their emphatic 81-run victory over the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on their return to Eden Gardens for the first time since 2019.

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The Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) head coach Sanjay Bangar confirmed that their star English pacer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the tournament after the injury that he sustained in their first match of the tournament against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season.

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West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell is pleased to return to the Eden Gardens for the Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) home games when the two-time champions will face off against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their first home game in three years on Thursday, April 6.

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The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have started the season in the best manner possible, with an emphatic eight-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians (MI) in their first match of the campaign.

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Two of the main players of two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be missing from the ongoing season, piling pressure on the team ahead of their second match of the season against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Thursday, April 5.

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IPL 2023, KKR vs RCB: Hit by injuries and a bad loss, KKR face an upbeat RCB in bid to bring season back on track

Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) winning team the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has decided to bring on England’s Jason Roy as the foreign replacement for Shakib Al Hasan, who is one of two KKR players missing the ongoing season of the cash-rich league, the tournament's website announced on Wednesday, April 5.

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After smashing 143 in PSL, Kolkata Knights Riders bring in former Sunrisers Hyderabad and ODI WC-winning star batter

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Rajat Patidar has been ruled out of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 due to an Achilles Heel injury.

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Big blow to RCB, star batter with 144.29 strike rate ruled out of IPL due to Achilles heel injury

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Match 9, Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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