IPL 2023: Rajasthan all out to 59 runs, Bengaluru won by 112 runs

IPL 2023: Rajasthan all out to 59 runs, Bengaluru won by 112 runs

Last season finalist Rajasthan Royals suffered a crushing defeat at their home ground in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was defeated by Royal Challengers Bangalore by 112 runs. Chasing a target of 172 runs, the hosts were bundled out for just 59 runs at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

With this win, RCB has come at number 5 of the table. The team has 12 points after 12 matches.

Half of the Rajasthan batsmen returned to the pavilion in the powerplay Chasing

The target of 172 runs, Rajasthan did not have a good start. The team lost 5 wickets in the powerplay. None of the top-5 batsmen of the team could cross the figure of 10.

RCB scored 171 runs with Faf-Glenn fifty

Captain Faf du Plessis scored 55 and Glenn Maxwell scored 54, while Anuj Rawat made an important contribution of 25 runs in 10 balls on the middle order.

Maxwell scored the 5th half-century of the season

Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell was dismissed after scoring 54 runs. He scored his 5th half-century of the season. His innings included 5 fours and 3 sixes. Maxwell scored at a strike rate of 163.64. Now Maxwell has 18 IPL fifties in his name.

Faf scored the 7th half-century of the season

Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis was dismissed for 55 off 44 balls at a strike rate of 125.00. He scored 3 fours and 2 sixes. Faf scored the 7th half-century of the season. This is the overall 32nd half-century of his league career.

Today is Super Sunday and the second match of the day will be between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), which will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.