RR Win By Six Wickets | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Highlights of IPL 2024: Jos Buttler's Century Trumps That of Virat Kohli's As Royals Continue Winning Run
Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets in IPL 2024 on April 6. With this win, Rajasthan Royals have notched up their fourth win of the tournament while Royal Challengers Bengaluru succumbed to their third consecutive loss.
What a game this has been and in the end, it is Rajasthan Royals who came out triumphant! Jos Buttler has struck a magnificent century and his performance outdid that of Virat Kohli on a memorable night in Jaipur. Rajasthan Royals have four wins in four matches and are soaring high at the top of the IPL 2024 points table. On the other hand, the issues continue to pile up for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have suffered their fourth loss now in five matches. Kohli has been the best performer for RCB but the others too need to step up if they are to make something out of this season. For RR, things are bright and beautiful as they made their 'Pink Promise' match a memorable outing.
CENTURY for Jos Buttler! And a win for Rajasthan Royals! A fourth consecutive win for Rajasthan Royals and what a performance it has been from them! Virat Kohli did light up Jaipur with a century in the first innings but Rajasthan Royals produced a magnificent batting effort to chase down 184 with balls to spare. Rajasthan Royals move to the top of the table and they continue to remain undefeated alongside KKR. RCB woes' on the other hand, continue as they succumb to their third consecutive loss and fourth overall this season. Kohli has been the only shining light for RCB in what has been a disastrous campaign so far this season.
CENTURY for Jos Buttler! And a win for Rajasthan Royals! A fourth consecutive win for Rajasthan Royals and what a performance it has been from them! Virat Kohli did light up Jaipur with a century in the first innings but Rajasthan Royals produced a magnificent batting effort to chase down 184 with balls to spare. Rajasthan Royals move to the top of the table and they continue to remain undefeated alongside KKR. RCB woes' on the other hand, continue as they succumb to their third consecutive loss and fourth overall this season. Kohli has been the only shining light for RCB in what has been a disastrous campaign so far this season.
OUT! Reece Topley has dismissed Dhruv Jurel with Dinesh Karthik taking a good catch behind the stumps. One more wicket here and RCB might start to believe again. Dhruv Jurel c Dinesh Karthik b Reece Topley 2(3)
OUT! Another wicket here for RCB with Yash Dayal dismissing Riyan Parag. The right-hander found Virat Kohli at mid-wicket and in the end, it was a simple catch from him. Is there a twist? Riyan Parag c Virat Kohli b Yash Dayal 4(4)
OUT! Mohammed Siraj has finally broken this stand by dismissing Rajasthan Royals' captain Sanju Samson! It might have come a bit too late though with Rajasthan not very many runs away from a win here. Sanju Samson c Yash Dayal b Mohammed Siraj 69(42)
FIFTY for Sanju Samson! The Rajasthan Royals captain continues his good form this season with another superb knock. He and Jos Buttler have kept RR in the hunt to chase this down way before than 20 overs.
Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler have played brilliantly so far and RCB seem to be under the pump. The visitors also had a couple of misfields and the home teams seems to be in complete control at the moment.
Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler have led a remarkable fightback for Rajasthan Royals after they lost Yashasvi Jaiswal pretty early in this run chase. Buttler especially has looked very good, having played some fine shots.
OUT! Reece Topley has struck and he has dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal who went for a big shot straightaway. The youngster's poor form this season continues. Yashasvi Jaiswal c Glenn Maxwell b Reece Topley 0(2)
Virat Kohli has played a gem of a knock here and what a performance it has been. He has guided RCB to 183/3 and now it is time for the bowlers to back this performance up with a good show.
CENTURY for Virat Kohli! What a knock this has been from Virat Kohli, who has scored the first hundred of the tournament this year! He has been in red-hot form this season and has entertained this Jaipur crowd with a brilliant knock!
OUT! The debutant's time at the crease has been cut short by Yuzvendra Chahal here with Yashasvi Jaiswal taking a good catch. Saurav Chauhan c Yashasvi Jaiswal b Yuzvendra Chahal 9(6)
OUT! Rajasthan Royals have one more wicket in a short span of time and it is that of Glenn Maxwell, who was left castled by Nandre Burger. A big wicket this is for the Royals and RCB would need a big finish here. Glenn Maxwell b Nandre Burger 1(3)
OUT! Rajasthan Royals finally have a breakthrough and it is Yuzvendra Chahal, who has provided it by dismissing the RCB captain. Faf du Plessis was dropped the ball earlier but Jos Buttler hung on this time. A big partnership has come to an end and time for Rajasthan to put more pressure. Faf du Plessis c Jos Buttler b Yuzvendra Chahal 44(33)
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis have batted for 13 overs, scoring 115 runs and now it is time that one of them starts hitting the big shots. RCB will eye a big finish from here on with a lot of batting to come.
FIFTY! Virat Kohli continues his fine form this season and has scored his third fifty of the season. What a season he is having and today, he has played some really good shots. He will look to carry on and make it big.
Faf du Plessis has finally broken the shackles and he needs to up the ante now with RCB already having had a decent start so far. The RCB captain has struck two big sixes off Trent Boult's over and he will look to carry on in the same manner.
RCB have managed to score 53 runs in the first six overs without losing any wicket. They will now look to carry on with this momentum while Rajasthan hope for a breakthrough.
Fans are in for a 'Royal battle' in IPL 2024 as Rajasthan Royals square off against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium on April 6. Both teams have had pretty contrasting campaigns so far in this edition of the tournament. Rajasthan Royals, the hosts in today's match, are one of the two unbeaten sides so far in the competition and they have been playing some clinical cricket. The Sanju Samson-led outfit have won all three of their matches and look like a team to beat in this edition of the IPL. The inaugural IPL winners look like a well-oiled machine with all three departments of the game coming good and they will look to add yet another victory to their name.IPL 2024 Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Free Live Streaming Online on JioCinema: Get TV Channel Telecast Details of RR vs RCB T20 Cricket Match on Star Sports.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the other hand, have a campaign to forget so far. After starting off with a loss to Chennai Super Kings, RCB bounced back strong and hard by beating Punjab Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. But back-to-back losses at home to Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants have left them reeling in the eighth spot on the IPL 2024 points table. Faf du Plessis and his side did not have a good show with the bat in the last game and would hope to correct that in this contest. Why Rajasthan Royals Players Are Wearing Pink Jersey Against RCB in IPL 2024 Match? Know Reason.
Rajasthan Royals Full Squad for IPL 2024: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tanush Kotian, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Full Squad for IPL 2024: Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.
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