In the Royal Rumble, Rajasthan won the toss and inserted Bengaluru to bat first, who made three changes in the team. Marcus Stoinis, Navdeep Saini and Akshdeep Nath were coming in place of Colin de Grandhomme, Prayas Barman and Shivam Dube. RCB started their innings steadily but lost the plot with the introduction of spin. Shreyas Gopal dismissed Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Shimron Hetmyer in a span of three overs. Parthiv Patel held the one end tight and scored his twelfth fifty in the Indian Premier League. Stoinis gave him good support with an unbeaten 31 and took Bengaluru’s total to 158/4.

In response, Rajasthan Royals got off to a blazing start and raced to 55 runs inside the mandatory powerplay. Jos Buttler led Rajasthan batting lineup with a fine half-century, his second in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2019. He got out to Yuzvendra Chahal after scoring 59 runs in 43 balls, but till then he had done enough damage and paved the way for an easy run-chase. Rajasthan reached the total in 19.5 overs and won the game by seven wickets.

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Parthiv Patel (RCB)

Wicketkeeper-batsman came back in form and scored a timely half-century for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He shared a 49-run opening partnership with Virat Kohli and held the one end tight without playing any rash shot. Patel scored 67 runs 41 balls, which includes nine fours and one six. It was his innings which gelled the RCB batting lineup together and took the total to 158/4 in 20 overs.

Shreyas Gopal (RR)

The leg-spinner was spinning the web around RCB batsmen since he got the ball in hand. In his very first over, he dismissed Captain Kohli as he found a gap between his bat and pad to disturb his stumps. AB de Villiers was his next victim whom he caught and bowled in his second over. Shimron Hetmyer’s struggle in the IPL remains unchanged and Gopal forced him to edge one to the keeper. Gopal’s final bowling figure reads 4-1-12-3.

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Jos Buttler (RR)

Explosive English batsman Jos Buttler showed his intention since the very beginning. He went after bowlers in the power play and provided Rajasthan with a massive start which proved vital in their successful run-chase of 159 runs. Buttler scored his second fifty of the IPL 2019. His knock of 59 runs came in 43 balls, which includes eight fours and one towering six.

Yuzvendra Chahal (RCB)

Chahal is the only bright ray of hope for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League, who is bowling excellently this season. Chahal gave RCB their first two breakthroughs as he first dismissed Ajinkya Rahane. He followed this wicket with Jos Buttler’s prized scalp. Steve Smith got a lifeline on his bowling by Umesh Yadav. Chahal finished the match with figures of 4-0-17-2.