Kolkata defeated Bangalore on their home ground for the 5th consecutive time. The win also ended Kolkata’s 4-match losing streak. Keep reading to check the match happenings and Sportiqo’s market update.
Match 36: Kolkata vs. Bangalore
Kolkata 200 for 5 (Roy 56, Chakaravarthy 3/27(↑6.18%)) beat Bangalore 179 for 8 (Kohli 54(↑5.52%), Hasaranga 2/24) by 21 runs.
After being invited to bat first, Kolkata got off to a flying start. Jason Roy played another dominating innings of 56 off 29 while his opening partner, Narayan Jagadeesan, scored 27 off 29. Vijaykumar Vyshak dismissed both of them in the 10th over of the innings. Kolkata were 88 for 2 at the halfway stage. Both Nitish Rana(↑37.30%) and Venkatesh Iyer were dropped in the early part of their innings. They capitalized on the chances and formed an 80-run stand. Rana scored 48 off 21, while Iyer made 31 off 26. Rinku Singh’s(↑10.80%) 18* off 10 and David Wiese’s 12* off 3 took their team to 200.
Bangalore got off to a flyer in the chase as they scored 30 off the first 2 overs. Suyash Sharma was introduced in the third over, and he got rid of the dangerous Faf du Plessis(↑7.38%) for 17(7). Shahbaz Ahmed↓64.51%) and Glenn Maxwell(↓4.36%) fell cheaply to Varun Chakravarthy(↑6.18%) as the powerplay ended at 58 for 3. Virat Kohli(↑5.52%) and Mahipal Lomror stitched a 55-run partnership to reduce the equation to 88 off 52. But both of them departed in a space of 5 balls as Bangalore lost all the momentum. They could only get to 179 for 8 in 20 overs, handing a 21-run win to Kolkata. Kohli scored 54 off 37, while Chakaravarthy bagged 3 wickets.
Sportiqo Points Analysis
Nitish Rana’s(↑37.30%) remarkable innings of 48 off 21 made him the top player on the list. His 44.4 Sportiqo points were the result of his 3 boundaries and 4 maximums. Following him, Varun Chakravarthy(↑6.18%) returned with the figures of 24 for 3 in just 4 overs. His outstanding performance helped him secure 19.25 Sportiqo points. Faf du Plessis'(↑7.38%) knock of 17 off 7 earned him 18.2 points. He smashed a four and 2 sixes.
Let’s see the performances and Sportiqo points of the most prominent players on day 27:
Player Performance Sportiqo Points
Nitish Rana 48(21) & 0/8 44.4
Varun Chakravarthy 3/24 19.25
Faf du Plessis 17(7) 18.2
Virat Kohli 54(37) 18
Rinku Singh 18*(10) 15
Andre Russell 1(2) & 2/29 3.25
Dinesh Karthik 22(18) 2.7
Glenn Maxwell 5(4) -2
Mohammed Siraj 1/33 -2.5
Sunil Narine 0/41 -7.5
Harshal Patel 0/44 -20
Shahbaz Ahmed 2(5) & 0/25 -30.5
Market Update
Nitish Rana’s(↑37.30%) stocks shot up by ₹66.24. Rinku Singh(↑10.80%) also had his price appreciated by ₹23.66. While, Sunil Narine’s(↑8.22%) stocks escalated by ₹5.27. On the other hand, Shahbaz Ahmed(↓64.51%) got his stocks dropped by ₹27.27. Harshal Patel’s(↓52.37%) and Andre Russell’s(↓4.53%) price also depreciated by ₹16.5 and ₹4.43, respectively.
Let’s find out in detail how the prices have changed for the top players after the twenty-seventh day of the league:
Player Sportiqo Points 26 Apr Price 27 Apr Price % Change Cummulative Points Earned
Nitish Rana 44.4 177.57 243.81 37.30% 147.35
Rinku Singh 15 219.14 242.80 10.80% 155.2
Sunil Narine -7.5 64.15 69.42 8.22% -17.25
Faf du Plessis 18.2 356.44 382.74 7.38% 272.2
Varun Chakravarthy 19.25 62.33 66.19 6.18% 38.8
Dinesh Karthik 2.7 65.24 68.91 5.62% 7.6
Virat Kohli 18 187.79 198.15 5.52% 130.7
Mohammed Siraj -2.5 147.38 142.60 -3.24% 84.05
Glenn Maxwell -2 281.40 269.13 -4.36% 171.85
Andre Russell 3.25 97.64 93.21 -4.53% 31.35
Harshal Patel -20 31.50 15.00 -52.37% -47.05
Shahbaz Ahmed -30.5 42.27 15.00 -64.51% -34.9
