Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, 16th Match IPL 2021 – Who Will Win Today’s Match?
Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 10 wickets
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- Match Prediction
- Team News
| Current Batters |
Virat Kohli – 72(47)
Devdutt Padikkal – 101(52)
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| Current Bowler | Mustafizur Rahman – 3.3ov – 34/0 |
| Current Run Rate | 10.97 |
| Toss | Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl. |
| Home Team | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Score: 0-181 | Overs: 16.3 | |
| Away Team | Rajasthan Royals |
| Score: 9-177 | Overs: 20.0 | |
| Series | Indian Premier League 2021 |
| Umpires |
Madanagopal, J
Ravi, S Sharma, V K |
| Match Referee | Singh, S |
Match Scorecard
| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | not out | 72 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 153.19 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | not out | 101 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 194.23 |
| Total | (16.3 Ov, RR: 10.97) | 181/0 | ||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreyas Gopal | 3.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Chetan Sakariya | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Morris | 3.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 3.3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 9.71 | 1 | 0 |
| Rahul Tewatia | 2.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Riyan Parag | 1.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler | b: Siraj | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Manan Vohra | c: Richardson b: Jamieson | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Sanju Samson | c: Maxwell b: Sundar | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 116.67 |
| David Miller | lbw: Siraj | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shivam Dube | c: Maxwell b: Richardson | 46 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 143.75 |
| Riyan Parag | c: Chahal b: Patel | 25 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 156.25 |
| Rahul Tewatia | c: Ahmed b: Siraj | 40 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 173.91 |
| Chris Morris | c: Chahal b: Patel | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Shreyas Gopal | not out | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.00 |
| Chetan Sakariya | c: de Villiers b: Patel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | (20.0 Ov, RR: 8.85) | 177/9 | ||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Jos Buttler, 2.3), 2-16 (Manan Vohra, 3.5), 4-43 (Sanju Samson, 7.2), 3-18 (David Miller, 4.3), 6-133 (Shivam Dube, 15.3), 5-109 (Riyan Parag, 13.3), 7-170 (Rahul Tewatia, 18.6), 8-170 (Chris Morris, 19.1), 9-170 (Chetan Sakariya, 19.2) | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Jamieson | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Kane Richardson | 3.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Harshal Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 11.75 | 3 | 0 |
Match Commentary
Match Prediction – RCB vs RR, 16th Match IPL 2021 – Who Will Win Today’s Match?
After remaining unbeaten in the Chennai leg, the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are out to conquer Mumbai. They play a couple of games at the Wankhede Stadium before flying out. They face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match number 16 to kickstart their Mumbai leg.
RCB have been excellent in the three games that they have played so far. They are the only team to have not lost a game in this tournament so far. In each of the three games, they had different players stepping up and they’ve had three different players winning the man of the match award. The three-time finalists hunted down 160 in their first game before defending scores of 149 and 204 successfully.
The death bowling has been top-notch and Harshal Patel, in particular, has been highly impressive. Mohammed Siraj has been superb with the new ball, in the middle and at the back end. Kyle Jamieson has been expensive but he has chipped away with a few wickets. The spinners have been decent as well. Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers have led the batting charge and Virat Kohli has got a couple of decent starts. Now, the key for RCB will be adapting to the new venues and continuing the good work. They’ve never had such a start before and hence, they will do well not to get carried away.
Meanwhile, RR have been very inconsistent. The bowling has blown hot and cold and they’ve been expensive at the death once again. The absence of Jofra Archer has hurt them quite a bit and barring that game against Delhi where they picked wickets in heap at the top, the overall bowling attack has lacked some bite.
The batting seems to be over-reliant on Jos Buttler at the top of the order. Sanju Samson’s inconsistency hasn’t helped. The RR skipper did smash a ton in the first game but with two low scores, his perennial problem of inconsistency has just continued. David Miller’s form will also be the key. Hence, RR will be desperate to turn things around.
RR and RCB have a neck and neck head to head record. Both teams have won 10 games apiece. In 2020, it was RCB who won both the encounters.
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Team News
Team news: Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB will make a change or two to their combination as this is their first game in Mumbai. It is less likely to assist the spinners and hence, either of Washington Sundar or Shahbaz Ahmed might sit out. Meanwhile, Dan Christian might slot back into the side. If Daniel Sams is match fit, he might come into consideration as well.
Team news: Rajasthan Royals
Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the entire IPL 2021 due to a fractured finger. Meanwhile, Jofra Archer continues to be absent as he recovers from a hand injury. Liam Livingstone has flown back home and will miss the rest of the season due to bio-bubble fatigue. Thus, RR are left with just five overseas players in their ranks at the moment.
Predicted XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Washington Sundar/Shahbaz Ahmed, Dan Christian/Daniel Sams, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman
Key players
Mohammed Siraj : Mohammed Siraj has been excellent with the ball in this IPL 2021. The Hyderabad-born fast bowler has led this RCB pace attack admirably and has looked threatening almost every time he has come on to bowl. He may have picked up just two wickets in three games but the lines and lengths that he has bowled have been impeccable. Siraj has bowled 37 dot balls (in 11 overs). Moreover, he has improved quite a bit at the death. Hence, with RCB moving to Mumbai, there is some nip around with the new ball and Siraj’s spell might be crucial at the top.
Jos Buttler : Jos Buttler has looked pretty good in this tournament. He has scores of 25, 2 and 49 so far and is striking at 138.18. However, the England wicket-keeper batsman just hasn’t been able to convert these starts into big knocks and that has slightly hurt RR. However, he is a match-winner at the top of the order and he is one of the few experienced batters in that RR line-up. Thus, Buttler’s form will be the key for RR.
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Wide Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal. Off cutter full toss, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to fine leg for 5 runs. That’s curtains down on this game. A convincing victory for RCB as they thump RR by 10 wickets. RCB openers were unfazed by RR bowlers and smashed boundaries for fun. Padikkal is adjudged as the Player of the Match for his scintillating performance with the bat. Join us for tomorrow’s game. Until then, Cheers.
Chetan Sakariya to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, hit pad to silly point for no runs.
Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal. Full toss, outside off stump no foot movement Steer, to short third man for no runs, fielded by Dube.
Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.
Chris Morris to Devdutt Padikkal. Full toss, off stump no foot movement driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.
Chetan Sakariya to Virat Kohli. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Das.
Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Short, outside off stump moves in front pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Vohra.
Mustafizur Rahman to Virat Kohli. Off cutter length ball, down leg side down the track driving, well timed in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Morris.
SIX! Rahul Tewatia to Devdutt Padikkal. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
SIX! Riyan Parag to Devdutt Padikkal. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Rahul Tewatia to Virat Kohli. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Sakariya.
SIX! Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Glorious stroke! Padikkal powers it over the fence for a maximum.
SIX! Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
FOUR! Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Length ball, to leg moves in front glancing, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
Shreyas Gopal to Devdutt Padikkal. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Das.
Chetan Sakariya to Devdutt Padikkal. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for no runs, direct hit by Gopal, fielded by Samson.
Shreyas Gopal to Virat Kohli. Googly length ball, outside off stump deep in crease working, to silly mid on for no runs.
Start of Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings.
Harshal Patel to Shreyas Gopal. Half volley, down leg side backing away working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Richardson. That’s curtains down on RR’s innings. They have set a target of 178 for the RCB. They have recovered well after a poor start. Can RCB breeze past this total with ease? Let’s see. Join us in another few minutes for the RCB run chase.
OUT! Caught. Mohammed Siraj to Rahul Tewatia. Off cutter short, down leg side deep in crease pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Ahmed. Tewatia departs after a quickfire 40.
SIX! Kyle Jamieson to Chris Morris. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Into the stands! Morris dispatches it over the fence for a maximum.
FOUR! Harshal Patel to Rahul Tewatia. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Kane Richardson to Rahul Tewatia. Off cutter back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
Washington Sundar to Rahul Tewatia. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
FOUR! Harshal Patel to Rahul Tewatia. Half volley, down leg side on the back foot glancing, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
Kyle Jamieson to Riyan Parag. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, dropped catch by Kohli.
FOUR! Harshal Patel to Shivam Dube. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Kane Richardson to Riyan Parag. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Washington Sundar to Shivam Dube. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shivam Dube. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Kohli.
Washington Sundar to Riyan Parag. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Sanju Samson. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Siraj.
Kane Richardson to Shivam Dube. Short, to leg on the back foot Fended, missed for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Back of a length, down leg side no foot movement pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Sundar.
Kyle Jamieson to Sanju Samson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Kohli, fielded by de Villiers.
Mohammed Siraj to Sanju Samson. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Jamieson.
Kyle Jamieson to Manan Vohra. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, shy attempt by Patel, fielded by Maxwell.
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Jos Buttler. Length ball, outside off stump down the track working, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.