Bangalore bounced back in style, after two losses in a row, to register crucial two points on the table as they beat Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals succumbed to the third-lowest score in the history of the Indian Premier League as Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers produced a breathtaking display with the ball to clinch the victory by 112 runs at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium on Sunday.
After winning the toss, RCB's in-form openers Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis came to bat, and they gave a solid start to the team. At the end of the powerplay, RCB were at 42/0. Faf du Plessis 23* off 199 balls and Virat Kohli 17 off 17 balls.
Young star batter Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the verge of creating history by becoming an uncapped player with the most runs in a single season of Indian Premier League (IPL) as his side Rajasthan Royals (RR) locks horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Jaipur on Sunday.
Bot the teams would be keen to win the match to increase their chances for Playoffs. Currently, RR is placed in the fifth position in the Points Table with 12 points and RCB is in seventh with 10 points.
Jaiswal is currently the second-highest run-scorer in IPL 2023. He has scored 575 runs in 12 matches at an average of 52.27 and a strike rate of over 167. He has scored a century and four fifties so far, with the best score of 124.
Records tumbled in Kolkata as Rajasthan Royals climbed to number three on the points table in the Indian Premier League 2023 after registering a 9-wicket victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday at the Eden Gardens.
"Buttler admitted to the Level 1 Offence under Article 2.2 of the IPL's Code of Conduct. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding," the IPL statement read.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to field first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match.