Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rajasthan Royals 32nd Match 23 April 2023

32nd T20 • M.Chinnaswamy Stadium • Bengaluru

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

189/9 (20)

Rajasthan Royals

182/6 (20)

RCB won by 7 runs

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Playing XI

Player of the Match Glenn Maxwell

77(44)

0/25

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Info

Royal Challengers Bangalore

189/9 (20)

Batters

Virat Kohli

(C)

0.00

lbw b T Boult

Faf du Plessis

158.97

runout (Y Jaiswal)

Shahbaz Ahmed

50.00

c Y Jaiswal b T Boult

Glenn Maxwell

175.00

c J Holder b R Ashwin

Mahipal Lomror

133.33

c D Padikkal b Y Chahal

Dinesh Karthik

123.08

c J Buttler b S Sharma

Suyash Prabhudessai

0.00

runout (S Samson / Y Jaiswal)

Wanindu Hasaranga

85.71

runout (S Sharma / S Samson)

David Willey

200.00

Not out

Vijaykumar Vyshak

0.00

c S Hetmyer b S Sharma

Mohammed Siraj

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 10)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.45)

189/9

Did not Bat

Harshal Patel

Bowlers

EXT

10.25

12.25

9.00

7.00

8.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Virat Kohli

lbw b T Boult

1-0

0.1

Shahbaz Ahmed

c Y Jaiswal b T Boult

2-12

2.1

Faf du Plessis

runout (Y Jaiswal)

3-139

13.2

Glenn Maxwell

c J Holder b R Ashwin

4-156

14.6

Mahipal Lomror

c D Padikkal b Y Chahal

5-163

16.3

Suyash Prabhudessai

runout (S Samson / Y Jaiswal)

6-163

16.5

Wanindu Hasaranga

runout (S Sharma / S Samson)

7-180

19.1

Dinesh Karthik

c J Buttler b S Sharma

8-184

19.2

Vijaykumar Vyshak

c S Hetmyer b S Sharma

9-184

19.3

Rajasthan Royals

182/6 (20)

Batters

Yashasvi Jaiswal

127.03

c V Kohli b H Patel

Jos Buttler

0.00

b M Siraj

Devdutt Padikkal

152.94

c V Kohli b D Willey

Sanju Samson

(C)

146.67

c S Ahmed b H Patel

Shimron Hetmyer

33.33

runout (SS Prabhudessai)

Dhruv Jurel *

212.50

Not out

Ravichandran Ashwin

200.00

c SS Prabhudessai b H Patel

Abdul Basith

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 7)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.1)

182/6

Did not Bat

Jason Holder, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma

Bowlers

EXT

9.75

6.50

12.00

12.50

8.00

8.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Jos Buttler

b M Siraj

1-1

0.4

Devdutt Padikkal

c V Kohli b D Willey

2-99

11.4

Yashasvi Jaiswal

c V Kohli b H Patel

3-108

13.4

Sanju Samson

c S Ahmed b H Patel

4-125

15.2

Shimron Hetmyer

runout (SS Prabhudessai)

5-155

17.5

Ravichandran Ashwin

c SS Prabhudessai b H Patel

6-180

19.4

Match Info

Date & Time

23 Apr, 03:30 PM IST

Venue

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Match

32nd T20,

Indian Premier League

Umpires

Michael Gough (England), Saidharshan Kumar (India), Navdeep Singh (India, TV)

Referee

Amit Sharma (India)

Toss

Rajasthan Royals elected to bowl

Player of the Match Glenn Maxwell

77(44)

0/25

Commentary

So, much like the Lucknow Super Giants yesterday, the Rajasthan Royals had a chance to move to the top of the table this evening. The two sides have fluffed the opportunity, leaving the door open for the Chennai Super Kings to move to the top spot if they win their match against the Kolkata Knight Riders tonight. That game is already underway, of course, and you can switch tabs to catch all the live action from it. For now, this is Pratyush Rohra, signing off on behalf of my partner, Pradeep Somasekhar. Buh bye!

Glenn Maxwell is the Player of the Match. Here's what he has to say: It's a position I don't mind batting in. I've done it for Australia, coming in to bat in the powerplay when the team is 2 down. With the preparation, you get the trust within the changing room. With the new ball, it skidded on quite nicely. We had to be proactive after losing two wickets and with the batting in the powerplay, it gave us momentum in the middle overs. Some chaos in the end there. I felt like it was my job to bat deeper. It was a match-up that suits me, but the execution didn't work. I thought we could have got to 205-210 if I had stuck around but we're happy to get the win.

Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore captain): To be honest, we had that discussion during the toss. The pitch looked dry and I mentioned that it will slow down with the guys having 10 overs under lights which is very difficult. The advantage was that the ball got scuffed up but with the impact player rule, the game is always on till the end. That's why we've had so many close games. The counter-attack from Maxi and Faf was even better than the Chennai game, it was a better surface that day. Maxi took the game away in just four overs. That was one of the best counter-attacking partnerships I have seen. We thought 160 might be enough but the way they batted helped us to 190 and put us in a commanding position. (Siraj) Phenomenal. We know he's got him (Buttler) in the past as well. He's bowling as well as I've ever seen him. Running in with the new ball he shows that intent, he has the Purple Cap, and that's for good reason. He's leading the attack and hopefully, Josh comes in next game. (Harshal) He always bowls the tough overs, it's not an easy job at Chinnaswamy. You know you're going to get hit here but he's a smart guy with enough experience. He's closed out games against DC and today as well. Whenever Hazlewood comes in, we might look like a different attack.

Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals captain): When you are playing on this ground, I think 10, 12, 13 per over is chaseable. It was just about momentum and hitting a few more sixes. Normally, Hettie does it but he had an off day. Today Jurel was hitting it well. It was just about one shot here and there. It depends on who is bowling and what the situation is and whether we are chasing or setting a target. (Sending Ashwin ahead of Holder) I think Ashwin with his experience and what he has done in the last couple of games has delivered in pressure moments. That's what the planning was. I think with the IPL games, the winning and losing is done with very small margins so we have to keep checking our routines and come back stronger next game.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 runs!

Glenn Maxwell - 77 (44) | Harshal Patel - 3/32
Yashasvi Jaiswal - 47 (37) | Trent Boult - 2/41

Another day, another final over thriller in the Indian Premier League. What is it this season that's bringing out such games that are going down to the wire? This one had it's ebbs and flows too, with the pendulum swinging one way and then the other. Eventually, it's the Royal Challengers Bangalore who come out on top and hold their nerve to get over the line.

It was the perfect start for them in the second innings with Siraj dismissing Buttler for a duck in the first over. That should have set the tone for them early on but that wasn't the case, really. Jaiswal and Padikkal both scored half-centuries in a healthy 98-run stand to make sure they build the innings in a solid manner. However, the never really managed to get out of third gear.

Padikkal was the more aggressive of the two and once he was dismissed, the tide began to turn. Jaiswal followed soon after and it was Samson's breezy cameo that made it seem like he would repeat his heroics from the last game along with Hetmyer, but that wasn't the case. Jurel breathed some life into this innings while the West Indian struggled to find his groove and was runout, making it seem like the job was done for RCB.

A certain Ravichandran Ashwin wasn't going to make it that simple though. Alongside Jurel, the veteran all-rounder played his part with a brisk cameo, finding a couple of boundaries with 16 needed off the final over. At the end of the day, it was Harshal Patel and his side that had the last laugh, holding his nerve to make sure RCB get the two points.

overs

182 /6 score

runs

Dhruv Jurel *

34 (16)

Abdul Basith

1 (1)

Harshal Patel

3 /32

19.6 Harshal Patel to Dhruv Jurel, HARSHAL HOLDS ON TO HIS NERVE! Royal Challengers Bangalore pull off a win, brilliant from the stand-in captain Kohli again. Back of a length on the fifth stump, Jurel cuts it hard, straight to backward point but they get just a single.

The Chinnaswamy roars in delight! The umpire is having a word with Dinesh Karthik about his positioning. 9 off 1. Harshal has to make sure he doesn't overstep.

19.5 Harshal Patel to Abdul Basith, OH! Pace off, short on the fourth stump. Basith looks to heave too early and mistimes it to deep mid-wicket. Crowd erupts at Chinnaswamy!

Impact substitution. Abdul Basith, RHB, comes to the crease. He's in for Devdutt Padikkal.

Now, all Jurel can do is watch from the other end. A handy cameo from Ashwin but you've got to wonder, should Jurel have taken more of the strike? All in hindsight of course. 10 needed off 2 balls now.

19.4 Harshal Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! HOLES OUT AT DEEP MID-WICKET! Harshal gets the slower one finally, length delivery on the stumps. Ashwin goes for the shot too early and miscued it down to deep mid-wicket. Suyash comes running and pouches a safe catch, it's a dot ball more importantly!

The practice pitches got the better of Siraj! Ashwin the magician. Ashwin the finisher? 10 in 3 now!

19.3 Harshal Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Another great shot from Ashwin. Length delivery, tailed in on the middle and leg. Ashwin whips it away, through to long-leg and Siraj comes diving to stop it but can't as Royals pick up another boundary.

That was a runout chance. Had Willey collected the ball properly, Jurel would have been gone! 14 off 4 needed now.

19.2 Harshal Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, OH! Nails the yorker this time, tails in on the stumps. Ashwin squeezes it into the on-side as Harshal himself runs across, dives and fires the throw back to Willey at the bowler's end, he doesn't collect neatly and they finish the second.

Sweeper cover comes in, long-off moves back

It doesn't matter how they come at this stage. That's a crucial boundary that keeps RR in the game!

19.1 Harshal Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Completely bamboozles Ashwin but yet gets a boundary. Change of pace, Ashwin through with the hot too early, takes the edge and over the keeper's head, down to third-man for a boundary.

Only four fielders outside the circle for RCB. Sweeper cover, long-on, deep mid-wicket and deep square leg