Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a batting collapse as the two time IPL champions ended up with a paltry score of 84 after their alloted 20 overs. KKR were 17/4 at the end of 6 overs, the lowest Powerplay score this season. Eoin Morgan (30) held the innings together for a while till he was dismissed in the 16th over. For Royal Challengers Bangalore, it was Mohammad Siraj who wrecked havoc with ball picking three wickets. Siraj dismissed Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana in his first over and then got rid of Tom Banton in his second
The low target provides RCB with the opportunity to improve their net run rate. Earlier, KKR captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to bat first. captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to bat first . Both Sunil Narine and Andre Russell did not find a place in the KKR Playing XI because of fitness issues. Tom Banton got another crack while Prasidh Krishna returned. For RCB, right-arm pacer Mohammed Siraj replaced Shahbaz Ahmed.
