A scientific bowling efficiency followed by a convincing batting effort helped Rajasthan Royals thrash Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in the Qualifier 2 and reach the closing of the IPL 2022 at Narendra Modi Stadium, here on Friday.
Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan will now face Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans in the closing at the identical stadium in front of a rare crowd on Sunday.
Fabulous bowling efficiency by Prasidh Krishna (3/22) and Obed McCoy (3/23) helped Rajasthan Royals prohibit Royal Challengers Bangalore to 157/8 no topic a battling fifty by Rajat Patidar (58 off 42) in 20 overs after winning the toss and opting to bowl first.
Aside from Prasidh and McCoy, Trent Boult (1/28), Ravichandran Ashwin (1/31) also chipped in with one each for Rajasthan whereas the likes of Faf du Plessis (25 off 25) and Glenn Maxwell (24 off 13) had been the single main contributors with the bat for RCB besides Patidar.
Chasing a modest target, Jos Buttler smashed a unparalleled unbeaten century (106 no longer out off 60) and led Rajasthan Royals to a convincing 7-wicket bask in close over RCB in 18.1 overs. Aside from Buttler, the likes of Sanju Samson (23 off 21) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (21 off 13) also made primary contributions with the bat for RR.
Josh Hazlewood (2/23) was as soon as the most successful bowler for RCB whereas Wanindu Hasaranga (1/26) also picked one wicket.
Transient rankings: Royal Challengers Bangalore 157/8 in 20 Overs (Rajat Patidar 58, Faf du Plessis 25; Prasidh Krishna 3/22, Obed McCoy 3/23) lost to Rajasthan Royals 161/3 in 18.1 overs (Jos Buttler 106 no longer out, Yashasvi Jaiswal 21; Josh Hazlewood 2/23 by 7 wickets