Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was in terrific form for the Royal Challenges Bangalore (RCB) during their high-profile IPL 2020 match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday (21).
During the match, he became the first-ever player to bowl two maiden overs in one match in the history of the IPL as well.
The Indian pacer picked up three crucial early wickets and helped his side take complete control of the match.
Earlier in the day, KKR skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and asked Virat Kohli's RCB to bowl first.
Batting first, the Knights got off to a disastrous start and lost their opener Rahul Tripathi (1) in the second of the game, who fell victim to Mohammed Siraj's swing.
As a result, Nitish Rana walked in next for KKR, and the 26-year-old pacer sent the KKR top-order batsman back to the dressing room for a golden duck off the very next delivery, reducing KKR to 3/2.
Siraj did miss out on his hattrick but bowled a double wicket-maiden off the very first over.
Things got even worse for KKR after that when Navdeep Saini sent Shubman Gill (1) back to the dressing room, reducing them to 3/3.
Tom Banton and Dinesh Karthik tried to get things going for the Men in Purple but Kohli brought Siraj back into the attack for his second over, who instantly sent Banton (10) back to the dressing room.
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The RCB pacer once again bowled a peach of an over and finished with a wicket-maiden and become the first bowler in the history of the IPL to bowl two consecutive maiden overs in a match and take three wickets.
Virat Kohli's side produced an effective performance in the powerplay and restricted KKR to just 17/4 from the first 6 overs of the game.
