IPL 2022, RR vs RCB: Watch - Umpire asks Harshal Patel to bowl an extra delivery on which Kohli takes a brilliant catch to send off Devdutt Padikkal
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Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have been engaged with each other at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Winning the toss, Faf du Plessis asked the opposition to bat.
As usual, Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the innings for Rajasthan Royals as David Willey provided the early breakthrough by sending back the left-hander for just 4 runs.
After his dismissal, Devdutt Padikkal joined with the English wicket-keeper batter and added a crucial partnership of 70 runs for the second wicket. This time, the trump card of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Harshal Patel provided the breakthrough by sending back the well-settled Padikkal for 37 runs.
Then the skipper of the side, Sanju Samson who was looked well in the first two games couldn't score big in this game and walked back to the dressing after being dismissed by Wanindu Hasaranga for 8 runs.
Summary of the ongoing match between RR vs RCB:
In the last few overs, Shimron Hetmyer joined his hands with Jos Buttler and proved his worth by dominating the opposition bowlers all around the park. Both the batters added 83 runs for the third wicket partnership and remained unbeaten on 70 and 42 runs respectively.
With the help of those, Rajasthan Royals posted a quite challenging total of 169 runs. Jos Buttler has received the orange cap at the end of the first half and said, "The surface feels a little bit soft. The slower balls and Hasaranga with his googly was slow off the wicket.
We'll have to see if it changes with the dew. It was frustrating, but sometimes you have to suck it up and keep going. (On the dew) We're definitely in the game, but a lot will depend on the conditions. I'll still back my bowlers to defend it," Jos Buttler was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
Chasing the target, the skipper Faf du Plessis and Anuj Rawat opened the innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore and dominated the opposition bowlers on their own. But after the dismissal of the openers, RCB is struggling to score runs against the quality spinners of Rajasthan Royals.
Besides, during the first half of the game, Harshal Patel has been asked to bowl an extra delivery by the on-field umpire as he got the well-settled Devdutt Padikkal when Virat Kohli pulled off a stunning back running catch.
Watch the video here:
Extra ball becomes a blessing for #HarshalPatel and #RCB #DevduttPadikkal is caught by Kohli pic.twitter.com/2shROzuhI9
— Raj (@Raj93465898) April 5, 2022