IPL 7 T20 RR vs RCB: Rajasthan crush Bangalore by 6 wickets

Rajasthan Royals thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in Match 14 of IPL 7 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

After having skittled RCB for 70, RR achived the target with few hiccups to notch up their second win of the competition.

Rahane (23) and Watson (24) led the run-chase with Nayar hitting the winning runs to make 71-4 in 13 overs.

Rajasthan moved to third in the table behind leaders Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings after one of the most lopsided contests.

Starc claimed two for 29.

RAJASTHAN INNINGS

Nayar edges Chahal past slip for the winning hit as Rajasthan complete a comprehensive six-wicket win against Bangalore with seven overs to spare.

Watson clubs Chahal for another six over midwicket but attempting to score the winning hit is out next ball. RR 68-4 in 12.5 overs.

Shane Watson c de Villiers b Chahal 24 (24b 1x4 2x6)

Watson steps up the run chase clubbing Chahal back over the bowler's head for a six. RR 55-3 in 11 overs.

Leg spinner Chahal opens with a maiden to Watson. RR 46-3 in 9 overs.

Nayar is off the mark with a lovely off drive off Rampaul. RR 46-3 in 8 overs.

Watson shrugs off an appeal for a catch behind by threading Starc down the ground for a delightful boundary. RR 40-3 in 7 overs.

Starc gets another wicket as Karan is caught behind. RR 36-3 in 6.3 overs.

Karun Nair c Patel b Starc 8 (12b 0x4 0x6)

Samson is run out attempting to steal a second run. RR 35-2 in 5.4 overs.

Sanju Samson run out 2 (6b 0x4 0x6)

Starc strikes finding the outside edge of Rahane. RR 31-1 in 4.3 overs.

Ajinkya Rahane c Patel b Starc 23 (19b 4x4 0x6)

Rahane is on song cracking a couple of boundaries off Starc. RR 24-0 in 3 overs.

Rajasthan have begun the run chase with a couple of boundaries from Rahane off Rampaul. RR 11-0 in 1 over.

BANGALORE INNINGS

The mighty Royal Challengers Bangalore are skittled for 70 in 15 overs after being put into bat by Rajasthan Royals.

RCB never got going once binny struck with his fourth delivery.

Kohli top scored with 21, while Starc (18) and Rampaul (13) hit some lusty blows at the end.

Tambe had the best return claiming four for 20 while Richardson claimed two for 18 and was on a hat-trick.

Dinda is the last man out as Tambe traps him leg before as Bangalore are bundled out for 70 in 15 overs.

Ashok Dinda lbw b Tambe 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)

Rampaul smashes a full toss from Tambe for the first six of the match but slices the next one to the cover fielder. RCB 70-9 in 14.3 overs.

Ravi Rampaul c Southee b Tambe 13 (13b 0x4 1x6)

Starc departs as Binny takes a catch at point on his second attempt. RCB 62-8 in 14 overs.

Mitchell Starc c Binny b Bhatia 18 (16b 2x4 0x6)

Starc cracks Bhatia to the third man fence for only the sixth boundary of the innings as Bangalore surpass the previous lowest IPL total of 58.

Tambe gets the prized wicket of Kohli who smashes straight to the midwicket fielder. RCB 46-7 in 10.3 overs.

Virat Kohli c Southee b Tambe 21 (25b 3x4 0x6)

Starc also follows suit lofting Southee over mid-off for another boundary. RCB 45-6 in 10 overs.

Kohli decides attacks is the best form of defence as he charges down the pitch and clips Southee over mid-on for a boundary.

Kohli hammers Tambe through the covers for a welcome boundary for Bangalore. RCB 33-6 in 9 overs.

Albie Morkel fails to dig in holing out to Smith in the deep in Tambe first over. RCB 28-6 in 8.4 overs.

Albie Morkel c Smith b Tambe 7 (13b 1x4 0x6)

Albie Morkel survives a confident shout for leg before off the first ball before driving Watson straight down the ground for a boundary. RCB 22-5 in 6 overs.

Watson strikes with his second delivery castling Rana who chops onto his stumps. RCB 17-5 in 5.2 overs.

Sachin Rana b Watson 3 (8b 0x4 0x6)

Kohli pulls a short ball from Richardsom to midwicket for the first boundary of the match. RCB 11-4 in 3 overs.

Richardson is on a hat-trick as AB de Villiers is gone for a golden duck bowled off an inside edge. RCB 5-4 in 2.2 overs.

AB de Villiers b Richardson 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Richardson strikes with his first delivery as Yuvraj steers an outswinger straight to second slip. RCB 5-3 in 2.1 overs.

Yuvraj Singh c Smith b Richardson 3 (7b 0x4 0x6)

Double blow for Bangalore as Patel fails to beat a throw from Rahane. RCB 1-2 in 0.5 overs.

Parthiv Patel run out 1 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Binny strikes with his fourth delivery as Takawale is caught behind. RCB 1-1 in 0.4 overs.

Yogesh Takawale c Samson b Binny 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)

Rajasthan have won the toss and put Bangalore into bat.

PLAYING XI

Rajasthan: Abishek Nayar, Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Shane Watson, Karun Nair, Stuart Binny, Steven Smith, Rajat Bhatia, Kane Richardson, Praveen Tambe, Tim Southee

Bangalore: Parthiv Patel, Yogesh Takawale, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, AB de Villiers, Albie Morkel, Suresh Rana, Ashok Dinda, Mitchell Starc, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Rampaul

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) face off in Match 14 of Pepsi IPL 2014 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Both teams have played three matches so far this season.

RR’s solitary victory was when they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in their season opener, while RCB defeated Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians before going down to KKR in their last outing.

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