On Sunday (May 14), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) took on Rajasthan Royals (RR) within the sixtieth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. RCB dominated the match, successful by 112 runs.
Winning the toss, RCB opted to bat first and received off to a powerful begin, finally setting a goal of 171/5 of their allotted 20 overs. Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell had been the standout performers for the Bangalore-based franchise, scoring 55 and 54 runs, respectively. Meanwhile, Adam Zampa and KM Asif had been probably the most profitable bowlers for RR, taking two wickets every.
RR’s response was lacklustre, with their batting proving to be a whole catastrophe. Losing their openers for geese, they by no means recovered from there. Despite Shimron Hetmyer top-scoring for his workforce with 35 runs off 19 balls, RR had been bowled out for a meagre 59 in simply 10.3 overs. Wayne Parnell and Karn Sharma had been the chief destroyers for RCB with the ball, taking three and two wickets, respectively.
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One of the highlights of the match was a spectacular MS Dhoni-like run-out from Anuj Rawat, catching Ravichandran Ashwin off guard. Hetmyer had tried to steal a double, however Rawat collected the fast throw from Mohammed Siraj and back-flicked it into the stumps from between his legs, catching Ashwin in need of the crease. Ashwin was out for a duck, having confronted no balls. Rawat’s feat reminded a lot of Dhoni, who was identified for his capability to tug off such run-outs.
With this victory, RCB has risen to the fifth spot within the IPL 2023 factors desk, whereas RR has slipped to the sixth place.
