RCB lowest score in IPL scorecard: A disastrous batting collapse against KKR

RCB lowest score in IPL scorecard: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has provided cricket fans with some incredible moments since its inception in 2008. However, not all moments have been good ones for the participating teams, and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) lowest score in IPL history is one such moment that the team would rather forget. In this article, we will take a closer look at RCB’s lowest score in IPL scorecard and what led to their disastrous batting collapse.

The Match

The match in question was the 27th game of the 2017 IPL season, which took place at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata. The home team, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), won the toss and elected to bat first. KKR got off to a good start, thanks to Sunil Narine’s quickfire 34 off 17 balls, and eventually posted a total of 131 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in 19.3 overs.

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RCB’s innings got off to the worst possible start when their skipper, Virat Kohli, was dismissed for a golden duck in the very first over. From there, things went downhill quickly for the visitors. By the time the third over was completed, RCB had lost three wickets for just two runs on the board. Chris Gayle, who is known for his big-hitting, struggled to get going and scored just seven runs off 17 balls before he was dismissed. RCB’s innings ended in just 9.4 overs, with the team managing to score only 49 runs.

RCB lowest score in IPL scorecard

Let us take a closer look at RCB’s scorecard from that disastrous innings:

Kolkata Knight Riders (131/10 in 19.3 Overs)

BATTING	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sunil Narine	34	17	6	1	200.00
c Chahal b Binny
Gautam Gambhir (c)	14	11	1	1	127.27
c †Jadhav b Mills
Robin Uthappa †	11	9	2	0	122.22
lbw b Badree
Manish Pandey	15	16	1	0	93.75
c Badree b Chahal
Yusuf Pathan	8	8	0	0	100.00
st †Jadhav b Chahal
Suryakumar Yadav	15	19	1	0	78.94
c Mills b Negi
Colin de Grandhomme	0	2	0	0	0.00
c Kohli b Chahal
Chris Woakes	18	21	3	0	85.71
c Mandeep Singh b Mills
Nathan Coulter-Nile	2	3	0	0	66.66
c de Villiers b Negi
Umesh Yadav	2	4	0	0	50.00
not out
Kuldeep Yadav	4	7	0	0	57.14
b Aravind
Extras	8	(w 8)
TOTAL	131	19.3 Ov (RR: 6.71)
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Gautam Gambhir, 3.4 ov) 2-65 (Sunil Narine, 5.4 ov) 3-66 (Robin Uthappa, 6.2 ov) 4-82 (Yusuf Pathan, 9.1 ov) 5-93 (Manish Pandey, 11.1 ov) 6-93 (Colin de Grandhomme, 11.3 ov) 7-120 (Chris Woakes, 16.3 ov) 8-125 (Nathan Coulter-Nile, 17.3 ov) 9-125 (Suryakumar Yadav, 17.4 ov) 10-131 (Kuldeep Yadav, 19.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON	WD
Samuel Badree	4	33	1	8.25	0
Tymal Mills	4	31	2	7.75	2
Sreenath Aravind	3.3	27	1	7.71	0
Stuart Binny	1	9	1	9.00	0
Yuzvendra Chahal	4	16	3	4.00	1
Pawan Negi	3	15	2	5.00	1

Royal Challengers Bangalore (49/10 in 9.4 Overs)

BATTING	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Chris Gayle	7	17	1	0	41.17
c Coulter-Nile b Woakes
Virat Kohli (c)	0	1	0	0	0.00
c Pandey b Coulter-Nile
Mandeep Singh	1	3	0	0	33.33
c Pandey b UT Yadav
AB de Villiers	8	6	2	0	133.33
c †Uthappa b Coulter-Nile
Kedar Jadhav †	9	7	2	0	128.57
c Woakes b Coulter-Nile
Stuart Binny	8	9	2	0	88.88
c †Uthappa b Woakes
Pawan Negi	2	3	0	0	66.66
lbw b de Grandhomme
Samuel Badree	0	3	0	0	0.00
lbw b Woakes
Tymal Mills	2	5	0	0	40.00
c Kuldeep Yadav b de Grandhomme
Sreenath Aravind	5	4	1	0	125.00
not out
Yuzvendra Chahal	0	2	0	0	0.00
c Pandey b de Grandhomme
Extras	7	(lb 3, nb 2, w 2)
TOTAL	49	9.4 Ov (RR: 5.06)
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Virat Kohli, 0.3 ov) 2-3 (Mandeep Singh, 1.2 ov) 3-12 (AB de Villiers, 2.3 ov) 4-24 (Kedar Jadhav, 4.1 ov) 5-40 (Chris Gayle, 6.2 ov) 6-40 (Stuart Binny, 6.5 ov) 7-42 (Pawan Negi, 7.3 ov) 8-44 (Samuel Badree, 8.3 ov) 9-48 (Tymal Mills, 9.1 ov) 10-49 (Yuzvendra Chahal, 9.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Nathan Coulter-Nile	3	21	3	7.00	1	2
Umesh Yadav	3	15	1	5.00	0	0
Chris Woakes	2	6	3	3.00	1	0
Colin de Grandhomme	1.4	4	3	2.40	0	0

As can be seen from the scorecard, the entire RCB batting lineup failed to get going, with only Kedar Jadhav managing to score more than 10 runs. The team’s batsmen were unable to cope with the pace and swing of the KKR bowlers, and their poor shot selection only added to their woes.

The MVP

The most valuable player of the match was undoubtedly Nathan Coulter-Nile, who was playing for KKR at the time. The Australian pacer took three wickets in his first two overs, including the crucial wickets of Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers. Coulter-Nile’s brilliant bowling performance set the tone for the rest of the innings and ensured that RCB’s batsmen were never able to settle in.

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