Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets to register their first win of this IPL season at Swai Mansingh Stadium, on Tuesday.
Chasing 159 runs to win, captain Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler gave the hosts a flying start as they added 60 runs in 7.4 overs. Rahane was trapped LBW by Yuzvendra Chahal for 22. His innings included 4 fours.
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Jos Buttler (59) hit his second fifty in IPL 2019. This was also his eighth career IPL fifty and a seventh for RR. His innings included eight fours and a six. He equalled Chris Gayle in terms of runs in IPL 12 (139).
Virat Kohli became the third skipper after MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir to lead 100-plus matches in the IPL.
Virat Kohli-led RCB has now lost all four matches played so far and is placed at the bottom of eight-team table.
Brief Scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 158 for 4 in 20 overs (Parthiv Patel 67, Marcus Stoinis 31 not out; Shreyas Gopal 3/12).
Rajasthan Royals: 164 for 3 in 19.5 overs. (J Buttler 59, S Smith 38; Y Chahal 2/17).
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