- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.3 bowled him, we were talking about how he hasn't liked the googly, and he's done in by an absolute beaut of a googly. Tossed up slower than the previous one, and wider, and Kohli reaches out for the cover drive, leaving a big gap for the ball to spin back through. A strange innings from Kohli - looks like he was looking to play himself in and aiming to accelerate later, but if you get out for 23 off 25 the playing yourself in part doesn't look that good 49/117.2 can't clear long on! Slower ball, full outside off, and Parthiv goes for the slog. Doesn't pick the change of pace, and he toe-ends the shot. In the air for quite a while, but Rahane keeps calm 126/48.3 gottim, Kohli and AB in the space of two overs! Another wrong'un, back of a length, and again the ball stops on AB. This time it keeps low too, and in a hurried effort to jam his bat down and keep it out, he punches it firmly back to the bowler, at catchable height 71/210.1 appeal, and given! Shreyas Gopal's on fire. What a spell. Length ball on middle, and the googly turns away from Hetmyer. Goes onto the back foot to defend, but the ball goes past his outside edge, and takes a feather edge. Sharp catch from Buttler, bending low 73/3Extras5 (b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL158/4 (20 Overs, RR: 7.9)Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Virat Kohli, 6.3 ov), 2-71 (AB de Villiers, 8.3 ov), 3-73 (Shimron Hetmyer, 10.1 ov), 4-126 (Parthiv Patel, 17.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.4 given! The wrong'un continues to do its magic! Rocks back to cut, completely misreads the googly, and by the time his bat can come down the ball has struck the flap of his back pad, bang in front. May have misread the length as well - it didn't seem short enough to cut, and that misjudgment left him with even less time to adjust 60/112.4 toe-ended to long off! Full, just outside off, and the extra legbreak finds the bat's bottom-half. Slices it into the air, and Stoinis makes no mistake. Buttler very disappointed, hits his bat onto the ground in disgust 104/218.6 full, just outside off, and Smith has hammered this off the back foot. Over the non-striker's head, but the man at long on is there. Smith falls, Royals need 5 off the final over 154/3Extras10 (b 4, lb 1, w 5)TOTAL164/3 (19.5 Overs, RR: 8.26)Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Ajinkya Rahane, 7.4 ov), 2-104 (Jos Buttler, 12.4 ov), 3-154 (Steven Smith, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB UT Yadav 3.5 0 40 0 10.43 6 4 1 1 0 NA Saini 4 0 35 0 8.75 12 7 0 1 0 Mohammed Siraj 4 0 25 1 6.25 11 1 1 1 0 YS Chahal 4 0 17 2 4.25 11 0 0 2 0 MP Stoinis 3 0 28 0 9.33 3 4 0 0 0 MM Ali 1 0 14 0 14 1 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Rajasthan Royals , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days
02 April 2019 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Rajasthan Royals 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 0 wicket)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 71/2 in 8.3 overs (PA Patel 32)
- PA Patel: 50 off 29 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (84 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 117/3 in 16.0 overs (PA Patel 61, MP Stoinis 15)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (PA Patel 34, MP Stoinis 17, Ex 1)
- Over 18.6: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - MP Stoinis (Struck down)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (119 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 158/4 in 20.0 overs (MP Stoinis 31, MM Ali 18)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 0 wicket)
- AD Nath kept in place of PA Patel from the start of Rajasthan Royals innings
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (AM Rahane 16, JC Buttler 28, Ex 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 55/0 in 6.0 overs (AM Rahane 21, JC Buttler 28)
- JC Buttler: 50 off 38 balls (8 x 4)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 7
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 121/2 in 15.0 overs (SPD Smith 23, RA Tripathi 9)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 10
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (SPD Smith 23, RA Tripathi 25, Ex 2)
Match Coverage
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Haven't found the perfect team balance yet - Virat Kohli
The Royal Challengers captain stressed on the importance of team balance moving forward, following his team's fourth-straight loss in IPL 2019
Wrong'un is right for Kohli and de Villiers
Shreyas Gopal got them out similarly last year. He's had the last laugh here too
Winless Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals in need of all-round lift
The arrival of the Australians - Stoinis and Coulter-Nile for Royal Challengers and Turner for Royals - should give both the sides extra options
Shreyas Gopal and Jos Buttler hand RCB fourth straight defeat
The legspinner picked up the wickets of Kohli, de Villiers and Hetmyer with his wrong'un to keep the visitors down to 158




