Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Sunday.
While Rajasthan Royals retained their playing XI from the previous match, RCB included David Willey in the side in place of South Africa seamer Wayne Parnell.
RCB stand-in captain Virat Kohli hoped that the pitch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here would slow down.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Vijaykumar Vyshak and Mohammed Siraj.
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c&wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Heymyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Score:
Glenn Maxwell hammered 77 off 44 balls while Faf du Plessis contributed 62 off 39 balls but Royal Challengers Bangalore ended up with a par score of 189 for nine against Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match, here on Sunday.
Stand-in skipper Virat Kohli (0) was adjudged leg-before to Trent Boult in first over but Du Plessis and Maxwell added 127 for the third wicket stand before RCB lost a bit of momentum towards the end.
Boult finished with 2 for 41 but best bowler on view for RR was Yuzvendra Chahal (1/28 in 4 overs). In his entire spell, Chahal conceded only one six and not a single boundary.
Brief Scores: RCB 189 for 9 in 20 overs (Glenn Maxwell 77 off 44 balls, Faf du Plessis 62 off 39 balls; Trent Boult 2/41, Yuzvendra Chahal 1/28) vs RR.
Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals here on Sunday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli lbw b Boult 0
Faf du Plessis run out (Jaiswal) 62
Shahbaz Ahmed c Jaiswal b Boult 2
Glenn Maxwell c Holder b Ashwin 77
Mahipal Lomror c Padikkal b Chahal 8
Dinesh Karthik c Buttler b Sandeep Sharma 16 Suyash Prabhudessai run out (Jaiswal/Samson) 0 Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva run out (Samson/Sandeep Sharma) 6 David Willey not out 4
Vijaykumar Vyshak c Hetmyer b Sandeep Sharma 0 Mohammed Siraj not out 1
Extras: (LB-3,W-10) 13
Total: (For 9 wickets in 20 overs) 189 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-12, 3-139, 4-156, 5-163, 6-163, 7-180, 8-184, 9-184 Bowling: Trent Boult 4-0-41-2, Sandeep Sharma 4-0-49-2, Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-36-1, Yuzvendra Chahal 4-0-28-1, Jason Holder 4-0-32-0.
