RCB vs RR: Bangalore beat Rajasthan by 10 wickets, Devdutt Padikal hits first century
RCB vs RR: Devdutt Padikal and Virat Kohli shared a record 181 runs opening partnership for Royal Challengers Bangalore. For RCB, this is the biggest partnership for the first wicket.
RCB vs RR: In the 16th match of IPL 2021, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets. Rajasthan had scored 177 for 9 wickets in 20 overs in the first play. In response, Royal Challengers Bangalore easily chased down the target without losing any wickets in just 16.3 overs. This is RCB’s fourth consecutive win in this season. This is the first time in the history of IPL that RCB has won their first four consecutive matches.
Devdutt Padikal and Virat Kohli shared a record 181 runs opening partnership for Royal Challengers Bangalore. For RCB, this is the biggest partnership for the first wicket. Padikal scored an unbeaten 101 off 52 balls. During this time, 11 fours and six sixes came out of his bat. This is the first century of pedicals in the IPL. With this, he has become the third uncapped player to score a century in the IPL.
At the same time, Virat Kohli played an innings of 72 runs in 47 balls. During this innings, he hit six fours and three sixes. During this, Kohli also completed his 6000 runs in IPL. He has become the first batsman to do so in the IPL.
Rajasthan scored 177 runs
Earlier, after losing the toss, Rajasthan started to bat first and started very poorly. Opener Jose Butler returned to the pavilion after scoring eight runs. He was dismissed by Siraj. After this, Manan Vohra was also out on the score of 16 runs in the fourth over. He was hunted by Kyle Jamieson.
Captain Sanju Samson called David Miller at number four today. But Miller was out today without opening an account. He was dismissed LBW by Siraj. After this, Sanju Samson also went on to score 21 runs in 18 balls. In this innings, he hit two fours and a six.
After four wickets fell for just 43 runs in the eighth over, Shivam Dubey and Ryan Parag lifted Rajasthan out of trouble. Both of them shared a 66-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Parag was dismissed for 25 from 16 balls with the help of four fours. After this, Shivam Dubey, who was batting brilliantly, also started walking. Dubey played an explosive innings of 46 runs in 32 balls. During this, he hit five fours and two sixes.
In the end, Rahul Tewatia brought Rajasthan to a strong position. Tewatiya played a brilliant innings of 40 runs in 23 balls. During this, he hit four fours and two sixes. At the same time Chris Morris scored 10 runs in seven balls.
For Bangalore, fast bowler Mohammad Siraj bowled amazingly. He took three wickets for 27 runs in four overs. Apart from this, Harshal Patel also took three wickets for 47 runs. At the same time, Kyle Jamieson, Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar got success each.
