Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) losses against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Qualifier 2, Joss Buttler batted tremendously.
There was hope this season for the fans and players of the Royal challengers Bangalore but Rajasthan Royals have defeated RCB in yesterday’s match by 7 wickets.
Jos Buttler smashed his fourth century of the season and with that century Rajasthan has entered the finals of IPL 2022 they are going to play against Gujarat Titans.
From toss to bowling to batting everything was in the favour of the Rajasthan Royals (RR). Prasidh Krishna and Obed McCoy bowled well and got 3 wickets each. R.Ashwin and Trent Boult got 1 wicket each and yuzi was a little expensive in yesterday’s match.
Virat Kohli lost his wicket early in the inning to Prasidh Krishna, he only made 7 runs in 8 balls. After that, there was a partnership between Faf and Rajat of 70 runs and then Faf got out to Obed McCoy. Maxwell made 24 runs in just 13 balls with a strike rate of 184.62 it made the fans believe that RCB will be able to score well but he lost his wicket to Boult and Rajat made 58 runs in 42 balls but he also lost his wicket to Ashwin and after that RCB wasn’t able to hold the wickets and they made 157/8 in 20 overs.
Rajasthan Royals look confident from the start as they have stopped RCB on a very low score, Jaiswal and Jos Buttler came to bat Jaiswal got out in 5.1 over to hazelwood but Jos Butler was standing still on the pitch, RCB wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik dropped the catch of Jos Buttler when he was batting at 66 runs. That catch dropped has cost the RCB.
Sanju Samson made 23 runs in 21 balls, Padikkal made 9 runs in 12 balls, Hetmyer was not and Jos Buttler finished the match by hitting an amazing six in the 18th over with that RR entered the finals of IPL 2022. Jos Buttler made 106* runs in 60 balls (10*4, 6*6) with a strike rate of 176.67.
What did the captains of both teams say after the match:
“We will bowl first. The wicket is a bit sticky and hopefully, it will help our bowlers first-up. Yesterday we had a good practice session. Everyone is happy and excited about the game. Emotionally everyone is connected to the team and the franchise. Important to keep calm and cut off the noise, trust yourself and just another game of cricket. No changes for us.” Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals (RR) Captain.
“We were looking to bat first, it looks like a good pitch and we believe runs on the board in a big game will count in our favour. Guys had a good rest yesterday, but today everyone has turned up fresh and pumped up for the game. Tonight we are playing a very strong team and it is all about doing the right things. It’s an amazing ground, incredible to play in front of so many people. We are playing the same team.” Faf du Plessis, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Captain.
The final match is on 29 May 2022 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans, may the best team wins. The match will start at 8:00 pm.
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