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Mon 21 May 2012, 12:00 am
Summary
RCB score their lowest; Steyn bowls 18 dots
123 for nine – Royal Challengers Bangalore’s total – their lowest in IPL 2012. They made an identical score against the Kolkata Knight Riders on April 10. 18 Number of dot balls bowled by Dale Steyn in the match – the most by any bowler in IPL 2012. Zaheer Khan had also bowled 18 dot balls against the Rajasthan Royals at Bangalore on April 15. 8 Runs conceded by Dale Steyn – the least by any bowler in a four-over spell in IPL 2012. Praveen Kumar and Ben Hilfenhaus also conceded eight runs in a match, but Steyn’s three wickets are the most by any bowler with the best economy in a match. 7 Position at which Zaheer Khan batted. He has batted higher in the order only once in his IPL career – at No.3 also against the Deccan Chargers in IPL 2011. On that occasion too, he was bowled by Dale Steyn for a duck. 1 JP Duminy became first player in IPL 2012 to score 50-plus runs and take three catches in the field.