Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Indian Premier League 2020 Match 33: As it happened

Both teams are coming into the game after disappointing losses in their last outings respectively. Virat Kohli-led RCB would fancy their chances against the seventh-placed RR in this one.

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Match number 33 of IPL 2020 between Rajasthan Royals and Rajasthan Royals that is all set to begin soon today (October 17) from the Dubai International Stadium. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore have beaten Rajasthan Royals by 7 wicktes.

Earlier Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bat first.

Rajasthan Royals posted a solid 177-6 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

The two teams have already met each other once before in this edition where Royal Challengers Bangalore completely outplayed Rajasthan, winning by 8 wickets.

Royal challengers Bangalore will thus fancy their chances of a second victory against Rajasthan this season. 

They would hope to come back to winning ways after having lost their last game against Kings XI Punjab.

The Virat-Kohli led side will start as the favourites in this one against a dismal Rajasthan Royals, who have failed to catch the eye so far. 

Rajasthan have lost four matches out of the last 5 games with their batting increasingly becoming their Achilles heel. 

Boosted by the return of Ben Stokes, Rajasthan looked recharged and had put a full-stop to their string of four consecutive losses 

With the matches coming thick and fast, there is hardly anytime left to iron out the flaws for Rajasthan - they have no option but to come out all guns blazing in every single game if they want to keep alive their hopes of reaching the playoffs.

The match as it happened:

17 October 2020

19:22 IST

Cometh the hour, cometh the champion! 

Who else but the . @ABdeVilliers17#PlayBold #IPL2020 #WeAreChallengers #Dream11IPL #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/wilVlPFHF2

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) October 17, 2020

19:22 IST

A game changer and how!#RCB WINS by 7 wickets.#Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/NFdKHPX1B2

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 17, 2020

19:15 IST

Royal Challengers Bangalore have beaten Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets. AB de Villiers wins it single-handedly in the end. With 35 runs needed from 12 balls, it was Rajasthan's game to lose but Unadkat bowls a horrific penultimate over, giving away 25 runs. AB de Villiers hit three consecutive sixes on the opening three balls which turned the tide completely in RCB's favor. With just 10 needed from Archer's final over, de Villiers finishes it off in just 4 balls with a huge six to wrap up a memorable victory. RCB: 179/3 (19.4 Overs)

18:59 IST

Wonderful bowling from Rajasthan. Unadkat gives away just nine runs in his third over while Kartik Tyagi mounts further pressure with only 10 runs from his final over. 35 needed from 12 balls. RCB: 143/3 (18 Overs)

18:50 IST

AB de Villiers and Gurkeerat Mann are now at the crease. They need all the big hits from de Villiers now. The South African gives a short glimpse to prove that he is upto the task with a huge pull for six against Archer. RCB: 124/3 (16 Overs)

18:42 IST

Rahul Tewatia first strikes with the ball and then with a brilliant catch.

Two back to back wickets in the bag for #RR. Kohli and Padikkal depart.https://t.co/1eSWG294xE #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/Gs6vrwAYaS

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 17, 2020

18:38 IST

OUT!! HUGE WICKET!! Two wickets in two balls. Virat Kohli is gone, dismissed by youngster Kartik Tyagi. After taking the wicket on the previous ball, Tewatia takes a wonderful catch on the first ball of the next over at the deep midwicket fence. Kohli had whipped the ball which was angling into him but Tewatia stops the ball, leaps over the boundary and then hops back inside to complete a thrilling catch. What a match winner this guy is. Just like Rajasthan, now RCB have lost two wickets in two balls. RR: 104/3 (14 Overs)

18:34 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Padikkal is dismissed by Rahul Tewatia on the final ball of his spell. Padikkal was looking scrappy today and it is perhaps for the better of RCB that he is gone. He had tried to go for a big pull but was too tired to put the energy behind it and is caught out by Stokes. Padikkal made 35 off 37 balls. RCB: 102/2 (13 Overs)

18:25 IST

Kohli is well set now and RCB would fancy their chances from here. Rajasthan need a wicket here if they want the crucial two points. 86 runs needed from 48 balls. RCB: 92/1 (12 Overs)

18:20 IST

At the halfway mark, #RCB are 77/1

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 17, 2020

18:15 IST

Very good from Kohli and Padikkal. They are taking quick singles and also ensuring that the run-rate doesn't out of hand with some smart boundaries. Kohli is looking in good touch now as he hits a pull for six against Shreyas Gopal. RCB: 77/1 (10 Overs)

18:02 IST

Good cricket going on but Rajasthan have the dge at the moment. Unadkat is doing well to take the pace off the ball and has given away just 12 runs in his opening two overs. Rahul Tewatia is operating from the other end. RCB: 55/1 (8 Overs)

17:55 IST

Kohli has started steady and is rotating the strike well. Padikkal on the other end is well set now and is taking on the bowlers. He hits two consecutive fours off Kartik Tyagi's opening over. RCB: 47/1 (6 Overs)

17:46 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Aaron Finch is dismissed by leggie Shreyas Gopal. He tried to go for the slog sweep but ends up slashig the ball straight up. Robin Uthappa completes the catch at mid-off. Finch would be disappointed here. He was looking very good - he had hit Archer for two wonderful sixes in the last over. Virtat Kohli is the new man in. RCB: 27/1 (4 Overs)

17:36 IST

Good start from the Rajasthan bowlers. Finch and Padikkal didn't do anything out of the box in the first two overs and rotated the strike. Archer gave away just 3 runs in his opening over while leggie Shreyas Gopal went for six. RCB: 9/0 (2 Overs)

17:32 IST

Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch will open the innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Rajasthan Royals' Jofra Archer. RCB: 0/0 (0 Overs)

17:19 IST

Rajasthan Royals have posted a solid total of 177-6 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. 15 runs came off Isuru Udana's penultimate over - The Sri Lankan proving very expensive today. Chris Morris, though, bowled a fantastic final over to make amends. He picked-up two wickets in that over and gave away just four runs. A fantastic spell it was from Morris and he returns with excellent figures of 4-0-26-4. It is still a very good total from Rajasthan. RR: 177/6 ( 20 Overs)

16:57 IST

Fifty for Smith. Wonderful innings from him. Took sometime to get set and then started to go for his shots. What a player. He hits three fours of Chahal - 18 runs came from that. Chahal didn't really help matters by bowling two no balls in his final over. RR: 158/4 (18 Overs)

16:46 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Chris Morris removes the danger-man Jos Buttler. It was rising short ball outside the off-stump which was slashed by Buttler - who was going for a pull. The ball goes straight-up and Navdeep Saini takes the catch at mid-off. RR: 133/4 ( 16 Overs)

16:35 IST

Smith and Buttler stay steady at the crease but they are not hitting those big one's. They need a lot of them and with just 6 overs left, they don't have musch time left. Sundar and Navdeep Saini are now back into the attack. RR: 108/3 (14 Overs)

16:27 IST

Very good from the RCB spin duo of Shahbaz Ahmed and Chahal. They have really tightened the screws in there and the tracks in UAE are clearly slowing down now - as was predicted before the tournament. Only 27 runs have come off the last four overs. Smith and Buttler are at the crease and don't have much time left to launch those fireworks. RR: 96/3 (12 Overs)

16:18 IST

Back to back wickets for @yuzi_chahal.

Uthappa and Samson are back in the hut.

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 17, 2020

16:12 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Robin Uthappa and Sanju Samson depart on consecutive balls. It's Yuzvendra Chahal who had done the damage. RCB are right-back into the game now. They have picked-up three quick wickets. Chahal bowls an excellent first over - gives away just 7 runs and takes two wickets. Very well fligted ball it was to Uthappa who tried to go big but loops it straight-up to Finch at deep mid-wicket. Samson tried to go inside out on the very next ball and hits it straight to Chris Morris at long off. RR: 76/3 (9 Overs)

15:58 IST

OUT!! WICKET!! Ben Stokes is out caught behind. It was a well directed short ball from Morris. Stokes is early into the shot and the ball meets the tow end of the bat and straight into keeper de Villiers gloves. Sanju Samson is the new man in. RR: 52/1 (6 Overs)

15:55 IST

Robin Uthappa is on fire right now. He has raced away to 31 from just 15 balls. He hits a brilliant four and then a six of Isuru Udana's first over  (4th of the iinings). Navdeep Saini bowls a tight fifth over to make amends. RR: 47/0 (5 Overs) 

15:45 IST

4500 runs and counting for @robbieuthappa in IPL #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/Foi8sFDs7x

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 17, 2020

15:42 IST

Wonderful from Robin Uthappa. He hits four fours of the wily Washington Sundar's second over. He came inside the line of the ball and middled the ball over squar-leg for four. Has the seasoned cricketer finally found his right batting position ? RR: 21/0 (3 Overs)

15:38 IST

Very good start from RCB bowlers. Washington Sundar gives away just two runs in the opening over while Chris Morris continues on the good start by conceding just three runs. No getaway for the Rajasthan opening pair. RR: 5/0 (2 Overs)

15:29 IST

Ben Stokes and Robin Uthappa will open Rajasthan Royals' innings against Royal Challengers Bangalore's Washington Sundar. RR: 0/0 (0 Overs)

Another surprise: Rajasthan Royals have sent Robin Uthappa to open the innings now.

15:19 IST

A look at the Playing XI for #RRvRCB #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/FrVh146FgO

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 17, 2020

15:13 IST

Steve Smith wins the toss and @rajasthanroyals will bat first against #RCB in Match 33 of #Dream11IPL.#RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/f7nFmHeiFn

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 17, 2020

15:11 IST

Royal Challengers Bangalore playing XI: A Finch, D Padikkal, V Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, GM Singh, W Sundar, C Morris, S Ahmed, I Udana, N Saini, Y Chahal

Two changes for RCB. Gurkeerat Mann comes in Mohammad Siraj while Shahbaz Ahmed makes his debut in place of Shivam Dube

15:07 IST

Rajasthan Royals playing XI: B Stokes, J Buttler, S Smith (C), S Samson, R Uthappa, R Parag, R Tewatia, J Archer, S Gopal, J Unadkat, K Tyagi

No changes for Rajasthan

15:05 IST

Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and will bat first against Royal Challengers Bangalore.