IPL 10, Match 27, Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Statistical Highlights

Royal Challengers Bangalore didn’t pick the proper way to celebrate the 4th anniversary of their highest IPL total as the Kolkata Knight Riders bundled out RCB to just 49 runs at the Eden Gardens to set the new lowest total in the IPL history.

RCB looked favourites to win the game after they invited the home team to bat first and restricted them to just 131. But the visiting side’s innings never got off as they kept losing a wicket almost every over and none of their batsmen managed to get into double figures. Here are all the records and statistical achievements from the game.

1 – For the first time in the IPL, RCB has managed to bowl out KKR. This was also only the 3rd time in IPL where KKR got bowled out while batting first and the first such instance in last 8 seasons.

2 – Only the second time in the IPL where both the teams in a game got bowled out. Rajasthan Royal and Deccan Chargers were bowled out during a game in 2010 at Nagpur.

3 – Royal Challengers Bangalore’s innings is only the 3rd one in Twenty20s and the first one in the IPL where no batsmen managed to score in double digits. Other two: Titans vs Eagles in 2004 and Tripura vs Jharkhand in 2009.

6 – Number of ducks for Virat Kohli in the IPL, all of them have come for RCB, the joint-most number of ducks by any player in the IPL for RCB. AB de Villiers also has 6 ducks in the IPL for them.

7 – Number of ducks Virat Kohli has recorded in Twenty20 cricket, all of those for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has 6 ducks in the IPL and 1 in the CLT20.

10 – Wickets picked by KKR pace bowlers in RCB’s innings. This is the 5th instance of all wickets in an innings falling to pacers in the IPL. Mumbai Indians have done it twice while Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad done it once.

15 – Combined aggregate of Kohli, Gayle and AB de Villiers in this game, the lowest in a game for RCB where all the three batted. Previous lowest was 18 runs in 2012 also vs KKR at Bangalore.

49 – Royal Challengers Bangalore’s total of 49 all out is the lowest in IPL history and the 10th total of less than 50 in all Twenty20 cricket. Previous lowest total in the IPL was 58 by Rajasthan Royals in 2009 vs RCB only.

58 – Balls batted by Royal Challengers Bangalore before getting bowled out, the 2nd shortest completed innings in Twenty20 cricket. Mohammedan Sporting Club’s innings lasted 52 balls vs Prime Bank in 2013 when they were bowled out for 45.

131/10 – Kolkata Knight Riders’ total in this game is the lowest total they have successfully defended in the IPL. Previous lowest was 133/6 vs DD in 2008 at the same venue.

132 – Target Royal Challengers Bangalore failed to chase down in this game, the lowest target they failed to chase in the IPL. Previous lowest unsuccessful run-chase in the IPL for RCB was 133 vs Deccan Chargers at Hyderabad in 2012.