Kohli leads; RCB trounce Rajasthan

RR made one change to their playing eleven – Amit Singh made way for Pankaj Singh.

RCB made three changes to their playing (Dani)eleven – Cheteshwar Pujara, Vettori and Abhimanyu Mithun made way for Arun Karthik, Abrar Kazi and Charl Langeveldt.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 43, without the loss of a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off 6.5 overs (42 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Shane Watson’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Rahul Dravid’s contribution to it was 28.

Watson, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 34. Fifty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Sreenath Aravind, the player of the match, broke the 73-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair D(rav)id not get off the mark. ‘The Wall’, whose 31-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 37. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Aravind off his own bowling.

RR scored 100 off 13.1 overs (80 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 29. Ajinkya Rahane, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Twenty-two balls after Dravid’s dismissal, A B de Villiers and Karthik ran him out.

Johan Botha, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Aravind broke the 20-run stand.

Ross Taylor, who faced 13 balls, scored as many. Five balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Langeveldt broke the two-run stand.

Ashok Menaria, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seven balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Chris Gayle broke the nine-run stand.

Abhishek Raut, who faced eight balls, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Dishant Yagnik, who faced five balls, scoring a couple.

RCB eventually conceded 11 extras. RR scored 146 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Kazi, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 21.

Kohli, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17.

Zaheer Khan, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Gayle, who bowled three overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket, as was Langeveldt, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

Aravind, who bowled four overs, conceded 34. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 66, without the loss of a wicket.

RCB’s openers put on 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). RR had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Tillakaratne Dilshan’s contribution to it was 31.

Dilshan, whose 24-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 38. Forty balls into the chase, he was caught by Taylor. Shane Warne, RR’s skipper, broke the 68-run partnership.

RCB scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Gayle’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 33 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 49 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Kohli’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Gayle, whose 44-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 70. He was unbeaten, as was Kohli, who eventually scored 39. His 34-ball innings included three boundaries and a six.

RCB scored 150 off 17 overs (102 balls). In fact, they scored 151 for the loss of a wicket, winning by nine wickets with three overs to spare.

Taylor, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Pankaj, Watson, Menaria and Siddharth Trivedi bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 23, 19, 16, and a dozen, respectively.

Botha, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 42.

Warne, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up the only wicket that fell.