Rajasthan XI vs Bangalore XI 22nd T20 at Ahmedabad, 24 Apr, 2015

Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore, who chose to bowl first
Rajasthan XI 130/9 (20)
Bangalore XI 134/1 (16.1)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Mitchell Starc
  • AB de Villiers 47 * (34)
  • Virat Kohli 62 * (46)

Over 0.1Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to SR Watson, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 0.2Mitchell Starc bowls wideball to SR Watson, leaves that down the legside to the keeper.Wide ball

Over 0.2Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to SR Watson, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it back to the bowler.Single

Over 0.3Mitchell Starc bowls wideball to AM Rahane, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.Wide ball

Over 0.3Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to SR Watson, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 0.4Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to SR Watson, leans forward and drives it gloriously past covers for a boundary.Boundary!

Over 0.5Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to SR Watson, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Single

Over 0.6Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to AM Rahane, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 2.1Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to SR Watson, gets forward and drives it straight to mid off.No runs

Over 2.2Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to SR Watson, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 2.3Mitchell Starc bowls short of length delivery to SR Watson, pulls it away through mid wicketBoundary!

Over 2.4Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to SR Watson, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 2.5Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to SR Watson, flicks it off his pads towards mid onNo runs

Over 2.6Mitchell Starc bowls short and wide to SR Watson, goes back and cuts it away towards the thirdman region.Boundary!

Over 17.1 Mitchell Starc to SPD Smith,  out Caught by D Karthik!!  Full and angled across the right-hander, Smith wanted to big over long-off, gets a thickish outside edge to the right of the keeper.S Smith c D Karthik b Starc 31(28) 

Over 17.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to STR Binny, no runs, gets forward and  swings hard and connects with thin air.

Over 17.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to STR Binny, 1 run, gets closes the bat face a bit too early, the outside edge rolls down to third man.

Over 17.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a back of length delivery to James Faulkner, 1 run, gets forward and dabs it to point and sets off immediately, for a single.

Over 17.5 Mitchell Starc to STR Binny, out Caught by Wiese!! full and outside off, Binny clears his front leg and slices it off the outer half to sweeper cover, Wiese didn't have to move much to take that. Binny c Wiese b Starc 20(20) 

Over 17.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to James Faulkner, 1 run, gets forward and flicks it away behind square on the on-side picks up a single to retain the strike.

Over 19.1 Mitchell Starc to DS Kulkarni, out Bowled!!  Starc round the wicket and fires in the yorker, Kulkarni stays leg-side of the ball and fails to squeeze it out, the off-stump is uprooted. D Kulkarni b Starc 1(2)

Over 19.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Pravin Tambe, no runs, gets forward and goes for a drive through the line but misses.

Over 19.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Pravin Tambe, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it pass point for a single.

Over 19.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to CH Morris, 1 run, gets forward and drives it away through mid-off and picks up another single.

Over 19.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Pravin Tambe, no runs, makes room and fails to connect with the drive.

Over 19.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Pravin Tambe, 1 run, gets behind the line and works it to the on-side.

RCB need 131 runs to win in their 20 overs and its not a big target for them.