Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets

Rajasthan Royals registered a 6-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in the 19th match of the ongoing IPL 2024. Jos Buttler smashed a stunning hundred and helped his side reach the finish line.

However, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bowl first. Put into bat, RCB openers Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis got off to a flying start. Both the batters took on every Rajasthan Royals bowler and added a record 125 runs for the opening wicket. However, in this partnership, Kohli was the front-runner and the captain successfully played the anchor’s role as well. He got out after scoring 44 off 33 with 2 fours and as many sixes.

Virat Kohli smashed his 8th IPL ton

On the other hand, Virat Kohli tried to steady the ship with other bowlers but no one could support him as their upper and middle-order batters got out on single-digit scores. However, that hardly bothered Kohli who smashed his 8th IPL hundred which came off 67 balls.

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However, Virat Kohli leads the chart of batters with the most tons in IPL history with seven centuries in his career so far as well. Meanwhile, the knock also marked his highest score against RR in the IPL as well. While Virat Kohli holds the overall record with eight centuries, his former RCB teammate Chris Gayle stands second with six tons as well.

David Warner, Shane Watson and KL Rahul have four tons each to their name while AB de Villiers, Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill have three centuries as well. And, Kohli remained unbeaten at 113 off 72 with 12 fours and 4 sixes as well. Thanks to his swashbuckling knock, RCB managed to post a decent total of 183 for 3 in their allotted 20 overs as well.

Jos Buttler smashed a stunning hundred

While chasing, Rajasthan Royals got a big blow as their opener Yashasvi Jaiswal got out for a 2-ball duck. However, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson studied the ship in the middle and played quality cricket, adding 148 runs as well. Sanju Samson played a quickfire knock (69 off 42) with 8 fours and 2 sixes before getting out.

His dismissal brought the in-form Riyan Parag in the middle but he failed to contribute. Dhruv Jurel too couldn’t score whereas Jos Buttler found support in Shimron Hetmyer. They both scored the rest of the runs and sealed the deal for Rajasthan Royals. Buttler smashed an amazing hundred, remaining unbeaten at 100 off 58 with 9 fours and 4 sixes whereas Hetmyer scored a 6-ball 11. With this win, Rajasthan Royals registered their fourth win in the tournament as well.

IPL 2024 Points Table After RR vs RCB Match

No	Team	M	W	L	T	N/R	PTS	Net RR	Form
1	Rajasthan Royals	4	4	0	0	0	8	+1.120	WWW–
2	Kolkata Knight Riders	3	3	0	0	0	6	+2.518	WWW–
3	Chennai Super Kings	4	2	2	0	0	4	0.517	LLWW-
4	Lucknow Super Giants	3	2	1	0	0	4	0.483	WWL–
5	Sunrisers Hyderabad	4	2	2	0	0	4	0.409	WLWL-
6	Punjab Kings	4	2	2	0	0	4	-0.220	WLLW-
7	Gujarat Titans	4	2	2	0	0	4	-0.580	LWLW-
8	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	4	1	3	0	0	2	-0.876	LLWL-
9	Delhi Capitals	4	1	3	0	0	2	-1.347	LWLL-
10	Mumbai Indians	3	0	3	0	0	0	-1.423	LLL–