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Royal Challengers Bengaluru: After suffering a seven-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis admitted that the game’s fate was decided when Phil Salt and Sunil Narine unleashed a stunning assault in the first six overs of the chase to take the game away from the hosts.

Chasing 183 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday evening, Sunil Narine, playing his 500th T20 match, starred with a blazing 47 off 22 balls at the top, while Phil Salt breezed to 30 off 20 balls as KKR amassed 85/0 from their first six overs of the chase.

That set the base for KKR to complete the chase in 16.5 overs, with Venkatesh Iyer hitting a 30-ball fifty and captain Shreyas Iyer making 39 not out for the two-time IPL winners to become the first team winning an away match in the ongoing season.