IPL 2020, Match 15, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals – Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 8 wickets
Saturday, Oct 03, 2020, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Rajasthan Royals captain Steven Smith won the toss and before he could even say his decision to bat first, he put on a very confusing smile on his face! That was the evidence how the captains are feeling about winning the toss in this IPL 2020 season which is being held in UAE due to Covid-19 pandemic!
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Having opted to bat first, Rajasthan scored 154/6 in 20 overs. RR’s quick rampage at the start was silenced by the early wickets of Steven Smith (5 off 5) and Sanju Samson (4 off 3) as they did not recover from those two early blows! Mahipal Lomror scored 47 runs off 39 deliveries during the middle overs while Rahul Tewatia (24* off 12) and Jofra Archer (16* off 10) added 40 runs in just 22 deliveries to help RR to get to this par total in this venue.
RCB did not look uncomfortable for once chasing this par target against the intimidating Royals bowling line-up! Opener Devdutt Padikkal (63 off 45) and captain Virat Kohli (72* off 53) scored half-centuries each and helped RCB to register what was their third victory of the season! RCB spinner Yuzvendra Chahal bagged ‘Player of the Match’ award for his bowling figures of 3/24 in his 4 overs!
Brief Scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 158/2 in 19.1 overs (Virat Kohli – 72*, Devdutt Padikkal – 63, Jofra Archer – 1/18, Shreyas Gopal – 1/27) defeated Rajasthan Royals – 154/6 in 20 overs (Mahipal Lomror – 47, Rahul Tewatia – 24*, Yuzvendra Chahal – 3/24, Isuru Udana – 2/41) by a margin of 8 wickets
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