Rajasthan Royals' Jos Buttler celebrates his half-century
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IPL 2024 Match 19: Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets
Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets, in Match 19 IPL 2024, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, today.
Match Summary
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 19,
Rajasthan Royals 189/4 (19.1 ov)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 183/3 (20 ov)
Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets
Match Highlights
Asked to bat, Bengaluru posted a total of 183 for three, in response Rajasthan chased the target comfortably with five balls to spare.
Bengaluru had a dream start to their innings, thanks to Virat Kohli (113 not out:72b, 12x4, 4x6) and Faf du Plessis (44:33b, 2x4, 2x6). The Virat-du Plessis stand added 125 runs stand for the opening partnership.
But once the captain was back in the hut, Bengaluru couldn’t get going at all and lost quick wickets. Kohli made sure he stayed there till the end and brought up his eighth IPL hundred.
Based on his innings, Bengaluru posted a total of 183 for three on the board. For Rajasthan, Yuzvendra Chahal picked two wickets.
It was a torrid start for Rajasthan as Yashasvi Jaiswal fell for a two-ball duck. But in what was the biggest positive for Rajasthan, Jos Buttler (100 not out: 58b, 9x4, 4x6) returned to form.
The keeper-batter along with Sanju Samson (69:42b, 8x4, 2x6) stitched 148 runs and put their team in a winning position. Rajasthan then made sure they chased the target with ease and won their fourth game of the season.
Match Stats
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Fall of wickets: 1-125 (Faf du Plessis - 13.6 ov), 2-128 (Glenn Maxwell - 14.5 ov), 3-155 (Saurav Chauhan - 17.2 ov)
Rajasthan Royals Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Yashasvi Jaiswal - 0.2 ov), 2-148 (Sanju Samson - 14.4 ov), 3-155 (Riyan Parag - 15.4 ov), 4-164 (Dhruv Jurel - 16.3 ov)
Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Jos Buttler
- Sanju Samson(WK/C)
- Riyan Parag
- Dhruv Jurel
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Trent Boult
- Avesh Khan
- Nandre Burger
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Virat Kohli
- Faf du Plessis(C)
- Rajat Patidar
- Glenn Maxwell
- Cameron Green
- Dinesh Karthik
- Saurav Chauhan
- Reece Topley
- Mayank Dagar
- Mohammed Siraj
- Yash Dayal
Match Details:
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024 15:00
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Toss: Rajasthan Royals elected to bowl
Officials Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal(India) Tapan Sharma(India) Alex Wharf (England TV)
Match Referee: Narayanan Kutty(India)
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