Impact substitute

Kolkata Knight Riders: Vyshak Vijaykumar, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fast bowler, said mixing up variations with pace after seeing the first innings helped him be the standout bowler for the franchise, who suffered a seven-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders.

At the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Vyshak came in as an Impact Substitute and took 1-23 in his four overs, where he mixed his variations and lines to good effect. He stood out in a wayward RCB bowling show, where Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, and Alzarri Joseph gave away 126 runs in nine overs collectively.

“When I saw in the first innings, they were mixing it up really well. The ones that were banged in and short and which were slower, it was a little tough for, Virat bhai to score. So, obviously, if he couldn’t score, I knew that if I put it right there, nobody could score.”