IPL 2015 RR v RCB Highlights: Kohli, De Villiers Help Bangalore Thrash Rajasthan by 9 Wickets
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets in the Indian Premier League. Catch all the highlights.
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat toppers Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match. Catch all the highlights here (Scorecard | Fixtures | Stats) (All Times IST):
23:07 It's all over. Kohli and De Villiers have finished it in grand style. Bangalore win by 9 wickets.
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22:52 Kohli reaches his fifty and Bangalore inch closer to victory. Bangalore 107/1 in 13.3 overs, Target: 131.
22:42 Runs coming very easily for Bangalore as Rajasthan desperately searching for a wicket. Bangalore 88/1 in 11 overs, Target: 131.
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22:32 De Villiers and Kohli steady the ship for Bangalore. Bangalore 76/1 in 9 overs, Target: 131.
22:22 A good start for Bangalore in the powerplay overs. Bangalore 49/1 in 6 overs, Target: 131.
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22:14 WICKET! Watson removes Gayle who was looking dangerous. Bangalore 36/1 in 4.3 overs, Target: 131.
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22:07 Gayle takes a huge toll of Morris with 2 fours and a six in the over. Bangalore 28/0 in 3 overs, Target: 131.
21:58 A good first over from Chris Morris. Bangalore 4/0 in 1 over, Target: 131.
21:41 So Rajasthan finish with 130/9. The average first innings score at this ground is 166.
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21:37 WICKET! Kulkarni is yorked by Starc. Rajasthan 127/9 in 19.1 overs.
21:35 WICKET! Faulkner is brilliantly caught by Karthik behind the wicket. Rajasthan 126/8 in 18.5 overs.
21:29 WICKET! Binny departs as he goes for a big hit. Rajasthan 121/7 in 17.5 overs.
21:25 WICKET! Smith falls trying to force the pace. Rajasthan 119/6 in 17.1 overs.
21:22 Smith and Binny beginning to forge a partnership and as Rajasthan target a big finish. Rajasthan 119/5 in 17 overs.
21:13 Rajasthan have to go big in the last five overs to post a challenging total. Rajasthan 100/5 in 15 overs.
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21:03 WICKET! Samson tries to sweep Chahal but only succeeds in rearranging the furniture behind. Rajasthan 89/5 in 12.4 overs.
20:58 WICKET! Hooda's stumps are shattered by Abdulla. Bangalore in total control. Rajasthan 84/4 in 11.2 overs.
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20:51 WICKET! Nair is short of his ground as Kohli hits the stumps. Rajasthan 72/3 in 9.5 overs.
20:48 Chahal has injured his finger trying to take a catch so Kohli fills in the complete the over. Rajasthan 69/2 in 9.1 overs.
20:44 Bangalore managing to pull things back. Smith now needs to get a move on. Rajasthan 68/2 in 9 overs.
20:28 WICKET! Watson tries to hit Chahal out of the ground but only finds Starc near the fence. Rajasthan 46/2 in 5.4 overs.
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20:24 WICKET! Rahane goes, Harshal traps him leg before and Bangalore have a much-needed breakthrough. Rajasthan 36/1 in 5 overs
20:15 Watson plundering 8 runs off Starc's 2nd over to give Rajasthan control. Rajasthan 17/0 in 3 overs.
20:07 Starc's first over comes to an end. One boundary coming in that over. Rajasthan 8/0 in 1 over.
20:00 The players take the field. Mitchell Starc steams in for the first ball to Ajinkya Rahane. An appeal for leg before but no reaction from the umpire.
19:55 Kohli is confident of the boys stepping up while Watson says he expects a better performance tonight.
19:44 Here are the playing XIs:
Rajasthan Royals:
Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson (c), Steven Smith, Karun Nair, Sanju Samson (wk), Deepak Hooda, Suart Binny, James Faulkner, Chris Morris, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Virat Kohli (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, D Wiese, Harshal Patel, Mitchell Starc, Iqbal Abdulla, YS Chahal
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19:35 Virat Kohli wins the toss and puts Rajasthan into bat. The good news for Bangalore is that Chris Gayle is back.
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Royals Overwhelming Favourites
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Bangalore's Previous Match: Chennai Crush Kohli's Men
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'Love Building Partnerships With Watson'
Rajasthan Royals' batsman Ajinkya Rahane has heaped praise on opening partner Shane Watson, saying they complement each other and enjoy each other's batting. They put on stands of 144 and 95 against Chennai and Punjab respectively. (Read More)
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Bangalore Fans Shocked at Gayle Being Dropped
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While Rajasthan are clearly the better team on paper, one cannot count out Bangalore. With both sides boasting a long list of of match-winners - expect a mouth-watering clash in Ahmedabad.