Riyan Parag, Kuldeep Sen Shine As Rajasthan Defeat Bangalore By 29 Runs

New Delhi: 4-wicket haul by Kuldeep Sen and an unbeaten knock of 56 runs by Riyan Parag powered Rajasthan Royals to victory by 29 runs over Royal Challengers Bangalore at MCA stadium on Tuesday.

Aside from Kuldeep, Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets whereas Prasidh Krishna settled for 2. Chasing 145, RCB had a pathetic begin as their star batter Virat Kohli continued having a poor type with the bat and departed after scoring solely 9 runs within the second over.  He was caught by Riyan Parag on Prasidh Krishna’s supply.

Opener and skipper Faf du Plessis was joined by Rajat Patidar and the duo tried to supply some momentum to Bangalore however the former was caught by Jos Buttler, with solely 37 runs on the board, within the seventh over. It was adopted by Glenn Maxwell’s wicket on the supply, leaving RCB’s whole at 37/3.

Patidar was joined by Shahbaz Ahmed, who then anchored the innings for a while. Ravichandran Ashwin despatched Patidar again to the dugout within the tenth over with the group’s whole at 58/4. RCB then confronted one other loss within the type of Suyash Prabhudessai’s wicket within the twelfth over after he fell to Ashwin’s spell and departed with simply two runs in his kitty.

 Dinesh Karthik got here to the crease and acquired run-out after scoring solely 6 runs, with RCB’s whole at 72/6. Shahbaz was then joined by Wanindu Hasaranga however the duo additionally couldn’t create any miracle for RCB as the previous additionally ended up giving his wicket to Ashwin within the sixteenth over. It was adopted by Hasanrang’s dismissal within the seventeenth over by Kuldeep Sen, which left RCB’s whole at 102/8.

Prasidh Krishna then dismissed Mohammed Siraj within the 18th over. With a complete of 30 runs left to win within the final over, it was Kuldeep Sen who put the final nail within the coffin and took Harshal Patel’s wicket to supply Rajasthan with a victory by 29 runs.

Earlier, Riyan Parag’s unbeaten 56-run knock off 31 balls guided Rajasthan Royals to a modest 144/8 within the first innings. For RCB, Josh Hazlewood, Wanindu Hasaranga and Mohammed Siraj bag two wickets.