RR vs RCB IPL 2020 Score: Steve Smith grabbed half a century during his team’s innings© BCCI / IPL
Rajasthan Royals set a 178 run goal for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match 33 of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL), at Dubai International Stadium, on Saturday. RR initially won the toss and chose to hit. After 20 overs, they finished 177/6. Steve Smith took half a century for RR, meanwhile Chris Morris registered four wickets for RCB. RCB will be looking to defeat RR once again, having beaten them by eight wickets in Game 15 this season. RCB captain Virat Kohli had scored an undefeated 72 runs to help guide his team to victory. RCB is currently third in the league standings, while RR is seventh. In their last three matches, RCB has won twice and lost once. Meanwhile, RR won once and lost twice. (LIVE SCORE CARD)
IPL 2020 Match 33 Live Updates between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, direct from Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
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17:36 (IST)
A race
Gopal sends a good-length delivery on the leg stump. Padikkal hits him with a short fine with his back foot for a single!
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17:32 (IST)
Do not run
Good Archer yorker, out of out. Padikkal is late in taking down his bat, and goes to the goalie. Do not run.
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17:31 (IST)
Action resumes!
Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch enter to open innings for RCB. Meanwhile, Jofra Archer will release the first for RR.
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17:16 (IST)
OUTSIDE! Jofra Archer lbw b Morris 2 (3), Rajasthan Royals set a goal of 178 runs!
Morris sends a full yorker in the middle of the stump. Archer tries to hit him but gets an inside edge on the pads. Archer asks for a review. UltraEdge rules it as LBW. RR set a goal of 178 runs.
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17:11 (IST)
Morris 57 (36)
Not a good yorker for Morris. Smith sends him over the edge, but Ahmed dives into the sweeper’s cover and grabs him before letting him go for a four or a six.
Enter Jofra Archer.
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17:08 (IST)
FOUR !! RR is 173/4 after 19 overs!
Udana sends a full shot from the outside to the outside. Tewatia has a very short time for a four. One more to go, RR is 173/3.
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17:07 (IST)
SIX!!
Udana sends a bad delivery on Tewatia’s pads. He just hits it high off the field for a six!
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17:02 (IST)
FOUR! No ball!
Chahal sends a complete delivery. Smith waits and sends him past the point for a four. Also another no ball from Chahal.
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17:00 (IST)
No ball, FOUR!
Chahal sends a complete delivery on the stump. Smith sends him off for a four and grabs his fifty. Also, there is no ball. An extra run.
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16:58 (IST)
FOUR !!
Chahal sends a complete delivery, outside outside. Smith goes to the left-handed position and sends the Lebreaker to the point limit for a four.
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4:55 PM (IST)
A race
Saini sends a complete delivery. Smith flicks it to the right for a single.
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4:49 PM (IST)
FOUR!
Morris sends a short delivery. Smith uses the face of his bat to send him right from a short third man for a four!
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4:47 PM (IST)
OUTSIDE!! Jos Buttler c Saini b Morris 24 (25)
Morris sends a nice long delivery, out of out. Buttler hits him over the frame and Saini catches him midway.
Enter Rahul Tewatia.
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4:43 PM (IST)
SIX! IMPOSING!!
Morris sends a full ball. He leans toward the stump. Smith simply raises it over midwicket by a six.
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16:40 (IST)
FOUR !!!
A poor goalkeeper from Udana, outside outside. Smith cuts him over the third man for a four!
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16:40 (IST)
FOUR!
Udana sends a short delivery. It’s too wide for Smith, and he’s sending him straight to four!
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16:36 (IST)
One
Saini sends a good-length delivery, off the stump. Buttler eventually sends him off for a single.
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16:29 (IST)
One run, RR is 96/3 after 12 overs
Chahal sends a complete delivery of broken legs. Smith sends it to deep midwicket for a single. After 12 overs, RR is 96/3.
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16:25 (IST)
SIX!!
Ahmed sends a good-length delivery off the stump. Buttler sends him off with a high momentum towards a six!
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16:18 (IST)
No run, Rajasthan Royals are 76/3 after 9 overs
Ahmed sends a leg stump line delivery. Buttler goes early and hits him in front of the fielder in the middle of the wicket. It just bounced in front of him. After 9 overs, RR is 76/3.
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16:15 (IST)
FOUR!
Ahmed sends a full ball. Buttler steps up to the front and sends him past additional deck for a four.
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16:14 (IST)
Two races
Ahmed launches his delivery. Buttler throws it to the right of the deep square back for two runs.
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16:13 (IST)
OUTSIDE!!!
Chahal sends a God-length delivery, wide on the outside. Samson makes a mistake and hits him badly. He goes too far and is caught by Morris.
Enter Jos Buttler.
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16:09 (IST)
OUTSIDE! Robin Uthappa c Finch b Chahal 41 (22)
Chahal ships the complete delivery. It is slow and external. Uthappa sweeps up. Finch does the rest halfway.
Enter Steve Smith.
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16:07 (IST)
SIX!!!
Chahal throws his first ball of the match and Samson welcomes him. He was thrown to the stump of his leg. Samson clears it in midwicket for six!
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16:05 (IST)
FOUR !!
Short delivery by Saini. Uthappa waits and pushes him into the deep region of the vacant midwicket for a four!
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16:04 (IST)
FOUR!
It’s short a good length from Saini, on the outside. Uthappa flat beats it past the extra deck by a four!
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16:02 (IST)
A race
Morris throws a slow, full pitch. Uthappa moves it to deep square for a single. Five runs of this.
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15:59 (IST)
OUTSIDE!! Ben Stokes c De Villiers b Morris 15 (19)
Morris sends a slow gorilla down the side of his leg. Stokes tries to pull him, but he goes too soon. He touches the glove and De Villiers grabs it.
Enter Sanju Samson.
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15:54 (IST)
Two races
Saini sends a short delivery, outside outside. Uthappa tries to put it on halfway. The height is there but there is no power. Kohli runs backwards but can’t get it. Two races. RR is 47/0 after five overs.
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15:51 (IST)
FOUR !!
Saini sends an ascending delivery to the stump. Stokes stays on the fold and sends it to midwicket for a four!
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15:50 (IST)
SIXXXXXX!
Udana sends a good-length delivery across the aisle. Uthappa sends him over the length limit by a six !!
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15:50 (IST)
FOUR!
Udana sends a slow delivery, through the stump. Uthappa uses the weight on the front foot and pulls it to the middle for a four!
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15:45 (IST)
FOUR !!!!
Udana sends a slow delivery in good length. Stokes gets a thick outside lead, and deviates from the fielder on a short third man, and goes for a four!
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15:44 (IST)
FOUR! 16 races from third!
Sundar ships a poor delivery. Uthappa uses the beat to hit it from the outside and throws it to find the limit of the square leg! FOUR! 16 more runs of this!
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15:43 (IST)
FOUR !! GREAT PHOTO!
Sundar sends a good delivery to the leg stump. Uthappa confidently throws delivery on square leg for a four!
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15:42 (IST)
FOUR MORE!
Sundar sends a long ball to Uthappa’s pads. He pushes it towards the boundary ropes on the long leg. FOUR!
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15:41 (IST)
FOUR !!
Sundar sends a full ball. Uthappa goes to the side of the legs to make room. He sends it to the left half for a four!
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15:39 (IST)
No running, well pitched by Chris Morris
Morris sends a nice long delivery, wide on the outside. Stokes comes out, but there is too much room and he cannot attempt the shot. Do not run. After two overs, RR is 5/0.
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15:37 (IST)
A race
Morris sends a more complete delivery. Stokes comes down the track, hits it to the left of the half-wicket for a single.
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