Really good for our NRR. Tough pitch. We batted first and assessed the conditions. We batted in the powerplay and thought 160 will be a good score. We have had a good set up till the 15th over. But we managed to capitalize on the momentum shift at the end. Great job. Bracewell would want to bowl on this every day of the week. We needed a left-arm spinner. May be Shahbaz could have been an option. Wrist spin could have been an attacking option. Hopefully, we can set it up for the last game at the Chinnaswamy. Today was a good one for the team. They needed this confidence to go into the last two games.
Obviously, credit to our batters. The last over gave us momentum. We could execute well. The message was to take pace off the ball. Bowl it at the sticks. We were able to execute everything. The surface was low, slow and skiddy. Was trying to make them play across the line. When I wasn't playing, I was preparing. It is a long tournament and you need to be switched on every game.
Wayne Parnell is the Player of the Match
I try and not get caught up with the highs and lows of the game. There were a couple of niggles in the squad, so the others got a chance. There are two must-win games for us, as a group we strive under this pressure. We were fortunate enough to get those two points, now looking forward to the next games.
It was nice to get those two points, very valuable in the competition. Was nice to contribute in the win. We have a great support staff at RCB, just feel a part of it (even when you are not playing matches). It was a difficult wicket to get going. The way he (Rawat) batted, he gave us a lot of momentum going into the second innings. A lot of credit goes to the top three batters who set the tone for us. I got a little lucky today, that's the nature of T20 cricket.
I was just thinking seeing the batting collapse where we went wrong? I don't think I have an answer to that yet. We all know the nature of the IPL, we’ve seen some funny things happen in the league stage. We have to keep strong, take a day off and think about the game in Dharamshala. I think we need to end on a strong note. We have to take responsibility on the whole as a team for this performance.
Royal Challengers Bangalore notched up a comprehensive 112-run win over Rajasthan Royals to strengthen their IPL play-off chances. Opting to bat, skipper Faf du Plessis (55 off 44) and Glenn Maxwell (54 of 33) scored half-centuries to help RCB post a competitive 171 for five. Their bowlers, led Wayne Parnell (3/10) then put up scintillating display to bowl out Rajasthan for a paltry 59 in 10.3 overs. Michael Bracewell (2/16)and Karn Sharma (2/19) picked two wickets each. Earlier, du Plessis and Maxwell stitched a 69-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform for the total. But the middle order once again failed to fire as RCB lost four wickets for just 18 runs. Spinner Adam Zampa and medium pacer KM Asif picked two wickets apiece for Rajasthan.
RCB crush RR by 112 runs
STAT ATTACK: Lowest innings totals in the IPL
STAT ATTACK: Lowest innings totals for RR
Royal Challengers Bangalore (171/5) demolish Rajasthan Royals (59 all out in 10.3 overs) by 112 runs
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Rajasthan Royals need 135 runs in 75 balls with 4 wickets in hand.
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Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell fifties, Anuj Rawat's cameo power RCB to 171/5 vs RR
I think the score is a bit above par, depends on how well we bowl now. I think everyone who played in the middle, including Faf reckoned 160 would be good. I think that finish left us above par, good for Anuj too who has been shuffled around the order. We have a couple of injuries which forced our hand, but a good opportunity for Bracewell today with his finger spin. Doesn’t get any bigger, and we are aware of that. The gap between games, the first couple of days we were reflecting on what happened in Mumbai, but then to prep for this one. There’s been a lot of talk on how the surface has played, the bowlers have a clear indication of how to operate.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/5 in 20 overs vs Rajasthan Royals
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150 up for RCB vs RR
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