When RCB steeped in the fixture against RR, they had a lot at stake. Bangalore had to win this match in order to remain in contention for the playoffs. On the other hand, RR were at 12 points before the match and had to win this one to move up to 14.
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Batting first, RR sent all-rounder Jofra Archer to open the batting. The move did not work as he was dismissed for a duck. Opener Rahul Tripathi played well, with some assistance from skipper Ajinkya Rahane.
Heinrich Klaasen and Krishnappa Gowtham took RR to a 164 run total which was decent giving the pitch at Jaipur.
The star-studded batting line up fell like a pack of cards with notable contributions only from Parthiv Patel and AB de Villiers. Virat Kohli too fell cheaply as RCB fell
Will be interesting to see what, if anything, #RCB do about the leadership group next season. Unthinkable that they’d change captain. Spotlight firmly on Vettori, after three epic fails in five seasons. #IPL2018 #RRvRCB
— Dileep Premachandran (@SpiceBoxofEarth) May 19, 2018
If #IPL Were Politics, #RCB And #DD Could Form An Alliance And Become Table Toppers With 20 Points. 😂 #RRvRCB #RRvsRCB #KarnatakaFloorTest
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa) May 19, 2018
And… that’s the end of @RCBTweets for 2018. #RRvRCB
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) May 19, 2018
One of the ironies of the @IPL. A Karnataka boy has @RCBTweets on the hop. What a spell Bugsy! @rajasthanroyals @ShreyasGopal19 #RRvRCB #CricbuzzLIVE
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) May 19, 2018
#RCB’s loss will end their campaign. #RR will have to still wait for all other results, for their NRR won’t improved as much. #RRvRCB #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 19, 2018
Bowling apart – Heinrich Klaasen has had a brilliant day at work. Valuable runs and excellent glovework behind the stumps.. Turning track, ball keeping low by didn’t miss a thing. #RRvRCB @rajasthanroyals
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) May 19, 2018
Super Packed Saturday on #KentCricketLIVE – @VVSLaxman281 & @karanjohar take on @MadhuriDixit & SunnyG.. Plus two helluva games to discuss #RRvRCB #KKRvSRH .. Aa jao haveli par 2.30pm @StarSportsIndia 1 Hindi #VIVOIPL
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) May 19, 2018
Smart captaincy from Kohli. Didn’t take the DRS against Rahane.
They understand the importance of him continuing out there in the middle.#RRvRCB— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) May 19, 2018
Smart captaincy from Kohli. Didn’t take the DRS against Rahane.
They understand the importance of him continuing out there in the middle.#RRvRCB— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) May 19, 2018
When you play the extra bowler, backing bowlers to win the game for you, this is the kind of start you want from the top order. #RRvRCB
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 19, 2018
8 out off 11 times Kohli got out to a spinner this #IPL#RRvRCB
— Kevin O’Brien Fan 🏏 (@cricdrugs) May 19, 2018
Good luck to the @rajasthanroyals boys tonight ! Thinking of you all & looking forward to a win…
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) May 19, 2018
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RR win by 30 runs. #RRvRCB #PlayBold #RCB
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 19, 2018
12.2 Sarfaraz after facing his first ball tells AB de Villiers that he will handle things and suggests he is fine dealing with the bowling!
15. 1 Gets out after making 7 off 8 and is unable to finish the game for his side.
Sums up RCB’s season in a nutshell. #RRVRCB #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/kwuhqIbylW
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) May 19, 2018
Had been that kind of tournament for RCB. 59/9 after the 8 th over. Shreyas Gopal was outstanding and I really feel @rajasthanroyals would be delighted with Tripathi coming good at the top. In this line up, he has to open #RRvRCB
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 19, 2018
