IPL 2020 RCB vs RR highlights: Villiers 22-ball 55 helps RCB win by 7 wkts

In match 33 of Indian Premier league 2020 (IPL 2020), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven wickets at Dubai International cricket stadium on Saturday.

AB de Villiers smashed an unbeaten 55 off 22 balls after skipper Virat Kohli scored 32-ball 43 as RCB chased down the target, scoring 179 for three in 19.4 overs.

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Opting to bat, skipper Steve Smith top-scored with a 36-ball 57, while Robin Uthappa smashed a 22-ball 41 at the top as RR posted 177 for six in 20 overs.
 

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Chris Morris (4/26) was the peak of the bowlers, capturing four wickets, while Yuzvendra Chahal (2/34) claimed two for RCB.

RCB inning's key highlights

• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 1 wicket)
• Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 3
• Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 64/1 in 9.0 overs (Padikkal 27, Kohli 16)
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (Padikkal 22, Kohli 27, Ex 5)
• Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (76 balls), Extras 9
• Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 124/3 in 16.0 overs (AB de Villiers 14, Gurkeerat Singh 6)
• Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 12
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (AB de Villiers 40, Gurkeerat Singh 11, Ex 2)
• AB de Villiers: 50 off 22 balls (1 x 4, 6 x 6)

RCB full scorecard

Batsman	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
Devdutt Padikkal	c Stokes b Tewatia	35	37	2	0
Aaron Finch	c Uthappa b Shreyas	14	11	0	2
Virat Kohli	c Tewatia b Tyagi	43	32	1	2
AB de Villiers	not out	55	22	1	6
Gurkeerat Mann	not out	19	17	1	0
Total: 179-3 in 19.4 Overs
Bowler	Over	Maiden	Runs	Wickets
Jofra Archer	3.4	0	38	0
Shreyas Gopal	4	0	32	1
Kartik Tyagi	4	0	32	1
Jaydev Unadkat	4	0	46	0
Rahul Tewatia	4	0	30	1

RR inning's key highlights

• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 1 wicket)
• Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 4
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (Uthappa 31, BA Stokes 15, Ex 4)
• Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 76/3 in 9.0 overs (Smith 1, Buttler 6)
• Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 5
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (Smith 25, Buttler 24, Ex 1)
• Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 127/4 in 15.3 overs (Smith 32)
• Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (106 balls), Extras 7
• Smith: 50 off 30 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals - 177/6 in 20.0 overs (R Tewatia 19)
• Over 19.6: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Batting), Umpire - Chaudhary, Batsman - Archer (Struck down)

RCB vs RR: Rajasthan Royals full scorecard

Batsman	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
Robin Uthappa	c Finch b Chahal	41	22	7	1
Ben Stokes	c de Villiers b Morris	15	19	2	0
Sanju Samson	c Morris b Chahal	9	6	0	1
Steve Smith	c Shahbaz b Morris	57	36	6	1
Jos Buttler	c Saini b Morris	24	25	1	1
Rahul Tewatia	not out	19	11	1	1
Jofra Archer	lbw b Morris	2	3	0	0
Total: 177-6 in 20 Overs
Bowler	Over	Maiden	Runs	Wickets
Washington Sundar	3	0	25	0
Chris Morris	3	0	22	2
Isuru Udana	2	0	28	0
Navdeep Saini	4	0	30	0
Yuzvendra Chahal	4	0	34	2
Shahbaz Ahmed	2	0	18	0

 
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RCB vs RR playing 11: Royal Challengers Bangalore has handed a debut to Shahbaz Ahmed, dropping Shivam Dube. While Gurkeerat Singh Mann comes in for Mohammad Siraj. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, is unchanged from its previous match.

RCB playing 11: Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Ahmed, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal

RR playing 11: Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi
 
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7:11 PM

Over 19.4 RCB win

 

SIX!! Archer misses the yorker and AB slams it to deep mid wicket, and that's it ; Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 7 wickets

7:10 PM

Over 19.3

AB picks two runs; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 173-3

7:09 PM

Over 19.2

Ball 2: Gurkeerat picks one; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 171-3

7:08 PM

Over 19.1

Ball 1: Archer to Gurkeerat, 2 runs ; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 170-3

7:07 PM

Royal Challengers Bangalore need 10 runs in 6 balls

7:06 PM

RCB live score after 19 Overs: 168-3

Over Summary:6 6 6 1 Wd 4 1 ; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 168-3

 

Unadkat continues, AB de Villiers slams a hat-trick of sixes off the first three, Gurkeerat gets a boundary off the last ball. Steve Smith is not a happy man. 

7:04 PM

RCB live score after 18 Overs: 143-3

 

 

Over Summary: 1 4 1 0 3 1 ; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 143-3

 

Tyagi continues

 

Ball 6: Single

 

Ball 5: Three runs as Gurkeerat slices it behind point

 

Ball 4: No run 

 

Ball 3: Single

 

Ball 2: FOUR! A fuller one and AB gets his way as boundary comes off it over backward point

 

Ball 1: Gurkeerat picks one

6:56 PM

RCB live score after 17 Overs: 133-3

 

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 6 2 ; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 133-3

 

Unadkat into the attack

 

Ball 6: Slower and AB swings the bat again but couldnt connect well, the ball luckily falls in no man's land, two runs to RCB

 

Ball 5: SIX!! AB gets the width and swings the bat, the ball goes to extra cover region

 

Ball 4: Gurkeerat finally takes a single 

 

Ball 3: No run, slower one by Unadkat

 

Ball 2: No run

 

Ball 1: No run

6:49 PM

RCB live score after 15 Overs: 124-3

 

Over Summary:  1 1 1 1 6 0 ; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 124-3

 

Archer into the attack

 

Ball 6: No run

 

Ball 5: AB slams a six to deep mid wicket

 

Ball 4: Gurkeerat takes a single 

 

Ball 3: Single

 

Ball 2: Gurkeerat picks one 

 

Ball 1: Single to AB

6:47 PM

RCB live score after 15 Overs: 114-3; Kohli departs

 

Over Summary:  1 1 1 Wd 1 3 2  ; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 114-3

 

Shreyas Gopal into his last over

 

Ball 6: Gurkeerat runs for two, and gets it

 

Ball 5: AB picks three runs

 

Ball 4: Wide, Gurkeerat takes a single 

 

Ball 3: Single

 

Ball 2: Gurkeerat picks one 

 

Ball 1: Single to AB

6:44 PM

RCB live score after 14 Overs: 104-3; Kohli departs

 

 

Over Summary:  W 0 Wd 0 0 1 0  ; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 104-3

 

Kartik Tyagi into the attack

 

Ball 6: No run

 

Ball 5: AB picks one

 

Ball 4: No run

 

Ball 3: Wide, no run off the next

 

Ball 2: Tyagi to de Villiers, no run

 

Ball 1: OUT!! Kohli plays his usual flick shot but Rahul Tewatia takes a stunner near the boundary rope, Kohli couldn't believe it as he walks out. 

6:31 PM

RCB live score after 13 Overs: 102-2; Tewatia scalps Devdutt

Over Summary:  1 1 6 Wd 1 0 W  ; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 102-2 ; Devdutt Padikkal (35), Virat Kohli (43)

Tewatia continues...

Ball 6: Devdutt goes a big slog but manage only a top edge, holed up to long-on. GONE.  Devdutt Padikkal c Stokes b Rahul Tewatia 35(37) [4s-2]

 

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Kohli hits towards mid-wicket for a single.
 

Ball 4: WIDE

 

Ball 3: Kohli comes down the wicket and smashes straight down the ground for SIX.

 

Ball 2: Devdutt colllects a single.

 

Ball 1: Kohli collects a single.

6:26 PM

Royal Challengers Bangalore needs 86 runs in 48 balls

6:26 PM

RCB live score after 12 Overs: 92-1

Over Summary:  2 2 1 Wd 1 1 0  ; Royal Challengers Bangalore: 92-1 ; Devdutt Padikkal (34), Virat Kohli (35)

Kartik Tyagi [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Devdutt blocks the yorker for no run.

 

Ball 5: Kohli drives towards long-off for a single.

Ball 4: Devdutt collects a single.
 

Ball 4: WIDE

 

Ball 3: Kohli collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Kohli heaves towards mid-wicket region for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 1:  Kohli hits towards extra cover for a couple of runs.

6:20 PM

Royal Challengers Bangalore needs 94 runs in 54 balls