IPL 2024 RR vs RCB Highlights: Kohli's century in vain, Buttler-Samson take Royals to 4th win

Indian Premier League 2024 Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru highlights: Jos Buttler century and Sanju Samson's 69 were enough to get RR over the line even as Kohli hit a hundred for RCB

12:10 AM

Check out the key stats including the holders of the purple and orange cap in IPL 2024

 

Bengaluru's Virat Kohli is the orange cap holder after the end of the RR vs RCB match on April 6. Rajasthan skipper Sanju Samson stormed into the list with his brilliant 69 against RCB.

 

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IPL 2024 points table

 

12:07 AM

Check out the latest standing of all teams in the IPL 2024 points table

 

Rajasthan Royals (RR) move to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 points table with eight points from four games after they beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by six wickets on Saturday, April 6 at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. They overtook Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) who are in the second position with six points in three games. 

 

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12:05 AM

Check out the playing 11 combinations for the MI vs DC IPL 2024 match here

 

Suryakumar Yadav was declared fit and he joined the Mumbai side ahead of their match against the Capitals. As he was seen practising, he would surely feature in the Mumbai playing 11 in place of Naman Dhir, who has failed to deliver so far. 

 

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IPL 2024 MI vs DC playing 11

 

12:03 AM

Check out the head-to-head record for MI vs DC IPL 2024 match here

 

Mumbai and Delhi have played against each other in 33 matches. MI have a slight advantage in the head-to-head battle, winning 18 out of 33 matches, while Delhi won 15 games.

 

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MI vs DC IPL head to head stats, pitch report and weather forecast of Mumbai. Photo: Sportzpics

 

11:42 PM

Check Rajasthan Royals' full scorecard of the match here

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Rajasthan Royals Inning189-4 (19.1 ov) CRR:9.86
Batter				R		B			4s		6s		SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal		c G Maxwell b R Topley		0		2			0		0		0
Jos Buttler		Not out		100		58			9		4		172.41
Sanju Samson (WK/C)		c Yash Dayal b M Siraj		69		42			8		2		164.29
Riyan Parag		c V Kohli b Yash Dayal		4		4			1		0		100
Dhruv Jurel		c D Karthik b R Topley		2		3			0		0		66.67
Shimron Hetmyer		Not out		11		6			2		0		183.33
Extras		3 (b 0, Ib 0, w 3, nb 0, p 0)
Total		189 (4 wkts, 19.1 Ov)
Did not Bat		Ravichandran Ashwin,Trent Boult,Avesh Khan,Nandre Burger,Yuzvendra Chahal,Shubham Dubey
Fall of Wickets
0-1(Yashasvi Jaiswal 0.2),148-2(Sanju Samson 14.4),155-3(Riyan Parag 15.4),164-4(Dhruv Jurel 16.3)
Bowler	O		M		R		W			NB		WD		ECO
Reece Topley	4		0		27		2			0		1		6.75
Yash Dayal	4		0		37		1			0		0		9.25
Mohammed Siraj	4		0		35		1			0		1		8.75
Mayank Dagar	2		0		34		0			0		0		17
Cameron Green	3.1		0		27		0			0		1		8.53
Himanshu Sharma	2		0		29		0			0		0		14.5

11:09 PM

Buttler finishes in style, Royals win by six wickets

 

Jos Buttler has finished in style with a six and he gets to his hundred as well as he needed to get to win with six and he has hit the six off Cameron Green. Fourth win in a row for Royals and they get to the top of the points table now. 

 

11:07 PM

Heading into the 20th over now

 

Over Summary: 0 0 1 4 Wd 1 1; RR Score 183-4 after 19 overs

Jos Buttler (94), Shimron Hetmyer (11); Mohammed Siraj 4-0-35-1

 

We are headed into the 20th over here with only eight runs in it. Buttler will be on strike and he would need six to get to his hundred. 

 

11:04 PM

9 runs needed to win now

 

Over Summary: 1 0 1 2 0 1; RR Score 175-4 after 18 overs

Jos Buttler (92), Shimron Hetmyer (6); Cameron Green 3-0-21-0

 

Only nine runs are needed to win this match and Buttler needs only eight to get to his hundred. Will he get it?

 

10:55 PM

Unlucky Jurel

 

Over Summary: 1 3 W 1 1 4; RR Score 170-4 after 17 overs

Jos Buttler (88), Shimron Hetmyer (5); Reece Topley 4-0-27-2

 

If it was Parag in the last game, it is Dhruv Jurel in this one as he has been caught behind on a ball where he should have had a four. Hetmyer hits a four. 

 

10:53 PM

Parag departs cheaply

 

Over Summary: 2 1 0 W 1 4; RR Score 160-3 after 16 overs

Jos Buttler (84), Dhruv Jurel (1); Yash Dayal 4-0-37-1

 

Riyan Parag has already wasted an opportunity to try and get a good amount of runs here as he has hit one straight into the hands of Virat Kohli at mid-on. Dayal has a wicket to his name. 

 

10:42 PM

Samson disappears

 

Over Summary: 1 1 1 W 0 4; RR Score 152-2 after 15 overs

Jos Buttler (77), Riyan Parag (4); Mohammed Siraj 3-0-27-1

 

Samsonm did what Samson does, throw away his wickets in key moments. Maybe he is unlucky as even an ounce more of power would have given him six more runs. 

 

10:37 PM

Rajasthan Royals need 41 in 36 balls to win

 

Over Summary: 1 1 1 Wd 0 4 1; RR Score 145-1 after 14 overs

Jos Buttler (75), Sanju Samson (68); Reece Topley 3-0-17-1

 

Reece Topley is the last throw of the dice maybe by Faf as he throws the ball to Topley, but he too is unable to break the partnership. The interest now shifts towards which among these two batters will get to a hundred here as only 41 runs are needed. 

 

10:30 PM

Yash Dayal into the attack

 

Over Summary: 1 1 2 2 0 6; RR Score 136-1 after 13 overs

Jos Buttler (69), Sanju Samson (66); Yash Dayal 3-0-29-0

 

Faf is now throwing all the dice he has in his possession to try and dislodge this partnership between Buttler and Samson. 

 

10:28 PM

Sanju-Buttler taking the game away

 

Over Summary: 6 1 4 2 1 1; RR Score 124-1 after 12 overs

Jos Buttler (58), Sanju Samson (65); Himanshu Sharma 2-0-29-0

 

Buttler and Samson are taking the game away from the hands of RCB as they have smashed Himanshu Sharma for 15 runs in this over. 

 

10:26 PM

100 up for Rajasthan, fifty for Sanju

 

Over Summary:0 0 4 0 6 4; RR Score 109-1 after 11 overs

Jos Buttler (50), Sanju Samson (58); Mayank Dagar 2-0-34-0

 

If it was Buttler in the last over, it is Samson in this over as both the Royals now have crossed the fifty-run mark. 

 

10:23 PM

Fifty for Buttler

 

Over Summary:1 1 6 1 1 1; RR Score 95-1 after 10 overs

Jos Buttler (50), Sanju Samson (44); Mohammed Siraj 2-0-20-0

 

Jos Buttler has reached his fifty here and it is his first one this season. Sanju Samson has hit a six in this over as well. 

 

10:18 PM

Green bowls a good over

 

Over Summary: 0 1 4 1 1 0; RR Score 84-1 after 9 overs

Jos Buttler (48), Sanju Samson (35); Cameron Green 2-0-16-0

 

Green has bowled yet another good over here as he has conceded only seven runs in the over. 

 

10:05 PM

Kohli drops Samson

 

Over Summary: 1 4 2 4 1 2; RR Score 77-1 after 8 overs

Jos Buttler (43), Sanju Samson (33); Himanshu Sharma 1-0-14-0

 

Virat Kohli has dropped Sanju Samson here. It was a tough catch but should have been taken. 

 

10:03 PM

Cameron Green into the attack

 

Over Summary: 0 2 1 1 2 Wd 2; RR Score 63-1 after 7 overs

Jos Buttler (40), Sanju Samson (22); Cameron Green 1-0-9-0

 

Cameron Green has come into the attack and he has been hit for nine runs in the first over. 

 

9:59 PM

Buttler finishes powerplay in style

 

Over Summary: 4 0 4 6 4 2; RR Score 55-1 after 6 overs

Jos Buttler (35), Sanju Samson (19); Mayank Dagar 1-0-20-0

 

Buttler has finished the powerplay in style by hitting 20 runs against Mayank Dagar

 

9:56 PM

Buttler gets going

 

Over Summary: 4 0 0 0 4 1; RR Score 35-1 after 5 overs

Jos Buttler (19), Sanju Samson (15); Yash Dayal 2-0-17-0

 

Jos Buttler has got going here as he hits Yash Dayal for back-to-back fours. 

 

9:54 PM

Siraj into the attack

 

Over Summary: 4 2 0 1 1 1; RR Score 25-1 after 4 overs

Jos Buttler (10), Sanju Samson (15); Mohammed Siraj 1-0-9-0

 

Mohammed Siraj has come into the attack and he goes for nine runs in the first over. 

 

9:52 PM

Sanju hits yet another four

 

Over Summary: 0 0 1 4 1 1; RR Score 16-1 after 3 overs

Jos Buttler (2), Sanju Samson (14); Reece Topley 2-0-8-1

 

Sanju Samson has hit yet another four here. 

 

9:48 PM

Sanju hits back-to-back fours

 

Over Summary: 0 4 0 0 0 4; RR Score 9-1 after 2 overs

Jos Buttler (0), Sanju Samson (9); Yash Dayal 1-0-8-0

 

Yash Dayal has come into the attack and he has been hit for back-to-back fours by Sanju Samson here. 

 

9:46 PM

Topley gets Jaiswal early on

 

Over Summary: 0 W 0 0 1 0; RR Score 1-1 after 1 over

Jos Buttler (0), Sanju Samson (1); Reece Topley 1-0-1-1

 

Reece Topley has got the big wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal on the second ball itself. It is a big blow for Rajasthan in chase of 184. 

 

9:29 PM

Check the full scorecard of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru innings here

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Inning183-3 (20 ov) CRR:9.15
Batter				R		B			4s		6s		SR
Virat Kohli		Not out		113		72			12		4		156.94
Faf du Plessis (C)		c J Buttler b Y Chahal		44		33			2		2		133.33
Glenn Maxwell		b N Burger		1		3			0		0		33.33
Saurav Chauhan		c Y Jaiswal b Y Chahal		9		6			0		1		150
Cameron Green		Not out		5		6			0		0		83.33
Extras		11 (b 0, Ib 2, w 9, nb 0, p 0)
Total		183 (3 wkts, 20 Ov)
Did not Bat		Rajat Patidar,Dinesh Karthik,Reece Topley,Mayank Dagar,Mohammed Siraj,Yash Dayal,Himanshu Sharma
Fall of Wickets
125-1(Faf du Plessis 13.6),128-2(Glenn Maxwell 14.5),155-3(Saurav Chauhan 17.2)
Bowler	O		M		R		W			NB		WD		ECO
Trent Boult	3		0		30		0			0		1		10
Nandre Burger	4		0		33		1			0		2		8.25
Ravichandran Ashwin	4		0		28		0			0		1		7
Avesh Khan	4		0		46		0			0		0		11.5
Yuzvendra Chahal	4		0		34		2			0		1		8.5
Riyan Parag	1		0		10		0			0		0		10

9:27 PM

Challengers post 183

 

Over Summary: 4 0 4 1 1 4; RCB Score 183-3 after 20 overs

Cameron Green (5), Virat Kohli (113); Avesh Khan 4-0-46-0

 

Thanks to three fours from Virat Kohli, the Challengers have eventually posted 183 on the board. Kohli scores an unbeaten 113. 

 

9:25 PM

8th ton for Kohli

 

Over Summary: 0 1 1 Wd 1 0 0; RCB Score 169-3 after 19 overs

Cameron Green (4), Virat Kohli (100); Nandre Burger 4-0-33-1

 

Virat Kohli has brought up his eighth hundred in the IPL and it has been a great over otherwise for the Royals by Nandre Burger. 

 

9:24 PM

Chahal gets Chauhan

 

Over Summary: 1 W 1 6 1 2; RCB Score 165-3 after 18 overs

Cameron Green (3), Virat Kohli (98); Yuzvendra Chahal 4-0-34-2

 

Chahal gets his second wicket as Saurav Chauhan has been caught by Jaiswal off Chahal. 

 

9:22 PM

150 up for Bengaluru

 

Over Summary: 1 2 0 1 0 6; RCB Score 154-2 after 17 overs

Saurav Chauhan (9), Virat Kohli (90); Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-28-0

 

150 has come up for Bengaluru here as 10 runs come from the 17th over.