New Delhi:
A sloppy batting display cost Royal Challengers Bangalore another Indian Premier League match at the MCA ground on Saturday. Home team set a sub-par target of 158 for the RCB who suffered another batting collapse. Earlier, the RCB bowlers put a disciplined show as they managed to restrict RPS under 160. The visitors are looking to end their dismal show in the Indian Premier League 2017 in an away game today.
Virat Kohli has not included star batsman Chris Gayle in the squad. The match is being billed as a must-win game for the visitors as they have already lost six of their nine matches and are second-last on the points table with just five points.
RPS too, on the other hand, have been pretty inconsistent in the season with just eight points in as many games with just four wins in their kitty.
Squads
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli(c), Travis Head, AB de Villiers, Kedar Jadhav(w), Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Pawan Negi, Samuel Badree, Adam Milne, Sreenath Aravind, Yuzvendra Chahal
Rising Pune Supergiant: Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Tripathi, Steven Smith(c), MS Dhoni(w), Manoj Tiwary, Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Jaydev Unadkat, Lockie Ferguson, Imran Tahir
Here are the highlights of the RPS vs RCB match:
Virat Kohli's @RCBTweets goes out of contention for @IPL Play-offs following 61-run defeat against @RPSupergiants #IPL
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 29, 2017
#7.29pm
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 61 runs
#7.19pm
Daniel Christian removes Virat Kohli, Bangalore 9 wickets down
#7:02pm
Milne gets out bowled by Imran Tahir
#6.53pm
OUT!!! Pawan Negi departs. RCB cut a sorry figure at the middle. 6 wickets down
#6.52pm
Imran Tahir has been brought into the attack
#6.43pm
This looks bad from RCB's point of view as a sub-par target has turned out to be a tedious one due to the batting collapse. RCB 50/5 in 10.1 overs
#6.42pm
Lockie Ferguson removes Stuart Binny. RCB 5 wickets down
#6.37pm
Another wicket falls. Sachin Baby departs. RCB in trouble after losing four wickets
#6:25pm
Kedar Jadhav gets run out in horrible mix-up with skipper Kohli
#6.02pm
AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli at the crease after Unadkat removed Travis Head. RCB RCB 28/1 in 3.5 overs
#5.27pm
Final ball. 2 runs. RPS 153/3
#5.26pm
Lucky there!!! Manoj Tiwary gets a boundary for RPS
#5.24pm
RPS 148/3 in 19 overs
#5.16pm
Aravind to Dhoni, SIX, straight down the ground
#5.11pm
The Smith-led RPS are heading for a sub-par total at the moment. The RCB bowlers have managed to contain their fire power with a tight line. Three overs to go
#5:05pm
Skipper Smith gets out, Dhoni comes in to bat
#4.56pm
Stuart Binny to Smith, FOUR, to backward square leg
#4.55pm
Stuart Binny to Smith, FOUR, to backward square leg
#4.52pm
Chahal to Manoj Tiwary, SIX, to deep mid wicket
#4.50pm
Smith is upping the ante now. A four, a six and a four in three consecutive deliveries
#4.44pm
Rising Pune Supergiant: 67/2 in 10 overs with Steve Smith and Manoj Tiwary at the crease
#4.40pm
RPS 63/2 in 9 overs
#4.38pm
Negi to Tripathi, out Caught by Kedar Jadhav!! Pune 2 wickets down
#4.33pm
Fifty comes up for Pune. Good show by Rahul Tripathi
#4.25pm
Chahal to Tripathi, four, to deep mid-wicket
#4.17pm
Badree to Smith, FOUR, to backward square leg
#4.15pm
OUT!!! Badree gets rid of Ajinkya Rahane
#4.14pm
Milne to Tripathi, FOUR
#4.12pm
Milne to Tripathi, FOUR, to deep mid wicket
#4.10pm
A good tight line from Samuel Badree. Five runs from the second over
#4.08pm
Samuel Badree, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
#4.06pm
Good first over from Milne. Just four runs off it. RPS 4/0
#4.03pm
Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Tripathi are out in the middle to open the RPS innings
#3.30pm
Royal Challengers Bangalore win toss, invite Rising Pune Supergiant to bat
RCB XI: V Kohli, TM Head, AB de Villiers, K Jadhav, S Baby, S Binny, P Negi, A Milne, S Badree, Y Chahal, S Arvind
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 29, 2017
RPS XI: A Rahane, R Tripathi, S Smith, MS Dhoni, M Tiwary, D Christian, W Sundar, L Ferguson, J Unadkat, D Chahar, I Tahir
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 29, 2017
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