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IPL 2022 | RR vs RCB | Parag, Kuldeep Sen star for Royals in lop-sided affair

A typical Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) performance, some horrendous batting, resulted in them losing their second consecutive game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, owing to a batting failure against Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 29 runs on Tuesday at MCA Stadium in Pune.


After some brilliant work by the bowling unit, RCB chased a modest 145, which looked relatively few, given their batting prowess. But as has been the pattern over the years, RCB imploded.


Virat Kohli opened along with captain Faf du Plessis and never looked like himself. He was lucky when Daryl Mitchell caught a bump ball off Trent Boult's bowling early in his innings. Prasidh Krishna troubled him in the next over and eventually got him off a bouncer.


Dinesh Karthik came with the scorecard reading 66/5 in 11.4 overs. RCB were in the game with DK's red hot-form, but a moment of madness from Shahbaz Ahmed resulted in a comedy of errors getting Karthik, in red-hot form, run-out.


Ravichandran Ashwin ended his magic spell with figures of 3/17 in 4 overs, scalping a struggling Ahmed in his last over. While, Kuldeep Sen starred with his spell of 4/20 in 3.3 overs. 


Riyan Parag guides Rajasthan to a respectable total


You expect a Jos Buttler masterclass when you hear about the 'Royal Derby' this season. However, the Orange Cap holder failed to continue with his purple patch.


The disaster struck RR when Josh Hazlewood got Buttler caught at mid-on for the partly score of 8, his first single-digit score in IPL 2022. 


Ashwin scored a quickfire 17 runs but was undone by the pace of Mohammed Siraj, who took a brilliant catch off his bowling.


Skipper Sanju Samson got another start by striking Ahmed for back-to-back sixes but falling ridiculously to Wanindu Hasaranga, continuing his bad form against the Lankan spinner. 


With the top three RR batters gone, the onus fell on Mitchell and youngster Parag to score big. Then, with his side tottering at 102/6, Parag took this opportunity by both hands and finished the innings with flourish, striking 18 runs off Harshal Patel in the last over.


For an excellent knock of 56* off 31 deliveries and only his 2nd IPL fifty, Parag was adjudged the 'Player of the Match'.


This win means Rajasthan shoots to the top of table with 12 points replacing Gujarat Titans (GT), who will play Sunrisers Hyderabad in top of a table clash on Wednesday. RCB are out of the top four at the moment and will be playing the Titans on the weekend.


Brief Scores -


Rajasthan Royals- 144/8 (20)


Riyan Parag 56* (31), Samson 27 (21)

Hazlewood 2/19 (4), Hasaranga 2/23(4)


Royal Challengers Bangalore- 115/10 (19.3)


Faf Du Plessis 23 (21), Hasaranga 18 (13)

R Ashwin 3/17 (4), Kuldeep Sen 4/20 (3.3)

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IPL 2022 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa reveals his plan during his 110-run stand with Shikhar Dhawan against CSK

Punjab Kings (PBKS) middle-order batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa has revealed that the pitch at the Wankhede stadium during Monday's fixture against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) wasn't the 'greatest wicket to bat on' initially. Rajapaksa and Shikhar Dhawan's 110-run-stand for the 2nd wicket set the cornerstone for Punjab as they eventually posted 187/4 in 20 overs. The Sri Lankan hitter, who scored 42 off 32 deliveries, joined Dhawan after the fall of Mayank Agarwal's wicket in the last over of the powerplay, which saw PBKS score just 37 runs. The duo upped the tempo during the middle-overs, with Dhawan using his surgical precision to find the gaps to great effect. Meanwhile, Rajapaksa played some audacious strokes, adding to CSK's misery. Speaking to the reporters at the end of the game, the Lankan southpaw described the pitch as tough at the start, adding that they planned to target the shorter side for boundaries besides regular strike rotation. He also heaped high praise on Dhawan, who batted through the innings for a 59-ball 88. During the innings, the southpaw also became the 2nd batsman to breach the 6000-run mark in IPL history. "It was not the greatest wicket to bat on when we started. We had a shorter side, so we knew what we had to do. We had a plan. All credit to Shikhar for how he batted, paced his innings, and talked to me," said Rajapaksa, ANI. "We had a plan to get a boundary ball and rotate the strike. Everything happened as per the plan. The Punjab way is the attacking way. We plan to come hard at bowlers. However, we had to change our ways today," he added. The Colombo-born further added that since the wicket was too paced, he allowed the ball to come to him rather than rushing into strokes. "The more I waited, the more I could place the ball through gaps, the more I played with the middle of the bat," Rajapaksa continued. The total of 187 proved to be more than enough even though Ambati Rayudu kept CSK in the hunt for most parts of the run-chase courtesy of a breathtaking 39-ball 78. However, lack of support from the other end and some pretty good death bowling from Arshdeep Singh and Kagiso Rabada ensured that PBKS romped home with 11 runs still in the bank.

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IPL 2022 | RR vs RCB | Watch : Riyan Parag and Harshal Patel get involved in a heated altercation

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were up against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in ‘Match 39’ of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Tuesday. RCB won the toss and invited their opponents to have a go with the bat first at MCA, Pune. Riyan Parag, however, played a subliminal knock of 56 runs off 31 deliveries to help his side put up a competitive total of 144 runs on the board at the end of the designated 20 overs. Parag, in his innings, took a particular liking to Siraj and Harshal Patel as he smashed the two Indian bowlers across the park. Sparks were still flying after the end of the innings as Parag was seen exchanging words with Harshal and Siraj. The RCB mainstay seemed extremely animated during the exchange. The two had to be separated from each other before the matter turned ugly. Watch the video below: Their decision came into effect as Mohammed Siraj was lethal with the new ball as he ripped through the top order inside the power play picking up the wickets of Devdutt Padikkal and Ravichandran Ashwin. Josh Hazlewood played the perfect support bowler as he was economical with the ball and managed to put the pressure on in-form Jos Buttler to create the ideal scenario for his dismissal as he tried to pull a back of length delivery but could not get the desired connection and handed the ball to Siraj. Skipper Sanju Samson and debutant Daryl Mitchell tried to stabilize the innings but could not prolong their innings as they lost their wickets to Wanindu Hasaranga and Hazlewood. The West Indian powerhouse Shimron Hetymer did not stay long on the pitch as he lost his wicket to Hasaranga in an attempt to go up and over. As of writing, RCB scored 58 runs at the loss of four wickets, losing Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell in the process. The team still need 108 runs to win this contest.