RR vs RCB, IPL 2019: Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets to register first win of the season

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Virat Kohli: "We were 15-20 runs short. Marcus and Moeen got us to a competitive score. It wasn't easy to score in the end as the wicket became slower. We made a lot of mistakes in the match. The team hasn't got off to a good start. We have 10 games to do, hopefully we can turn things around. We played well in Mumbai game and in this game. This tournament is not that long and you have to think on your feet and have to think about the best combination going forward. We should focus on putting our best eleven on the field."

* Rajsthan Royals registered their first win of the season, beating fellow laggard Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets at home. Chasing 159-run target, skipper Ajinkya Rahane (22) and Jos Buttler (59) gave the hosts a perfect platform by adding 60 for the opening iwcket in 7.4 overs. And in the second half of their chase, Steve Smith (38) and Rahul Tripathi (34*) added a valuable 50 runs partnership for the third wicket to take the team home.

Overs 19.5: RR 164/3, win by seven wickets for their first win
It's all over! Rahul Tripathi (34*) completed the run chase in style, hitting a six off Umesh Yadav in the penultimate ball of the innings.

Overs 19: OUT! Mohammed Siraj scalps Steve Smith (38 off 31 balls). RR 154/3, need 5 to win
Siraj finished off his quota of overs by giving four singles and a wicket. His figures: 4-0-25-1

Overs 18: RR 150/2, need 9 off 12 balls
Navdeep Saini conceded nine runs in his final over to return figures of 0-35 in 4 overs.

Overs 17: RR 141/2, need 18 off 18 balls
16 RUNS! Big over for the hosts. Rahul Tripathi (18*) started the Mohammed Siraj over with a four and Steve Smith (33*) ended it with a six as Royals cruise in their chase.

Overs 16: RR 125/2, need 34 off 24 balls
Unlucky Yuzvendra Chahal gave away just four singles in his final over. His figures: 4-0-17-2

Overs 15.1: DROPPED! Umesh Yadav misses a regulation catch to give Steve Smith (23*) a life. RR 121/2

Overs 15: RR 121/2, need 38 off 30 balls. Time for strategic time-out
10 RUNS! Rahul Tripathi (9*) started the Marcus Stoinis over with a four as Royals scored ten in it.

Overs 14: RR 111/2, need 48 off 36 balls
Good over from Umesh Yadav, gave away seven runs in it - including a four by Steve Smith (19*).

Overs 13: RR 104/2, need 55 off 42 balls
Another successful over from Yuzvendra Chahal, a wicket and three runs came off it. But Royals still in the driver's seat at the moment.

Overs 12.4: OUT! Chahal gets rid of Buttler. RR 104/2
Big Wicket for RCB. Second wicket for Yuzvendra Chahal, dismissed Jos Buttler to dent Rajasthan Royals run chase. Buttler fell for 59, off 43 balls, whcih included a six and eight fours.

Overs 12: RR 101/1, need 58 off 48 balls
14 RUNS! Jos Buttler (58*) smacked a four and a six in consecutive balls off Moeen Ali. Royals on the right track

Overs 11.2: FIFTY for Jos Buttler off 38 balls with the help of eight boundaries. RR 92/1

Overs 11: RR 87/1
Marcus Stoinis conceded seven runs in the over, including an inside edge boundary by Steve Smith (11*).

Overs 10: RR 80/1, need 79 off 60 balls
No boundaries, but Jos Buttler (46*) and Steve Smith (5*) scored eight runs off Yuzvendra Chahal.

Overs 9: RR 72/1
11 RUNS! Big over for the hosts. Jos Buttler (41*) hit Marcus Stoinis for two fours in the over as Royals scored 11 in it.

Overs 8: RR 61/1
Brilliant start by Yuzvendra Chahal, gave away just two singles in it to go with the wicket of Rahane.

Kohli reacts after Rahane was dismissed by Chahal. (AFP Photo)

Overs 7.4: OUT! Chahal strikes to dismiss Rahane. RR 60/1
Yuzvendra Chahal struck in his first over to give RCB a big breakthrough. Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane missed the googly and was out LBW. Rahane scored 22 off 20 balls with the help of four boundaries.

Overs 7: RR 59/0
Another tidy over by Mohammed Siraj, gave away just four runs in it.

Overs 6: RR 55/0. Time for strategic time-out
End of Powerplay overs. Ajinkya Rahane (21*) hit Navdeep Saini for two fours in the over.

* Ajinkya Rahane brings up 50 for Rajasthan Royals in 5.3 overs, hitting a four off Navdeep Saini

Overs 5: RR 46/0
Brilliant start by Mohammed Siraj, gave away just one single in it after bowling five consecutive dot balls.

Overs 4: RR 45/0
12 RUNS! Another big over for the hosts. Jos Buttler (28*) hit two boundaries off Navdeep Saini in it.

Overs 3: RR 33/0
15 RUNS! Big over for the hosts. Ajinkya Rahane (11*) hit Umesh Yadav for back-to-back fours in the over.

Overs 2: RR 18/0
10 RUNS! Jos Buttler (15*) hit Navdeep Saini for a back-to-back fours, after Virat Kohli dropped a difficult chance to give Ajinkya Rahane (2*) an early life.

Over 1: RR 8/1
Jos Buttler (7*) hit a four off Umesh Yadav as Royals scored eight runs in the first over.

Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler start the Royals run chase. Umesh Yadav with the ball for RCB

* Led by spinners Shreyas Gopal (3-12) and Krishnappa Gowtham (0-19), hosts Rajasthan Royals restricted Royal Challengers Bangalore to 158/4 in 20 overs. Parthiv Patel top-scored for the RCB with 67 off 41 balls.



Overs 20: RCB 158/4. Will it be enough?
17 RUNS! RCB finished their innings on a high as Moeen Ali (18* off 9 balls) hit Jofra Archer (1-47 in four overs) for a six and a four before Marcus Stoinis (31* off 28 balls) ending with a boundary of his own off the final delivery.

* Moeen Ali brings up 150 for RCB in 19.4 overs, with a powerful four

Overs 19: RCB 141/4
Marcus Stoinis (26*) hit a four off Ben Stokes, but RCB managed to score just nine runs in the penultimate over.

Overs 18: RCB 132/4
Successful over from Jofra Archer, a wicket and seven runs in it including a four by Moeen Ali.

Overs 17.2: OUT! Archer gets rid of Patel. RCB 126/4
While trying to hit a six over long-on, Parthiv Patel gave away simple catch to Ajinkya Rahane near the boundary ropes. Patel fell after scoring a brilliant 67 off 41 balls, which included a six and nine fours. He also added 53 runs for the fourth wicket with Stoinis.

Overs 17: RCB 125/3
Parthiv Patel (67*) ended the Ben Stokes over with a four as RCB scored eight runs in it. And it brings up fifty-run stand for the fourth wicket between Patel and Marcus Stoinis.

Overs 16: RCB 117/3. Time for strategic time-out
10 RUNS! Parthiv Patel (61*) hit a four off Dhawal Kulkarni in the over as he leads the RCB charge with quick fifty.

Overs 15: RCB 107/3
Shreyas Gopal ended his quota of overs, conceding just four singles in his last over. Gopal returned figures of 3-12 in four overs including a rare wicket-maiden.

Overs 14: RCB 103/3
11 RUNS! Marcus Stoinis (12*) hit Jofra Archer for a six in the over as he along with Patel are trying to revive the RCB innings.

* 100 comes up for RCB in 13.5 overs

Overs 13.4: FIFTY for Parthiv Patel in 29 balls, one six and seven fours. RCB 97/3

Overs 13: RCB 92/3
12 RUNS! Parthiv Patel (48*) smashed Ben Stokes for a six and a four off consecutive balls in the over.

Overs 12: RCB 80/3
Stuart Binny started with a tidy over, gave away six runs in his first over of the season.

Overs 11: RCB 74/3
Not only Shreyas Gopal is taking wickets, he is bowling tidy overs of the home side. After bowling wicket-maiden, he came up with one run and a wicket in his third over.

Overs 10.1: OUT! Third wicket for Gopal, Shimron Hetmyer gone for 1. RCB 73/3
Shreyas Gopal is truly on fire, three big wickets so far.

Overs 10: RCB 73/2
Krishnappa Gowtham bowled another tidy over, just two singles in it, to complete his quota of overs. His figures: 4-0-19-0

Overs 9: RCB 71/2
WHAT AN OVER! Shreyas Gopal bowled a rare wicket-maiden to put a break on the RCB run charge.

Overs 8.3: OUT! Gopal strikes again, scalps de Villiers. RCB 71/2; Time for first strategic time-out
Another massive wicket for Royals. Shreyas Gopal on a roll, dismissed AB de Villiers for his second wicket. De Villiers scored 13 off 9 balls with the help of two boundaries.

Overs 8: RCB 71/1
16 RUNS! Big over for the visitors. Parthiv Patel (32*) started and ended the Varun Aaron over with a four, with AB de Villiers (13*) hitting a boundary of his own in the over.

Overs 7: RCB 55/1
Successful start by Shreyas Gopal, a big wicket and sevens runs came off it.

* 50 comes up for RCB in 6.4 overs

Buttler looks on as Kohli is dismissed by Gopal. (AFP Photo)

Overs 6.3: OUT! Gopal cleans up Kohli for 23. RCB 49/1
Massive breakthrough for Royals. Shreyas Gopal got better of RCB skipper Virat Kohli. Kohli scored a sedate 23 off 25 balls, which included three boundaries.

Overs 6: RCB 48/0
End of Powerplay overs. Another tidy over from K Gowtham, gave away just five singles in it.

Overs 5: RCB 43/0
14 RUNS! Big over for RCB. Parthiv Patel (19*) smacked Jofra Archer for three boundaries in the over, including back-to-back fours. The visitors are on the move early in the contest.

Overs 4: RCB 29/0
Virat Kohli (21*) and Parthiv Patel (6*) hit a four each off Dhawal Kulkarni in the over.

Overs 3: RCB 20/0
Good comeback from Krishnappa Gowtham, after conceding 10 in his first over, gave away just three runs in it.

Overs 2: RCB 17/0
Good recovery by Dhawal Kulkarni, conceded just seven runs despite a four by Virat Kohli (13*).

Over 1: RCB 10/1
Good start for RCB. Virat Kohli (8*) hit spinner K Gowtham for a boundary in the over as the visitors scored 10 runs in it.

Here we go...Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel start the RCB innings. Krishnappa Gowtham with the ball for Royals

Virat Kohli: "It's never nice to start without a win, but we are excited about this game. It's a long tournament, if you get on a roll, you can win plenty. We wanted to bat first, if the pitch gets scruffed up, we might have a good chance. Plus, we have that type of combination, defending makes more sense."

Ajinkya Rahane: "We have had three close games, should have closed it. But this is another opportunity and we are looking forward to it. We will bowl first, looks like a dry wicket, there might be some dew later on as well. Looking to keep them down to a small score."

TEAM NEWS
RR: Two changes - Stuart Binny replaces injured Sanju Samson and Varun Aaron for Jaydev Unadkat
RCB: Three changes - Akshdeep Nath replaces Shivam Dube, Navdeep Saini is in for Prayas Barman and Marcus Stoinis makes his RCB debut replacing Colin de Grandhomme makes way

TOSS | Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane wins the toss, opts to field against Royal Challengers Bangalore

Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel (w), Moeen Ali, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Jos Buttler (w), Rahul Tripathi, Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Varun Aaron

Pitch Report
"The Sawai Man Singh stadium spins less than any other surfaces, there are some dry areas interspersed with grass. As we move along, the grass content is heavier. It will allow the ball to slide on nicely, should be some pace and bounce - this pitch will aid the faster men and you can score some runs as well." - Ian Bishop

Head to Head: RR vs RCB
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