RCB Thrilling Win: In the 13th match of IPL 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 4 wickets. RCB had a target of 170 runs, which the team achieved by losing 6 wickets in the last over. Shahbaz Ahmed scored the highest 45 runs, while Dinesh Karthik remained unbeaten on 44. Chahal and Boult took 2 wickets each for RR.
Earlier, batting after losing the toss, Rajasthan scored 169 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Jos Buttler played an unbeaten innings of 70 runs in 47 balls. At the same time, Shimron Hetmyer remained unbeaten on 42 off 31 balls. Hasranga, Willie and Harshal took 1-1 wickets for RCB.
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Karthik and Shahbaz Made a Comeback
After losing four wickets at 62, Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed proved to be the troubleshooters of the team. Both made a comeback of the team for the sixth wicket with a partnership of 67 runs in 32 balls. However, on the fifth ball of the 18th over, Shahbaz fell victim to Trent Boult on the team score of 165. He contributed 45 runs in 26 balls with the help of four fours and three sixes.
Match Changed in 9th Over
In the 9th over of RCB’s innings, Rajasthan Royals took 2 wickets in 2 consecutive balls. On the fourth ball of the 9th over, Virat Kohli was run out for 5 runs and on the very next ball, Yuzvendra Chahal clean bowled David Willey on his charismatic ball. After hitting the ball, Chahal entered the gap between the bat and the pad and took off Willie’s middle stump.
Strong Start for RCB
Chasing the target, Bangalore started well. Captain Faf du Plessis and Anuj Rawat added 55 runs in 7 overs for the first wicket. Yuzvendra Chahal broke this partnership by dismissing Faf. Du Plessis returned to the pavilion after scoring 29 off 20 balls. His catch is caught by Trent Boult at long on. In the very next over, Rawat (26) was dismissed by Navdeep Saini. RCB Thrilling Win.
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Butler Hit a Century of Sixes
After getting 3 lives, Butler completed the 12th fifty of his IPL career in 41 balls. Butler hit 6 long sixes in the innings. With his second six in a stormy innings, Jose completed his 100 sixes in the IPL. Buttler became the first England player and the 26th overall to score a six in IPL history.
Maxi Did Not Enter
Both the teams did not make any change in the playing XI. Glenn Maxwell has definitely joined RCB, but players contracted from Cricket Australia will not be able to play in the tournament till April 5. For this reason Maxi did not get a place in the playing XI.
Both Team Playing XI:
RR: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C/W), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Pranand Krishna.
RCB: Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj.
