Kohli gets back-to-back first-ball ducks as Jansen, Natarajan dazzleFor Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai turned into a haunted house on Saturday as they played out a horror show they won't forget in a hurry. AS IT HAPPENEDAgainst Sunrisers Hyderabad's fiery bowling attack, Faf du Plessis' men came up woefully short in shot selection and focus and crumbled to 68 in 16.1 overs, the sixth lowest total in the IPL. Soon, Sunrisers batters rubbed salt into RCB's wounds and called it an early night. Powered by Abhishek Sharma's 28-ball 47 (8x4; 1x6), the team cruised to 72/1 in eight overs for a convincing nine-wicket victory.
Invited to bat by Kane Williamson, the RCB wheels came off in the second over bowled by South Africa's young pacer Marco Jansen (3/25). The 21-year-old struck off the second ball when Du Plessis was beaten, losing his off stump to the fullish delivery. Virat Kohli's woeful form continued. For the second time this season, the former skipper had to endure a first ball dismissal as he offered a thick edge to Aiden Markram at second slip. Spectators watched in disbelief as a disappointed Kohli made his way back to the dugout with his team at 5/2. RCB's nightmare was far from over, as Jansen finished the second over with the wicket of opener Anuj Rawat. Much like Kohli, Rawat too chose to play with hard hands and offered a low catch to Markram in the slips.
The Sunrisers bowlers operated on a different plane and Williamson did well to mix pace and spin to trouble the RCB batters. They tightened the screws by fusing economy with wicket-taking deliveries. The pace bowlers, watched by a visibly pleased bowling coach Dale Steyn, were on top of their game. If Umran Malik (1/13), whose
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