IPL 2020: RR vs KXIP: Rajasthan Royals beat Kings Xi Punjab by 7 wickets

 Despite this defeat, the Punjab team remained at number-4 in the points table but Rajasthan team reached the number 5 with 12 points similar to that.

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IPL 2020: Former champions Rajasthan Royals defeated Kings XI Punjab by 7 wickets on Friday in the 50th match of IPL-13. Both teams currently have 12–12 points and remain in the race for the playoffs.

Punjab scored 185 for 4 wickets thanks to a stormy innings by Chris Gayle (99) but the Rajasthan team proved it too dwarf and achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in 17.3 overs.

Punjab team lost 7th in 13 matches and the team retained fourth place in the IPL 2020 points table with 12 points . The Rajasthan team registered the sixth win in as many matches and has also gained 12 points, but in terms of net run rate, it was behind the Royals and reached number 5.

Rajasthan were given a strong start by Ben Stokes and Robin Uthappa and both scored 60 runs in 5.2 overs. Rajasthan's FIFTY was completed in 4.2 overs, when Ben Stokes played Mohammed Shami in the gap between extra cover and mid-off and hit a superb four. Stokes completed his half-century off just 24 balls but was hunted down by Chris Jordan on a personal score of 50. Stokes hit 6 fours and 3 sixes in his innings of 26 balls.

Robin Uthappa (30) missed out on FIFTY as the second wicket and he was caught by Murugan Ashwin at the hands of Nicholas Pooran. Uthappa hit 1 four, 2 sixes off 23 balls. Sanju Samson then missed the 14th of his IPL career and his fourth half-century of the season. Samson was run out on a personal score of 48. He hit 4 fours and 3 sixes in 25 balls.

Captain Steve Smith and Jose Butler, playing in a brisk manner, gave the team victory in 17.3 overs. However, the victory came from Chris Jordan's wide ball. Smith made 31 not out with the help of 5 fours from 20 balls and Butler scored 22 not out off 11 balls with 1 fours, 2 sixes. Both added 41 not out.

Aggressive batsman Chris Gayle missed a century by one run but with the century partnership of him and captain Lokesh Rahul, Kings XI Punjab scored 185 for four against Rajasthan Royals. Gayle took advantage of two lives, scoring 63 runs in 63 balls with eight sixes and six fours. Apart from him, Rahul scored 46 runs. Nicholas Pooran played a useful innings of 22 runs in 10 balls. Joffra Archer and Ben Stokes took two wickets each for the Royals, giving away 26 and 32 runs respectively.

Royals captain Steve Smith decided to bowl first after winning the toss, after which Joffra Archer caught Mandeep Singh (00) in the first over by Ben Stokes. Archer got his team off to a great start but Gayle and Rahul shared an amazing partnership.

After the first wicket fell early, the ardent Chris Gayle hit pacer Varun Aaron and then hit a six in his next over. He, however, was lucky on the next ball when the ball was hoisted in the air but Ryan Pollen failed to take a catch on the boundary. Gayle welcomed Karthik Tyagi with two consecutive fours and a six. Rahul also hit a six and a four over Aaron after a slow start. The team scored 53 for one in the power play and 81 runs in 10 overs. Gayle and Rahul shared a 120-run partnership for the second wicket.

The Punjab batsmen maintained the run pace in the middle overs as well. Gayle scored leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal while Rahul hit a six over Tyagi. Smith made frequent bowling changes but did not succeed. Gayle completed a 33-ball half-century with a six over Rahul Tewatia. Gayle, however, waved the ball in the same over but Tewatia failed to catch a difficult catch on his ball. Gayle added another six over Tewatia to take the team's score to 100 in the 13th over. Gayle became the first batsman in the world to hit 1000 sixes in T20 cricket with his seventh six in the next over of Tyagi. Gayle also hit a six over Archer in the final over of the innings but was bowled on the fourth ball.

Captain Rahul contributed 46 runs while Puran contributed 22 runs. Rahul Pavilion returned by catching Teotia in an attempt to play a big shot off Stokes' ball. He hit three fours and two sixes during his 41-ball innings. Puran started his innings with two sixes over Aaron. Gayle hit a four and a six on Stokes in the 18th over, but in the same over, Tewatia was caught by Puran at the boundary. Puran hit 3 sixes in 10 balls.

young fast bowlers Karthik Tyagi and Varun Aaron proved to be quite expensive. Both give 47–47 runs in four overs.

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IPL 2020: RR vs CSK: Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets

Chennai have looked under the weather this season and also the defeat against Rajasthan had pushed them to the bottom of the IPL 2020 points table.

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IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals recorded a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings, riding on Jos Buttler's unbeaten 48-ball 70 after their bowlers' parsimonious display within the Indian Premier League match no. 37 on Monday in Abu Dhabi . The win kept RR's play-off hopes alive while leaving their beleaguered opponents on the verge of elimination. 

RR restricted the three-time champions CSK to a modest 125/5 after being invited to bowl then overcame the target in 17.3 overs, thanks to a 98-run fourth-wicket partnership between Buttler and skipper Steve Smith - 26. It turned out to be a superb day for Buttler, who sent back Faf du Plessis with a fantastic catch earlier in the day.

Early wickets were the necessity of the hour for CSK while defending such a low total and the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side did exactly that by reducing RR to 28 for 3 inside five overs. 

Ben Stokes - 19 started on a bright note before inside-edging a Deepak Chahar delivery on to his stumps and an over later, Robin Uthappa was sent back by Josh Hazlewood as the right-hander went for an extravagant scoop over wicketkeeper Dhoni, who was playing his 200th IPL game.

After shining early within the tournament, Sanju Samson continued to disappoint with the bat, departing for a duck. Buttler and Smith joined hands and played cautiously initially. While Buttler was the aggressor, Smith played the second fiddle in the partnership.

Opting to bat, CSK never got going and lacked the firepower to put up an honest score after being reduced to 56 for four in 10 overs.

Ravindra Jadeja top-scored for CSK with a 30-ball unbeaten 35 and skipper Dhoni made a run-a-ball 28 while adding 51 runs for the fifth wicket. Jofra Archer - 1/20 was terrific with the new ball but he would be disappointed along with his outing on the field.

Besides Archer, the spin duo of Shreyas Gopal - 1/14 and Rahul Tewatia - 1/18 were economical in the middle overs, while young Kartik Tyagi - 1/35 too was impressive.

Dhoni's decision to bat first backfired as RR picked up wickets at regular intervals to make life difficult for CSK.

CSK lost the in-form Faf du Plessis - 10 in the third over, caught by Jos Buttler off Archer then an over later, Shane Watson was sent back by Kartik. Opening the batting again, Sam Curran made 22 off 25 balls before being dismissed by Gopal.

After that, a lot relied on Ambati Rayudu but he too disappointed, perishing in the next over off Tewatia's bowling as CSK slumped to 56 for four.

Dhoni and Jadeja tried their best to resurrect the innings then up the ante, but it proved to be too little too late. Dhoni was run-out in search of a double within the 18th over.

Kedar Jadhav continued to struggle with the bat as RR bowlers didn't give the CSK batsmen any leeway.

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IPL 2020: RCB vs RR: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 Wickets

 IPL 2020: In the match, Rajasthan batted first and scored 177 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. In response, the Bangalore team, chasing a target of 178 runs, won the match by scoring 179 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in 19.4 overs.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore registered a 7-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals thanks to an unbeaten 55 by de Villiers.

De Villiers hit six skyscraper sixes and a four during this innings and returned the team to victory.

Rajasthan Royals scored 177 for six thanks to the half-century of skipper  Smith (57 runs).

13th season of the Dubai Indian Premier League (IPL) saw another thrilling contest. In a fierce battle that lasted over the last over between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals, Virat Kohli's men won by 7 wickets. In the last over, Bangalore needed 10 runs to win, and Joffra Archer's fourth ball, stormy batsman AB de Villiers hit Bangalore for a six. While batting first, Rajasthan scored 177 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. In response, the Bangalore team won the match by scoring 179 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in 19.4 overs.

The South African batsman scored an unbeaten 55 off just 22 balls, hitting a four and 6 skyscraper sixes. Gurkeerat Singh Mann returned with him unbeaten 19 runs off 17 balls. This is Bangalore's sixth win in 9 matches and is at number three in the points table with 12 points, while Rajasthan remains at number 7 with a sixth defeat.

Bangalore started chasing a target of 178 runs, but could not sustain it. Finch looked in rhythm today, he also hit two sixes, but in order to be more aggressive, Shreyas Gopal was caught by Robin Uthappa on the slipper ball. He scored 14 runs in 11 balls. 

After the first wicket fell to a team score of 23 runs, captain Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal, who came to batting, took the front and took the team to 100 runs. This dangerous pair was broken by Rahul Teotia. He got opener Devdutt caught out by Ben Stokes. Dev scored 35 runs in 37 balls with the help of two fours. However, in his next over, in the 14th over, Virat's brilliant catch of young pace bowler Karthik Tyagi was caught at the boundary line by Rahul Tewatia. The captain made 43 from 32 balls with the help of a four and two sixes.

Now Daromdar was on South African Star de Villiers and Gurkirat. The team needed 64 runs in the last five overs. De Mergers hit a six-run hat-trick in the 19th over to fine Jayadev Unadkat's balls, which led to 25 runs, while RCB needed 35 runs to win the final two overs. Now only 10 runs were needed in the final over, with two, one, two and a skyscraper leading to the team's sixth win.

Earlier, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bat after a good start and half-century by captain Steve Smith (57 runs, 36 balls, six fours and a six) against Royal Challengers Bangalore for six 177 Scored. Smith came into this match with a new plan and the new pair for the opening of the innings, which gave the team a good start.

Rajasthan launched a new pair of Robin Uthappa (41 off 22 balls, seven fours and a six) and Ben Stokes to open the innings. The team started well and lost their first wicket after the innings was completed by 50 runs. Uthappa was in good touch, scoring 16 runs off Washington Sundar in the third over with four boundaries. He also completed 4500 runs in IPL during this period.

Chahal took two wickets in an over.He hit the first six of the innings on Isuru Udana on the final ball of the fourth over which added 17 runs to the team's score from this over. Rajasthan Royals got the first blow as Ben Stokes (15 runs) in 5.4 overs, then the score was 50 runs. Morris made RCB their first success by breaking the first wicket partnership. With this, he scored 52 runs for one wicket in the powerplay. The second six of the innings was hit by Sanju Samson (09), though he could not stay at the crease for much longer. Chahal's first over was brilliant for RCB, in which the bowler took wickets on consecutive balls of Uthappa and Samson, which now reduced Rajasthan Royals to 69 for three in eight overs.

Now Captain Smith and Butler were at the crease. By ten overs, the team had scored 80 runs for three wickets and completed a century of runs in the 13th over. Both players were in good rhythm, both sharing a 58-ball 46-run partnership for the fourth wicket, but Morris ended the partnership with Butler at pavilion. Smith completed his half-century in 30 balls with five fours and a six.

4 wickets to Morris,he first with Jose Butler added 58 runs for the fourth wicket and then Rahul Tewatia (19 not out) added 46 runs for the fifth wicket. Chris Morris was the most successful bowler for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), taking four wickets for 26 runs in four overs while Yuzvendra Chahal got two wickets in the same over.

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 For Royal Challengers Bangalore, Devadatta Padikal scored 63 off 45 balls and Virat Kohli scored 72 runs in 53 balls. This is Paddikal's third in this season and Kohli's first half-century.

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IPL 2020: In the 15th match of IPL 2020, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets. This is Bangalore's third win this season. Rajasthan, batting first, scored 154 runs in 20 overs at the loss of six wickets. In response, RCB easily chased down the target on the loss of two wickets with five balls remaining.

Young batsman Devdutt Paddikal and captain Virat Kohli were the heroes of this win of RCB. Paddikal scored 63 runs in 45 balls with six fours and a six. At the same time, King Kohli remained unbeaten after scoring 72 runs in 53 balls. During this, seven fours and two sixes came out of Kohli's bat.

Earlier, Steve Smith, who won the toss and decided to bat first, started the Rajasthan Royals very poorly. In the third over of the innings, captain Steve Smith returned to the pavilion after scoring five runs off the ball of Isuru Udana. After Smith, batting aggressively, Jose Butler also went on to score 22 runs in 12 balls. After this, Informant batsman Sanju Samson was also dealt cheaply. Samson was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal for four runs.

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At one time Rajasthan lost their three important wickets for 31 runs in four overs. After this, Mahipal Lomror (47), playing his first match of the season, shared a 39-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Robin Uthappa. Uthappa returned to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs off 22 balls. At this time Rajasthan's score was 70 runs.

After this, Ryan Parag and Lomror shared a 35-run partnership. Pollen flopped once again and became a victim of flying by scoring only 16 runs. At the same time, on the score of 114 runs in the 17th over, Lommor was also out for a fast run.

However, in the end, Rahul Tewatia and Jofra Archer, who hit five sixes in an over against Punjab, formed an important partnership with speed. Tewatia played an unbeaten innings of 24 runs in 12 balls with the help of three sixes. At the same time, Archer also remained unbeaten after scoring 16 runs in 10 balls. He hit a four and a six.

At the same time, Yuzvendra Chahal bowled brilliantly for RCB. Chahal took three wickets for 24 runs in four overs of his quota. Apart from this, Isuru Udana had two successes. However, Udana spent 41 runs in four overs.

After this, Bangalore started off chasing the target of 155 runs from Rajasthan and Aaron Finch went on to score 8 runs in the third over to score 25 runs. Finch was made his prey by Shreyas Gopal. However, after this, Devdutt Paddikal and Virat Kohli shared a 99-run partnership for the second wicket to ensure their team's victory. Paddikal scored 63 runs in 45 balls with six fours and a six. At the same time, King Kohli remained unbeaten after scoring 72 runs in 53 balls. During this, seven fours and two sixes came out of Kohli's bat.

Jofra Archer bowled brilliantly for Rajasthan. Archer took one wicket for just 18 runs in four overs of his quota. At the same time, leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal took one wicket for 27 runs in four overs.

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