Cricket News: Bangalore humiliate Kolkata by 8 wickets in Abu Dhabi

Bangalore beat Kolkata by 8 wickets as the two-time champions were restricted to a paltry total of 84 with the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The lowest team total with wickets in hand in the history of IPL. KKR captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bat but the batsmen were jolted right from the second over of the match when Siraj got opener Rahul Tripathi caught behind. Nitish Rana was clean bowled on the very next ball and although Tom Banton kept at bay the hat-trick ball, he was soon sent packing by Siraj as Banton, too, edged it behind to AB de Villiers. KKR were in all sorts of trouble at 32 for 5. Mohammed Siraj who, in a searing spell of fast bowling with the new ball, delivered two wicket-maidens in consecutive overs and returned figures of 3-2-2-3 in his first spell. In reply, Bangalore had little trouble in chasing down the paltry total as they cruised to victory with 6.3 overs to spare. Openers Padikkal and Aaron Finch added 46 for the first wicket in 6.2 overs before Finch was caught by Karthik off Lockie Ferguson. Padikkal was run out in the same over but captain Virat Kohli and Gurkeerat Mann ensured RCB suffered no more hiccups and cruised to victory in 13.3 overs.