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Patna : Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 38 runs in the 10th match of IPL 2021 at M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, Tamilnadu, on April 18, 2021, evening, with A B de Villiers scoring an unbeaten 76 in 34 balls hitting 9 fours and 3 sixes and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell scoring 78 in 49 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes. Maxwell fell to fast bowler Pat Cummins. RCB top the Points Table with 6 points winning their first three matches.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, RCB scored 204/4 in 20 overs. RCB captain Virat Kohli (opener) fell to spinner Varun Chakravarthy for 5 while his opening partner Devdutt Padikkal scored 25 runs in 28 balls with 2 fours.
Chasing a target of 205 runs, KKR scored 166/8 in 20 overs with captain Eoin Morgan scoring 29 in 23 balls hitting 1 four and 2 sixes while Andre Russel scored 31 in 20 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Russel hit spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for a six and 3 fours on successive balls in 17th over. Kyle Jamieson took 3/41 in 3 overs while fast medium bowler Harshal Patel took 2/17 in 4 overs. Yuzvendra Chahal took 2/34 in 4 overs.