KKR vs RCB, 27th match at Kolkata, Apr 23 2017, Indian Premier League

RESULT
27th match (N), Eden Gardens, April 23, 2017, Indian Premier League

KKR won by 82 runs

Player Of The Match
3/21
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Cricinfo's MVP
92.94 ptsImpact List
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Comms: Shashank Kishore
Scorecard summary
Kolkata Knight Riders 131/10(19.3 overs)
18 (21)
2/15 (3)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 49/10(9.4 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
KKR92.942(3)1.220.123/215.592.82
RCB86.490(2)- 0.06- 0.043/164.5186.53
KKR77.6834(17)53.7777.68--0
KKR60.4318(21)19.119.43/62.5541.03
RCB40.722(5)2.291.272/312.5139.45

Time to say goodbye. If you're just joining in, you can dig into Sid Monga's report. Yes, your eyes ain't tricking you.

Presentation:
"Very refreshing. Credit to the bowling attack, especially Coulter-Nile and Umesh for bowling quick," says Gautam Gambhir. "Not a lot of teams have pace like we have. Got three guys who can bowl over 140. The plan was to hit the deck hard and the plan worked. We didn't bat well at all. After where we were in the first six, we should've got 170. We need to pull up our socks in the batting department. If you want to win the tournament, you need to bring your A game out in all departments. It was moving around, so I thought there was no point in using spin. The bowling department was very professional, I've not seen as impressive an effort from the bowling attack like I did today. The plan to the bowlers was simple ' just use your pace and show to the world what you've got.' A lot of opponents think we're a chasing side. So if we win batting first, it gives us a lot of confidence.

Nathan Coulter-Nile is the Player of the Match for a ripper of an opening spell. "I guess you have to come out steaming when you're just defending 130 odd. I just had a feeling we were going to do tonight. I haven't been bowling too much, I was so pumped up, I wasn't thinking too much about the no-balls. I thought if I can try to push the batsmen back and then pitch it up and swing, I could get wickets. We've got some world class spinners who didn't even get a ball today. The pitch suited us."

"Our worst batting performance, it really hurts," says an upset Virat Kohli. "After the kind of half that we had, we thought we could capitalise and chase it down. Reckless batting. I can't say anything at the moment. It was that bad. This is just not acceptable. The sightscreen 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. There's nothing to review anything about the second half, it was that bad. We need to forget it and move forward. We're 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. After the start they got, the spinners did well. Restricting to 130 was a good effort. We're going back home for a couple of games. We've got back-to-back games, need to try and win those to get some momentum."

In a battle between two batting heavy sides, Narine emerged as the highest scorer. What a collapse this from RCB against pace. Sustained fast bowling of the highest quality from Nathan Coulter-Nile broke RCB's back early on. There was no looking back once he nipped out Kohli, de Villiers and Jadhav. He was backed up superbly by Umesh, Woakes and de Grandhomme. So grand was their bowling effort that Narine wasn't even needed.

If you're wondering how many teams have lost this big previously, we've got them all for you with some context and background

9.4
W
de Grandhomme to Chahal, OUT

pokes at a length ball going away with an angled bat, gets an edge that flies low to Pandey who dives to his left to complete a stunning catch. What a capitulation this. RCB bundled out for the lowest score in IPL history.

Yuzvendra Chahal c Pandey b de Grandhomme 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 0
9.3
de Grandhomme to Chahal, no run

gets this to wobble away from outside off, Chahal is beaten

9.2
1
de Grandhomme to Aravind, 1 run

thick inside-edge down to fine leg. Played outside the line of that length ball that nipped back in

9.1
W
de Grandhomme to Mills, OUT

another nothing shot and gone! Length ball outside off, he looks to wallop this across the line over midwicket but miscues it towards mid-off. Kuldeep sprints in from long-off, calls clearly to keep the cover fielder off, settles underneath it and takes it on the move. Superb

Tymal Mills c Kuldeep Yadav b de Grandhomme 2 (5b 0x4 0x6 11m) SR: 40
end of over 95 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 48/8CRR: 5.33 RRR: 7.63
Sreenath Aravind4 (3b 1x4)
Tymal Mills2 (4b)
Chris Woakes 2-0-6-3
Colin de Grandhomme 1-0-3-1

RCB's lowest total is 70. Lowest total for any team in IPL is 58, by RR v RCB in 2009.

8.6
Woakes to Aravind, no run

gets out of the way of that short ball, flies through to Uthappa

8.5
4
Woakes to Aravind, FOUR runs

I'm not sure Aravind believes what he's just done! Length ball angling away, he punches this over cover, flew off the blade. Raced to the boundary.

8.4
Woakes to Aravind, no run

looks to slash this over point but is beaten because of the bounce

Not only are they all but buried here, but RCB's net-run-rate is sure to take a beating, unless of course we see a miraculous effort from the remaining batsmen. Lot of chatter among fans here on feedback over why Shakib wasn't picked - got to say KKR have got this spot on. This isn't the Eden of old where the ball grips and turns. What a performance this has been from them.

Time-out

8.3
W
Woakes to Badree, OUT

gets this to angle back in full on the stumps from wide of the crease, Badree plays down the wrong line. The ball misses the inside edge to hit him on the pad. Would've smashed the middle of middle.

Samuel Badree lbw b Woakes 0 (3b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 0
8.2
Woakes to Badree, no run

hops back and across to defend that short of length delivery outside off

8.1
1
Woakes to Mills, 1 run

back of length outside off, punched to cover where a misfield allows a single

end of over 83 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 43/7CRR: 5.37 RRR: 7.41
Tymal Mills1 (3b)
Samuel Badree0 (1b)
Colin de Grandhomme 1-0-3-1
Chris Woakes 1-0-1-2
7.6
1
de Grandhomme to Mills, 1 run

punched uppishly to long-off, Mills off the mark

7.5
de Grandhomme to Mills, no run

looks for a wild slog over long-on but bat nowhere near the line of the delivery. Beaten

7.4
de Grandhomme to Mills, no run

looks to flay that up on the up over cover but is late on the shot

If KKR manage to win, this will be only the 10th time a score of 131 or under is defended successfully in IPL

7.3
W
de Grandhomme to Negi, OUT

Got the previous one to slant away, brought this back in to nail him. Super. Negi looks to work across the line when he should have been looking to play straighter. Once he missed, he was a dead duck. Eden Gardens roars. RCB in danger of being bowled out for the lowest-ever IPL score

Pawan Negi lbw b de Grandhomme 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 66.66
7.2
de Grandhomme to Negi, no run

play and a miss. Lunges forward to poke at that away-going delivery. Nibbling it around, is de Grandhomme

7.1
2
de Grandhomme to Negi, 2 runs

works a length ball on middle and leg towards deep backward square leg. Good running

de Grandhomme

end of over 71 run • 2 wickets
RCB: 40/6CRR: 5.71 RRR: 7.07
Samuel Badree0 (1b)
Pawan Negi0 (0b)
Chris Woakes 1-0-1-2
Umesh Yadav 3-0-15-1
6.6
Woakes to Badree, no run

floats this full on off, Badree keeps that out

6.5
W
Woakes to Binny, OUT

got him. Flirting at that length ball with an angled bat, super seam position from Woakes as the deviation takes the edge through to Uthappa. Absolute carnage. This was Binny's chance to a win a game for his side, won't happen tonight.

Stuart Binny c †Uthappa b Woakes 8 (9b 2x4 0x6 15m) SR: 88.88
6.4
Woakes to Binny, no run

hops back to punch a length ball to cover

6.3
Woakes to Binny, no run

beaten by a jaffa! Floats this a touch ahead of length outside off, Binny feels for the delivery but the late deviation means it just shaves past the outside edge.

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SP Narine
34 runs (17)
6 fours1 six
Productive shot
cover drive
12 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
56%
CR Woakes
18 runs (21)
3 fours0 six
Productive shot
cover drive
8 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
48%
Best performances - bowlers
C de Grandhomme
O
1.4
M
0
R
4
W
3
ECO
2.4
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
CR Woakes
O
2
M
0
R
6
W
3
ECO
3
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
TossRoyal Challengers Bangalore, elected to field first
Series
Season2017
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days23 April 2017 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsKolkata Knight Riders 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Win Probability
KKR 100%
KKRRCB
100%50%100%KKR InningsRCB Innings

Over 10 • RCB 49/10

Tymal Mills c Kuldeep Yadav b de Grandhomme 2 (5b 0x4 0x6 11m) SR: 40
W
Yuzvendra Chahal c Pandey b de Grandhomme 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 0
W
KKR won by 82 runs
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