Rajasthan Royals have suffered their first defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 courtesy of a stellar show from Royal Challengers Bangalore duo Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed. The two dashers made a mockery of RR’s famed bowling line-up as the Faf du Plessis-led side chased down 170 with five deliveries to spare. Both RR and RCB now have two victories in three outings this season.
Earlier within the match, RCB won the toss and picked to bowl at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. David Willey advocated the choice with a stellar opening spell, dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal within the exceptionally moment over. In any case, in-form Jos Buttler joined strengths with Devdutt Padikkal and the pair steadied the dispatch with a 70-run stand. Whereas Padikkal was rejected for a well-paced 37, Buttler breached the 50-run stamp once again.
The dasher, in any case, was cautious all through the innings and the same reflects the pitch conditions. Meanwhile, captain Sanju Samson failed to form his bat talk this time around as he was dismissed for a run-a-ball eight. Buttler at that point found a substantial partner in Shimron Hetmyer, who has developed as a imposing finisher recently. The duo played a few delightful shots within the end overs as RR finished at 169/3 in their allotted 20 overs.
