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IPL 2021, Live Cricket Score, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR): RCB beat RR by 10 wickets! Bengaluru maintain their 100 per cent record with a fairytale finish, whereas RR will have more questions than answers after this match. It’s a win and three losses for Rajasthan in the four games they’ve played so far. RCB retain top spot in the points table with eight points from CSK. Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 16 of IPL 2021 on Thursday. RCB have long endured the tag of perennial underachievers but are flying high at the moment in the IPL 2021 with three wins from as many games. In fact they are the only team with 100 per cent win record in the tournament now. With six points already in the bag, RCB have one leg almost in the playoffs but Virat Kohli knows it better than anyone that the job is far from over. The team cannot afford to be complacent and that will be the aim as they seek the fourth consecutive win of the season against RR. [caption id=“attachment_9555961” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  RCB captain Virat Kohli (L) and RR skipper Sanju Samson. Image: Sportzpics[/caption] Apart from complacency, RCB also have the challenge of quickly adapting to new conditions in Mumbai. All of their three matches had taken place in Chennai. RCB’s winning streak has been a result of their players performing well in all departments. Their only area of concern at the moment is the lack of runs from the openers. Both Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal are yet to play an innings of note. On the other hand, RR are on a sticky wicket losing two out of their three matches. Their only victory came against Delhi Capitals. They come into the match after losing to Chennai Super Kings by 45 runs. The defeat was down to RR’s batting collapse and in the absence of Ben Stokes their middle-order looks extremely brittle and heavily reliant on young Indian players. Sanju Samson has a tough task on his hand to inspire a young group of players against RCB, a team with a solid mix of seasoned and young cricketers. However, RR go into the match with one advantage and that is the knowledge of the conditions at the Wankhede Stadium. RR have played all their matches in Mumbai so far and that could help them against RCB. Squads: Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(w), Washington Sundar, Daniel Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Srikar Bharat, Navdeep Saini, Pavan Deshpande, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Sams Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Liam Livingstone, KC Cariappa, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Markande, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, Kuldip Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Akash Singh
Highlights, RCB vs RR, IPL 2021, Match 16, Full Cricket Score: Padikkal, Kohli pyrotechnics help Bangalore humble Rajasthan
IPL 2021, Live Cricket Score, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR): Follow live score and over-by-over commentary
 "Highlights, RCB vs RR, IPL 2021, Match 16, Full Cricket Score: Padikkal, Kohli pyrotechnics help Bangalore humble Rajasthan")
And that’s that! Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore were unstoppable in the run chase tonight, giving the bowlers nightmares and no room for improvemernt. Yes, Shivam Dube and Rahul Tewatia did take RR from 43-5 to 177-9, but it was a walk in the park for RCB as Devdutt Padikkal notched up his maiden IPL century in style. In the end, RCB walked away with all of 10 wickets in hand, and more than three overs to spare.
Tomorrow, defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Msatch 17 of the tournament, as Rohit Sharma and Co look to get back to winning ways after that defeat to Delhi Capitals (DC) a few days back. So, do join us for that contest tomorrow. Until then, it’s goodbye and good night!
Youngest players to score a century in IPL:
19y 253d: Manish Pandey, 2009
20y 218d: Rishabh Pant, 2018
20y 289d: DEVDUTT PADIKKAL, 2021*
Most centuries from a team in IPL:
14: Royal Challengers Bangalore*
13: Punjab Kings
After 17 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 181/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 72 , Devdutt Padikkal 101)
Mustafizur comes in for his final over, and it’s the last over of the match as well. Devdutt Padikkal brings up his maiden IPL century with a boundary. Just a few balls later Padikkal wraps up the match as Fizz concedes five wides. It’s another win for RCB as they maintain their 100 per cent record.
After 16 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 170/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 71 , Devdutt Padikkal 97)
Chetan Sakariya comes in for his final over. Padikkal is into 97 with a boundary past third man. He’s just one shot away from his maiden IPL century. Kohli finishes with a dot in thelast ball to set the platform for Padikkal. RCB need eight runs off 24 balls.
Virat Kohli completed his 3,000 IPL runs at Mumbai.
Virat Kohli also completed his 6,000 IPL runs at Mumbai.
After 15 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 162/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 69 , Devdutt Padikkal 91)
Mustafizur returns for his penultimate over. It’s a tidy over from RR after a long, long time. An over without any boundaries. Just three singles off it. RCB need 16 runs off 30 balls.
After 14 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 159/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 67 , Devdutt Padikkal 90)
Shreyas Gopal continues. It’s just a matter of time when RCB clinch their fourth consecutive win. Padikkal and Kohli continue to punish bowlers. Two fours and a six as 17 runs come off it.
After 13 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 142/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 55 , Devdutt Padikkal 85)
Chris Morris continues. Virat Kohli brings up his half-century off 34 balls. That’s not the only milestone he celebrates, as he also brings up 6000 runs in the IPL with a boundary. 13 off it. RCB need 36 runs off 42 balls.
STAT ALERT!
The current stand between Kohli and Padikkal is now the highest for RCB against RR for any wicket in IPL, going past 132 runs stand between AB de Villiers and Yuvraj Singh for the fourth wicket at Bangalore in 2014.
After 12 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 129/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 43 , Devdutt Padikkal 84)
Sakariya continues. He falls victim to a brilliantly timed shot from Kohli as the RCB skipper flicks past the short fine boundary. Kohli brings up another boundary as the ball races past backward point. 12 off it.
After 11 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 117/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 33 , Devdutt Padikkal 83)
Chris Morris is back. Virat Kohli finds a boundary by controlling the pull towards deep midwicket. 10 runs off it. But, from a larger perspective, RR need wickets. They need to find a solution to break this partnership. But is it too late?
After 10 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 107/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 26 , Devdutt Padikkal 80)
Mustafizur is back again. RCB go past 100, and it’s not without another maximum off Padikkal who pulls a shot over backward square leg. He is giving bowlers nightmares. And guess what? Virat Kohli has scored just 26 runs so far, which means Padikkal’s bat is doing all the talking. 11 off it.
After 9 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 96/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 23 , Devdutt Padikkal 72)
Rahul Tewatia continues. He’s punished by Padikkal, who smacks him for back-to-back sixes. 15 runs off it, and with the match approaching the halfway point, RCB clearly have the upper hand.
After 8 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 81/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 21 , Devdutt Padikkal 59)
Riyan Parag is introduced. Devdutt Padikkal brings up his sixth IPL fifty, first this season, with a four. It’s another monstrous over as he finishes it off with a maximum over long-on. 14 off it.
Special!
How many times have you seen @imVkohli playing a second fiddle to an uncapped player? That shows how special this #Padikkal innings has been.#RCBvRR #RRvsRCB
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) April 22, 2021
RCB’s PP scores this IPL:
Match 1: 46/2
Match 2: 47/1
Match 3: 45/2
Match 4: 59/0
After 7 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 67/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 19 , Devdutt Padikkal 47)
Rahul Tewatia is introduced. Devdutt Padikkal manages to cut through behind point region for a four. Four singles in the over apart from that boundary as the umpires signal the first strategic timeout of the innings. Eight runs off it.
After 6 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 59/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 17 , Devdutt Padikkal 41)
Chetan Sakariya is back as RCB go past 50 in this over. It’s been a successful powerplay for Bangalore as they manage to complete the first six overs without losing a wicket. Padikkal finishes the over with a monstrous six over midwicket. 10 off it.
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