Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were bowled out for just 49 runs chasing a target of 132 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 27th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). None of the RCB batsmen could get to double digit scores and lost the match by 82 runs.

RCB had won the toss elected to field first. Sunil Narine and Gautam Gambhir gave a good start to KKR with the former being the aggressor. However, the dismissal of both openers was followed by the middle-order falling down quickly as well. The brilliant bowling by spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Pawan Negi restricted KKR to 131 all out in 19.3 overs. Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the bowlers for RCB as he finished with the figures of 3-16. Tymal Mills and Pawan Negi shared 2 wickets each.

In reply, RCB kept on losing wickets and were allout for just 49. This is the lowest total in the history of IPL. The previous lowest total of 58 was held by Rajasthan Royals in 2009 against RCB in Cape Town. Coulter-Nile, Grandhomme and Woakes picked up 3 wickets each for KKR while Umesh Yadav got one wicket.

This was the first time that no batsman from a single team managed to get double-figures in IPL history while all of KKR’s bowlers took at least one wicket. KKR’s win kept them at second position while RCB were pushed to the last position. Coulter-Nile was adjudged the Man of the Match for his spell of 3/21 which included the wickets of three of RCB’s most crucial batsmen.

Match Summary:

Kolkata Knight Riders 131 (Narine 34, Chahal 3-16, Negi 2-15, Mills 2-31)

beat

Royal Challengers Bangalore 49 (De Grandhomme 3-4, Woakes 3-6, Coulter-Nile 3-21)

by 82 runs

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