Bengaluru, October 3: Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on the explosive Rajasthan Royals in an IPL 2020 match on Saturday (October 3), the first day game of the tournament as the weekend double headers gets underway.
The Royal Challengers have shown some grit in the IPL 13, even winning a Super Over contest usually impregnable Mumbai Indians. On the other hand, the Royals started off the tournament in a blazing fashion, positing two totals in excess of 200 before Kolkata Knight Riders clipped their wings.
The match has all trappings of a thriller with both RCB and RR having explosive players in their ranks right from Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sanju Samson and Steve Smith. Catch all the action here with MyKhel Updates.
That's the Update from RCB vs RR match. Ciao Ciao.
Next match is Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders. Stay tuned. Match starts at 7.30 PM IST.
For the time being, RCB go on top of the table with 6 points. Four games and three wins.
That's it. Royal Challengers Bangalore wrap the match up by 8 wickets. Kohli remained not out on 72. Second win in a row for RCB, and second defeat in a row for Rajasthan.
Oh that was splendid shot by Kohli. Off-driven past Curran. Put it in loop and play all over again. Peak Kohli.
Tom Curran is back.
124/2 after 16 overs. AB de Villiers is the new man. 31 runs off 24 balls.
Devdutt is castled by Archer for 63.
37 off last 30 balls. Should be easy for RCB.
50 for Kohli. First in IPL 2020.
6 Kohli off Tewatia. He is blossoiming slowly here.
This is a perfect chase for Kohli to get back into some sort of rhythm. 155 is not a fret-worthy target and Padikkal is scoring freely at the other end.
100 up for RCB in 12.3 overs. Kohli hammers Parag for a four and six in successive balls. He is regaining touch.
Devdutt gets 50. Fine innings.
10 overs over. RCB are 77/1. Well on course.
Kohli is batting on 9 off 13 and is yet to show the his trademark fluency.
At some stage RR will have to think to bring in either Oshane Thomas or Andrew Tye
Time out now. And RCB have approached the chase pretty well till now.
End of Power Play segment and RCB are 50/1.
Padikkal has raced to 27 off 16, and he looks in sublime touch. Unhurried yet scoring at a brisk clip.
Tom Curran into attack. 9 matches and 9 wickets. But an economy exceeding 11.
Kohli vs Gopal. Three matches and three dismissals. It could get interesting.
A Test match level leave by Kohli off Archer. Smiles all around.
End Finch. leg before to Shreyas Gopal. 25/1
RCB have started the chase on a confident route. Padikkal is leading from the front.
RCB starts chase. Padikkal hammers Unadkat for a six.
See you soon for the chase.
Tewatia 24 off 12 and Archer 16 off 10 guide them to a competitive total.
154 for 6 for RR.
Saini is taken to task here by Tewatia. Another six, amazing just a roll of wrists.