RCB, which batted first, scored 180 runs for 4 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. The main scoreres were A B DevIlliers (66 runs, 4 4’s & 4 6’s) and Mandeep Singh (54 runs, 34balls, 7 4’s & 2 6’s).
The team scored 120 runs off the last 10 overs.
Rajasthan Royal, in reply, was all out for only 109 runs in 19 overs.
Rajasthan is the team with the record of scoring the lowest runs in a play-off match.
After the victory, captain Virat Kohli told that once 2 wickets were lost for 7 runs, he started wondering whether the decision to bat was right. However, DeVilliers & Mandeep Singh batted brilliantly and changed the course of the match by raining the core. DeVilliers is a world-class player. Mandeep singh has also proved his quality as a batsman. This is we took him inout side on exchange basis.
Rajasthan captain, Steve smith explained that his team encountered all wrong turn of events. DeVilliers & Mandeep Singh snatched the game away from us. I expected 160 runs to be the target. However, these two batsmen exceeded that score. WE opened the bowling rather well but slipped duringthe middle overs. In this year’s IPL, we scored a chain of victories at the start. However, we coud not carry this momentum to the later stages of the tournament.
Man-of-the-match Devilliers told that he did not honestly know how they managed to score 180 runs! We were thinking of 140 runs only! My batting was not that good today. For me, Mandeep Singh played better and should have been the Man of the Match! I will hand over this award to him later!
23-years old Mandeep Singh belongs to Punjab. He told that the vast improvement in his batting is due to the advice of AB DeVilliers. He told that his dream to bat along with DeVilliers was realised today!
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