Calcutta: The stage was set for some of the biggest names in world cricket, but Nathan Coulter-Nile made it his own. The Australian (3/21) surprised one and all to turn out as the hero here at a choc-a-bloc Eden Gardens on Sunday.

The Kolkata Knight Riders were seriously looking down the barrel after squandering another fantastic start provided by Sunil Narine to be bowled out for a paltry 131.

But Coulter-Nile's dream first spell, where he removed the 'overseas' (as he was erroneously mentioned in the RCB official team list) player in the form of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and the dangerous Kedar Jadhav, laid the platform for the Knight Riders to script a fascinating 82-run victory.

Despite having match-winners and gigantic figures like Kohli, Gayle and De Villiers in their side, the RCB were still bundled out for an unimaginable 49, not being able to last even 10 overs. That was also the lowest ever total in the history of IPL.

RCB's scorecard appeared like a mobile number, with none of the batsmen reaching double figures. The pitch got a bit stickier as the game progressed, but overall, it was a pretty good wicket to bat on.

Little wonder then that this will go down as one of the most memorable victories for the Knight Riders. And a memorable night as well, particularly for a Knight named Coulter-Nile. And of course, for the 67,200-strong crowd, that was once cheering for Kohli and his troops seeing the home team losing the plot after being asked to bat first.

Knocking RCB down with three wickets, Coulter-Nile then pouched a struggling Gayle safely, giving Chris Woakes the first of his three wickets. With the departure of Gayle, the visitors' chances in the game were practically over.

In other words, Kohli's first-ball duck came as a major shock to RCB. Their skipper, though, was livid after getting back at the dugout, as he seemed to be having an issue with someone moving around near the sightscreen close to the Club House. But having said that, he could certainly have played a better shot.

Thereafter, Mandeep Singh threw it away off Umesh Yadav's bowling, while De Villiers miscued an attempted pull. And then, Jadhav, who was looking pretty confident, played a shocker of a stroke as the Knight Riders had more than a firm grip over the match.

Gayle was still there, but he was always vulnerable. At one point, captain Gautam Gambhir even placed a forward short leg, something that's hardly seen in this format. At the same time, it also underlined how clueless RCB were before Knight Riders' bowlers.

Even Colin de Grandhomme, coming in place of Shakib-al Hasan, finished with three wickets.

Earlier, after a half-an-hour delayed start due to rain, Narine carried out his duty as opener once again much to the delight of the Knight Riders. Off the very first over of the game, bowled by Samuel Badree (who replaced Travis Head), Narine hammered him for 18, hitting three superb boundaries and a big six over long-on.

Badree is certainly a reliable option when it comes to bowling in the Powerplay, but Narine just batted the way he does, treating his fellow Trinidadian with utter disdain. Along with others at a full house Eden, another Trinidadian in the form of East Bengal striker Willis Plaza - seated in the Club House lower tier - applauded each and every stroke that his countrymate churned out.

Not just Badree, Narine didn't spare the other bowlers too. All he needed was a bit of support from the other end.

Skipper Gautam Gambhir looked to be giving some, but he was beaten by Tymal Mills's late movement. Coming in place of Adam Milne, Mills justified his selection by mixing his deliveries with the short and slower balls.

Unfortunately for the Knight Riders, Narine perished off Stuart Binny's friendly military medium, as he just couldn't clear deep square leg.

The real blow was served by Badree, who struck in the very first over after being brought back into the attack. Being spot-on with his line, he trapped Uthappa plumb in front. That was a real setback to the Knight Riders.

Off his next three overs, Badree conceded only 15 to tighten the screws before Yuzvendra Chahal had the hosts in a spin by cleaning up their middle order. Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan tried to rebuild after Narine and Uthappa's dismissal, but soft dismissals send them back.

While Yusuf charged down the track before Chahal had even delivered the ball, Pandey gave catching practice to short mid-wicket when the leg-spinner dished out a full toss.

It was only due to Suryakumar Yadav and Woakes's brief resistance that the Knight Riders could go past 120. But little did RCB know then that a certain Western Australian would pen a completely different script.