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RR beat RCB by 30 runs | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Highlights And Cricket Score 53th T20 Match
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 19, 2018 Start Time: 16:00 IST | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 LocalVenue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
A rejuvenated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a do-or-die Indian Premier League (IPL) game at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Fresh from a nail-biting win over Sunrisres Hyderabad on Thursday, the Virat Kohli-led side will be looking to continue the same performance to seal a playoff berth as they also carry a better net run-rate (NRR) than their opponents.
On the other hand, Rajasthan lost their last encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders and with their NRR at -0.403, the hosts need a win by a huge margin. Both the sides have 12 points from 13 games and Saturday's match will decide their fate in the ongoing season as a loss will be the end of the road for one of them.
The last time these two sides met, Rajasthan scored 217/4 batting first and later restricted Bangalore at 198/6 to win the match by 19 runs.
Bangalore carries a formidable batting line-up with the likes of Kohli, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Mandeep Singh and Moeen Ali, who came with an impressive show against Hyderabad.
Bangalore's batting, more or less, will once again rely on the shoulders of de Villers and Kohli, who have gathered 427 and 526 runs respectively so far. While Kohli failed against Hyderabad, de Villers blast 69 off 39 to help Bangalore post a massive total.
In the bowling, RCB's bowlers struggled to stop Kane Williamson (81 off 42) and Manish Pandey (62 off 38) before Mohammed Siraj held his nerve to bowl a fine last over, conceding just five runs beside packing off a well-settled Hyderabad skipper.
Umesh Yadav and Tim Southee will lead the pace attack while Siraj will be eyeing to continue with his last-match show. Yuzvendra Chahal will once again hand the variety to their spin attack.
Coming to Rajasthan, the hosts will miss the services of Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes, who will return to England for national duty.
Butler has been the key for Rajasthan's batting after smashing five consecutive fifties in his last six games and his absence will surely hurt the Ajinkya Rahane-led side.
Rahane has also not been in the best of form, managing to accumulate just 291 runs from 12 innings. Sanju Samson looks good with 391 runs from 13 games but has not fired in the last few games. Rahul Tripathi, Stuart Binny, DJM Short and Jofra Archer have also not lived up to expectations with the bat.
The bowling unit lacks depth as only Archer has come with some impressive shows in the last few games but the absence of support from the others is a cause of concern for Rajasthan.
Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, and K Gowtham have been below par so far and needs to come out with their best to stop a star-studded Bangalore batting line up. Bangalore however, will be the favourites in Saturday's crucial clash, which could be seen as a virtual semi-final.
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Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Highlights And Cricket Score 53th Match - T20 Summary
That's all from this game. Bangalore became the second team this season after Delhi to get knocked out. Now, the action shifts to the second game of the evening where Kolkata are facing Hyderabad. See you there!
Man of the Match, Shreyas Gopal says that he is feeling great. Mentions that he wouldn't have felt half as good if they had lost the game. States that there is no set plan in place for a batsman like ABD. Admits there was a little help from the wicket. Adds that he needed to keep varying and relied on his googlies and flippers. Praises his bowling partner, Gowtham for his brilliance. Feels that he is a great cricketing brain and he wants to pick as much as he can from him.
Victorious Rajasthan skipper, Ajinkya Rahane says that it was a much-needed victory for them. Mentions that they thought 160 would be tough to chase on this wicket. Credits his leggies for their amazing bowling and adds that it is not easy to bowl in the middle overs. States that the intention was to send Archer up the order and get the momentum. Adds that it allowed them to bat deeper. Feels it is important to play good cricket. Credits Klaasen for his good knock and is short of words for Tripathi's innings at the top of the order. Ends by saying that they will pray for the other results to go their way.
Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli says that it was a strange game for them. Adds that they were in a great position at one stage, 75/1, and the way they got bundled out wasn't ideal. Mentions that they needed to be smart regarding their decision-making and knock the ball around but 5-6 guys repeated the same mistakes. Admits that their middle order has not been their strength. Adds that they need to be wise about their team selection going ahead. Informs that AB de Villiers scored runs but the other guys didn't show enough composure. Credits Yadav, Chahal and Siraj for their good bowling. Feels that there are a lot of positives to take into the next season. Is disappointed that they couldn't finish the game. Stresses the fact that they were 75/1 at 8 overs and after that, they just lost their way which they shouldn't have. Ends by wishing the other teams best of luck for the final stage.
With the pitch assisting the spinners, Gopal didn't take long to strike the right chord. His lines and lengths along with clever variations were too hot to handle for Bangalore. He hunted down Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali, Mandeep Singh and AB de Villiers in quick succession to make a complete mockery of the visiting side's middle order. Shreyas was ably assisted by Ish Sodhi, who also received ample support from the deck and created pressure from one end. The other bowlers were also very impressive and altogether it was a good show by Rajasthan, although they were a bit clumsy in the field.
A neat performance by Rajasthan to deliver the knockout punch to Bangalore! Chasing a target of 164 was always going to be a tricky task on this pitch and once Bangalore lost Kohli cheaply, it became trickier. However, Parthiv Patel and AB de Villiers stitched in a 55-run stand to keep the chase on track for the visiting team, the introduction of Shreyas Gopal changed things big time for the home team.
Jaydev Unadkat to Mohammed Siraj. OUT! BANGALORE ARE KNOCKED OUT! Unadkat angles in a slower length ball around off, Siraj tries to heave it over mid-wicket but gets more height than distance. Samson from deep square leg and Gowtham from deep mid-wicket rush towards the chance. The former goes for the catch but it pops out from his hands at the last moment. However, the latter has it covered. He takes it on the rebound to put a full stop to Bangalore's campaign. RAJASTHAN WIN BY 30 RUNS! Amazing victory!
Jaydev Unadkat to Mohammed Siraj. FOUR! Unadkat angles in a length ball around off, Siraj reverse sweeps it past the short third man fielder for a boundary.
Jofra Archer to Yuzvendra Chahal. Full and angling down, following the batsman, Chahal drives it back. 35 needed off 6 balls. Hmm...
Jofra Archer to Yuzvendra Chahal. Short and outside off, Chahal bottom edges his attempted shot.
Jofra Archer to Yuzvendra Chahal. A yorker at 145.3 kph, Chahal digs it out on the leg side.
Jofra Archer to Mohammed Siraj. Forces a full ball back to the bowler, Archer tries to stop it with his boot but ends up deflecting it towards mid on, they cross.
Jofra Archer to Mohammed Siraj. Angling down around leg, Siraj tries his best to put bat on ball but misses.
Jofra Archer to Yuzvendra Chahal. Run out opportunity, missed! Archer fires in a fuller length ball on leg, Chahal fails to flick and it goes off his pads towards the off side. Siraj comes running in looking for a run and Chahal is late in taking off. Klaasen runs to the ball, has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. A direct hit would have been curtains to this game and Bangalore's season.
Jaydev Unadkat to Tim Southee. OUT! Southee holes out! Unadkat delivers a slower one outside off, on a length, Southee fetches it from there and tries to clear the cow corner field. Fails to get enough power behind the shot and Gowtham takes the catch safely. End is nigh for Bangalore.
Jaydev Unadkat to Tim Southee. Swing and a miss by Southee as he attacks the length ball outside off.
Jaydev Unadkat to Mohammed Siraj. Goes hard at a length ball outside off and lofts it over covers. It doesn't carry to the fielder in the deep and they cross.
Jaydev Unadkat to Tim Southee. Attempts a yorker but ends up delivering a low full toss, Southee gets it away off the inside edge and it squirts through square leg for a single.
Jaydev Unadkat to Tim Southee. FOUR! That's a lovely shot! A slower length ball around off, Southee picks it early, shuffles across a bit and heaves it through mid-wicket for a boundary.