RCB vs RR, IPL 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Bangalore Beat Rajasthan By 7 Runs
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RCB win! They have held on to a 7-run win in the end, taking wicket after wicket and making sure they restrict RR to 182/6 in 20 overs after posting 189/9 in their innings riding on half-centuries from Faf du Plessis and and Glenn Maxwell.
And another goes down and it's the RR captain who walks back.
RR- 121/3 in 15 overs. Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer out in the middle but the required run rate is close to 14 now.
Jaiswal departs and suddenly both the set batters are back in the pavilion. RR- 108/3 in 13.4 Overs. Harshal Patel gets the wicket.
RR- 100/2 in 12 overs. Need 90 from 48 balls.
WICKET! A 98-run stand between Jaiswal and Padikkal comes to an end. Padikkal has hit that straight to long on where Kohli completes the catch. RR- 99/2 in 11.4 Overs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal join hands in the middle.
David Willey from the other end for RCB.
Mohammed Siraj gets the wicket of Jos Buttler in the first over. Great seam bowling from Siraj and Buttler departs for a duck. RR- 1/1.
END OF INNINGS. RCB finish at 189/9. DK started off with a boundary but Sandeep responded with back to back wickets before Willey finally got a strike and scored a boundary and a dot to finish things off.
Run out off a wide ball to start the 20th. Sandeep Sharma bowling the final over of the innings.
Last over coming up. RCB- 179/6. Things have slowed down drastically after the fall of Maxwell. Can DK help Bangalore finish on a high?
Focus on Dinesh Karthik now who hasn't had a great season so far.
WICKET! Another run-out from Jaiswal and it is Suyash Prabhudessai who has to depart. RCB: 163/6 in 16.5 Overs.
WICKET! Another run-out from Jaiswal and it is Suyash Prabhudessai who has to depart.
WICKET! Another one goes down. Chahal returns for his remaining overs and Mahipal Lomror departs trying to clear the fence.
Ashwin gets his man! Maxwell departs for 77 off 44 ball. He was looking good and would have ideally wanted to continue given Bangalore's finishing woes this season. RCB- 156/4 in 15.0 Overs.
WICKET!!! Faf du Plessis gets run out and it is Yashasvi Jaiswal with a run out that has produced a breakthrough. RCB- 139/3 in 13.2 Overs.
The two have added 123* (65) already. RCB- 135/2 after 13 overs. Glenn Maxwell 65 (36) and Faf du Plessis 58 (37).
Home team going along nicely at the Chinnaswamy. Both Du Plessis and Maxwell have completed half-centuries.
END OF POWERPLAY. RCB- 62/2. Great counter-attacking batting this by the Bangalore pair.
END OF OVER 5. RCB- 50/2 after 5 overs. (Maxwell- 20* off 9 , Du Plessis- 28* off 16)
Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis on the charge after RCB lose two wickets early!
Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis on the charge after RCB lose two wickets early!
WICKET! WICKET! A golden duck followed from captain Kohli followed by a 4-ball 2 from Shahbaz Ahmed. Both wickets on the first balls of the overs from Trent Boult. RCB- 12/2 in 2.1 overs.
RR have won the toss and chosen to bowl first. Virat Kohli continues to captain.
RCB players will be wearing a special green jersey for today's encounter. Here's why.
Hello and Welcome to our live coverage of our IPL 2023 contest between the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR). The match will be played at the M Chinnswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Background
Royal Challengers Bangalore will host Rajasthan Royals in the afternoon clash of the Sunday (April 23) double-header on Sunday. While Rajasthan are currently at the top of the IPL 2023 points table with four wins from six matches with a net run rate of +1.043, Bangalore haved played 6 matches and have registered wins in 3, losing the other 3.
This encounter then will be a chance for Rajasthan to become the first team to reach 10 points and for Bangalore to join 5 other teams who are already on 8 points. Along with Bangalore, Mumbai Indians also have 6 points as of now but it is RCB who have a better net run rate -0.068 which is the reason they are ranked above MI.
It will also be interesting to see Yuzvendra Chahal, who was Bangalore's own boy up until a couple of season ago, but will play for the Rajasthan Royals. The leg-spinner has a superb record at the M Chinnswamy Stadium which will could give a headache to Faf du Plessis & CO. who will be donning a special green jersey for today's match.
Meanwhile, it would be interesting to see if Faf du Plessis will be fit to field and captain or will only play as an Impact Player as a batter. Jos Hazlewood's current fitness status is also uncertain. RR's Sandeep Sharma has dimissed Virat Kohli more than any other bowler and that could be a rivalry to watch out for. Dinesh Karthik hasn't been in the best of form as a finisher and Bangalore have missed his form from last season.
On the other hand, Riyan Parag from the Men in Pink hasn't deliveried on the potential yet and the franchise needs to a make a call on whether they stick with him or start looking beyond him.
Possible Starting XIs:
RCB: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (captain), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell/David Willey, Mohammed Siraj
RR: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain/wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Jason Holder/Adam Zampa, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma
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