Live Cricket Score: As it happened in the Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019.
Live Cricket Score, RR vs RCB, IPL 2019: Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal bamboozled the batsmen with his googlies before Jos Buttler struck 59 as Rajasthan Royals finally won their first game of this IPL season with a seven-wicket defeat of Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday.
Gopal claimed three wickets, including that of Virat Kohli (23) and AB de Villiers (13), conceding just 12 runs in his four-quota over to unsettle RCB.
It was opener Parthiv who resisted the Royals attack with aplomb, hitting a belligerent 67 off 41 balls with nine boundaries and six to help his side put 158 for four after being sent in to bat. Marcus Stoinis (31 not out) too played a key part in shoring up team's total, add 32 quick runs in partnership with Moeen Ali (18).
Buttler led the chase with his confident knock as Royals overhauled the target with one ball to spare, handing RCB their fourth defeat in a row.
IPL 2019, RR vs RCB: Full Scorecard
Sanju Samson missed out for the hosts due to an injury and was replaced by Stuart Binny. They also dropped Jaydev Unadkat and brought in Varun Aaron. RCB made three changes as they brought in Akshdeep Nath, Navdeep Saini, and Marcus Stoinis, replacing Shivam Dube, Prayas Ray Barman, and Colin de Grandhomme. Both the teams are yet to win a match this season.
IPL 2019, RR vs RCB: The story of the match in pictures
Brief Scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore 158 for 4 in 20 overs (Parthiv Patel 67, Marcus Stoinis 31 not out; Shreyas Gopal 3/12). Rajasthan Royals 164 for 3 in 19.5 overs. (J Buttler 59, S Smith 38; Y Chahal 2/17)
1. RR win toss, RCB to bat first
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Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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Sanju Samson misses out for the hosts due to an injury and has been replaced by Stuart Binny. They have dropped Jaydev Unadkat and brought in Varun Aaron. RCB have made three changes as they brought in Akshdeep Nath, Navdeep Saini and Marcus Stoinis, replacing Shivam Dube, Prayas Ray Barman and Colin de Grandhomme.
2. Virat Kohli opens with Parthiv Patel
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Virat Kohli came down to open the innings with Parthiv Patel. Rajasthan Royals opened with spin. Kohli and Patel gave RCB their best start as they reached 48 without loss in the powerplay. (Image: AFP)
3. Shreyas Gopal gets Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers
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Shreyas Gopal then removed Virat Kohli (23) to give Rajasthan the big breakthrough. Gopal then got another big wicket of AB de Villiers (13) - it was another googly that was sent back to the bowler by ABD.
4. Hetmyer too falls to Shreyas Gopal
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Shreyas Gopal finished his first spell with the wicket of Shimron Hetmyer. It was another googly and the edge was smartly taken by Jos Buttler behind the wicket. (Image: AFP)
5. Parthiv Patel gets to half-century
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Parthiv Patel kept fighting at the other end. He completed his half-century in the 14th over. Marcus Stoinis hit a SIX in the same over bring up RCB's hundred. (Image: AFP)
6. Stoinis, Ali take RCB to 158-4
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After Parthiv Patel was out for 67, Marcus Stoinis (31*) and Moeen Ali (18*) took Royal Challengers Bangalore to 158/4 in their 20 overs. (Image: AFP)
7. Chahal gets the breakthrough
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Jos Buttler and Ajinkya Rahane gave Rajasthan a great start. They took RR to 55 in the powerplay. The partnership was broken by Yuzvendra Chahal who trapped Rahane (22) in front of the wicket with Royals at 60/1 in 7.4 overs. (Image: AFP)
8. Jos Buttler hits half-century
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Jos Buttler was joined by Steve Smith after Rahane's wicket. Buttler completed his half-century, fourth-straight fifty at SMS Stadium in Jaipur, off 38 balls. Rajasthan reached 101/1 in 12 overs. (Image: PTI)
9. Chahal reoves Buttler
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Chahal once again provided the key breakthrough for RCB as he dismissed the dangerous Buttler (59) in the 13th over of the innings, with Royals still requiring 55 more runs to win. (Image: AFP)
10. Steve Smith, Rahul Tripathi take RR close
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Steve Smith and Rahul Tripathi ensured that Rajasthan does not suffer from any more hiccups. The duo put up a partnership of 50 runs, taking the team closer to the victory. Smith was dismissed in the penultimate over by Mohammad Siraj, with the team still requiring 5 more runs for the win. (Image: PTI)
11. Rajasthan win by 7 wickets
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Tripathi and Ben Stokes ensured the victory for Rajasthan in the final over as they won the match by seven wickets. Tripathi and Stokes remained unbeaten on 34 and 1 respectively.
