IPL 2020, Match 15: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal help clinical RCB thrash RR
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Image Source : IPLT20.comRoyal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli silenced his critics in style as he scored a sparkling 72 not out to steer his team to an eight-wicket in the 15th match of the IPL 2020 in Abu Dhabi
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The win also propelled RCB to the top of the league points table after three wins from four games.
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Chasing a 155-run target, Shreyas Gopal drew the first blood for RR after he trapped opener Aaron Finch (8) in the third over with just 25 runs on board.
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RR's joy was, however, short lived as Padikkal, who has been in fine form with the bat, continued his brilliant run. The youngster came with a 45-ball 63 run knock.
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Both batsmen's sensible act in the middle helped RCB touch the 50-run mark in the initial six overs and they added another 27 runs in the next four overs to take the score to 77/1 in 10 overs. Kohli smashed Riyan Parag for a six over deep extra cover in the 13th over as RCB crossed the 100-run mark.
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The fall of Padikkal hardly affected RCB's run-chase as Kohli, who finally regained his touch, continued with his fluent shots and in the process also completed 5,500 runs in the league. The run-machine was joined by AB de Villers, who remained unbeaten on 12 off 10 balls, and the pair easily overhauled the target with five balls to spare.
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Opting to bat on winning the toss, RR's top order once again failed to give a solid start as it lost skipper Steve Smith (5), Jos Buttler(22) and Sanju Samson (4) within the first five overs with just 31 runs on the scorecard.
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After the top order collapse, Lomror, featuring in his first match in the tournament, scored valiant 39-ball 47, his knock including a boundary and three sixes.
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Rahul Tewatia, RR's find of the tournament, and Jofra Archer then added 40 runs in the final 20 deliveries as their side managed to reach a respectable total of 154/6 in their allotted 20 overs. While Tewatia chipped in with a 12-ball 24 not out, Archer contributed with 10-ball unbeaten 16 runs.
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For RCB, Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the bowlers as he returned with impressive figures of 3/24 from four overs