Achi news desk-
The struggle of the Bangalore team, which entered the playoff race with stunning victories, is over. Royal Challengers lost by 4 wickets in the elimination match against Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday (May 22). This left the tournament. Initially, Bangalore scored 172 runs.. Royals batsmen hit that target in 19 overs losing 6 wickets.
Jaishwal excelled
Rajasthan got off to a good start in a short course of 173. Yashaswi Jaiswal (45) and Tom Cadmore (20) added 46 runs for the first wicket. Ferguson dismissed Cadmore as the pair made the game one-sided. Later, the pair of Jaiswal-Samson improved the innings. After Kadmore got out.. Jaiswal broke the boundaries. However, they lost two crucial wickets in a short span of time. Jaiswal (45) was dismissed by Green.. Captain Sanju Samson (17) was stumped.
At that time Ryan Parag (36; 2 fours, 2 sixes off 26 balls) was playing consistently. Dhruv Jurel (8) and Shimran Hetmeyer (26 off 14 balls) established valuable partnerships. However, Rajasthan lost wickets when they needed 19 runs in the last three overs for victory. Parag was bowled on Siraj’s second ball of the seventeenth over. Powell who came top (16 not out) finished the game with three two fours and a six in the next over.
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Bangalore who could not score much
Earlier, Bangalore batsmen could not play hard in the match Tadopedo had to decide. The Royals were restricted to a moderate score as the bowlers flourished. Batting first, Bengaluru scored 172 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Rajat Patidar (34), Virat Kohli (33), Mahipal Lamror (32) and Cameron Green (27) didn’t seem to mind. Among the Rajasthan bowlers, Avesh Khan 3, Ashwin 2, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma and Chahal took one wicket each.
The victorious Royals will face Hyderabad in Qualifier-2 on Friday (May 24). The match will be held at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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