Half a century from Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal, and a three-wicket tour from Yuzvendra Chahal, saw them comfortably beat the Rajasthan Royals for eight wickets at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and shoot to the top. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 Points Chart. After a bowling-inspired performance that saw them restrict the Rajasthan Royals to 154/6 in their 20 overs, Kohli and Padikkal deftly chased the target with five deliveries of surplus.
Virat Kohli hit 72 unbeaten on 53 deliveries, while the young Padikkal continued his purple patch with 63 of 45 balls.
Chahal chose three sites, while Isuru Udana bagged two for the Bengaluru-based franchise.
By winning the toss and choosing to hit, the Rajasthan Royals did not get off to the best start as their top three, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson, fell within the first five overs.
Robin Uthappa and Mahipal Lomror, playing his first game of the season in place of Ankit Rajpoot, then teamed up to rebuild for the Royals, clinching a 39-run position before Uthappa became Chahal’s second victim of the afternoon. .
Lomror continued, with Riyan Parag in support, before the latter punched a hole in Isuru Udana’s bowling alley.
Chahal was once again smarter than Lomror just before the young man could reach his half century. Did 47.
Rahul Tewatia and Jofra Archer gave RR a good shot, as they managed to put 154 on the board.
After Devdutt Padikkal got off to a quick start in the chase for RCB, Shreyas Gopal caught Aaron Finch to give the Royals an early breakthrough.
But RCB captain Virat Kohli and Padikkal made sure they faced no setbacks as they comfortably completed the chase, with the two forming a 99-run partnership for the second wicket.
Kohli marked his first half century of the season, after some poor results in the first three games.
Meanwhile, Padikkal continued his good form as he scored his third half century of the season, before being defeated by Jofra Archer.
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However, AB de Villiers made it to the fold, and he and Kohli ensured that RCB got a comfortable victory.
With the victory, RCB moves to the top of the 2020 IPL points table, with six points.
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