IPL 2023 Highlights: RCB beat Royals by 112 runs, Rinku-Rana do it for KKR

Indian Premier League 2023 Highlights: Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana added 99 in 76 balls as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings. Earlier RR were bowled out for 59, lost by 112 runs to RCB

6:04 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Worst start possible for Rajasthan

 

This is the worst possible start for the Rajasthan Royals as they have lost five wickets, not on wicket-taking deliveries, but by playing wrong shots. They ended their powerplay at 28/5 and it is only the second time in IPL history that a team has lost five wickets in the powerplay. 

 

5:59 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Joe Root trapped in front by Parnell

5:58 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Controversial catch ends Padikkal’s innings

5:44 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: 16/3 in three overs, Royals struggle big time

 

Rajasthan Royals, chasing 172 to win are three down for 16 and need a very big partnership here between impact player Devdutt Padikkal and experienced Joe Root. 

 

5:36 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Freefall of wickets, Sanju departs

 

Sanju Samson, instead of setting down and trying to get a partnership going, played a pull shot off a faster short ball by Wayne Parnell and got caught brilliantly by Anuj Rawat. 

 

5:33 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Buttler departs for a duck as well

 

It is back-to-back shocks for the Rajasthan Royals as they have now lost Jos Buttler for a suck and he has also been taken at mid-off, but by Mohd Siraj of the bowling of Wayne Parnell

 

5:31 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Jaiswal out early

 

It is a rare instance in this IPL that Yashasvi Jaiswal has gotten out early in the game. He was taken at mid-off by Kohli of the bowling off Mohd Siraj. 

 

5:12 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: 18 runs in the last over means Bangalore cross 170

 

With Maxwell out in the 18th over, it seemed like Bangalore would not be able to touch the 170 mark. However, Anuj Rawat hit 29 off 11 balls to get 18 from the last over and 10 from the 19th to get his team to 171/5 at the end of 20 overs.

 

5:03 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Chahal ineffective today

 

Yuzvendra Chahal has been ineffective today as he has gone for 37 runs in his four overs and has not been able to take a wicket. 

 

4:57 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Sandeep castles Maxwell

 

Sandeep Sharma bowled a great yorker and Maxwell, who tried to reverse hit it, was castled and he had to walk back to the pavilion. 

 

4:53 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Fifty for Maxwell

 

The Big Show has now brought up his fifty in style with a six over deep fine leg on a ball which was short and outside off by Yuzvendra Chahal. 

 

4:48 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Two in three for Zampa, Karthik fails again

 

Dinesh Karthik’s miserable season continues as he has been trapped leg before wicket by Adam Zampa in the 16th over. This is the Aussie’s second wicket in three balls. Only three runs come of it and at the end of 16 overs, Bangalore are 123/4

 

4:44 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Lomror fails at home ground

 

Mahipal Lomror, who has been brilliant in the last few games for the Bangalore side, has departed for a two-ball one after he tried to slog sweep the googly from Adam Zampa. The lefty was batting at his original home ground of Jaipur as he plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket. 

 

4:41 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Asif with yet another wicket

 

KM Asif and his wicket-taking abilities are once again successful as du Plessis has hit this one straight to Yashasvi Jaiswal at covers in the 30-yard circle. The Bangalore captain scored 55 off 44 balls. RCB are 120/2 in 15 overs

 

4:38 PM

RR vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Seventh fifty for du Plessis this season

 

KM Asif made a mistake by bowling back of length as Faf had taken a stance in which he was looking to throw his bat at any cost. With this six, du Plessis has brought up yet another fifty this season. This is his seventh fifty in IPL 2023. It has come up in 41 balls.