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Opting to bat, skipper Faf du Plessis (55 off 44 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (54 off 33) scored half-centuries to assist RCB put up a aggressive 171 for 5.
In reply, RCB bowlers put up a scintillating show to bowl out Rajasthan Royals, who received the title within the inaugural version in 2008, for a paltry 59 in 10.Three overs.
It was RR’s second lowest whole as they simply about managed to go previous their earlier lowest of 58 in opposition to the identical opponents in 2009 by one run.
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For RCB, Wayne Parnell (3/10) was the wrecker in chief and the South African pacer was adjudged Man of the Match for his spectacular bowling figures.
Other than Parnell, Michael Bracewell and Karn Sharma took two wickets every whereas Mohammed Siraj and Glenn Maxwell received one every.
The Royals misplaced 5 wickets for 25 runs within the powerplay with Parnell taking two, together with that of Jos Buttler (0) and captain Sanju Samson (4).
Nevertheless it was Siraj, who had opened the floodgates by getting the wicket of in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal (0). The teenager failed to manage his shot and supplied a easy catch to Virat Kohli at mid-off within the second ball of the RR run chase.
It was a uncommon occasion as each RR openers received out for geese as Buttler departed within the subsequent over off a brief and broad supply off Parnell.
Two balls later, Samson was out as he dedicated for a shot too early and the ball ballooned up excessive within the air for Anuj Rawat to take a well-judged catch.
Three wickets down for 11 runs after two overs, the Royals survived the subsequent two overs earlier than Devdutt Padikkal, who got here in as ‘Affect Participant’ instead of Yuzvendra Chahal, was dismissed for 4 off Bracewell as Royals’ procession to the dressing room continued.
Root’s first IPL outing with the bat additionally turned out to be a nightmare as he was trapped LBW resolution, turning into Parnell’s third sufferer.
Hetmyer was the one batter who gave a battle and he hit three consecutive sixes off Karn Sharma within the eighth over however lastly received dismissed within the 10th over off the bowling of Glenn Maxwell.
Adam Zampa and KM Asif determined to not stretch Royals distress by getting out within the house of three balls within the 11th over in one of the vital one-sided matches of the IPL.
Earlier, captain Faf du Plessis and Maxwell struck half-centuries as RCB posted a difficult 171 for five after opting to bat.
Du Plessis (55 off 44 balls) and Maxwell (54 off 33 balls) continued their robust type on a slower pitch however the Royals produced a disciplined bowling effort to cease RCB to a aggressive whole.
Anuj Rawat hit 29 not out off simply 11 balls down the order to take the RCB whole previous the 170 mark as they added 51 runs within the final 5 overs.
Australian left-arm spinner Adam Zampa (4-0-25-2) and pacer KM Asif (4-0-42-2) had been probably the most profitable Royals bowlers whereas Sandeep Sharma received one wicket.
Kohli punished Sandeep for a boundary within the first over for bowling a brief and broad ball, however he and du Plessis couldn’t get too many boundaries after the introduction of spinners.
Zampa was launched within the second over however was hit for a six by du Plessis within the fourth over. Ashwin and Chahal additionally did fairly properly as RCB may solely rating 42 for no loss within the powerplay.
The Royals received their first breakthrough within the type of Kohli (18 off 19 balls) within the seventh over with Asif claiming the prized wicket. The ball ballooned up within the air and Yashasvi Jaiswal took a high-quality catch.
RCB had been unable to step up the fuel as they had been 78 for 1 on the midway mark. However by then Maxwell had settled down and he started to impose himself on the RR bowlers.
Maxwell hit two fours off Sandeep within the 13th over and adopted it up with a six off Ashwin within the subsequent to push the scoring price.
Du Plessis then reached his fifth half century of the season by smacking Asif for a six within the 15th over. However the in-form South African batter fell in the identical over to change into Asif’s second sufferer of the match.
Jaiswal was once more the one who took the catch as du Plessis did not clear him.
Du Plessis’ dismissal triggered RCB’s batting collapse as Mahipal Lormor (1) and Dinesh Karthik (0) had been out two and 4 balls after the captain’s departure.
(With inputs from PTI)
