11.03pm RCB finally win another match, their second in five matches and there are high-fives all around, Kohli punches the air. Pretty clinical performance from RCB after their spinners restricted Rajasthan to 130 and their top order made sure they didn't stutter at all to get there with nearly four overs to spare, nine-wicket win for them.
Shane Watson: We didn't score enough, unfortunately. RCB outplayed us today and summed up the conditions very well today. Getting 150-160 would have been a decent total probably, this wicket is pretty slow. There's no excuse, every game is important and losing the Super Over match also had no excuse. Next time we'll try to perform better when the opportunity arises. We just need momentum going our way.
Virat Kohli: We wanted this sort of a performance today, this might be a momentum change for us. It's a well-earned and timely win for us. We had to pull the intensity up for us, brilliant effort with the ball and on the field. I asked the players to target bowlers they felt comfortable taking on, a lot of preparations go on and guys responded beautifully. We know we can play like this but we can't wait for things to happen, we have to make them happen. Tonight was a team performance, guys taking wickets equally, fielding was top notch. I knew I had to pull up my intensity more than anyone else, before asking them to do it. We thought AB had to come at No. 3, we have to make him play a lot of balls. I decided to open because of that.
Man of the Match Mitchell Starc: I'm not 100% yet, feeling good. The ball is coming out well, few things to improve on. I don't think there's a bowler in the world who's 100%, let's stick to that. I probably swung the ball too much to the leg side and leaked a few runs. The conditions are different here but happy with the plans working out here.
That's all we have from this match between the two Royals, one-sided match it turned out to be and RCB will be happy with that. This is Vishal signing off, join us again tomorrow for the double-header, until then, it's goodbye and good luck!
Choton: "This RCB win and RR loss is good for the tournament, and will make the race for the knock-out stage more competitive / interesting! "
Maxi: "RCB bowling before and after: Starc contrast?"
Vasant: "This season will be interesting contest between all team to make it to final 4. Most of the teams are going equal except Mumbai right now with 5 loss and Chennai with only 1 loss."
Sujay: "Where is the guy who said RR will win by 3 runs... ??? "
Scores level. Just one more to go now, here's Deepak Hooda round the wicket
Yogesh Singh Ra: "No matter how big fan I am of India and RR but whenever ABD comes on crease, it forces me to just switch my support to other team !!"
END OF OVER:16 | 6 Runs | RCB: 130/1 (1 run required from 24 balls, RR: 8.12, RRR: 0.25)
- AB de Villiers43 (33b)
- Virat Kohli62 (46b)
- Dhawal Kulkarni4-0-26-0
- Pravin Tambe4-0-36-0
END OF OVER:15 | 10 Runs | RCB: 124/1 (7 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.26, RRR: 1.40)
- Virat Kohli58 (43b)
- AB de Villiers41 (30b)
- Pravin Tambe4-0-36-0
- Shane Watson3-0-23-1
END OF OVER:14 | 16 Runs | RCB: 114/1 (17 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.14, RRR: 2.83)
- AB de Villiers39 (28b)
- Virat Kohli50 (39b)
- Shane Watson3-0-23-1
- James Faulkner2-0-17-0
That's the last time out for today
Santhosh: "@Optimist : That doesn't show that you are an optimist but shows how hardcore fan of RR. "
END OF OVER:13 | 5 Runs | RCB: 98/1 (33 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 7.53, RRR: 4.71)
- Virat Kohli41 (36b)
- AB de Villiers32 (25b)
- James Faulkner2-0-17-0
- Pravin Tambe3-0-26-0
Prakash Acharya: "How can AB have no sixes in his scoresheet.. "
