Gurkeerat Singh
Gurkeerat Singh of Royal Challengers Bangalore plays a shot. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI

Siraj’s record spell helps Bangalore thrash Kolkata

Mohammed Siraj’s history-making spell helped the Royal Challengers Bangalore rout the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2020 game in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday night. Kolkata slumped to 84 for 8, the lowest total of the season, and Bangalore faced little trouble in chasing it down with the loss of two wickets.

Electing to bat first, Kolkata Knight Riders rued the decision in the second over when Siraj scalped two with his outswingers. Another followed in Siraj’s second over, and Kolkata were in trouble. With two consecutive maidens, Siraj created history in the IPL.

If Siraj sparked early panic, leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal inflicted further damage, and the Kolkata innings was beyond repair. Captain Eoin Morgan (30 runs off 34 balls) played a lone hand, and finally, the pressure got to him as well.

Bangalore chased with ease as Devdutt Padikkal (25 off 17) unleashed a series of lofted boundaries. There was a slight wobble in the seventh over, when they lost two wickets, but there were no further alarms.

Kolkata’s pathetic display evoked images of a similar collapse by Bangalore in 2017. AB de Villiers, skipper Virat Kohli and Chahal will remember that miserable night when Bangalore crashed to 49. So, this is a payback of sorts.

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Lockie Ferguson
Lockie Ferguson of the Kolkata Knight Riders celebrates the wicket of Aaron Finch of the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020 in Abu Dhabi on October 21, 2020. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI


Devdutt Padikkal
Devdutt Padikkal of the Royal Challengers Bangalore plays a shot. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI



Prasidh Krishna
Prasidh Krishna of Kolkata Knight Riders bowls during the match. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI


Chris Morris
Chris Morris of Royal Challengers Bangalore runs out Kuldeep Yadav of Kolkata Knight Riders. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI


Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar of the Royal Challengers Bangalore celebrates the wicket of Eoin Morgan captain of Kolkata Knight Riders. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI
Eoin Morgan, captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, plays a shot.
Eoin Morgan, captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders, in action during IPL 2020. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI

Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal of the Royal Challengers Bangalore appeals successfully for the wicket Dinesh Karthik of Kolkata Knight Riders. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI


Royal Challengers Bangalore players
Royal Challengers Bangalore players celebrate the wicket of Shubman Gill of Kolkata Knight Riders. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI

Eoin Morgan, captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, plays a shot.
Eoin Morgan, captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, plays a shot. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI





Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed Siraj of the Royal Challengers Bangalore celebrates the wicket of Nitish Rana of Kolkata Knight Riders. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI





Chris Morris
Chris Morris of Royal Challengers Bangalore bowls during the match. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI

Eoin Morgan
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan (left) with Virat Kohli, captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, during the toss at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Image Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI














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