IPL updates: RR beat RCB, to face GT in final

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Fri, 27 May 2022

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23:22 Buttler scores ton in 2nd qualifier to take team to victory

RR 161-3 (18.1 ovs) vs RCB 157-8 (20 ovs)

Rajasthan Royals on Friday entered the final of Indian Premier League with a seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad.

Jos Buttler top-scored for RR with 106 not out as they chased down the target of 158 with 11 balls to spare.

For RCB, Josh Hazlewood was the most successful bowler with figures of 2/23.

Earlier, RCB posted 157 for 8 after being asked to bat.

Rajat Patidar top-scored for RCB with 58 while captain Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell chipped in with 25 and 24 respectively.

For RR, Prasidh Krishna and Obed McCoy took three wickets apiece while Trent Boult and Ravichandran Ashwin got one each.

Buttler gets the winning runs with a six! And Rajasthan Royals are in the final as Buttler finishes in style!

Maxwell back in the attack as 10 needed off the last 3 overs.

Buttler starts the over with a single to the leg side.

Hetmyer then plays the ball to backward square leg for a single.

Buttler then gets a single to square leg for a single.

Hetmyer then gets a single to long on.

Buttler then pulls the ball to mid-wicket where he gets a couple.

He brings up his 100 with a single to cover point. A 100 in 59 balls!

Rajasthan need 3 runs for victory now.

Hetmyer is the new man in and he plays a dot as 8 runs and a wicket come off the over.

18 needed off 24 and Hazlewood back in the attack.

Padikkal takes a single and Buttler takes a single off a mishit.

Buttler then comes to the off side and plays the ball to fine leg for a four.

A single to Buttler next before Padikkal is caught behind as he attempts a ramp shot. He is out for 9. Rajasthan lose third wicket.

22:50 Hasaranga taken to cleaners

RR 140-2 (16 ovs) vs RCB 157-8 (20 ovs)

Hasaranga continues and Buttler and Padikkal take a single each off the first two balls and after a dot, Hasaranga bowls in the slot, Buttler just picks it and launches it over long off for a six!

A dot later, Buttler smashes another six over long on as 14 come in the over.

Following the wicket of Samson, RCB have pulled things back a bit as just 12 runs have come off the last 3 overs.

Harshal back in the attack and Padikkal starts the over with a single to third man.

A dot later, Buttler and Padikkal take a single each before Buttler plays and misses.

A single to end the over as 4 come off it.

22:42 Just 8 come off the last two overs

RR 122-2 (14 ovs) vs RCB 157-8 (20 ovs)

Maxwell back in the attack and after a dot, Padikkal takes a single to cover point.

Buttler and Padikkal take a single each off the next two balls.

Buttler then plays the ball to sweeper cover for a couple and a dot to end the over as just five come off it.

Hazlewood back in the attack and he gives just three runs in the over.

22:31 Buttler keeps going

RR 114-2 (12 ovs) vs RCB 157-8 (20 ovs)

Padikkal is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

Dot to end the over as just 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Hasaranga continues and Buttler starts the over with a single.

Two dots later, Samson comes down, tries to swing, misses it and is stumped by Karthik. He is out for 23 off 21.

Harshal back in the attack and Buttler gets the edge and a life as Karthik drops a sitter. Buttler sneaks a single.

Two dots later, Samson comes across the stumps and powers it over long on for a six!

Two singles come off the last two balls as the 50-run stand is brought up.

9 come off the over.

Hasaranga continues and Samson starts the over with a four to bring up the 100.

Two singles come off the next five balls as 6 runs come in the over.

Shahbaz back in the attack and after Buttler takes a single, Samson takes on the bowler and smashes him for a six straight down the ground.

He then takes a single before Buttler continues his assault. He gets lucky first up as his edge goes past the vacant slip area for a four.

Buttler follows that up with a four past point.

A dot to end the over as 16 come off it.

22:18 50 for Buttler

RR 81-1 (8 ovs) vs RCB 157-8 (20 ovs)

Hasaranga in the attack now and the batters take four singles in the over.

Harshal in the attack now and after a dot and a couple of singles, Buttler drives the ball through covers for a four. He gets to his 50 in 23 balls.

A dot later, Buttler ends the over with a four as he flicks the ball to fine leg boundary. 10 come off it.

22:04 Jaiswal out but Buttler on song

RR 67-1 (6 ovs) vs RCB 157-8 (20 ovs)

Samson is the new man in and he starts with a dot before a misfield at mid-off allows him to get a single and get off the mark.

Buttler then mistimes the shot but manages to get a four past mid-wicket.

A single and a dot to end the over as 6 runs and a wicket come off it.

Hazlewood back in the attack and he strikes first ball as Jaiswal goes hard at the half volley only to hand the catch to the man at cover-point. He is out for 21 off 13. RCB get the breakthrough finally.

Left arm spinner Shahbaz in the attack now and Jaiswal starts the over with a couple and then a single to long on.

Buttler then takes charge as he smashes a six over long on.

A dot later, Buttler reaches for the wide ball and smashes it straight into the sightscreen for a six.

Buttler then latches on to the slower one and pulls it through mid-wicket for a four as 19 come off the over.

21:51 Buttler, Jaiswal keep at it

RR 42-0 (4 ovs) vs RCB 157-8 (20 ovs)

Maxwell in the attack and after a dot, Jaiswal takes a single to long-off. Buttler then gets a life as Siraj can't get to the skier as the batter gets a couple to long off.

Buttler then gets a couple to square leg. Two dots to end the over as 5 come off it.

Siraj continues and after a good ball, Jaiswal takes a single to to mid-off. A dot later, Buttler smokes the half-volley through covers for a four.

Buttler then gets a thick inside edge and the ball races to the fine leg boundary.

Buttler then just flicks the pitched up delivery over square leg for a six! 15 come off it.

21:45 Jaiswal, Buttler on fire

RR 22-0 (2 ovs) vs RCB 157-8 (20 ovs)

Hazlewood opens at the other end and after a dot, Buttler gets off the mark with a cracking four through point.

Two dots later, Buttler gets a couple to mid-wicket. Dot to end the over as 6 come off it.

Jaiswal and Buttler open the batting for Rajasthan and Siraj opens the bowling for RCB and Jaiswal starts quietly before clobbering two sixes and a four as 16 come off the opening over.

21:23 Obed takes 3 wickets

RCB 157-8 (20 ovs) vs RR

Obed McCoy (3 for 23) and Prasidh Krishna (3 for 22) put the brakes as RCB scored 157 for 8 in their 20 overs.

RCB made just 25 runs in the last four overs and lost 4 wickets in that space as Patidar was the only stand out batter on a challenging pitch.

Hazlewood is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single.

Two dots later, Shahbaz plays the ball to long-off for a couple as 3 runs and a wicket come off it. RCB make 157 for 8.

McCoy continues and Harshal tries to scoop only to have the ball crash into his stumps. He is out for 1.

Harshal is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single to covers.

A wide and a dot later, Shahbaz clears his front leg and smashes it over long on for a six!

Dot to end the over as 8 runs and 2 wickets come off it.

Hasaranga is the new man in, he gets a fiery yorker that takes out his middle and leg stump. Hasaranga out for a golden duck.

Krishna back in the attack and he strikes first ball of the new spell.

Karthik looks to go aeriel, the ball is wide outside outside off stump, only to get the bottom edge and is caught at long-on by Parag. He is out for 6 off 7.

21:05 Lomror out

RCB 146-5 (18 ovs) vs RR

Shahbaz Ahmed is the new man in and after a wide, Ahmed cuts the short ball furiously over extra cover for a four.

Dot to end the over as 7 runs and a wicket come off it.

McCoy continues and he changes his lengths here as Lomror and Karthik take a single off the first two balls. A dot later, Lomror slashes hard at the short ball only to hole out to Ashwin at point. He is out for 8.

Chahal continues and he keeps it tight as just five singles and a couple come in the over as 7 come off it.

20:53 Patidar out for 58

RCB 132-4 (16 ovs) vs RR

Karthik is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single to the off side.

A single to backward point for Lomror to end the over as 9 runs and a wicket come off it.

Ashwin back in the attack and Lomror starts the over with a single.

Patidar then clears his front leg and slots the ball over mid-wicket for a six!

Patidar then tries to go straight down the ground, only to hole out to long-off where Buttler takes a catch at the boundary line. The umpires are checking if its taken cleanly. All ok from the third umpire and RCB have lost two wickets in quick succession.

Mahpal Lomror is the new man in as Chahal continues and after a dot. Patidar takes a single to long-off.

Lomror then takes a single to long-on to get off the mark.

Two wides later, Patidar and Lomror take a single each before Patidar smokes the full ball over long off for a six to get to his 50.

20:42 Boult gets a wicket

RCB 111-3 (14 ovs) vs RR

Boult back in the attack and Maxwell cuts the ball through backward point for 3 as Hetmyer puts in the dive to keep it down to three.

Patidar then gets a single to mid-wicket.

Maxwell is then tested here -- he first mistimes the drive, he is then decieved by the slower one as he tries to go for a reverse shot, he is beaten again.

Boult strikes next ball as Maxwell pulls the slower, short ball and McCoy takes a good low catch diving in front at fine leg to be out for 24 off 13. 4 runs and wicket come off it.

Chahal back in the attack and Patidar starts the over with a single.

Short and wide next and Maxwell slogs and gets a thick edge, the ball flies just over a flying Hetmyer at the boundary for a six!

Maxwell then gets a single.

A wide and a single to Patidar later, Maxwell reverse sweep shot over short third man for a four. A single to end the over as 15 come off it.

20:30 Du Plessis out after a struggle

RCB 92-2 (12 ovs) vs RR

Ashwin continues and Patidar starts the over with a single before Maxwell hoicks the ball straight over the bowler's head for a six!

Maxwell and Patidar then get four singles. 11 come off the over.

Maxell is the new man in and he is welcomed with a short bouncer, Maxwell takes his eyes off as he tries to fend the delivery. He gets a single.

A single to end the over as 7 runs and a wicket come off it.

McCoy continues and Patidar slashes at the ball and it flies past Ashwin at short third man.

Patidar then gets a single. A dot later, a fuller ball next, du Plessis tries to go over extra cover, only to edge the ball into the hands of Ashwin at short third man.

20:18 Du Plessis, Patidar keep scorecard moving

RCB 74-1 (10 ovs) vs RR

RCB will have to shift gears in the latter half of the innings.

Ashwin continues and Patidar starts the over with a couple just in front of mid-wicket.

A dot later, Ashwin raps Patidar on the pads. Big shout for LBW, not out says the umpire. Rajasthan take the review and lose it. Patidar and du Plessis then take a single each.

Patidar then swings his arms but only manages to play it in front of long on for a single as 5 come off it.

Chahal in the attack now and after a dot, du Plessis starts the over with a single to bring up the 50-run stand.

Full, flighted ball next and Patidar flays it over long-on for a six!

Patidar and du Plessis take a single each and a wide later a single to end the over as 11 come off it.

Ashwin in the attack now and du Plessis and Patidar take three singles before he bowls a wide down the leg side.

Patidar then takes a single before du Plessis takes swing and beaten on the outside edge.

A single to end the over as 6 come off it.

Obed McCoy left arm pacer in the attack now and Patidar starts the over with a couple past cover point where Yuzi puts in the dive at the boundary to keep it down to two.

The batters then rotate the strike as 6 come off the over.

20:01 Parag drops Patidar on 13

RCB 46-1 (6 ovs) vs RR

Krishna continues and after two dots, Krishna creams the ball through point for a four.

Patidar then plays a picture perfect punch through backward point for a four! Wow just wow!

Patidar again cuts it but it's ariel, Parag puts an easy chance at backward point. The batters take a single.

A dot to end the over as 9 come off it.

Boult continues and du Plessis and Patidar take a single each off the first two balls of the over.

Du Plessis then gets a couple to mid-wicket.

The next ball is drifting down leg, du Plessis flicks it, Samson gets his fingertips to it to help the ball to the boundary.

A dot later, du Plessis drives the ball to perfection through covers for a four. 12 come off the over.

19:51 Boult, Krishna bowling well

RCB 25-1 (4 ovs) vs RR

Krishna continues, slightly short and wide and Patidar slashes it over third man for a four.

A dot later, Krishna gets one to swing in and tail away from a diving keeper to go the fine leg boundary. Byes.

Three dots later to end the over. 8 come off it.

Boult continues and he gets the ball to swing in.

After two more dots, du Plessis gets to the full, swinging ball that has width, and smashes it to sweeper cover for a four.

Two dots to end the over. Just four come off it.

19:43 Krishna takes out the dangerman

RCB 13-1 (2 ovs) vs RR

Patidar is the new man in and he gets the ball to go down the leg side past a diving keeper to the fine leg boundary. Four leg byes to end the over. 5 runs and a wicket come off it.

Prasidh Krishna opens at the other end, full and swinging in and du Plessis gets hit on the pads, but the ball was going down leg.

Du Plessis then gets a single to the leg side.

Kohli then blocks the next ball.

Krishna then bowls a peach, one that bowled just in the corridor, making Kohli play, he gets the edge and Samson takes the catch. Kohli out for 7. RCB lose first wicket. 11

Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis open the batting for RCB while Trent Boult opens the bowling for Rajasthan Royals and Boult starts with one that goes away, Kohli happy to leave it alone.

Kohli then wrists the ball down to square leg for a single to get off the mark.

Du Plessis then plays the ball to backward square leg for a single.

Boult then bowls one just outside off stump but shapes in. Kohli left wondering. Dot ball.

Kohli then comes down the track and flicks the ball over square leg for a six!

8 come off the opening over.

19:07 RCB likely to stick to the winning combination

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the high-stakes IPL Qualifier-2 in Ahmedabad on Friday.

Both teams are going unchanged.

Playing XIs:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan Royals will need to shake off an ordinary bowling performance in their last outing when they clash with RCB, a team which seems to be peaking at the right time.

Having sneaked into the play-offs, RCB seem to be on a roll and a tight win over Lucknow in the Eliminator has fuelled expectations for a long-awaited trophy.

They take on Rajasthan, a team which has all bases covered but still came up short against Gujarat in Qualifier 1.

It has been a quick turnaround for RCB but they won't mind that as they look to ride the momentum.

Both the high-profile openers, Kohli and Faf du Plessis, are big match players and will be itching to make an impact after low returns in the previous game.

Dinesh Karthik has managed to maintain consistency in a tough role and the team management would be also hoping for more runs in the back end of the innings from Glenn Maxwell.

The team is likely to stick to the winning combination.

RCB bowlers will have to be on the top of their game against a formidable Rajasthan batting line up which rely heavily on Jos Buttler and skipper Sanju Samson. Both scored against Gujarat but it did not prove to be enough.

Samson will be eager to convert his 30s and 40s into a substantial knock and lead from the front.

It remains to be seen how the bowlers comeback after a forgettable outing. R Ashwin had a rare off day against Gujarat while Prasidh Krishna paid the price for bowling length balls to David Miller in the final over.

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