Indian Premier League, 2020
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Date & Time: 17 October 2020
RR: 9.10 | Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets
Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
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Devdutt Padikkal c Ben Stokes & b Rahul Tewatia | c Ben Stokes & b Rahul Tewatia | 35 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 94.59 |
Aaron Finch c Robin Uthappa & b Shreyas Gopal | c Robin Uthappa & b Shreyas Gopal | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 127.27 |
Virat Kohli c Rahul Tewatia & b Kartik Tyagi | c Rahul Tewatia & b Kartik Tyagi | 43 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 134.38 |
AB de Villiers not out | not out | 55 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 250 |
Gurkeerat Singh Mann not out | not out | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 111.76 |
Washington Sundar | 0.00 | |||||
Chris Morris | 0.00 | |||||
Isuru Udana | 0.00 | |||||
Navdeep Saini | 0.00 | |||||
Yuzvendra Chahal | 0.00 | |||||
Shahbaz Ahmed | 0.00 | |||||
Extras | 13 (b 0, lb 1, w 11, nb 1) | |||||
Total | 179 (3 Wkts, 19.4 Ov) |
Fall of Wickets |
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23-1 (Aaron Finch,3.3), 102-2 (Devdutt Padikkal,13), 102-3 (Virat Kohli,13.1), |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
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Jofra Archer | 3.4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 11.18 | Shreyas Gopal | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | Kartik Tyagi | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | Jaydev Unadkat | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.50 | Rahul Tewatia | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
AB de Villiers is named the Man of the Match.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Smith opted to bat first in the searing Dubai heat. It was a good and yet tricky start for Rajasthan, as they started well but lost their top-order quickly. They recovered well to post 177 later on. Their bowlers kept a tight noose from the start, but allowed it to slip away later on. It went down to the wire but Bangalore pulled off a spectacular win.
For Rajasthan, well, they had Kohli's men in quicksand but failed to contain the de Villiers blitzkrieg, which allowed the game to slip away. It was a case of so-near, yet so far for them. Gopal, Tewatia and Tyagi bowled well, taking 1 apiece and were economical by the match's standards as well. Unadkat took a pounding and surprisingly, their key bowler, Jofra Archer, went wicketless and conceded close to 10.5 runs per over. They would be ruing this opportunity which was well within their reach, but slipped away, as they took their foot off the pedal.
Bangalore started off well, Padikkal opting to play second fiddle to Finch's hitting. But it was a short blitzkrieg as Finch departed after two biggies. And then, walked Kohli, to the middle. It was a very watchful passage, with Kohli going for his trademark 2s, while Padikkal lashed out at the loose deliveries and kept rotating the strike otherwise. The left-handed batsman later fell for a near-run-a-ball 35. Because he and the skipper started motoring late, the required rate started climbing up. Kohli followed Padikkal and two new batters out in the middle. Things got tough for Bangalore as there was some confusion between Mann and de Villiers, with either possibly running themselves out. In the end, they rode through that, de Villiers smashed a superb unbeaten 55 from 22 balls. Mann provided the required assistance at the other end and Bangalore cruised home with 2 balls to spare, sparing a Super Over prospect.
Bangalore, what a thumping win in the end, here in Dubai. Spoils our hopes for a Super Over but boy do we not love to see him finishing off in such fashion. A huge win for Kohli's men.
Jofra Archer to bowl the final over of the match. 10 runs needed. Can Bangalore get it? Or are we in for a Super Over? A long time since the last one.
Is ABD safe?
DRINKS! 54 needed in 4 overs. AB de Villiers is out there! As long as he is there, one would assume that he can take his side home. Rajasthan would want to see him going back as quickly as possible. Let's see who raises their hand to remove the dangerous man. We are in for a thriller it seems. Also, Jaydev Unadkat is back on.
Jofra Archer is back on. 2-0-17-0 are his figures so far.
Rahul Tewatia has completed his quota. Shreyas Gopal is back in the attack now.
Saturday and we are back to double headers! In the first game, Match 33, Bangalore take on Rajasthan. Bangalore endured an agonizing loss against Punjab in their last game. Their batsmen did well to post a 170-odd total but the bowlers were hammered. However, it went down to the wire. Still, they have 5 wins from 8 games and there is no need for them to fret. Rajasthan managed to stem their losing spree by pulling off a spectacular win against Hyderabad. And against Delhi, one of the sides to beat this season, Rajasthan looked like they might pull off another one. But they kept losing wickets and that proved to be their undoing. With just 3 wins from 8 games, they need wins, wins and more of them. Can they pull off another heist or will Bangalore come back hard after their loss to Punjab earlier?
Rajasthan Royals Team Squad -Aniruddha Joshi,David Miller,Manan Vohra,Riyan Parag,Robin Uthappa,Steven Smith,Yashasvi Jaiswal,Ben Stokes,Mahipal Lomror,Rahul Tewatia,Shashank Singh,Anuj Rawat,Jos Buttler,Sanju Samson,Akash Singh,Andrew Tye,Ankit Rajpoot,Jaydev Unadkat,Jofra Archer,Kartik Tyagi,Mayank Markande,Oshane Thomas,Shreyas Gopal,Tom Curran,Varun Aaron
Royal Challengers Bangalore Team Squad -Aaron Finch,Devdutt Padikkal,Gurkeerat Singh Mann,Pavan Deshpande,Virat Kohli,Chris Morris,Moeen Ali,Shahbaz Ahmed,Shivam Dube,Washington Sundar,AB de Villiers,Josh Philippe,Parthiv Patel,Adam Zampa,Dale Steyn,Isuru Udana,Mohammed Siraj,Navdeep Saini,Pawan Negi,Umesh Yadav,Yuzvendra Chahal
Right then, with that win, Bangalore have 12 points now, with 6 wins from 9 games. They have consolidated their position at No. 3 in the points table. For Rajasthan, it is the reverse, 6 losses in their 9 games. Things are looking pretty bleak for Rajasthan from here. They need to pull a rabbit out of the hat, if they are to reverse their fortunes. Right then, Super Saturday means double the excitement. Yes, Delhi are taking on Chennai at Sharjah. Switch tabs and catch our coverage of the same.