Finance
At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday, the Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by a margin of six wickets, extending their winning streak in the 2024 Indian Premier League.
Following Yashasvi Jaiswal’s duck, Jos Buttler’s undefeated century helped RR cross the finish line. The Englishman was back to his best with a show-stealing effort. Alongside Buttler, Sanju Samson steadied the pursuit until the captain was removed for 69 runs.
Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag both lost wickets cheaply, but Buttler saw RR through to victory with five deliveries remaining.
Virat Kohli scored a fine century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted a challenging 183/3 on the scoreboard after 20 overs. Kohli became the first centurion of the season and remained unbeaten at 113 on a tricky batting surface. It was a one-man show from Kohli in the batting department. Apart from him, only Faf du Plessis made a substantial contribution of 44.
In just 67 deliveries, Virat Kohli achieved his first century of the season. After taking out Saurav Chauhan and Faf du Plessis, Yuzvendra Chahal went on to combine with Virat Kohli for 125 runs. Nandre Burger was also returned to Glenn Maxwell. Sanju Samson, captain of the Rajasthan Royals, won the toss and chose to bowl first against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, led by Faf du Plessis.
Unbeaten Rajasthan Royals take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in their upcoming IPL 2024 fixture, in Jaipur on Saturday. RR are currently second in the standings with six points in three matches. Meanwhile, RCB are eighth with two points in four games. For RCB, it is once again the same set of problems this season as their batting order has lacked form and consistency. Virat Kohli has fired and leads the Orange Cap race, but hasn’t been well-supported by his teammates. Other than Kohli, Dinesh Karthik has been the other in-form batter for RCB as they are in dire straits right now.
