IPL 2021: RCB vs RR, Match 16 Highlights: Sensational Padikkal, Kohli guide RCB to 10-wicket victory over RR

End of the match: It was a sensational game of cricket, well, at least for RCB! After the bowlers restricted RR to 177, Padikkal and captain Kohli chased down the total with 21-balls to spare. Padikkal's maiden ton came off 101 off 52. Meanwhile captain Kohli scored an unbeaten knock of 72 off 47. With Thursday's win, RCB climb to the top of the table, while RR are at the opposite end, at the bottom of the table!

And its over!! A superb win for the Royal Challengers Bangalore as they pick up a 10-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals! A glorious innings for Padikkal who notched up his maiden IPL ton

FOUR!!! A superb innings as Padikkal brings up his maiden IPL hundred with a boundary

8 needed off the last four overs. Padikkal just three away from a ton

FOUR!! Padikkal inches closer to a century! Five to go

FOUR!! Kohli cuts this past deep point. Expensive over from Gopal as he leaks 17 runs. RCB need 19 off 36 to win

FOUR!! Padikkal on 89 now. Will the young opener get to his century tonight? 25 needed off 39

SIX!! After playing a patient knock so far, captain Kohli is picking the pace up! Kohli pulls this over deep midwicket to get the over underway with a maximum

FIFTY UP FOR CAPTAIN KOHLI! 40th IPL half-century for Kohli. The skipper has played second fiddle to Paddikal tonight. But another solid knock for Kohli

FOUR!! Captain Kohli times this past deep backward square leg for a boundary

Another good over for RCB as 10 runs come off it. RCB need 61 off 54

Overthrows and the RCB openers pick up two quick runs

FOUR! Beautiful pull shot from the captain as he times this past deep midwicket

10 overs done. RCB sailing through this chase. Kohli's men need 71 off 60 to win their fourth match on the trot

100 comes up for RCB with all wickets in hand. The required rate has come down to 7.10

SIX!! Another comfortable shot from Padikkal as this sails over deep square leg

BACK-TO-BACK MAXIMUMS! Paddikal in sensational form as he hits Tewatia for two sixes in the row. While the first one sailed over long on, the second one was hammered over deep mid-wicket. 15 runs off Tewatia's over

SIX!! Padikkal sends this over long-on as Riyan Parag leaks 14 runs

FOUR!! Padikkal brings up his 6th IPL half-century off 27 deliveries! Superb innings from the RCB opener

Riyan Parag into the attack

FOUR!! Padikkal sweeps this past deep backward point

SIX!! After keeping the batsman in check with no boundaries off the over, Padikkal lifted the final delivery over long-on for a maximum. 10 runs off the over. End of powerplay: RCB post 59 for no loss

SIX!! A maximum to end the over.

FOUR!! Padikkal puts this past short fine.

FOUR!!! A boundary to end the over. 15 runs come up from Morris' over

Back-to-back fours to begin Morris' over!!

FOUR!! Second boundary off the over as Padikkal hits this past short fine. 10 runs come off Shreyas' Gopal's over

FOUR! Padikkal puts this past fine leg

Six runs off the over. 14 for no loss after two overs. RCB off to steady start. Whie the required run rate at this stage is 9.14 the current run rate is 6.92

FOUR!! Padikkal finds his first boundary as he places this past deep midwicket

Sakariya into the attack

8 runs off the first over

SIX!! After three consecutive dots, Kohli comes down the track and drills it over mid-on as he gets his innings under way with a maximum!

Slip in place as Shreyas Gopal into the attack

Time for the chase to get underway. Kohli, Padikkal to open

End of an innings: RR struggle to reach 177/9. On this ground this score doesn't look enough as the dominant RCB can chase this down. But after losing their top order quickly, the Royals middle order were commendable to fight back and reach this total.

SIX!!! Shreyas Gopal looks to add a few as he finds the important boundary

OUT! Harshal Patel on a hat-trick as Chetan Sakariya caught by ABD and departs for 0 off 1. RR down 9 wickets. Four balls to go

WICKET! Harshal Patel picks up another as Chahal picks Morris up at short fine. Morris goes for 10 off 7. Perfect start to the final over

OUT! Tewatia goes for 40 off 23 as Shahbaz Ahmed picks him up at midwicket. Fourth wicket for Siraj

FOUR! Second boundary as he lifts it over ABD for four.

SIX!! Tewatia sends this over extra cover

Siraj back for his final over

SIX!! First boundary of the evening for Morris as he hammers this over long-on. 12 runs off the over. Two overs to go

Missed chance. Just clears extra cover. Sundar attempts to take it but fails to reach it as Tewatia keeps his wicket.

FOUR!! After a quiet over, Tewatia sends it past backward point as he finds the boundary of the final delivery of the over.

Chris Morris the new batsman in. Can he once again don the finisher's role and find the boundaries off the last couple of overs

WICKET!! Richardson picks up a wicket as Glenn Maxwell takes the second successful catch of the evening to remove Shivam Dube. Dube falls short of his 50 as he goes for 46 off 32

FOUR!! Tewatia reverse sweeps it past backward point for a boundary. 8 runs off the over

Sundar back into the attack

FOUR!! This one goes past ABD for a boundary. Though Patel picked up a wicket, it turned out to be an expensive over, as he gave away 16 runs

SIX!! Tewatia gets off the mark with a maximum! An effortless shot from the all rounder as he sends this over fine leg

Rahul Tewatia the new man in

OUT!! Harshal Patel bounces back with a wicket. First wicket of the evening for Patel as Riyan Parag goes for 25 off 16. Royals lose their fifth wicket

FOUR!! Parag smashes this past midwicket

After an expensive first over Harshal back into the attack

8 runs off the over. RR at 100 up for Rajasthan. After 13 overs RR are at 104/4

Jamieson back into the attack, replaces Richardson

Expensive over from Harshal Patel as he leaks 15 runs

Back-to-back fours! Parag lifts this but Siraj can't get to it and it crosses the ropes for a boundary

FOUR!! First boundary for Riyan Parag as this goes past the keeper

Harshal Patel comes into the attack

FOUR!! Dube flicks this past third man. After the early wickets, Dube keeping the Royals innings alive. 11 runs off Richardson's over

Kane Richardson back into the attack. Dube welcomes him with a boundary past long off on the first delivery of the over

Good over from Sundar as only six runs come off it. RR at 70/4 after 10 overs

4-6!! Dube hammers Chahal. The second maximum goes over long-on. Expensive over from Chahal as 17 runs come off it

SIX!! Shivam Dube drills this over deep midwicket

10 runs and a wicket from Sundar's first over. RR at 47/4 after 8 overs

The young Riyan Parag the new batsman in

WICKET!! Sundar hits back in the very next ball as Samson goes for 21 off 18. Maxwell picks him up at midwicket as RR lose their fourth wicket

SIX!! The first maximum of the evening as Samson sends this over deep midwicket to start the over with a maximum!

Washington Sundar replaces Richardson

Good over from Chahal as he gives away only 5 runs

Chahal into the attack. A dot to begin

Good finish to the over after being hit for two boundaries. 10 runs off it. End of powerplay. Rajasthan Royals at 32 for 3 after 6 overs

FOUR!! Samson puts this past third man for the second boundary of the over

FOUR!! Samson hits Richardson for a boundary off the first delivery and puts it past mid-off

FOUR!! Samson hits Richardson for a boundary off the first delivery and puts it past mid-off

FOUR!! Dube punches this past cover to get his innings off to a start with a boundary

Decision overturned! A happy RCB dugout as David Miller goes for 0 off 2. What a start for RCB! Captain Kohli looks a happy man on the field! Second wicket of the evening for Siraj!

Big appeal for LBW. Original decision not out. Kohli goes upstairs

David Miller the new batsman in. Not the start RR were looking for. Samson, Miller have to build a partnership to steady the innings. Siraj back for his third over

WICKET!! Jamieson picks up the second wicket of the evening. Kane Richardson takes a really good catch running in from mid-on to send opener Manan Vohra back to the dugout. RR off to shaky start. Vohra goes for 7 off 9 as RR reduced to 16/2 in 13.5 overs

Captain Sanju Samson the new batsman in. Superb over from Siraj as he picks up a wicket and gives away just one run. RR at 14/1 after 3 overs

BOWLED!!! And Siraj hands RCB a rocking start removing the dangerous Jos Buttler. Buttler goes for 8 off 8

FOUR! Vohra pulls this to the midwicket boundary

Jamieson up next. A dot to begin

FOUR!! First boundary of the evening after four consecutive dots. Buttler gets his innings underway with a boundary. Two boundaries to finish the over. 8 runs off the first over

Manan Vohra and Jos Buttler open. Dot to begin the proceedings

Play gets underway at the Wankhede. The umpires walk in. RCB huddle done.

The RCB skipper won the toss but made way for Samson thinking he had lost the toss!

"I'm not used to winning tosses" 😅 @imVkohli #RCB have the toss and they will bowl first against #RR #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/a0bX6JNGak

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 22, 2021

Royal Challengers Bangalore playing XI against RR:

Match 16. Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: V Kohli, D Padikkal, S Ahmed, G Maxwell, AB de Villiers, W Sundar, K Jamieson, H Patel, K Richardson, M Siraj, Y Chahal https://t.co/qQv53qdmXv #RCBvRR #VIVOIPL #IPL2021

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 22, 2021

Rajasthan Royals playing XI against RCB:

Match 16. Rajasthan Royals XI: M Vohra, J Buttler, S Samson, S Dube, D Miller, R Parag, R Tewatia, C Morris, S Gopal, C Sakariya, M Rahman https://t.co/qQv53qdmXv #RCBvRR #VIVOIPL #IPL2021

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 22, 2021

Samson after the toss: Shreyas Gopal comes in place of Jaydev Unadkat

Virat Kohli after winning the toss: We’ve seen dew and it continues to be a high scoring ground. We’ve been batting well and we’re very confident that we can chase it down. One change in the team. Rajat Patidar misses out and Kane Richardson comes into the line up

Toss Update: Tails is the call. Looks like Kohli won the toss and didn't realise it as he made way for Samson! RCB won the toss and opted to bowl

Half an hour to go for the RCB vs RR toss. In the head-to-head count, the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals are on equal footing, having won ten matches each. But in tonight's game at the Wankhede, the Virat Kohli-led Bangalore team will have the upperhand as they head into the game on the back of three consecutive victories. An experienced Kohli vs new captain Samson.

Hello and welcome to Match 16 of #VIVOIPL where @imVkohli led #RCB will take on @IamSanjuSamson's #RR.

Who are you rooting for?#RCBvRR pic.twitter.com/YjEuYomSZ9

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 22, 2021

An hour to go for the toss at Wankhede. Will a change in venue, hamper RCB’s winning run? With explosive batsmen in both line-ups, tonight’s game promises to be a game of sixes! Toss at 7:00pm

The ABD masterclass was on display during #RCB's win over #KKR. ⚡⚡

Will the 'Mr. 360' @ABdeVilliers17 dazzle once again as @RCBTweets face #RR tonight❓ #VIVOIPL

As we get ready for the #RCBvRR clash at Wankhede, let's re-watch an ABD special 🎥 👇

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 22, 2021

Bangalore vs Rajasthan: While Sanju Samson-led Royals have won one and lost two on this ground, the Virat Kohli-led Challengers will be playing their first match of the season at the Wankhede. Kohli's men have completed a successful Chennai leg, having won three matches on the trot.

Indiranagar to Wankhede, #HallaBol!#RoyalsFamily | #RCBvRR | @IamSanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/gla0ajoXXY

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 22, 2021

The previous match, we witnessed an onslaught from Maxwell and ABD! Another one on the cards tonight at the Wankhede?

A dream for us, a nightmare for the Royals 😎

Will we witness another AB special tonight? 🤩#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2021 #RCBvRR #DareToDream pic.twitter.com/kAbgFnlUxf

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 22, 2021

The two teams will enter tonight’s game with contrasting fortunes. While Virat Kohli-led RCB are the only team to remain unbeaten this side, winning three on the trot, Sanju Samson’s Royals have won only one, while losing two.

Hello & welcome to mykhel’s coverage of match no. 16 of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Tonight’s clash at the Wankhede Stadium will see a troubled Rajasthan Royals face off against the high-flying Royal Challengers Bangalore. Stay tuned as we bring you the toss, pitch and match updates. The match is set to get underway at 7:30pm IST in Mumbai.