After a brilliant bowling performance, RCB produced a disappointing performance with the bat.
The Royal Challangers Bangalore (RCB) bundled out to the lowest total in IPL history as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) annihilated RCB by dismissing them for a paltry 49. Batting first, KKR also did produce a satisfactory batting performance on their standards after being restricted to 131 by the RCB.
But KKR pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile made the mission possible by dismissing the big fishes such as the likes of Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and Mandeep Singh in the first few overs. From there it was no looking back for the home side as they completely dominated the RCB batsman to clinch a victory by 82 runs.
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Falling short of words in explaining the stunning batting collapse his side suffered, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli could only say that it was reckless and unacceptable batting. RCB were all out for 49, the lowest ever total recorded in IPL, and lost the match by a comprehensive 82-run margin while chasing 132.
"This our worst batting performance, it really hurts. After the kind of half that we had, we thought we could capitalise and chase it down. It was reckless batting. I can't say anything at the moment. It was that bad. This is just not acceptable," a visibly upset Kohli said after the match. Kohli himself was guilty of playing an irresponsible shot as he chased a widish delivery only to offer a catch to a slip fielder.
"The sight-screen is very small here, one guy got up as the bowler was loading up, that distracted me. Still it wasn't a big deal. That was just one down. Nine guys could have done the job," Kohli said when quizzed about his dismissal.
The India captain said his side had "nothing to review anything about the second half" of the match.
"We need to forget it and move forward. We are a much better team. We got 200 plus in the last game. I'm sure everyone realises what they've done wrong. You have to come out, show intent and back yourselves. I'm sure we won't bat like that again in the tournament," he said.
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