Virat and Gambhir hugged in the middle of the match: Maxwell was caught out even after giving 2 lives, Shreyas hit the winning six; moments

In the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 7 wickets. Former RCB captain Virat Kohli and KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir were seen hugging each other at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. There was an argument between the two last season.

RCB's Glenn Maxwell got 2 lives but he could not take advantage of them and was finally caught out. Harshit Rana sent him to the pavilion on the very next ball after hitting a six against Faf du Plessis. Whereas Shreyas Iyer made KKR win by hitting a six.

Top moments of RCB vs KKR match…

1. After hitting a six, Harshit sent Du Plessis to the pavilion.
During Bengaluru's batting, Faf du Plessis hit a six on the fifth ball of the second over. Harshit Rana, who was bowling, bowled the ball outside the off stump but Du Plessis scored 6 runs with a scoop shot. The next ball, Harshit bowled slower on the same stump, Du Plessis again scooped it but was caught by Mitchell Starc at short fine leg. Du Plessis scored 8 runs on 6 balls.

Harshit Rana made a comeback and sent Faf du Plessis to the pavilion.

2. Maxwell caught out after giving 2 lives
RCB's explosive batsman Glenn Maxwell could not take advantage of even getting 2 lives. On the second ball of the 13th over, Ramandeep Singh dropped his catch at deep mid-wicket position. At this time he was batting on 12 runs. Sunil Narine was bowling here.

In the 14th over, Sunil Narine again dropped an easy catch of Maxwell at short third man position. He got a lease of life from the bowling of Harshit Rana, Maxwell was currently batting on the score of 21 runs.

Maxwell could not take much advantage of his 2 lives and was caught out in the 15th over. Sunil Narine sent him to the pavilion. Maxwell was caught by Rinku Singh at deep point position. He scored 28 runs on 19 balls.

Sunil Narine dropped the catch of Glenn Maxwell in the next over after missing the catch on his own ball.

3. Virat and Gambhir hugged in the middle of the match
RCB batsman Virat Kohli and KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir were seen hugging in the middle of the match. This happened during the drinks break during RCB's batting. After the end of the match, both of them shook hands and hugged each other again.

Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli hugging after the end of the match.

The hug between the two is special because last year the argument between these two players had made headlines. At that time Virat was a part of RCB but Gambhir was the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants. Then after the match both were seen angrily arguing with each other. In 2013, when Gambhir was the captain of KKR, there was an argument between the two on the field. That's why it is special for both of them to hug now.

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir were seen hugging even after the match.

4. Shreyas hits winning six
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer led the team to victory by hitting a six. Mayank Dagar bowled a short pitch on the fifth ball of the 17th over. Shreyas went on the back foot and hit a six towards mid-wicket. Shreyas scored 39 runs on 24 balls.

Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders have won the second consecutive match.