Royal Challengers Bangalore recorded another victory in IPL 2023 after beating Rajasthan Royals by seven runs on Sunday. Asked to bat first, RCB posted a huge total of 189/9 in 20 overs after Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell hit 62 and 77 runs respectively. Later RR was limited to 182/6 despite a brilliant 52 run knock from Devdutt Padikkal. During the match, there was a heated moment when pacemaker Mohammed Siraj lost his cool at Mahipal Lomror after a failed run-out attempt. However, both players showed their sportsmanship after the match and sent a message to the fans that all is well between them.
After the match ended, RCB posted a video on their Twitter, where Siraj apologized to Lomror for his behavior. “I’m so sorry Mahipal. I’ve already apologized twice. I’m not taking the aggression off the pitch. It’s all calm after the game,” Siraj said in the video.
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Lomror replied, “It’s all right, Siraj Bhai. Bade bade matchon mein aise choti choti baatein hoti rehti hain (Such small things always happen in such big matches).”
Speaking of the game, a late attack led by a cameo from Dhruv Jurel was not enough for Rajasthan Royals as a turn of the century between captain Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell gave Royal Challengers Bangalore a thrilling seven-point win.
Invited to bat, Maxwell (77 from 44 balls) and du Plessis (62 from 39 balls) shared 127 runs for the third wicket from just 66 deliveries to take RCB to 189 for 9 in 20 overs.
Devdutt Padikkal (52 from 34 balls) hit his first fifty of the season and Yashasvi Jaiswal made 47 for a 98-run partnership for the second wicket, but the Royals fell behind in the run chase before going from strength to strength in the last five overs won.
Jurel played a small cameo of 34 not from just 16 balls (2×4; 2×6) as the Royals scored 61 runs from the last five overs, losing three wickets. But they eventually fell short by seven runs, reaching 182 for 6 in 20 overs.
The Royals needed 20 runs from the final bowled by Harshal Patel but could only score 12.
With PTI inputs
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