RCB vs RR Highlights, IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven runs in an Indian Premier League match in Bangalore on Sunday.
Glenn Maxwell hammered 77 off 44 balls while Faf du Plessis contributed 62 off 39 balls to guide RCB to a par score of 189 for nine after being sent in to bat.
Stand-in skipper Virat Kohli (0) was adjudged leg-before to Trent Boult in first over but Du Plessis and Maxwell added 127 for the third wicket before RCB lost momentum towards the end.
Boult finished with 2 for 41 but best bowler on view for RR was Yuzvendra Chahal (1/28). In his entire spell, Chahal conceded only one six and not a single boundary.
Chasing, RR were on course after the early dismissal of Jos Buttler, with Yashasvi Jaiswal (47) and Devdutt Padikkal (52) stitching 98 runs for the second wicket before both departed in quick succession to be restricted to 182 for six.
RCB vs RR: Full Squad
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Glenn Maxwell, W Hasaranga, Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mahipal Lomror, Md Siraj, Wayne Parnell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Himanshu Sharma, Michael Bracewell, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Ashwin, J Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Y Chahal, Joe Root, Navdeep Saini, Abdul Basith, Kuldip Yadav, Obed McCoy, KC Cariappa, Akash Vasisht, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Donavon Ferreira, Kuldeep Sen, Adam Zampa, Kunal Singh Rathore.
Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore
189/9 (20.0)
Rajasthan Royals
182/6 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 32 )
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore are battling Rajasthan Royals at the M Chinnaswamy Staidum in Bangalore today, i.e., April 23, Sunday. Keep watching this corner for live coverage of the game.
The last over of the match of a pure thrill to watch. Ashwin lost his wicket while trying to pull a long shot. Royal Challengers win the game by 7 runs.
A game-changing over by Siraj. Jurel hits a maximum. However, the pressure increases on Rajasthan batters as RR now need 20 runs off 6 balls.
Jurel starts Willey's over with a sixer. Next ball declared wide after Rajasthan takes DRS. Amazing direct hit to the stumps by Prabhudessai helps dismissing Hetmyer. RR need 33 runs off 12 balls.
Hashal Patel strikes again. Takes down danger batter Sanju Samson. RR need 56 runs off 23 balls.
Yashashvi Jaiswal walks back to pavilion just three runs shy of his half-century. Captain Samson on the pitch with Hetmyer. RR need 82 runs off 36 balls.
David Willey takes the much needed wicket for Bangalore in the form of Devdutt Padikkal (52). RR need 90 runs off 45 balls to win.
Padikkal and Jaiswal comes up with a strong partnership of 91 runs off 57 balls. Paddikal is playing at 48 and Jaiswal is currently on 43. Bangalore bowlers in a tough spot looking for a breakthrough.
Yashasvi Jaiswal hits a massive six using great leg work. The powerplay has ended as RR reach 47/1 (6)
The 5th over brings some respite for Rajasthan as Devdutt Padikkal hits it well for boundaries. The over adds 13 runs to Rajasthan's scoreboard. RR 36/1 (5)
Jos Butler and Yashasvi Jaiswal comes in to start the 190-run chase. Siraj begins the attack from Royal Challengers by taking down Butler early on. Jaiswal and Padikkal on the pitch. RR 16/1 (3)
Rajasthan hold fort in the death overs to concede only 33 in last 5 overs. RCB fail to launch off in final overs losing 5 wickets in the same period.
Yuzvender Chahalh takes down Mahipal Lomror in the third delivery of the 17th over. Suyash Prabhudessai gets run out in the fifth delivery. RCB 163/6 (17)
Ace spinner Ashwin takes down Glen Maxwell for 77 in the last delivery of the 15th over. RCB 162/4 (16)
An amazing show of fielding skills by Yashasvi Jaiswal helps his team in taking out set Bangalore batter Faf du Plessis for 58. RCB 148/3 (14)
Faf du Plessis hits half-century after Glen Maxwell achieves the feat a few balls earlier. RCB 135/2 (13)
Glex Maxwell took charge of the team's scoreboard progress. Smashes quick-fire half-century to take RCB 109/2 (10.4)
After the fall of Virat Kohli and Shahbaz Ahmed in the Poweplay, Glex Maxwell and Faf du Plessis has taken over the team. Both the batters have come up with a 50-run partnership of 23 balls. RCB 62/2 (6)
Faf du Plessis comes out in full form, hits maximums and boundary in the 4th over. RCB 38/2 (4)
Trent Boult has sent shockwaves in the Bangalore camp by taking out Virat Kohli in the first over and then Shahbaz Ahmed in the third over.
RCB lost skipper Virat Kohli early on in the match. Faf du Plessis and Shahbaz takes up the baton for Royal Challengers. RCB 12/1 (2)
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl first. Stay tuned with us for further live updates on RCB vs RR game.
The toss is about to take place at 3:00 pm. The pitch at Chinnaswamy stadium is a batter-freindly one. However, weather is expected to play spoilsport for today's game.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will be taking on Rajasthan Royals at the M Chinnaswamy Staidum in Bangalore. The toss will take place at 3:00 pm.
RCB Probable XI: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj
RR Probable XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Jason Holder/Adam Zampa
RR Full Squad: Sanju Samson, Abdul Basith, Murugan Ashwin, Ravichandran Ashwin, KM Asif, Trent Boult, Jos Buttler, KC Cariappa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Donovan Ferreira, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Obed McCoy, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Kunal Singh Rathore, Joe Root, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Akash Vasisht, Kuldip Yadav, Adam Zampa.
RCB Full Squad: Faf du Plessis, Akash Deep, Finn Allen, Anuj Rawat, Avinash Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Michael Bracewell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Siddarth Kaul, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajan Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Karn Sharma, Himanshu Sharma, Sonu Yadav, Vijaykumar Vyshak, David Willey.
The toss will take place at 3:00 pm IST and the RCB vs RR game will begin at 3:30 pm IST. Stay tuned with financialexpress.com to get live updates on score, playing XI and more!
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