Jos Buttler scored an impressive unbeaten century as Rajasthan Royals (RR) thrashed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by six wickets to register their fourth consecutive win in IPL 2024.
Chasing 184, RR got off to a poor start when Reece Topley dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal for a two-ball duck in the first over. However, Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler did not allow RCB to capitalize on the early breakthrough as they shared a decisive 148-run stand for the second wicket.
Mohammed Siraj broke the soapbox when he dismissed Samson for 69. While RR were firmly in the driver’s seat, they found themselves under a bit of pressure after losing the wickets of Riyan Parag (4) and Dhruv Jurel (2) cheaply. in quick succession. .
However, Jos Buttler and Shimron Hetmyer ensured that RR suffered no further setbacks and shared an unbeaten 25-run stand to take their team home in the last over. With just one run remaining, Buttler completed his century in style by scoring six.
Early in the game, Virat Kohli’s century propelled RCB to a competitive total of 183/3 in the allotted 20 overs after Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Kohli and du Plessis did not allow RR to make any early progress with the ball as they shared a huge 125-run stand for the first wicket. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the stand in the 14th over when he dismissed du Plessis for 44. Three runs later, Glenn Maxwell (1) also departed after enduring another poor outing with the bat.
Saurav Chauhan scored six but did not last long and departed after scoring just 9. However, Virat Kohli stayed on till the end and remained unbeaten on 113 runs to guide RCB to a total of over 180. His knock came from 72 balls and contained 12 fours and four sixes. For RR, Chahal was the pick of the bowlers, taking 2 for 34 from his 4 overs.
IPL 2024 points table after RR vs RCB match:
With the victory, RR moves to the top of the points table. On the other hand, RCB are languishing in eighth place with three losses in four matches. Kolkata Knight Riders are at second place, followed by Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants.
Teams Mat Won Lost Drawn NR Pts NRR Rajasthan Royals 4 4 0 0 0 8 1.12 Kolkata Knight Riders 3 3 0 0 0 6 2.518 Chennai Super Kings 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.517 Lucknow Super Giants 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.483 Sunrisers Hyderabad 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.409 Punjab Kings 4 2 2 0 0 4 -0.22 Gujarat Titans 4 2 2 0 0 4 -0.58 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 5 1 4 0 0 2 -0.843 Delhi Capitals 4 1 3 0 0 2 -1,347 Mumbai Indians 3 0 3 0 0 0 -1,423
IPL Orange Cap after RR vs RCB match:
Player Mat Posadas NO Careers HS Average BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Virat Kohli 5 5 2 316 113* 105.33 216 146.29 1 2 29 12 Riyan Parag 4 4 2 185 84* 92.5 117 158.11 12/30 1/1 14 1 2 Saint Ju Samson 4 4 1 178 82* 59.33 118 150.84 0 2 17 8 Heinrich Klaasen 4 4 4 2 177 80* 88.5 87 203.44 0 2 6 17 Shubman Gill 4 4 1 164 89* 54.67 103 159 .22 0 1 1 1 7
IPL Purple Cap after RR vs RCB match:
Player Mat Inns Ov Runs Weeks BBI Average Econ SR 4w 5w Yuzvendra Chahal 4 4 14 89 8 11/3 11.12 6.35 10.5 0 0 Mohit Sharma 4 4 4 16 131 7 25/3 18.71 8.18 1/12 12/30 0 Mustafizur Rahman 3 3 12 106 7 4/29 15.14 8.83 10.28 1 0 Mayank Yadav 2 2 8 41 6 3/14 6.83 5.12 8 0 0 Khaleel Ahmed 4 4 16 131 5/1 2/21 21 .83 8.18 16 0 0