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Amazing scenes here at the MCA Stadium as the RCB players are overjoyed at knocking out RR with considerable ease.
RCB's bowlers hunted in packs and hounded RR's batsmen throughout the game.
Ajinkya Rahane's valiant 42 was the sole positive for RR who will now pack off their bags and head back home.
As for RCB..well the party has just started after winning this one quite emphatically.
Next stop....Qualifier 2 and CSK at Jharkhand!
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Over 19
RCB - 109 all-out lose by 71 runs
Till then it is all red as for tonight!
RCB will next meet CSK in Qualifier 2 on May 22.
ALL-OUT! Kulkarni is cleaned up off Chahal...a fine win for RCB.
Over 18
RCB - 105 for 9
2 off it.
Over 17
RR - 103 for 9
End of over.
FOUR! 100 up for RR...atleast they can salvage some pride before bowling out tonight.
RR - 99 for 9
GONE! Nine down...Hooda is out...Wiese snaps him up...simplest of catches to Starc.
Over 16
RR - 95 for 8
WICKET! Morris goes for a duck...caught Chahal bowled Starc.
Only rain can stop RCB ! #RCBvsRR
— aafreenk (@aafreenk) May 20, 2015
86 from 26 needed...Morris and Hooda at crease.
RCB almost there now....superb team effort!
Over 15
RR - 92 for 7
GONE! Seven down now...Binny is run-out...RR are all but out now.
RR - 92 for 6
Has Aravind 'Finished' off this match?
UNLUCKY! Faulkner is gone...his smash off a full-toss ricochetes off his boot and falls into the bowlers' hands.
Faulkner is in to bat.
Over 14
RR - 87 for 5
Superb battling 42 from Rahane.
Chahal gets the danger-man!
OUT! And is RR's match over here...Rahane's top-edge falls into De Villiers' hands near fine-leg.
96 from 38 needed.
#RR chocking ??? #RCBvsRR
— Girish Dongre (@Girish_Dongre) May 20, 2015
Over 13
RR - 83 for 4
Two to end the over.
Today DK is on fire... Whatayy catch.. Anothr wicket! ! #RCBvsRR #PlayBold
— Rockers Inbound (@coolfrnd_) May 20, 2015
Hooda joins Rahane at crease...the duo have to virtually hit out at every ball from now on.
100 from 45 needed...huge task for RR now.
RR - 79 for 4
Karun goes for 12....RR are in real trouble now.
GONE! Harshal strikes once more for RCB...his beauty outside off is edged by Karun to Karthik.
Over 12
RR - 79 for 3
Two to end the over.
RR still have a long way to go now.
Rahane has been battling in his knock so far.
FOUR! Rahane edges it past the diving Karthik...lucky for him.
Over 11
RR - 71 for 3
7 off Aravind's over.
Watching the legend Rahul Dravid smiling is the true essence of this #RCBvsRR match. A great feeling indeed. KEEP SMILING LEGEND!
— Ahmed (@M_Ahmad07) May 20, 2015
Over 10
RR- 64 for 3
3 off the over.
Chahal is the bowler.
Rahane has reached 30...he is battling on.
Over 9
RR- 61 for 3
6 off the over and a big wicket too.
FOUR! Karun hammers that over mid-wicket...RR are not going down without a fight here.
RR - 55 for 3
Wiese strikes.
BIG WICKET! Smith goes for 12..skies it into De Villers' hands near sweeper cover.
Over 8
RR - 55 for 0
Five off Chahal's over.
Over 7
RR - 50 for 0
Fifty up for RR...10 off Wiese's over.
Over 6
RR - 40 for 2
End of Over.
Harshal Patel is the second-highest impact Indian pacer in this year's IPL after Ashish Nehra with a failure rate of only 27%. #RCBvsRR
— Impact Index Cricket (@Impact_Index) May 20, 2015
Hammered over covers...superb shot.
FOUR! RCB probably forgot that skipper Smith is still there on crease.
RR desperately need to fight back.
Starc is back in the attack.
Over 5
RR - 34 for 2
Single to end the over.
RR - 33 for 2
Samson goes for 5
RCB are flying and how!
GONE! And he strikes...Samson is sent packing...edges it to Karthik.
Harshal to bowl this over.
Over 4
RR - 30 for 0
Two to end the over.
Aravind is the bowler.
FOUR! Rahane cracks that to mid-wicket...superb shot.
Over 3
RR - 21 for 1
7 off the over.
FOUR! Flicked away to wide of fine-leg...Rahane is switching gears.
Early jolt for RR after Watson's wicket.
Samson is in to bat.
Harshal is the bowler.
Over 2
RR - 14 for 1
He goes for 10.
WICKET! Aravind strikes...Watson flashes at one that is angled away and edges it to the keeper.
Over 1
RR - 11 for 0
11 off the first over.
FOUR AGAIN! Flicked away to fine-leg...Watson is getting in groove.
FOUR! Between the two fielders at point and boundary for Watson.
Single.
Starc is the bowler.
Tough task at hand chasing such a huge total.
And Rahane and Watson are opening for RR.
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Dail 'D' for De Villiers...that is what RCB did tonight as the South African maverick brought out his best and hammered RR.
Even Mandeep was spectacular in his amazing 54 which ensured that RCB are in pole position as for now.
The RR bowlers apart from Dhawal Kulkarn's two wicket burst did nothing of note, which means they have an uphill task to win this game.
Over to the RR run-chase now!
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Over 20
RCB - 180 for 4
Mandeep is unbeaten on a whirlwind 54.
Single to end the innings.
Superb effort by him tonight.
Mandeep to face the last ball.
Single.
2 more to go.
Single by Mandeep.
RCB - 177 for 4
He goes for 8.
WICKET! Karthik holes out to Rahane near long-off.
Two runs.
WHACKED AWAY! Scorcher from Karthik...flies into deep-mid wicket.
Over 19
RCB - 169 for 3
End of Over.
FIFTY! Mandeep beautifully glides that to third-man....take bow laddie.
SUPERB SHOT.
SIX! Karthik smashes that into deep-mid wicket balanced on his knee.
RCB - 159 for 3
HE goes after a brilliant 66 from 38 deliveries.
Guess that is the only way you can get him out.
RUN-OUT! Another typical De Villiers dismissal!
Meanwhile De Villiers is on 63.
Mandeep needs 8 for his fifty..can he get there?
Single.
Two runs.
Faulkner is the bowler.
Over 18
RCB - 154 for 2
Morris was absolutely hammered.
Two to end the over.
MR 360..TAKE A BOW!
SIX AGAIN! Awesome stuff by De Villiers...smashed away into the deep-mid wicket crowd.
SIX! Fifty for De Villiers....amazing shot...flies like lighting into the crowd.
GOOD RUNNING! Mandeep runs like lightning and converts a single into an extra run.
Over 17
RCB - 137 for 2
Single to end the over.
Single.
2 more for a fifty for De Villiers.
Maverick play by AB de.. Class exuberance at peak. #RCBvsRR
— Sriram (@Sriramthala) May 20, 2015
FOUR! Lucky for De Villiers..edges it past the dive of the keeper to the boundary.
DOUBLE TROUBLE.
De Villiers is on 42 and Manceep has reached 37.
Watson is thrashed through the covers first ball.
FOUR! Brace yourself for AB is firing and how!
Over 16
RCB - 124 for 2
Dot ball to end the over.
FOUR! Chopped away to third-man...'Sing'hing.
Good ball from Faulkner which just misses Mandeep's stumps.
FOUR! Mandeep slams that to wide-long off...inspired from De Villiers probably.
De Villiers will definitely go hammer and tongs now...so brace yourself!
Faulkner to bowl this over.
Over 15
RCB - 113 for 2
19 off the over.
Ankit is proving to be too expensive.
On his knees and dispatched away to long-off by De Villiers.
FOUR! Rocket shot....literally!
SIX! Terrific effort by Rahane near deep-mid wicket...but De Villiers' shot had too much power.
ABD POWER.
SIX! Hundred up for RCB...whacked away by De Villers over mid-wicket on his knees.
Over 14
RCB - 94 for 2
6 off the over.
Dhawal has the big fish in his pocket #RCBvsRR @rajasthanroyals #IPL https://t.co/kIQLUblTOh"
— Shubham (@Shubham23369131) May 20, 2015
Interesting match so far.
RCB have the momentum going thanks to De Villiers and Mandeep's flurry of shots here.
Watson is back.
Over 13
RCB - 88 for 2
6 off Ankit's over.
Over 12
RCB - 82 for 2
12 off the over.
FOUR! Mandeep ends the over with one whacked away with disdain to the boundary.
Faulkner is the bowler.
Over 11
RCB - 70 for 2
10 off the over.
FOUR! De Villiers cuts that cleverly to third-man...superb shot.
Watson is brought back in the attack.
Over 10
RCB - 60 for 2
SIX! Has Mandeep take over Gayle's mantle tonight...ends the over with one thrashed over the same area.
FOUR! Mandeep slams that through mid-wicket...great shot.
Drone like accuracy by him tonight...superb bowling!
Kulkarni is back.
Over 9
RCB - 47 for 0
Only 1 off it..great over.
Mandeep is the new batsman.
Kulkarni abolutely bowling Killer line and length. Tremendous Control. #RCBvsRR
— Hari Raj Bajracharya (@Binga_Harry) May 20, 2015
Can RCB hit back?
Twin blows for RR...Gayle and Kohli dismissed early on.
Binny is brought into the attack.
Over 8
RCB - 46 for 2
Good over by Kulkarni..2 runs and a wicket.
RCB - 46 for 2
He goes for 12.
Good ball which bounced too high and Kohli's reflex reaction was snapped up by the bowler with ease.
WICKET! Kulkarni strikes again...this time Kohli is dismissed.
Over 7
RCB - 44 for 1
3 off the over.
Ankit is the bowler.
High hopes from him for RCB tonight.
AB De Villiers is in to bat.
Over 6
RCB - 41 for 1
BOWLED! Kulkarni gets Gayle...his middle-stump is shattered with one that zooms up from a length.
Chris Gayle leg glance between legs....brilliant. #RCBvsRR #IPL
— Aman Kamboj (@BeingCriCrazy) May 20, 2015
Gayle is on 26....Kohli has not had much to do till now.
Kulkarni to bowl this over.
Over 5
RCB - 38 for 0
Swing and Miss..end of over.
FOUR! Awesome yorker from Morris which is edged away by Gayle to deep fine-leg.
Is a Gayle storm on cards tonight?
FOUR! Super stuff by Gayle here...short and whipped away to mid-wicket,
Morris is back.
Over 4
RCB - 28 for 0
4 off it.
Watson is the bowler.
Over 3
RCB - 24 for 0
End of Over.
FOUR! Bounced and too high for the keeper to reach to.
SIX! Smashed away to long-on...Gayle is changing gears here.
Swing and Miss...Kulkarni retorts with a fine leg-cutter.
He looks in dangerous nick tonight.
FOUR! Gayle whips that through covers...superb shot.
Over 2
RCB - 10 for 0
Two to end the over.
CLOSE! Gayle almost was run-out at the non-striker's end...Samson's direct-hit missed the stumps by inches!
The Royal Rumble beckons.... #RCBvsRR
— kshitij ahuja (@horizonahuja) May 20, 2015
Dot ball.
Faulkner to bowl this over.
Over 1
RCB - 5 for 0
5 off the over.
CHRIS VS CHRIS!
FOUR! Smashed through covers by Gayle...good shot.
Dot ball.
Morris to Gayle.
GAYLE STORM?
Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli have walked in to bat.
Danny Morrison in love with your humor skills with that mic in hand ! #IPL8 #RCBvsRR
— Aditya (@Aditya_Kat0ch) May 20, 2015
RCB - V Kohli*, CH Gayle, AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, KD Karthik†, SN Khan, D Wiese, MA Starc, HV Patel, YS Chahal, S Aravind
RR- AM Rahane, SR Watson, SPD Smith*, SV Samson†, JP Faulkner, KK Nair, CH Morris, DJ Hooda, STR Binny, DS Kulkarni, Ankit Sharma
TOSS TIME - RCB win the toss and elect to bat first.
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Welcome to LIVE coverage of the Eliminator game between RCB and RR which will be held at Pune.
Here is the Match Preview of the game which will begin on 20:00 IST.
RCB are riding high thanks to skipper Virat Kohli's heroics against SRH which helped them clinch a thrilling last-over contest.
RR on the other hand pulled off a comfortable win against KKR which allowed them a last-gasp entry in the Eliminator tie.
Chris Morris will be the trumpcard for RR thanks to his spectacular performance in the last game and his form will be key if Shane Watson's men are to beat RCB.
RCB on the other hand had a direct entry in the Eliminator tie thanks to their game against DD being washed out.
Shane Watson's superb century against KKR will have raised visions of RR beating RCB tonight and the Australian maverick will be going out with a point to prove.
This game will be an evenly poised one thanks to both teams having talent of equal measure and it will in all probability go down to the wire.
With a neutral venue to back for, there are no clear favourites for the contest with the winner setting up a date with CSK in Qualifier 2 whereas the loser going home.
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