RR vs RCB IPL 2020 Score: AB de Villiers once again came to his side's rescue with a half-century© BCCI/IPL
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match, at the Dubai International Stadium, in Dubai. RR initially won the toss, and Steve Smith elected to bat. The Australian cricketer scored 57 runs to help his side reach 177/6 after 20 overs, setting a 178-run target. RCB lost Aaron Finch early on, but Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal rebuilt the chase. After the duo's dismissals, AB de Villiers scored an unbeaten half-century to wrap up the match for RCB, with two balls to spare. With the ball, Chris Morris was the star for RCB who picked up a four-wicket haul. (SCORECARD )
IPL 2020 Match 33Â Highlights Between Rajasthan Royals And Royal Challengers Bangalore, Straight From Dubai International Stadium, in Dubai
October 17 2020 19:10 (IST)
SIX!! Royal Challengers Bangalore win by seven wickets!
Archer sends a full delivery, into leg stump. De Villiers waits and sends it over deep midwicket for a six! RCB win by seven wickets!
October 17 2020 19:07 (IST)
One run, Royal Challengers Bangalore need 10 from 6 balls
Unadkat sends a yorker, outside off. Gurkeerat sends it along the ground to the sweeper's left for a single. RCB need 10 from 6 balls.
October 17 2020 19:06 (IST)
FOUR!!
Unadkat sends a slow delivery, wide outside off. Gurkeerat sends it to sweeper's right for a four!
October 17 2020 19:04 (IST)
SIX!! THREE IN A ROW!!
Unadkat sends a slow ball, in at middle stump line. De Villiers pulls it over square leg for a six!
October 17 2020 19:02 (IST)
SIX!
Poor slow delivery at middle by Unadkat. De Villiers gets his front leg out, and slogs it over wide long-on for another six!
October 17 2020 19:01 (IST)
SIX!
Unadkat sends a good length delivery, at middle. De Villiers connects well, and slams it over midwicket for a six!
October 17 2020 18:59 (IST)
FOUR!
Tyagi sends a yorker at off stump. De Villiers sends it over point for a four!
October 17 2020 18:55 (IST)
SIX!!
Unadkat sends a full delivery, wide outside off. De Villiers opens the face of his bat and sends it over sweeper cover for a six!
October 17 2020 18:53 (IST)
One run
Unadkat sends a full delivery, wide outside off. Gurkeerat tries to send it into toff side, but it goes down the pitch off the toe end. One run.
October 17 2020 18:49 (IST)
SIX!
Archer sends a short delivery on off stump. It goes at hip height. De Villiers sends it over forward square leg boundary for a six! RCB need 54 from 25 balls.
October 17 2020 18:47 (IST)
Two runs, Royal Challengers Bangalore need 64 from 30 balls
Gopal sends a good length delivery, in at the stumps. Gurkeerat sends it to long-on's right for two runs. RCB need 64 from 30 balls.
October 17 2020 18:40 (IST)
No run, Royal Challengers Bangalore need 74 from 36 balls
Tyagi sends a full toss, outside off. Gurkeerat mistimes it to extra cover. RCB need 74 from 36 balls.
October 17 2020 18:36 (IST)
OUT!!! Virat Kohli c Tewatia b Tyagi 43(32)
Tyagi sent a full delivery, wide of the crease. Kohli hits it flap, towards the deep midwicket boundary. Tewatia takes the catch and is about to fall on the line, but lobs it back up. He regains balance, and then grabs it.
In comes, Gurkeerat Singh Mann.
October 17 2020 18:31 (IST)
OUT! Devdutt Padikkal c Stokes b Tewatia 35(37)
Tewatia sends a slow and short delivery, outside off. Padikkal tries to pull, but not enough power. It goes for an easy catch for Stokes.
In comes, AB de Villiers.
October 17 2020 18:29 (IST)
SIX!!
Tewatia sends a good length delivery, at middle stump. Kohli steps out and sends it over long-on for a six! HUGE!
October 17 2020 18:27 (IST)
No run, Royal Challengers Bangalore need 86 runs from 48 balls
Tyagi sends a yorker, outside off. Padikkal tries to slice it, but jams it back on the pitch. RCB need 86 runs from 48 balls.
October 17 2020 18:20 (IST)
One run
Tewatia sends a length delivery into leg stump. Kohli sends it to deep backward square's left for a single.
October 17 2020 18:17 (IST)
SIX!! Royal Challengers Bangalore need 101 from 60 balls!
Gopal sends a short googly. Kohli makes room for himself, and sends it over deep midwicket for a six! RCB need 101 from 60 balls now!
October 17 2020 18:12 (IST)
No run, Royal Challengers Bangalore need 114 from 66 bals
Tewatia sends a flat delivery, outside off. Kohli sends it to extra cover. No run. RCB need 114 runs from 66 balls.
October 17 2020 18:05 (IST)
No run
Unadkat sends a slower delivery. Kohli tries to send through the covers. No run. RCB need 123 from 72 balls.
October 17 2020 18:00 (IST)
No run, good over by Rahul Tewatia
Tewatia tosses his delivery outside off. Padikkal sends it to point. No run. Only 4 runs from this over, and RCB are 51/1 after 7 overs.
October 17 2020 17:55 (IST)
FOUR!!
Unadkat sends a good length delivery. Kohli steps out and sends it wide of the fielder on mid-on for a four!
October 17 2020 17:51 (IST)
One run, Royal Challengers Bangalore are 39/1 after five overs
Tyagi sends a good length delivery, outside off. Kohli hits it to extra cover's left for a single.
October 17 2020 17:50 (IST)
FOUR!!
Tyagi sends it short, outside off. Padikkal times it well and sends it to short third man's left for a four!
October 17 2020 17:49 (IST)
FOUR!
Tyagi sends a short delivery. Padikkal flicks it between the wicketkeeper and short fine leg for a four!
October 17 2020 17:44 (IST)
OUT! Aaron Finch c Uthappa b Gopal 14(11)
Gopal sends a length ball wide outside off. Finch gets down on one knee and tries to sweep it, but it goes to Uthappa at mid-off, who grabs it.
In comes, Virat Kohli.
October 17 2020 17:42 (IST)
SIX!! Royal Challengers Bangalore need 156 from 102 balls
Archer sends a good length delivery, outside off. Finch uses the full face of his bat and lofts it over the long-off boundary for a six!
October 17 2020 17:41 (IST)
SIX!!
Archer sends a shorter delivery at off stump. Finch pulls it over square leg for a hue six!
October 17 2020 17:39 (IST)
One run, RCB are 9/0 after 2 overs
Gopal sends a delivery into the pads. Padikkal sends it to deep midwicket's left for a single.
October 17 2020 17:36 (IST)
One run
Gopal sends a good length delivery on leg stump. Padikkal hits it to short fine off the back foot for a single!
October 17 2020 17:32 (IST)
No run
Good yorker by Archer, outside off. Padikkal is late in bringing his bat down, and it goes to the keeper. No run.
October 17 2020 17:31 (IST)
Action resumes!
Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch walk in to open the innings for RCB. Meanwhile, Jofra Archer will bowl the first over for RR.
October 17 2020 17:16 (IST)
OUT! Jofra Archer lbw b Morris 2(3), Rajasthan Royals set a 178-run target!
Morris sends a full yorker at middle stump. Archer tries to hit it, but it gets an inside edge on the pads. Archer calls for a review. UltraEdge rules it as LBW. RR set a 178-run target.
October 17 2020 17:11 (IST)
Morris 57(36)
Not a good yorker by Morris. Smith sends it for boundary, but Ahmed dives at sweeper cover and grabs it before letting it go for a four or a six.
In comes, Jofra Archer.
October 17 2020 17:08 (IST)
FOUR!! RR are 173/4 after 19 overs!
Udana sends a full toss outside off. Tewatia sweeps it past short fine for a four. One more over to go, RR are 173/3.
October 17 2020 17:07 (IST)
SIX!!
Udana sends a poor delivery on the pads of Tewatia. He simply smacks it high out of the field for a six!
October 17 2020 17:02 (IST)
FOUR! No ball!
Chahal sends a full delivery. Smith waits and sends it past point for a four! Also another no ball by Chahal.
October 17 2020 17:00 (IST)
No ball, FOUR!
Chahal sends a full delivery at off stump. Smith sends it past long-on for a four and grabs his fifty. Also, a no ball. One run extra.
October 17 2020 16:58 (IST)
FOUR!!
Chahal sends a full delivery, outside off. Smith goes to a lefty's stance and sends the lebreaker to the point boundary for a four!
October 17 2020 16:55 (IST)
One run
Saini sends a full delivery. Smith flicks it to long-on's right for a single.
Topics mentioned in this article
Rajasthan Royals
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli
Steven Smith