IPL 2020, RCB vs RR Live Score: DubaiIPL 2020, RCB vs RR Live Cricket Score Online Updates: With two wins from three matches each so far, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals take on each other in Match 15 of IPL 2020 on Saturday.
RCB have made a promising start but need to improve their fielding and death bowling. Navdeep Saini bowled a tidy Super Over against Mumbai Indians to get his team over the line after RCB leaked as many as 79 runs in the last four overs for the game to be tied. Meanwhile, Royals failed to chase 175 against KKR with the batsmen unable to hit through the line as consistently as they could do in Sharjah. The team has benched young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal after Jos Buttler’s arrival but calls have been growing for his inclusion.
Rahul Tewatia has announced himself with a confident six over the deep square leg fence to Saini. Archer follows it up with a four from his side with a wild swing at the pacer's delivery. RCB has conceded 30 runs in last three overs. RR: 129/6 (18 overs)
Just like his partner, Lomror joins him back in the pavilion after a rather enterprising knock. The batsman swings like a madman and his miscued shot lands in the hands of Padikkal. He departs for 47. Time for Tewatia and Archer. RR: 116/6 (17 overs)
Rajasthan knew that it was now or never to get their score somewhere near a fighting 150, so Parag tried to follow his heart... but he failed. He tried to slap Udana's short ball, but it drops straight into the hands of Finch. RR: 105/5 (15.5 overs)
RCB maintain the pressure on the young batsmen, but both Lomror (37*) and Parag (13*) hold on. They have tried to go searching for the boundary but RCB's superior bowling has kept them pinned down. But can Kohli's team put their struggles in the death overs behind them and restrict Rajasthan within 140? Chahal's over ends with an unsuspecting six from Lomror. RR: 99/4 (15 overs)
Singles, singles, singles! Lomror and Parag play it safe against Chahal and the incoming Dube to stabilise their partnership, but it's all RCB right now. Kohli's bowling choices have completely paid off and pushed Rajasthan on their backfoot. RR: 77/4 (12 overs)
RCB get another breakthrough! Uthappa, trying to up the ante and follow in the footsteps of his partner, tries to go for a lofted boundary but he misjudges Chahal's delivery and hits the ball straight to Udana. RR in real trouble now. RR: 70/4 (10.1 overs)
Lomror takes some responsibility unto himself and gets down on his knee to slog sweep Zampa's delivery over deep mid-wicket. A strategic time-out ensues as the ball was nowhere to be found. After the Aussie spinner ends the over conceding 11 runs, Saini takes the ball from him. Lomror smacks him for a boundary as well and moves up to 20*. RR: 70/3 (10 overs)
Uthappa got Rajasthan their first boundary after 24 balls in the last ball of Zampa's over, and now it's Sundar's turn again. The spinner keeps the young Lomror pinned to his crease for much of the over. Four runs off it. RR: 50/3 (8 overs)
After Yuzvendra Chahal scalped the wicket of the dangerous Samson on the first ball of his innings, RCB assume control of the contest. Washington Sundar follows up with yet another brilliant Bangalore over conceding just five runs from the pair of Uthappa (5*) and Lomror (2*). Powerplay ends and RCB are in the driving seat in Abu Dhabi. RR: 38/3 (6 overs)
OUT! Navdeep Saini claims crucial wicket off his first ball. Buttler was edged and taken, departs soon after Smith for 22, thanks to a sharp catch by Devdutt. Saini then goes on to finish the over perfectly with a wicket-maiden. RR are 31/2 after 4 overs.
That was a hell of an over! It looks to be going well for Smith's side as Buttler slams the first maximum of the game and follows it up with a boundary in the next ball.
But Isuru Udana soon gets the first wicket - a back of a length delivery and Smith looks to cut that one towards off-side but was early into the shot and only manages to chop it back onto his stumps!
Samson comes in place of Smith and he starts with a boundary. RR are 31/1 after 3 overs.
Washington Sundar takes over the attack in the second over but he is swept away past short fine leg in his second ball by Buttler. 7 runs off that over by Washington Sundar. RR are 16/0 after 2 overs.
It's the second ball of the match and Buttler hits it for a boundary. The opener walks down to tuck it away easily wide of short fine leg who was a bit off the mark too. Virat Kohli does not look happy with the start.
Smith makes sure he doesn't miss out as he punishes Udana further with another boundary. RR are 9/0 after 1st over.
Buttler and Smith open for Rajasthan. Udana with the attack as RCB vs RR of IPL 2020 kickstarts in Dubai.
Virat Kohli: "It's dry heat, but it's not so bad. We are playing with the same XI. We wanted to bat first as it's a day game, better to get into the game in the first six overs of the match. Getting a strong squad together, it's good to see the youngsters doing the job for us, that's what we have focused on. Dube contributing, Chahal's always a banker and AB does what he is good at doing."
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Yuzvendra Chahal
Steve Smith: "We'll bat first. It's a day game, pretty warm out here, so we want to bat first and set a target. We got one change, Lomror comes in for Ankit (Rajpoot). It's a long tournament, you are going to win games, lose games. Hopefully, we'll put on a good show today. Ben (Stokes) is a quality player, adds to our squad once he's arrives."
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Jos Buttler(w), Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Tom Curran, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Mahipal Lomror, Jaydev Unadkat
Steve Smith wins the toss and Rajasthan Royals will bat first against Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore.
"When I got Vijay’s wicket it gave me more confidence because that is always a dream delivery for a leg-spinner. Even when I bowled to AB de Villiers in the nets he found it hard to pick it and advised me to use the googly as a potent weapon. depending on the situation,” Chahal said in a response to the indianexpress.com during a virtual press interaction.