Riding on Samson's unbeaten 92 off 45 balls, RR register a convincing 19-run victory, two in a row, over RCB to keep their IPL 11 campaign on track. For RCB, skipper Kohli scores 30-ball 57 but his knock goes in vain. RR spinner Gopal, who delivers a dream spell of 2/22, dents RCB's chase of 218 by removing Kohli and de Villiers in the middle overs.
OVER 20: RCB's innings end up at 198/6 as RCB post 19-run win
LAST OVER: RCB need 36 runs off 6 balls
OVER 18.5 : OUT! Stokes cleans up Sundar for 35. RCB 182/6, need 36 off 7 balls
OVER 18: 13 runs from the Laughlin over. RCB 170/5, need 48 off 12 balls
150 comes up in 16.3 overs fro RCB
OVER 16: Five runs from the over: RCB 140/5
Strategic Time Out
OVER 14.1: OUT! Laughlin sends Negi back for 3. RCB 126/5 in 14.1
OVER 14: 10 runs from the over. RCB 126/4, need 92 off 36 balls
OVER 13: Gopal dismisses Kohli and de Villiers to finish off with a fine spell [4-022-2].
OVER 12.3: OUT! Gopal strikes again to remove dangerman AB de Villiers. RCB 114/4
OVER 11: Just five runs and a wicket from Gopal. RCB 105/3
OVER 10.2: OUT! Shreyas Gopal gets the big fish as Kohli falls for 57 off 30 balls. RCB 101/3
100 comes up for RCB for the loss of two wickets in 10 overs
OVER 9: 10 runs from the over. RCB 91/2
This is Kohli's fastest 50 in IPL history. His 31st half century
OVER 8.1: FIFTY! Kohli slams 26-ball 50 to lead run chase
OVER 7.6: OUT! Short strikes to dismiss de Kock for 26. RCB 81/2
OVER 7: De Kock survives after a costly miss by Buttler. RCB 71/1
End of Powerplay! Chasing 218, RCB reach 64/1 after 6 overs
50 comes up for RCB in 5.1 overs
OVER 5: Back-to-back fours from De Kock off Gowtham. RCB 49/1
OVER 4: Nine runs from the over. RCB 38/1
OVER 3: Kohli hits Gowtham for two fours. RCB 29/1 in chase of 218
OVER 2: Kohli on fire, hits Kulkarni for three fours. RCB 19/1 in chase of 218
OVER 0.5: OUT! McCullum hits it hard but straight to Stokes at deep mid-wicket. RCB 4/1
McCullum and De Kock are out to chase a colossal target while local lad K Gowtham opens the bowling attack for RR
Samson's unbeaten 92, which includes 10 sixes, powers RR to 217/4 against RCB
Samson plays one hell of a knock as he powers RR to a huge total of 217 against RCB. Samson, who clobbers 10 big sixes, puts on three 40-plus partnerships with Short, Stokes and Tripathi to post the biggest total of the IPL 11 so far. For RCB, Yadav concedes 59 runs without picking up a wicket.
4, 6 and 4 from Rahul Tripathi as RR cross 200-run mark in 19.3 overs
OVER 19: A six and two fours from Samson off Woakes. RR 190/4
OVER 18.2: OUT! Woakes sends Jos Buttler back. RR 175/4
Seven sixes from Sanju Samson so far with 11 balls remaining
OVER 18: Samson hits two successive sixes off Khejroliya. RR 173/3
FIFTY! Samson hits 34-ball 50 to lead RR
150 comes up for RR in 16.4 overs
OVER 16: 13 runs from the over with Yadav gifting a six on a free-hit. RR 142/3
Strategic Time Out
OVER 15: Chahal's fine spell comes to an end [4-0-22-2]. RR 129/3
OVER 14: Buttler gets life as Samson hits Negi for a six and a four. RR 125/3
Pawan Negi comes into the attack
OVER 13: 11 runs from the over and a wicket. RR 112/3
OVER 12.2: OUT! Chahal strikes again to get rid of Stokes. RR 102/3
100 comes up for RR in 12 overs
OVER 12: Stokes hits Khejroliya for a four and a six. RR 101/2
OVER 11: Sundar finishes off his spell without picking up a wicket [4-0-30-0]. RR 86/2
OVER 10: RR reach 76/2 at halfway stage
Strategic Time Out
OVER 9: Fine over by Sundar with just five runs coming from it. RR 68/2
OVER 8: Nine runs from Khejroliya's first with Samson hitting a biggie. RR 63/2
OVER 6.5: OUT! Chahal removes D'Arcy Short for 11. RR 53/2
End of Powerplay! RR 52/1 after 6 overs
OVER 5.5: 50 comes up for RR
OVER 5.4: OUT! Woakes strikes to dismiss Rahane for 36. RR 49/1
OVER 5: 10 runs from the over: RR 43/0
Now, Chahal is into the attack
OVER 4: Two fours from Rahane off Yadav: RR 33/0
Umesh Yadav comes into the attack
OVER 3: Rahane hits a four and a six off Sundar. RR 22/0
OVER 2.2: Rahane has got a cramp and the RR physio is out to attend him
OVER 2: Seven runs from the over. RR 8/0
OVER 1: Superb over from Sundar as he gives away just one run
Sundar opens the bowling for RCB while Rahane and Short come out to bat for RR
RCB have donned the green colours to celebrate the 'Green Initiative'
TOSS: Royal Challengers Bangalore win toss and opt to field against Rajasthan Royals
Teams:
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), D Arcy Short, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler(w), Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Laughlin
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Brendon McCullum, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Chris Woakes, Pawan Negi, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
Pitch Report: "It's really hot here, an absolute furnace at the Chinnaswamy. It's for the second time this wicket is being used in this IPL. Looks a lot drier and cracks have started to open up. In 2016, almost 200 was an average score but last year it was a lot less, around 140-150. Think toss is going to be make a huge difference. Whoever wins the toss must look to bat first and set a big score for the opposition and hope the sun plays its role." - Matthew Hayden.
PREVIEW
RCB are placed fifth and RR sixth on the points table with two points each from two matches. They both lost their respective openers against Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
RCB notched up their first victory of the season, riding on South African star AB de Villiers' brilliant half-century to beat Kings XI Punjab by four wickets.
RR celebrated their return to the 'fortress' Sawai Mansingh Stadium with a 10-run win over Delhi Daredevils in the rain-hit match, getting past a revised target of 71 runs in six overs as per the Duckworth/Lewis method.
