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Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders finally flexed their fast-bowling muscle in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2017 tournament, handing out Royal Challengers Bangalore their lowest-ever total of 49 -- also the lowest-ever total in the toournament’s history.
Chasing a modest total of 132, Virat Kohli was handed his second first-ball duck in a space of a few months and none in the remaining side were allowed a double-digit score, as KKR’s fast bowling arsenal wrecked havoc on the RCB batsmen to bowl them out for a mere 49.
Chris Woakes, Colin de Grandhomme and Nathan Coulter-Nile claimed 3 wickets each, whereas Umesh Yadav snaffled 1. KKR did not even utilise any of their spinners as the fast bowlers earned them one of the most famous victories.
Earlier, after Kolkata Knight Riders slipped from 52 for 1 in 4 overs to 131 all out in 19.3 overs, it looked like that the hosts had produced an embarrassing batting performance.
Yuzvendra Chahal produced a terrific spell of 4-0-16-3 to break the back of a high-flying KKR.
With the home team getting off to one of the quickest starts in IPL 2017, Chahal led RCB’s effort to pull things back in control and denied Kolkata Knight Riders to post a huge first-innings total on the board.
From 52 for 1 after 4 overs, Kolkata Knight Riders skidded to 93 for 6 by the end of the 12th over, with Chahal applying brakes on the hosts’ juggernaut. The hosts were eventually bundled out for a mere 131 in 19.3 overs.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders - 131 (Narine 34, Chahal 3-16, Negi 2-15, Mills 2-31)
Royal Challengers Bangalore - 49 (de Grandhomme 3-4, Woakes 3-6, Coulter-Nile 3 -21)
Result - Kolkata Knight Riders won by 82 runs
