A slew of records as pacer Siraj topples KKR

Abu Dhabi, Oct 21 (IANS) : Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) speedster Mohammed Siraj became the first bowler in the 13-year history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to bowl two maiden overs in an innings.

The Hyderabadi right-armers first two overs were maidens, and took all his three wickets during those overs.

Sirajs spell of 4-2-8-3 against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday night is also the most economical this year.No one has conceded runs at two an over this season like Siraj did.Sirajs 16 dot balls are also the second most dot balls bowled in an innings in this years IPL, behind CSK player Deepak Chahars 17.SunRisers Hyderabads Rashid Khan and Sirajs RCB teammate Navdeep Saini too have bowled 16 dot balls in a spell this season.Kolkata Knight Riders total of 84 of eight is the lowest by a team that hasnt been bowled out in the IPL history.

This surpasses the 92 for eight by Kings XI Punjab against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Durban in 2009.KKRs total on Wednesday is also the lowest in this years IPL.The previous lowest was 125/5 put up by CSK on Tuesday.KKRs innings was also the first time four wickets were lost inside the powerplay this year.