Short juggles, Buttler misses

Apr 15, 2018

D'Arcy Short was given another game, but all he could manage was a 17-ball 11•BCCI

But Yuzvendra Chahal stalled their momentum with wickets...•BCCI

Some cleared the boundary easily and some, like this, just evaded fielders•BCCI

Quinton de Kock stuck around for a bit, but could not contribute more than 26 off 19 •BCCI

He didn't last much longer though; D'Arcy Short juggled but caught him out•BCCI

Washington Sundar too teed off briefly, but 35 off 19 just was not enough; RCB, after all, were in pursuit of the highest total ever chased successfully in the IPL •BCCI

Ajinkya Rahane provided the Rajasthan Royals innings with some impetus•BCCI

... including that of Ben Stokes, forcing him to drag a wide delivery into the leg side•BCCI

He eventually finished with a 45-ball 92 to carry Rajasthan Royals to 217 for 4•BCCI

Virat Kohli got a six away despite losing his grip on the bat•BCCI

AB de Villiers had a couple of lives, including this one: he missed a googly, only for Jos Buttler to miss a stumping. He couldn't capitalise, out for 20 off 18 •BCCI

Royals were comfortable winners in the end, by 19 runs•BCCI

Sanju Samson perked up the innings with several sixes•BCCI

K Gowtham had Brendon McCullum caught in the first over of the chase•BCCI

Kohli got to yet another half-century - off 26 balls, his fastest in the IPL•BCCI

Mandeep Singh kept the chase ticking with 47 off 25, but the asking rate was always climbing•BCCI