IPL 2018, RCB vs RR: 3 things that you might have missed

Chasing a record 218 to win, Royal Challengers Bangalore failed to chase the target, despite Kohli sparkling with the bat.

De Kock and AB de Villiers’s efforts were not enough to mount a challenge for Rajasthan Royals and Mandeep Singh’s cameo came too late in the day for RCB, which helped only to narrow the margin of the loss.

Sportskeeda takes a look at the three unnoticed things from the match which had a considerable impact on the end result.

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#1 Rampant Rahane

Rahane has always been trustworthy

Always trusted with batting through the innings, Ajinkya Rahane was forced to rework his strategy owing to an injury, where he pulled a muscle around his right knee in 3rd over.

After getting strapped, he minimized the running options and tried to deal with boundaries, which helped his side build a strong base, under which Sanju Samson built on, powering them to 217.

His innings of 36 included six fours and a solitary six, coming in quick time at 20 balls.

#2 Sixer Samson

Samson was in amazing form in today's game

Scoring runs in sixes were always attributed to powerful Caribbean big hitters with the likes of Gayle, Russell, who never believed in boundaries and playing along the ground.

Sanju Samson smashed 10 sixes in his innings with only a couple of boundaries, amassing 92 runs off just 45 balls.

He looked in a sublime touch and threatened to beat Russell’s record of maximum sixes in this tournament.

#3 Umesh Yadav's contrasting fortunes

Yadav conceded 59 runs in his spell

Bagging three wickets in the last match and winning Man of the Match award, Umesh Yadav endured a torrid game with the ball, which included a free hit, spilling 59 runs in his spell without a single wicket.

The pace and accuracy was missing in this match for Yadav. He also gifted a free hit in the last over to Sanju Samson, who accepted gleefully, dispatching him with a maximum. A day to forget for Umesh.