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IPL 12 Match 49 RCB vs RR at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium: Confirmation: Match called off due to rain and RCB have been knocked out of IPL 2019 RR have made a good comeback in this rain-hit match! Just eight off it. Oshane Tomas started with a no ball but free-hit went for a single only. Two wickets fell. Klaasen edged his shot to cover while Negi edged his pull shot to keeper. Negi also got a four as a top-edge ran to third man fence. IPL 2019, RCB vs RR Today’s Match Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Rajasthan Royals in match 49 of IPL 2019 on Tuesday in what will be a bottom-of-the-table clash. RCB are at the bottom of the points table with eight points from 12 matches while RR are seventh with 10 points in the same number of matches. The hopes of playoffs qualification hang by a thread for both the sides and Tuesday’s clash is an opportunity for either side to spoil their opponent’s party. [caption id=“attachment_6545881” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
File image of RCB captain Virat Kohli (L) and RR skipper Steve Smith. Sportzpics[/caption] Both RCB and RR need to win both of their remaining two matches and hope Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals get the better of their opponents to have any chance of qualification. RR have been severely weakened by the loss of English players leaving for the World Cup camp. Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, and Jofra Archer have so far left the Rajasthan camp. But despite the exodus, RR have been able to script a mini-revival since Steve Smith was made captain. They will come into the match on the back of two consecutive wins. Meanwhile, RCB are also in a good form, having won three out of their last four games. However, they lost their last match against DC by 16 runs. In the 20 matches played between these two sides, RR have won 10 while two matches have ended with no result. RR registered a seven-wicket win over RCB in the reverse fixture between these two sides earlier this season. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) full squads: Royal Challengers Bangalore Team 2019 Players list:
Parthiv Patel
(w),
Virat Kohli
(c),
Akshdeep Nath
,
Moeen Ali
,
Marcus Stoinis
,
Heinrich Klaasen
,
Pawan Negi
,
Dale Steyn
,
Navdeep Saini
,
Mohammed Siraj
,
Yuzvendra Chahal
,
AB de Villiers
,
Shimron Hetmyer
,
Devdutt Padikkal
,
Himmat Singh
,
Colin de Grandhomme
,
Washington Sundar
,
Shivam Dube
,
Milind Kumar
,
Gurkeerat Singh Mann
,
Prayas Barman
,
Umesh Yadav
,
Kulwant Khejroliya
,
Tim Southee
Rajasthan Royals Team 2019 Players list:
Ajinkya Rahane
,
Sanju Samson
(w),
Steven Smith
(c),
Ben Stokes
,
Riyan Parag
,
Ashton Turner
,
Stuart Binny
,
Shreyas Gopal
,
Jofra Archer
,
Jaydev Unadkat
,
Dhawal Kulkarni
,
Prashant Chopra
,
Manan Vohra
,
Aryaman Birla
,
Rahul Tripathi
,
Krishnappa Gowtham
,
Shashank Singh
,
Liam Livingstone
,
Shubham Ranjane
,
Mahipal Lomror
,
Ish Sodhi
,
Varun Aaron
,
Oshane Thomas
,
Sudhesan Midhun
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RCB vs RR Highlights, IPL 2019 Match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Full cricket score: Match called off due to rain; RCB knocked out
RCB vs RR IPL 2019 Match 49 Live Updates: Confirmation: Match called off due to rain and RCB have been knocked out of IPL 2019
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It was a cruel day for cricket fans! Rain delayed the start by over two hours and the five-a-side match was also called off due to more rain. Still we had something to cherish. Shreyas Gopal took a hat-trick including the wickets of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. RCB are now officially out of IPL 2019. RR’s playoff chances still hang by a thread.
That’s it from our end for tonight. Good night!
Matches having ‘No Result’ in IPL:
Delhi v PWI, Delhi, 2011
RCB v CSK, Bangalore, 2012
RCB v RR, Bangalore, 2015
RCB v Delhi, Bangalore, 2015
RCB v RR, Bangalore, 2019*
OUT! SV Samson c Negi b Chahal 28 (13)
The ball was spinning away from Samson as he tried going over cover-point but could only edge it to point. Catch taken by Negi.
After 3 overs,Rajasthan Royals 40/0 ( Sanju Samson (W) 28 , Liam Livingstone 11)
Khejroliya’s first ball is dragged from outside off to long on for a six by Samson. Couple of singles and then a dot ball. Samson smashes the full pitched ball straight for a six and gets a four on last ball with a edge past keeper. 23 needed in 2 overs.
After 2 overs,Rajasthan Royals 22/0 ( Sanju Samson (W) 11 , Liam Livingstone 11)
Saini’s length ball first up was pulled to cow corner for a four by Livingstone. Next ball was a bit short as it was slapped over straight boundary for a six. But good comeback after that as two singles and two dot balls follow. RR need 41 more.
After 1 overs,Rajasthan Royals 10/0 ( Sanju Samson (W) 10 , Liam Livingstone 0)
Good over from Umesh! 10 runs but four dot balls. Samson got a six with a short arm pull as he smashed the length ball over the fence. Flicked the ball from his pads to backward square leg for a four.
Time for chase!
Sanju Samson, Liam Livingstone to start. Umesh Yadav to bowl first over for RCB.
RCB innings:
First nine balls : 35 runs, 0 wicket lost
Next 21 balls : 27 runs, 7 wickets lost
After 5 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 62/7 ( Umesh Yadav 0 , Navdeep Saini 0)
RR need 63 to win!
RR have made a good comeback in this rain-hit match! Just eight off it. Oshane Tomas started with a no ball but free-hit went for a single only. Two wickets fell. Klaasen edged his shot to cover while Negi edged his pull shot to keeper. Negi also got a four as a top-edge ran to third man fence.
OUT! P Negi c Samson b Thomas 4 (3)
Wicket! One more for RR! Length ball and Negi wanted to swipe it to cow corner as he edged that to the keeper
OUT! H Klaasen c Livingstone b Thomas 6 (7)
Klaasen wanted to go big downtown but he sliced it as the leading edge went to point. Catch taken and he has to leave.
After 4 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 55/5 ( Heinrich Klaasen 5 , Pawan Negi 0)
RCB lose another wicket but that hardly matters! Parthiv got a four first as top-edge off his pull shot flew over to fine leg fence. He tried scooping a full pitched delivery but that went straight to short fine leg. Nine off the over.
OUT! PA Patel c Thomas b Unadkat 8 (5)
Parthiv went for a cheeky shot but lost his wicket! Moved across to scoop the full delivery past the wicket but managed to just flick it to short fine leg
Hat-tricks for RR in IPL:
Ajit Chandila v PWI, Jaipur, 2012
Pravin Tambe v KKR, Ahmedabad, 2014
Shane Watson v SRH, Ahmedabad, 2014
Shreyas Gopal v RCB, Bangalore, 2019*
After 3 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 45/4 ( Heinrich Klaasen 4 , Parthiv Patel (W) 0)
Gurkeerat got RCB a four as his top-edge off sweep shot ran to fine leg fence but dragged his shot next ball from long on to cow corner as it was taken in deep. 10 off it.
OUT! Gurkeerat Singh c Lomror b Parag 6 (3)
Went for a slog down long on but mistimed his shot to drag it to cow corner as his catch is taken
After 2 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 35/3 ( Heinrich Klaasen 0 , )
Gopal gets Kohli and ABD out once again. This time goes a step further and completes hat-trick. Kohli got out after he was caught in deep trying to clear long on fence. ABD top-edged his slap over cover for a catch to Parag and Stoinis played his shot off legspin straightto mid off fielder.
OUT! HAT-TRICK FOR GOPAL!
M Stoinis c Smith b Gopal 0 (1)
Hat-trick for Gopal! After dismissing Kohli and ABD, gets the wicket of Stoinis. He hit the leg-break straight into the hands of the mid off fielder.
OUT! RCB LOSE ABD!
AB de Villiers c Parag b Gopal 10
Another tossed up delivery and ABD got out trying to go big. Went for a slap over cover but poor timing led to a slice over cover and a catch.
OUT! V Kohli c Livingstone b Gopal 25 (7)
Kohli gets out going for another maximum! Tossed up by Gopal, in the slot as Kohli went downtown but didn’t get it off the middle and Livingstone took the catch at long-on
After 1 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 23/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 13 , AB de Villiers 10)
Crowd waited for long for live action and Kohli gave them the perfect start! Sliced the overpitched delivery first ball over deep extra cover for a six. Slammed that next ball over third man for a six with the help of a top-edge. ABD also got a four as outside edge off his bat as he went for a cover drive ran to third man fence. One more boundary as ABD picks the ball from slot to long on fence. 23 in first over.