Published 11:49 IST, October 22nd 2020
Dream11 IPL 2020: All records broken in Bangalore's win over Kolkata ft. Siraj and Kohli
The recently-concluded Bangalore vs Kolkata Dream11 IPL 2020 clash at Abu Dhabi witnessed several records smashed, especially during Mohammed Siraj's top spell.
Virat Kohli-led Bangalore flogged Kolkata by eight wickets in the 39th match of the ongoing Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. On Wednesday, October 21, the two teams were pitted against each other at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Throughout the course of the one-sided contest, the game saw some interesting stats being produced, particularly from winning captain Virat Kohli and his pace exponent Mohammed Siraj. Here is a look at some of the top stats which unfolded during the recently-concluded Bangalore vs Kolkata Dream11 IPL 2020 contest.
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Records unlocked, milestones achieved and statistical updates from Bangalore’s thumping win over Kolkata
Dream11 IPL 2020: Records from Mohammed Siraj spell vs Kolkata
Bangalore pacer Mohammed Siraj bowled his quota off four overs to bag three wickets while conceding just eight runs. The right-arm fast bowler bowled two maiden overs in his spell, thus becoming the first bowler in Dream11 IPL history to deliver more than one maiden in the same match.
Moreover, his spell also enabled him to become the fourth most economical bowler in Dream11 IPL history to take three or more wickets in the same match. Anil Kumble’s 5-5, Dwayne Smith’s 4-8 and Dale Steyn’s 3-8 occupy the top three spots in the list.
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Dream11 IPL 2020: Bangalore bowlers constricted Kolkata batters with four maidens
Kolkata captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to bat first. However, the two-time winners only managed to compile 84-8 off their 20 overs. Their total is now the lowest in Dream11 IPL history where a team batted their entire allotted 20 overs without getting all out. The previous unwanted record holders were Punjab when they secured just 92-8 against Chennai in 2009. Furthermore, Kolkata’s 84-8 is also the lowest total of the ongoing season and 16th lowest overall in tournament’s history.
In the one-sided game, Bangalore bowlers bowled four maiden overs to tighten their grip over Kolkata batsmen. While Mohammed Siraj accounted for two of those maidens, the other two were delivered by Chris Morris and Yuzvendra Chahal. The aforementioned number of maidens is now the highest ever bowled by any team in a single Dream11 IPL match.
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Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 18 from 17 balls during his side’s successful run-chase. While he hit two boundaries in the process, the second of his boundaries was the 500th of his Dream11 IPL career. Virat Kohli is now just behind Delhi opener Shikhar Dhawan (575 fours) in terms of number of boundaries registered across all Dream11 IPL seasons.
Dream11 IPL 2020: AB de Villiers pockets 100 catches
Bangalore’s South African import AB de Villiers took two catches during Kolkata’s downfall with the bat. He now has 100 Dream11 IPL catches in his credit, out of which he bagged 85 of them as a fielder and the remaining 15 as a wicketkeeper.
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Updated 13:33 IST, October 22nd 2020