March 19, 2024

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RCBvRR : Unbelievable Gopal Took his team closer to playoffs, sends RCB out

RCBvRR : Unbelievable Gopal Took his team closer to playoffs, sends RCB out

Young Shreyas Gopal spun a web around a star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore batting line-up with a brilliant four for 16, helping Rajasthan Royals to a 30-run victory to keep his side in the reckoning for a play-offs berth in the IPL in Jaipur on Saturday. The 24-year-old leg-spinner led a fine bowling display by the home side as it shot RCB out for just 134 in 19.2 overs after opening batsman Rahul Tripathi had helped the Royals post a competitive 164/5 with a solid unbeaten 80 off 58 balls. The Royals opted to bat in their final league game. South African superstar AB de Villiers briefly threatened to take the game away in RCB’s favour with a 35-ball 53 but Gopal and his bowling colleagues ensured Royals’ victory. Pacers Jaydev Unadkat and Ben Laughlin chipped in with two wickets apiece while off-spinner Krishnappa Gowtham took one wicket as RCB’s hopes for a play-offs berth went up in smokes. RCB ended the tournament with 12 points from 14 matches. They are now sixth in the standings.

Rahul Tripathi’s unbeaten 80 and a 21-ball 32 cameo from Heinrich Klaasen helped Rajasthan Royals post a competitive 164 for five against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday. Electing to bat, Rajasthan’s experiment to promote Jofra Archer to the opening position failed miserably as the West Indian all-rounder was sent packing for a duck by Umesh Yadav in the second over. Captain Ajinkya Rahane (33) and Tripathi strung together a 99-run partnership for the second wicket to put Rajasthan in a strong position to some damage at the back end. But wickets of Rahane and Sanju Samnson (0) off consecutive balls, brought down Rajasthan’s run-rate drastically. Klaasen three fours and a six in his brief cameo to push Rajasthan’s score past 150 with Krishnappa Gowtham giving the hosts a solid finish with couple of lusty blows. Which made was great score already.

RCB’s dramatic fall was nightmare for any team and gopal’s horror will terrify them till the next season.

Undoubtedly this made RR hope to get into playoffs only if MI loses in their next match.

It was classy match. People enjoyed it. Stay Tuned.


“Ankit Vaishnav”

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