RR vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2024 Eliminator: Rajasthan Royals avoid late scare to eliminate Bengaluru

The veteran wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik played his last IPL match today after announcing his decision to retire at the end of the 2024 season. 

Dinesh Karthik scored 4842 runs in 257 IPL matches at a strike rate of 135.36 and with the help of 22 fifties. 

Karthik scored 326 runs in 13 innings in the IPL 2024 at an amazing strike rate of 187.35 and also claimed 5 dismissals as a wicketkeeper. 

We will have some great days, we will have some really bad days. Important to bounce back. The way we batted, bowled and fielded, I am really happy. All the credit has to go to the players. We look at the fieldset and planning, the credit has to go to Sanga and the team of support staff for discussing tactics. Ashwin and Avesh bowled tremendously well. If you look at our batting unit, there is a lot of youngsters. They are 22 years old, they are less experienced but they played well. A few of us are not 100%. We have the momentum now, so the dressing room is confident.

Ravichandran Ashwin bags the Player of the Match award for his two for 19 figures. 

Ashwin dismissed Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell on the back-to-back deliveries.

It wasn't that difficult a situation. It was a situation to get bat to ball. [Discussion with Hetmyer] I was telling him to be positive. It was unfortunate he got out. If it was up to me, I would like to come in earlier and have 10-15 balls under my belt. But we have quality batters in front of me. My first catch was crucial. If we put down that in a crunch game like this, we say it was a tough chance. When you have good players like Faf and Virat, you want those half chances to come to you. If you drop that, they would say very good effort. I think we have been playing good cricket through the IPL, save for the last few games. Looking forward to a good game.

With the dew coming in, we thought we were short with the bat. Needed a few more runs to make it more competitive. Credit to the boys for fighting it out. If you look at naturally assessing the pitch, it looked like a 180-pitch. But we found out this season, with the one extra batter and long line-ups, it can be challenging. We knew we had to score more to challenge them. A lot of teams would have, their wheels would have fallen off after 1 from 9. But we made sure to gave our best and to come back like that - six games in a row - takes a lot of heart. We weren't special tonight in terms of pushing the extra runs.

A dominant win takes Rajasthan Royals to Qualifier 2 where they meet in-form Kolkata Knight Riders/

Qualifier 2 will be played at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday (May 24).

Rovman Powell smashes two back-to-back fours and then finishes the innings with a straight six off Lockei Ferguson.

RCB - 172/8 in 20 overs.

RR - 174/6 in 19 overs.

Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets with 6 balls remaining.

Mohammed Siraj strikes again to dismiss dangerous-looking Shimron Hetmyer. But Rajasthan stay favourites with Rovman Powell and Ravi Ashin in the middle.

RR - 160/6 in 18 overs.

Rajasthan Royals need 13 runs off 12 balls to win the game.

Riyan Parag clean bowled.

Mohammed Siraj ends Riyan Parag's impactful knock with an excellent lower delivery.

RR - 160/5 in 17.5 overs.

It's only a formality now as Rajasthan Royals closing in on a big victory. Shimron Hetmyer smashes two back-to-back fours off Yash Dayal to close the gap further.

RR - 154/4 in 17 overs. (Riyan Parag - 36* off 25 balls, Shimron Hetmyer - 24* off 11 balls).

Rajasthan Royals need 19 runs in 18 balls to win the game.

Shimron Hetmyer and Riyan Parag go big off Cameron Green by smashing a six each as Rajasthan Royals smell early victory.

RR - 143/4 in 16 overs (Riyan Parag - 35* off 23 balls, Shimron Hetmyer - 14* off 7 balls)

Rajasthan Royals need 30 runs off 24 balls to win the game.

Cameron Green collects a quick throw from Virat Kohli to run out Dhruv Jurel at non-striker's end. Jurel fell only an inch short.

Jurel scored 8 runs off 8 balls. Impact sub Shimron Hetmyer joins Riyan Parag (20* off 15) in the middle.

RR - 114/4 in 15 overs.

Rajasthan Royals need 58 runs off 36 balls to win the game.

Another excellent over from Cameron Green by conceding just 2 runs as Royal Challengers Bengaluru look to dominate middle overs.

RR - 100/3 in 12 overs. (Dhruv Jurel - 7* off 6, Riyan Parag - 8* off 8)

Rajasthan Royals need 73 runs in 48 balls to win the game.

Rajasthan Royals lose two wickets in quick succession as Bengaluru make a strong comeback to balance the game.

Karn Sharma forces Sanju Samson to come out and play a big shot for a miss as Dinesh Karthik rips out bails behind.

Sanju Samson scored 17 runs off 14 balls. Dhruv Jurel joined Rian Parag in the middle.

RR - 86/3 in 10.1 overs.

Rajasthan Royals need 87 runs in 59 balls to win the game.

Cameron Green with a breakthrough and it's a big wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal. The youngster tries to go big with a reverse scoop but Green's delivery takes a thick edge of the batter's gloves and finds Dinesh Karthik behind.

Jaiswal scored 45 runs off 30 balls. Rian Parag joins Sanju Samson (17* off 13) in the middle.

RR - 85/2 in 9.3 overs.

Rajasthan Royals need 88 runs in 60 balls to win the game.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson keep the runs coming for Rajasthan Royals in the middle overs as RCB bowlers struggle for a breakthrough.

RR - 80/1 in 9 overs (Sanju Samson - 14* off 10 balls, Yashasvi Jaiswal - 45* off 29 balls).

Rajasthan Royals need 93 runs in 66 balls to win the game.

Sanju Samson takes no time to settle and smashes a big six off Swapnil Singh to bring the team's fifty and then Yashasvi Jaiswal finishes the over with two back-to-back fours.

RR - 64/1 in 7 overs. (Sanju Samson - 9* off 5, Yashasvi Jaiswal - 34* off 22).

Rajasthan Royals need 109 runs in 78 balls to win the game. 

A brilliant breakthrough over from Lockie Ferguson. 

The Kiwi speedster dismisses dangerous-looking Tom Kohler-Cadmore and concedes just 2 runs off the sixth over. 

Kohler-Cadmore scored 20* off 15 balls. In-form skipper Sanju Samson joins Yashasvi Jaiswal (25* off 19) in the middle.

RR - 47/1 in 6 overs.

Rajasthan Royals need 126 runs in 84 balls to win the game.

After a slow start to their innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tom Kohler-Cadmore continue to find regular boundaries. Rajasthan gain early control of the game.

RR - 35/0 in 4 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal - 23* off 15 balls, Tom Kohler-Cadmore - 11* off 9 balls).

Rajasthan Royals need 138 runs in 96 balls to win the game.

Yashasvi Jaiswal survives a dropped catch by Cameron Green at slip and then replies with four fours in an over off Yash Dayal.

RR - 22/0 in 3 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal - 19* off 12 balls, Tom Kohler-Cadmore - 2* off 6 balls).

Rajasthan Royals need 151 runs in 102 balls to win the game.

Swapnil Singh and Mohammed Siraj bowl two impressive overs to give Royal Challengers Bengaluru a flying start.

No boundaries from the first two overs.

RR - 6/0 in 2 overs.

Swapnil Singh has the new ball in his hand and the Royals openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tom Kohler-Cadmore will be looking to give their team a good start.

Most sixes in the middle-overs (7-15) in an IPL season

1. 30 - Chris Gayle (RCB, 2012)
2. 30 - Rajat Patidar (RCB, 2024)
3. 28 - Glenn Maxwell (PBKS, 2014)
4. 24 - Shivam Dube (CSK, 2023)

Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh find a couple of big boundaries to add 13 runs off the last over from Sandeep Sharma. Rajasthan pacer dismisses Karn on the last ball of the innings but Royal Challengers Bengaluru finish strong.

Rajat Patidar top-scored with 34 runs off 22 balls for Bengaluru. Avesh Khan takes three wickets for 44 for Rajasthan.

RCB - 172/8 in 20 overs.

Avesh Khan bowled a potential match-changing over by removing both settled Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lomror in the penultimate over. 

Dinesh scored 11 runs off 13 balls, Lomror added crucial 32 off just 17 balls.

RCB - 159/7 in 19 overs.

Mahipal Lomror continues to find boundaries as Royal Challengers Bengaluru fight back in death overs. 

RCB - 154/5 in 18 overs (Mahipal Lomror - 28* off 15 balls, Dinesh Karthik - 11* off 11 balls).

Most IPL wickets for Rajasthan Royals 

1. Yuzvendra Chahal - 66 wickets in 45 innings
2. Siddharth Trivedi - 65 wickets in 75 innings
3. Shane Watson - 61 wickets in 70 innings
4. Shane Warne - 57 wickets in 54 innings
5. James Faulkner - 47 wickets in 42 innings

Mahipal Lomror smashed Yuzvendra Chahal for a big six to keep the runs coming for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Rajasthan Royals bowlers dominate the game at that moment.

RCB - 134/5 in 16 overs (Dinesh Karthik - 4* off 7 balls, Mahipal Lomror - 15* off 7 balls).

It's SIX and OUT.

Rajat Patidar brings a big six over deep fine leg on the first ball of Avesh Khan but throws his wicket on the next delivery with Riyan Parag taking a good catch at long off.

Patidar scored 34 runs off 22 balls. Dinesh Karthik joins Mahipal Lomror in the middle.

RCB - 122/5 in 14.2 overs.

Rajat Patidar and Mahipal Lomror go big off Yuzvendra Chahal to scorch 19 runs in an over. Bengaluru look to make a quick comeback in the middle overs.

RCB - 116/4 in 14 overs. (Rajat Patidar - 28* off 20 balls, Mahipal Lomror - 7* off 4 balls). 

Ravichandran Ashwin dismisses Cameron Green and the next batter Glenn Maxwell on the back-to-back deliveries to completely change the momentum. A brilliant stuff from the veteran spinner.

Cameron Green scored 27 off 21 balls and Maxwell goes for a golden duck. Youngster Mahipal Lmoror joins Rajat Patidar in the middle.

RCB - 97/4 in 13 overs. 

Rajat Patidar goes big against Ravichandran Ashwin but survives a dipped catch. Dhruv Jurel drops one of the easiest catches there at long on.

RCB - 82/2 in 11 overs (Rajat Patidar - 8* off 12 balls, Cameron Green - 20* off 16 balls).

Cameron Green finally gets it going and finds his first six to accelerate Royal Challengers Bengaluru's innings. 

Green smashes Yuzvendra Chahal for two consecutive boundaries to ease off some pressure created after Kohli's departure.

RCB - 76/2 in 10 overs. (Cameron Green - 18* off 14 balls, Rajat Patidar - 5* off 8 balls).

Inns: 15
Runs: 341
Avg: 26.23
SR: 122.66
50s: 2
HS: 70*

A big big breakthrough as Yuzvendra Chahal strikes on his second ball into the game to dismiss settled Virat Kohli.

Kohli goes for a biggie over the deep mid-on but finds Donovan Ferreira. 

Virat Kohli scored 33 runs off 24 balls. In-form Rajat Patidar joins Cameron Green in the middle.

RCB - 58/2 in 8 overs.

RCB batter becomes the first-ever cricketer to reach 8,000* runs in Indian Premier League history.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru struggle for big shots but manage to reach 50 in powerplay with Virat Kohli adding two fours off Sandeep Sharma in the sixth over.

RCB - 50/1 in 6 overs (Virat Kohli 0 30* off 19 balls, Cameron Green - 1* off 3 balls).

Trent Boult with a breakthrough.

Rovman Powell dives forward to take a stunning catch at deep midwicket to end Faf du Plessis' quickfire innings.

Faf scored 17 runs off 14 balls. Cameron Green joins Virat Kohli (18* off 14 balls) in the middle. 

RCB - 37/1 in 4.4 overs.

Virat Kohli smashes a brilliant six over deep fine leg off Avesh Khan's first ball of the game and then Faf du Plessis adds two fours to scorch a total of 17 runs in the fourth over.

RCB - 34/0 in 4 overs. (Virat Kohli - 16* off 11 balls, Faf du Plessis - 17* off 13 balls).

Sandeep Sharma concedes a couple of boundaries in the second over but Trent Boult bowls another impressive over by conceding just three runs in the third over.

Rajasthan Royals bowlers dominate the early stages.

RCB - 17/0 in 3 overs (Virat Kohli - 8* off 8 balls, Faf du Plessis - 9* off 10 balls).

First-over specialist Trent Boult bowls an impressive first over by conceding just two runs with a couple of close chances.

RCB - 2/0 in 1 over.

In-form openers Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are out in the middle to kick off Royal Challengers Bengaluru's innings at Narendra Modi Stadium.

Trent Boult to bowl the first over for Rajasthan Royals.

The game is on!!!

Would've done the same. Watching the game last night, there was assistance for the seam bowlers early on. This looks on the drier side with some fake grass on top. We've had that mindset right through. Focussing on your own skills, being true to the way you want to play. Last game against CSK was an unbelievable one. Less is more. People think when you get to the knockout stages, you need to be Superman. It's just showing the boys that you trust them. Same team.

Would like to bowl first looking at the conditions and the wicket. There was dew last night. It's all about the mindset. Really excited to come and play in this fabulous stadium. Great energy here. Looking at what has cricket taught us. When you have bad days, need to have the character and confidence. That has been the challenging part - fitness and injuries. Hetty comes back.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma.

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Donovan Ferreira, Nandre Burger, Shimron Hetmyer, Tanush Kotian.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson.

Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal/

Captain Sanju Samson wins the toss as Rajasthan Royals elect to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Shimron Hetmyer returns to Rajasthan's playing eleven.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru field the same starting eleven.

Different pitch to the Qualifier. 61 meters on one side, 68 on the other, and 73 down the ground. Very similar to the pitch yesterday. It's quite dry, extremely firm, and maybe has a bit more grass cover. Last night was in contrast to what the groundsmen had informed us that there wasn't going to be dew. In my opinion, it dramatically affected the game last night. It's currently 43 degrees. The water in this wicket is something the groundsmen have had to control because of the heat. Last night remember, early up, there was a little bit of seam movement and little bit of swing. Otherwise, this wicket was high-scoring in the group stage.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru narrowly lead the head-to-head record against Rajasthan Royals with 15 wins in 31 meetings.

Rajasthan Royals predicted playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru predicted playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj.

Rajasthan Royals won easily by six wickets against RCB on April 6. They chased down 184 runs comfortably but Virat Kohli had scored a century in that game and will be key player again for RCB.

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RR and RCB clash in the mouth-watering encounter at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Sanju Samson's Royals have failed to register a win in their last five league-stage matches while Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers recorded a memorable comeback with six consecutive wins to reach playoffs.

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Match Details:

Match: IPL 2024, Eliminator

Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 22 at 7:30 PM IST (Toss at 7:00 PM)

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