KKR skittle RCB out for IPL's lowest score to seal big win

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have made short work of Royal Challengers Bangalore's star-studded batting lineup to script an easy 82-run win in the Indian Premier League.

Asked to bat first at the Eden Gardens, the Knight Riders managed a subpar 131 on Sunday evening.

Their pacers their put Bangalore’s vaunted batting line-up to the sword, skittling them for just 49, as the visitors posted a total lower than Rajasthan Royals’ record 58 from 2009, which the Royals made against them.

Nathan Coulter-Nile (3/21), Chris Woakes (3/6) and Colin de Grandhomme (3/4) starred with the ball.

Coulter-Nile set the tone for the hosts, removing RCB skipper Virat Kohli for a golden duck as he chased a fullish delivery outside off stump to give a simple catch to keeper Robin Uthappa.

Umesh Yadav took Mandeep Singh (1) out when the batsman cut straight to Manish Pandey at point, but it was Coulter-Nile whose fiery first spell (3-0-21-3) saw the back of both the threats of AB de Villiers (8) and Virat Kohli.

Kedar Jadhav (9) also failed to negotiate the Australian’s pace, leaving last year’s runners-up tottering at 24-4.

Chris Gayle (7; 17b 1x4 0x6) cut a frustrated figure trying to pull Woakes over midwicket but giving Couler-Nile an easy catch at mid off as Bangalore’s hopes faded.

The remaining five batsmen collapsed adding just 9 runs

Earlier, an excellent spell by leg-spinner Chahal helped RCB bundle out KKR for 131.

He returned figures of 3/16 while the other RCB bowlers also did well to restrict the hosts to the low total.

Mills -- playing in place of Andre Milne -- scalped 2/31 while Negi took two wickets conceding just 15 runs in three overs.

Playing in front of a packed stadium, Chahal -- who in February returned best figures by an Indian in Twenty20 cricket with 6/25 against England -- used the flat deck to his advantage, bowling with variations that flummoxed the home team batsmen.

Sunil Narine (34; 17b 6x4 1x6) was the top-scorer for KKR with the off-spinner continuing from where he had left off in the last match, spanking Badree for three consecutive fours and a six in the first over of the game.

The southpaw, who was catapulted up the order after Chris Lynn got injured, hit Aravind for two back-to-back fours to get the crowd, mostly cheering for the away side, going.

At the other end, Gautam Gambhir (14, 11b, 1x4, 1x6) stay at the crease was cut short by the returning Mills who caught the in-form left-hander's outside edge for a caught behind which was initially debated, but replays showed clear nick.

Narine's cameo -- his third this season -- ended when the Trinidadian holed out to Chahal at deep square leg.

Narine and Gambhir stitched together a 48-run opening partnership.

Robin Uthappa (11; 9b 2x4 0x6) did not last long, playing across the line to a fuller Badree delivery to be adjudged LBW by umpire C.K. Nandan. The hosts stared down the barrel from then on losing the next three three wickets for 27 runs.

Yusuf Pathan (8), Pandey (15) and Colin de Grandhomme (0) were removed by Chahal as KKR were left reeling at 93/6.

Woakes (18; 21b 3x4 0x6) and Suryakumar Yadav hung around for sometime for a 27-run seventh wicket stand before Mills got rid of Woakes and Coulter-Nile (2) followed suit without troubling the scorers much.

Suryakumar (15; 19b 1x4 0x6) fell to Negi while Kuldeep Yadav was taken by Aravind. Umesh Yadav remained not out for 2.