Samson's 45-ball 92 powers Royals to victory
April 15, 2018  19:34
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RCB 198-6 (20 ovs) vs Rajasthan 217-4 | Scorecard


The youngsters are providing some entertainment to the local fans. Sundar clubs a length ball from Laughlin over long-on as Gowtham misjudges the catch and gifts the hosts a six.

RCB are 170 for five in 18 overs, needing 48 runs from 12 balls for victory.

Stokes comes back with RCB needing a boundary off every delivery for victory.

Sundar revives RCB's hopes as he slashes the first ball past point for a four and then lofts the next over the covers for a six.

Sundar and Mandeep have smashed 54 from 27 balls for the sixth wicket to keep their team interested.

Stokes switches to over the wicket as Sundar makes room and is beaten by one that slants across the left-hander.

The fourth ball is a yorker which Sundar drives down the ground for two runs. He shuffles across a long way to the next ball and tries to paddle it fine but ends up hitting the full toss straight into the middle stump.

An entertaining innings of 35 from 19 balls from the young Sundar ends as RCB slip to 182 for six, in the 19th over.

The last ball is again a full toss as Chris Woakes plays and misses.

RCB need six sixes from the last over for victory.

Laughlin to bowl the final over. Mandeep smashes the first ball down to long-off for two runs as the target goes beyond RCB's reach with 34 needed from five balls for victory.

The pacer tries the slower bouncer which Mandeep pulls over short fine leg for a four.

The next ball is full and wide as Mandeep gets a thick outside edge for another four.

Mandeep drives the fourth ball powerfully down the ground to make it a hat-trick of boundaries.

He carves the fifth ball square on the off-side for two runs to take his score to 47 from 24 balls but is beaten off the last ball and misses up on his half-century.

Rajasthan Royals secure a convincing 19-run victory as RCB finish on 198 for six in their 20 overs in a high-scoring T20 encounter.
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