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Narper 4/24/25, 2:47:24 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI):

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI):
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and have opted to field

Narper 4/24/25, 2:54:46 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs:
Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs:
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore

Narper 4/24/25, 2:58:26 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, and Romario Shepherd,

Narper 4/24/25, 3:02:47 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

Phil Salt and Kohli are at the crease.
Phil Salt is on strike.
Jofra Archer will open the attack

0.5

Jofra Archer to Kohli, FOUR, 148ks short ball outside off, Kohli looks to cut and gets a thick top-edge that flies past the lone slip fielder to his right. The ball hurried onto Kohli and pinged him on the glove in fact
0.2
Jofra Archer to Phil Salt, no run
0.1
Jofra Archer to Phil Salt, no run
0.1
Jofra Archer to Phil Salt, wide , massive swing and bounce. Salt looks to help the short ball with a flick and misses. A diving stop by the keeper
Phil Salt and Kohli are at the crease. Phil Salt is on strike. Jofra Archer will open the attack

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Narper 4/24/25, 3:15:17 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

1.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, no run, dropped. It is the skipper. Oh dear! Low full toss outside off, Salt chips the drive off the cue end to the right of Parag at mid-off. He puts in the dive and gets both hands, couldn't cling on....

Narper 4/24/25, 3:15:31 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

1.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, FOUR, aims for another yorker and ends up bowling a bit too full on the stumps, Salt drills it past the bowler and beats the diving fielder at mid-on to his left

Narper 4/24/25, 3:16:01 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

2.6
Jofra Archer to Kohli, FOUR, to deep square leg
2.5
Jofra Archer to Kohli, FOUR, nearly chopped on! Good length swinging in towards off, Kohli looks to guide off the back foot and gets a thick inside edge that skims past the leg peg and beats the fielder at fine leg
2.4
Jofra Archer to Kohli, no run, a huge grunt of "argh" from Kohli as he gets beaten on the top-edge. 146ks back of a length outside off, Kohli tries to slap it square and the extra bounce defeats him

Narper 4/24/25, 3:16:50 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

RCB 28/0 (3) CRR: 9.33

Virat Kohli 14( cool

Philip Salt 7(10)

Jofra Archer
2-0-21-0

Narper 4/24/25, 3:20:10 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

3.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Phil Salt, FOUR, 135ks banged in short just outside off

Narper 4/24/25, 3:22:54 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

4.2
Tushar Deshpande to Phil Salt, FOUR, to deep extra cover
4.1
Tushar Deshpande to Phil Salt, FOUR, that's a juicy full toss from Tushar Deshpande and Salt takes full toll of it. Watches the ball dip and times the drive to beat Parag at mid-on to his left[b]

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Narper 4/24/25, 3:24:08 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

4.4
Tushar Deshpande to Kohli, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket, the partnership between Kohli and Phil Salt is now

Narper 4/24/25, 3:28:24 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

- Fourth 50-plus opening stand for Salt and Kohli - joint most with LSG and GT this season.

Narper 4/24/25, 3:29:42 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

5.4
Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, FOUR, shade of the very great SRT on that. Wobble seam full delivery just outside off, Kohli with his high elbow off drive that skids off the deck past the fielder at mid-off to his right

Narper 4/24/25, 3:30:28 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

RCB 59/0 (6) CRR: 9.83

Philip Salt 25(20)
Virat Kohli 27(16

Narper 4/24/25, 3:34:40 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

6.4
Hasaranga to Phil Salt, out Caught by Hetmyer!!

Phil Salt c Hetmyer b Hasaranga 26(23) [4s-4]

googley 4/24/25, 3:36:38 PM

debut: 2/9/04
23,607 runs

In reply to Narper

Another catch by Hetty

Narper 4/24/25, 3:57:37 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

11.4
Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, FOUR, fifty up for Kohli as the Chinnaswamy jump and holler in joy.
11.3
Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, FOUR, makes room and slices the drive off the thick outside half over the leaping fielder at backward point to his left. Premeditated stuff from Kohli and managed to get it in the gap eventually

Narper 4/24/25, 3:59:57 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

In reply to googley

In reply to Narper

Another catch by Hetty

High ball catcher of the IPL

You see dat tag team save on de boundary....so fluid smile

Narper 4/24/25, 4:10:31 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

13.5
Riyan Parag to Kohli, SIX, how did he manage to hit that for six! Tossed up very wide outside off, Kohli reaches out with a cross-batted swipe, gets it quite close to the bottom of his bat but it still sails over long-off

Narper 4/24/25, 4:11:00 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

14.4
Tushar Deshpande to Kohli, SIX, swiped away for six! Fuller than a good length, right in the slot on middle and Kohli uses his fast hands to great effect, whacking it across the line

Narper 4/24/25, 4:12:34 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

14.6
Tushar Deshpande to Padikkal, SIX, to long-off

RCB 156/1 (15) CRR: 10.4

Devdutt Padikkal 50(26)
Virat Kohli 70(41

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Narper 4/24/25, 4:14:09 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

15.1
Jofra Archer to Kohli, out Caught by Nitish Rana!!

Kohli c Nitish Rana b Jofra Archer 70(42) [4s-8 6s-2]

Narper 4/24/25, 4:14:58 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

Hallebaad

How much Kohli MUCK? big grin

Narper 4/24/25, 4:18:21 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

Most 50-plus scores batting first in T20s
62 - Virat Kohli*
61 - Babar Azam
57 - Chris Gayle
55 - David Warner
52 - Jos Buttler
52 - Faf du Plessis

Narper 4/24/25, 4:18:45 PM

debut: 1/4/03
263,596 runs

15.3
Jofra Archer to Tim David, FOUR, edged and four! Short of length outside off, some width on offer and it's enough for David who slashes hard and the top-edge flies over the keeper

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