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Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and have opted to field
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood
20:10 local time: The drizzle is back and the covers are back on, so the start will be delayed further. Just a slight drizzle, so let's keep our fingers crossed and hope we have a full T20 game.
0.1
W
Jofra Archer to Phil Salt, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! What a start for RR. Jofra Archer is bang on with the length. Hits the deck hard and gets it at an awkward height for Salt, who gets tangled. Takes his eyes off and the ball takes the leading edge an pops straight to Jurel. Philip Salt couldn't avoid it as the line was right at his body. Has to make a long way back to the pavillion.
Phil Salt c Dhruv Jurel b Jofra Archer 0(1)
Over 1 13-1
Virat Kohli 4 (1)
Devdutt Padikkal 9 (4)
Jofra Archer 1-0-13-1
2.6
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Jofra Archer to Devdutt Padikkal, out Caught by Shimron Hetmyer!!
Devdutt Padikkal c Shimron Hetmyer b Jofra Archer 14(7) [4s-3]
4.5
W
Ravi Bishnoi to Virat Kohli, out Bowled!!
Virat Kohli b Ravi Bishnoi 32(16) [4s-7]
6.2
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Ravi Bishnoi to Krunal Pandya, out Caught by Shimron Hetmyer!! This is an even better catch than what he took a while ago. This was flat, was coming hard at it him, Hetmyer dives forward and takes a screamer inches above the ground. Krunal comes down the track early, Bishnoi spots it and bowls the googly away from the left-hander's reach. Krunal goes through with the shot, he gets it off the toe end down to long-off.
Krunal Pandya c Shimron Hetmyer b Ravi Bishnoi 1(6
8.4
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Brijesh Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, out Lbw!! This keeps a tad low and Jitesh fails to get bat down in time. He was hanging on the back foot. Brijesh caught him off-guard with a faster delivery that skidded through on middle. Hit the back pad the umpire had his finger up in a flash. Jitesh consults Patidar and decides against a review. RCB lose half their side as the players go in strategic time-out.
Jitesh Sharma lbw b Brijesh Sharma 5(
10.6
Brijesh Sharma to Tim David, out Caught by Shimron Hetmyer!! RCB sink further as they lose their previous game hero. Tim David tries to power it over the fence. He doesn't get hold of it, the length delivery hits the toe end of the bat and goes flat to long-on. Hetmyer takes the catch just inside the boundary rope.
Tim David c Shimron Hetmyer b Brijesh Sharma 13(9) [4s-2]