the Royal Challengers Bangalore Pacer, stepping aside instead of Shahbaz Ahmed, vibrated the Kolkata Knight Riders Higher order picking up three wickets in his first three overs. KKR captain Eoin Morgan, who opted to hit first when winning the toss, flopped when the team fell like a deck of cards to finish a paltry 84-for-eight in his 20 overs. Thus, KKR hit a new low by putting the lowest IPL score in history on the one hand without being fired.
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RCB, who thrashed KKR 82 runs in their first meeting last week, further humiliated them by posting an easy eight-wicket win with 39 balls to spare and edging out the Mumbai Indians to take second place on the table. points with a positive net stroke rate.
Although KKR, playing without their key players both Sunil Narine and Andre Russell for the first time since 2012, still remains in the fray for a playoff spot, it will be difficult for them to overcome this loss and get the steam they need to continue. through the remaining ties.
Hyderabad boy Siraj, known primarily for his feats with the red ball, proved that he is no less with the cue ball by shooting the proper length and getting to swing the ball as well.
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Siraj was on a hat-trick in his first win by firing Rahul Tripathi and Nitish Rana in consecutive deliveries.
He first had starter Tripathi deliver to goalie AB De Villiers and then threw Rana with a beauty that sliced off the left-hander’s bat and pad to dislodge the stump.
Another candidate likely to make the cut for the Oz series, Navdeep Saini picked up Subhman Gill in the next over when the ill-timed pull from the first game rose high for Chris Morris to take an easy catch from the middle onwards.
Siraj then had Tom Banton, who replaced an out-of-form Russell, beating De Villiers in his next over.
The dominance of the RCB bowlers can be understood by the fact that they threw three maiden overs in the Powerplay (first 6 overs), as KKR had their lowest Powerplay score in the IPL with 17 out of 4. Siraj also became the first player to pitch two maidens in an IPL game, while Morris and Washington Sundar also pitched one maiden each. Siraj ended his 4-plus spell with 3 of 8.
KKR’s last hope was dashed when Morgan fell in love with a 34-ball 30 match, caught at the middle edge of the deep wicket by Gurkeerat Singh Mann versus Sundar.
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