Royal Challengers Bangalore’s insipid batting display against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata on 23.04.17
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s insipid batting display against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata on 23.04.17 has hurt the cricket lovers all over the country and also all over the world. We at www.hrgcricstats.com have tried level best to bring out some interesting stats on this game. Please peruse …………..
The date 23rd April has a special chemistry bond to Indian Premier League and Royal Challengers Bangalore. On 23.04.2013, Royal Challengers Bangalore registered the highest ever team total in the history of Indian Premier League. It posted 263 for 5 against Pune Warriors at Bangalore. Four years later – on 23.04.17, Royal Challengers Bangalore was dismissed for 49 in 9.4 overs by Kolkata at Kolkata on 23.04.17 – the lowest ever total in the history of Indian Premier League.
Kolkata and Bangalore were dismissed all out in the game between Kolkata and Bangalore at Kolkata on 23.04.17 to provide the second occasion of both the teams dismissed all out in the same game. The first such occasion was at Nagpur between Rajasthan Royals and Deccan Chargers on 05.04.10. Rajasthan was dismissed all out for 159 and Deccan Chargeres was dismissed all out for 157 in its innings. It was a rare coincidence that both Rajasthan Royals and Deccan Chargers batted for 19.5 overs in their respective innings.
| No | Score | Overs | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 159 | 19.5 | 1 | Rajasthan | Chargers | Nagpur | 05.04.10 |
| 2 | 157 | 19.5 | 2 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Nagpur | 05.04.10 |
| 1 | 131 | 19.3 | 1 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 23.04.17 |
| 2 | 049 | 09.4 | 2 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 23.04.17 |
Bangalore’s total of 49 represents the lowest team total in the Indian Premier League. The previous lowest was 58 by Rajasthan Royals against Bangalore at Capetown on 18.04.09. Bangalore’s 49 provides the first occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 50 in the Indian Premier League.
It is another coincidence that in the above two occasions – Bangalore is involved. Bangalore dismissed Rajasthan all out for 58 at Cape Town on 18.04.09 and Kolkata dismissed Bangalore for 49 at Kolkata on 23.04.17
The following table lists the occasions of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 in the Indian Premier League. Bangalore’s 49 provides the 25th such occasion.
| No | Score | Overs | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 049 | 09.4 | 2 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 23.04.17 |
| 2 | 058 | 15.1 | 2 | Rajasthan | Bangalore | Cape Town | 18.04.09 |
| 3 | 067 | 15.2 | 1 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Mumbai | 16.05.08 |
| 4 | 070 | 15.0 | 1 | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Abu Dhabi | 26.04.14 |
| 5 | 074 | 16.3 | 2 | Kochi | Chargers | Kochi | 27.04.11 |
| 6 | 079 | 15.2 | 2 | Chennai | Mumbai | Mumbai | 05.05.13 |
| 7 | 080 | 19.1 | 1 | Delhi | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 04.05.13 |
| 8 | 081 | 15.2 | 1 | Rajasthan | Kolkata | Kolkata | 17.04.11 |
| 9 | 082 | 15.1 | 2 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bangalore | 18.04.08 |
| 10 | 082 | 18.3 | 1 | Deccan | Bangalore | Mumbai | 24.04.10 |
| 11 | 083 | 17.3 | 2 | Delhi | Chennai | Delhi | 18.04.13 |
| 12 | 084 | 15.4 | 2 | Delhi | Chennai | Abu Dhabi | 21.04.14 |
| 13 | 087 | 16.1 | 2 | Delhi | Rajasthan | Mumbai | 30.05.08 |
| 14 | 087 | 15.2 | 2 | Bangalore | Chennai | Port Elizabeth | 20.04.09 |
| 15 | 087 | 12.5 | 2 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 10.05.11 |
| 16 | 088 | 13.4 | 2 | Punjab | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.15 |
| 17 | 092 | 19.5 | 1 | Rajasthan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 18.03.10 |
| 18 | 092 | 19.2 | 1 | Mumbai | Delhi | Mumbai | 16.04.12 |
| 19 | 092 | 18.2 | 2 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 17.04.13 |
| 20 | 092 | 16.3 | 2 | Mumbai | Sunrisers | Vizag | 08.05.16 |
| 21 | 095 | 15.2 | 2 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Port Elizabeth | 27.04.09 |
| 22 | 095 | 17.4 | 1 | Delhi | Mumbai | Delhi | 10.04.11 |
| 23 | 095 | 18.2 | 1 | Delhi | Bangalore | Delhi | 26.04.15 |
| 24 | 097 | 18.3 | 1 | Rajasthan | Kochi | Indore | 15.05.11 |
| 25 | 098 | 17.4 | 1 | Delhi | Kolkata | Kolkata | 10.04.16 |
Bangalore became the first team to be dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in less than ten overs in the history of Indian Premier League. It was dismissed for 9.4 over for 49. The previous record in this category of statistics is credited to Mumbai which was dismissed for 87 in 12.5 overs against Punjab at Mohali on 10.05.11
| No | Score | Overs | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 049 | 09.4 | 2 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 23.04.17 |
| 2 | 087 | 12.5 | 2 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 10.05.11 |
Bangalore has been dismissed all out in an innings in the Indian Premier League on the following ten occasions. Its 49 all out is its lowest score in the tournament. It previous lowest was 70 against Rajasthan at Abu Dhabi on 26.04.14.
| No | Score | Overs | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 49 | 09.4 | 2 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 23.04.17 |
| 2 | 70 | 15.0 | 1 | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Abu Dhabi | 26.04.14 |
| 3 | 82 | 15.1 | 2 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bangalore | 18.04.08 |
| 4 | 87 | 15.2 | 2 | Bangalore | Chennai | Port Elizabeth | 20.04.09 |
| 5 | 105 | 20.0 | 1 | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 6 | 121 | 17.0 | 2 | Bangalore | Punjab | Dharamsala | 17.05.11 |
| 7 | 124 | 19.4 | 2 | Bangalore | Chennai | Chennai | 04.05.15 |
| 8 | 126 | 19.2 | 1 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 05.05.08 |
| 9 | 136 | 19.5 | 2 | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Bangalore | 15.04.12 |
| 10 | 138 | 19.4 | 2 | Bangalore | Chargers | Nagpur | 12.04.10 |
Kolkata has been dismissed all out in an innings on eleven occasions in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below. The previous occasion Kolkata was dismissed all out was against Delhi at Delhi on 30.04.16. It was dismissed all out for 159. The previous occasion Kolkata was dismissed all out at Kolkata was against Chennai on 16.03.10. It was dismissed all out for 109. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Score | Overs | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 67 | 15.2 | 1 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Mumbai | 16.05.08 |
| 2 | 95 | 15.2 | 2 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Port Elizabeth | 27.04.09 |
| 3 | 101 | 19.4 | 1 | Kolkata | Chargers | Cape Town | 19.04.09 |
| 4 | 105 | 18.2 | 2 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Mumbai | 07.05.13 |
| 5 | 109 | 19.2 | 2 | Kolkata | Chennai | Kolkata | 16.03.10 |
| 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 2 | Kolkata | Punjab | Abu Dhabi | 26.04.14 |
| 7 | 125 | 19.0 | 2 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 08.04.13 |
| 8 | 131 | 19.3 | 1 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 23.04.17 |
| 9 | 142 | 20.0 | 2 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 08.04.12 |
| 10 | 151 | 19.1 | 2 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 01.05.08 |
| 11 | 159 | 18.3 | 2 | Kolkata | Delhi | Delhi | 30.04.16 |
Kolkata’s 131 all out in this game provides the second occasion of Kolkata dismissed all out at Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The previous occasion Kolkata was dismissed all out at Kolkata was against Chennai on 16.03.10. It was dismissed all out for 109. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Score | Overs | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 109 | 19.2 | 2 | Kolkata | Chennai | Kolkata | 16.03.10 |
| 2 | 131 | 19.3 | 1 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 23.04.17 |
Bangalore’s 49 provides the tenth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 50 runs in the history of T20 games. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Tripura | 30 | 11.1 | 1 | v Jharkhand | Dhanbad | 20 Oct 2009 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 39 | 10.3 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Chittagong | 24 Mar 2014 |
| 3 | Boland | 44 | 14.4 | 2 | v North West | Potchefstroom | 16 Nov 2014 |
| 4 | Leeward Is | 44 | 12.5 | 2 | v Trinidad & T | North Sound | 11 Jan 2012 |
| 5 | Assam | 44 | 12.1 | 1 | v Delhi | Vadodara | 6 Jan 2016 |
| 6 | Titans | 44 | 10.4 | 1 | v Riders | Dhaka | 10 Nov 2016 |
| 7 | Mohammedan | 45 | 08.4 | 2 | v Prime Bank | Sylhet | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 8 | Titans | 47 | 14.3 | 1 | v Eagles | Centurion | 28 Apr 2004 |
| 9 | Northants | 47 | 12.5 | 2 | v Durham | Chester-le-Street | 14 Jul 2011 |
| 10 | Bangalore | 49 | 09.4 | 2 | v Kolkata | Kolkata | 23 Apr 2017 |
Bangalore became the second team in the history of T20 game to be dismissed all out in less than ten overs. The following table lists both the occasions. Mohammadan was dismissed for 45 in 8.4 overs by Prime Bank at Sylhet on 26.12.13. Interestingly enough these two occasions provide the shortest innings [by balls} in the history of T20 games.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Mohammedan | 45 | 08.4 | 2 | v Prime Bank | Sylhet | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 2 | Bangalore | 49 | 09.4 | 2 | v Kolkata | Kolkata | 23 Apr 2017 |
In the Bangalore’s innings of 49, all the eleven batsman scored single digits providing the first such occasion in the Indian Premier League and the third such occasions in the history of T20 games. All the three occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Score | Num | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Titans | 47 | 11 | 1 | v Eagles | Centurion | 28 Apr 2004 |
| 2 | Tripura | 30 | 11 | 1 | v Jharkhand | Dhanbad | 20 Oct 2009 |
| 3 | Bangalore | 49 | 11 | 2 | v Kolkata | Kolkata | 23 Apr 2017 |