RR vs RCB / RR made the third lowest score in IPL history – limited to 59 runs, Bengaluru won by 112 runs

RR vs RCB: Last season's finalist Rajasthan Royals had to face a crushing defeat at their home ground in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was defeated by Royal Challengers Bangalore by 112 runs. Chasing a target of 172 runs, the hosts were bundled out for just 59 runs at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. With this win, RCB has come at number 5 of the table. The team has 12 points after 12 matches.

Today is Super Sunday and the second match of the day will be between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), which will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Match Analysis: Rajasthan lost after losing consecutive wickets

In response to the target of 172 runs, Rajasthan lost wickets continuously. The biggest partnership from the team was 19 runs, which was done by Ashwin and Shimoran Hetmyer. Shimron Hetmyer (35 runs) was the top scorer. The rest of the batsmen could not cross the double figure.

Wayne Parnell took 3 wickets. Michael Bracebell and Karan Sharma got two successes each. Siraj and Glenn Maxwell got one wicket each.

Earlier, captain Faf du Plessis scored 55, Glenn Maxwell 54 and Anuj Rawat scored 29 not out from Bangalore.

Adam Jampa and KM Asif got two wickets each.

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First: On the second ball of the first over, Mohammad Siraj got Yashasvi Jaiswal caught by Kohli.

Second: Wayne Parnell got Jos Buttler caught by Siraj on the second ball of the second over.

Third: Parnell got captain Sanju Samson caught by wicketkeeper Anuj Rawat on the fourth ball of the second over.

Fourth: On the second ball of the 5th over, Michael Bracewell got Paddikkal caught by Siraj.

Fifth: Joe Root was LBW by Wayne Parnell on the third ball of the sixth over.

Sixth: On the last ball of the 7th over, Bracewell got Dhruv Jurel caught by Lomror.

Seventh: Ravichandran Ashwin was runout on the last ball of the 8th over.

Eighth: On the 5th ball of the 10th over, Glenn Maxwell got Hetmyer caught by Bracewell.

Ninth: Karan Sharma bowled Adam Jampa on the first ball of the 11th over.

Tenth: On the third ball of the 11th over, Karan Sharma got KM Asif caught by Kohli.

This is how the wickets of Bengaluru fell.

First: On the last ball of the 7th over, KM Asif got Kohli caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Second: On the 5th ball of the 15th over, KM Asif got Faf du Plessis caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Third: On the first ball of the 16th over, Adam Jampa got Mahipal Lomror caught by Dhruv Jurel.

Fourth: On the third ball of the 16th over, Adam Jampa made Dinesh Karthik LBW.

Fifth: Glenn Maxwell was bowled by Sandeep Sharma on the third ball of the 18th over.

Half of the Rajasthan batsmen returned to the pavilion in the powerplay

Chasing the target of 172 runs, Rajasthan did not have a good start. The team lost 5 wickets in the powerplay. None of the top-5 batsmen of the team could cross the figure of 10.

Maxwell scored the 5th half-century of the season

Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell was dismissed after scoring 54 runs. He scored his 5th half-century of the season. His innings included 5 fours and 3 sixes. Maxwell scored at a strike rate of 163.64. Now Maxwell has 18 IPL fifties in his name.

Faf scored the 7th half-century of the season

Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis was dismissed for 55 off 44 balls at a strike rate of 125.00. He scored 3 fours and 2 sixes. Faf scored the 7th half-century of the season. This is the overall 32nd half-century of his league career.

Faf completes 4000 runs in IPL, fourth foreigner to do so

Faf has scored 600+ runs in the current season. Not only this, he has also scored 4000 runs in the league. He is the fourth foreign batsman to score more than 4 thousand runs in IPL.

Fifty partnership of Kohli-du Plessis

Bangalore opener Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis shared a half-century partnership. Both added 50 runs on 42 balls. This partnership was broken by KM Asif by dismissing Kohli.

Average start from Bengaluru

Bengaluru had an average start in the Powerplay. The team scored 42 runs in 6 overs, although the team's opening pair remained intact.

Two changes in Bengaluru, Rajasthan came with one change

There have been two changes in the Bangalore team. Wayne Parnell comes in for Josh Hazlewood and Michael Bracewell comes in for Wanindu Hasaranga. On the other hand, Rajasthan has come with a change. Trent Boult is back in place of Adam Zampa.

Playing-11 of both the teams...

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel and Mohammed Siraj.

Impact Players: Vijaykumar Vaishakh, Finn Allen, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himanshu Sharma, Suyash Prabhudesai.

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, KM Asif and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Players: Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Kuldeep Yadav, Donovan Ferreira, Navdeep Saini.