Rajasthan Royals(RR) gets in to play the 9th match of the IPL 2020 against Kings XI Punjab(KXIP). After making a strong victory over RCB, KXIP is in flow to continue their victory face.
Not only KXIP, RR too made an impressive first victory by defeating CSK. Moreover KXIP skipper KL Rahul is the only player to register a ton in IPL 2020 so far.
Match: Rajasthan Royals(RR) vs Kings XI Punjab(KXIP)
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Toss Details: Rajasthan Royals opt to bowl
Steve Smith has won the toss and #RR will bowl first in Match 9 of #Dream11IPL.#RRvKXIP pic.twitter.com/XXSqoCx2HY
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Captains View
Steve Smith | RR Captain: We are gonna bowl. It was a little bit tacky in the first innings last game, that’s the reason we are chasing. After the end of the last game, we know how wet it was. Miller’s out and Rajpoot’s in.
Buttler is in and Jaiswal misses. Hopefully, I’ll spend a little more time in the middle tonight.
KL Rahul | KXIP Captain: We are still looking for the same process, get a good start. It’s either been 150 or 200-plus. The lengths might change a little bit. It’s a small ground, so the margin for error is very less.
Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler, Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson(w), Robin Uthappa, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Rajpoot
Kings XI Punjab
Mayank Agarwal, Lokesh Rahul(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, James Neesham, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell
IPL 2020 RR vs KXIP
Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) Batting
Over 1
Unadkat gets in to bowl the first over of the innings. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal get in to lead KXIP. Unadkat with the new ball makes the control over as expected. KXIP scored 3 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 2
Ankit Rajpoot gets in to bowl his first over of the innings. With a massive six of the third delivery, Mayank Agarwal makes KXIP to score 11 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 3
Unadkat gets in to bowl his second over of the innings. Rajasthan Royals bowlers are in pressure to dismiss the two aggressive batsmen as early as possible. If RR allows these players to make a partnership then it would end up chasing a massive target.
An expensive over from Unadkat as he gave 17 runs off the over which makes KXIP to score 28 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 4
Jofra Archer gets in to bowl his first over of the innings. KL Rahul strikes a triple boundary in a row of the first three balls. At the end of the 4th over KXIP scored 41 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 5
Rajpoot gets in to bowl his second over of the innings. Agarwal seems unstoppable as he hits back to back boundaries of the over. With a boundary of the free-hit from the last ball, KXIP scored 58 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 6
Jofra Archer gets in to bowl his second over of the innings. Archer with a controlled over makes KXIP to score 60 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 7
Shreyas Gopal gets in to bowl his first over of the innings. With back to back impressive deliveries from Gopal KXIP scored 67 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 8
Rahul Tewatia gets in to bowl his first over of the innings. Agarwal smashed a couple of sixes of the over along with a boundary KXIP scored 86 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 9
Shreyas Gopal gets in to bowl his second over of the innings. With six of the fourth delivery, KXIP reached 100 runs feet. The highest opening partnership of the IPL 2020 season. KXIP scored 102 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 10
Tom Curran gets in to bowl his first over of the innings. With a boundary of the third ball of the over from Agarwal, KXIP scored 110 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 11
Unadkat gets in to bowl his third over of the innings. RR is in pressure to make a wicket in order to slow down the run flow. But none seems to stop KXIP strikers. At the end of the over KXIP scored 120 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 12
Tom Curran gets in to bowl his second over of the innings. With a lovely boundary of the fourth delivery followed by a single run, Rahul reaches his 17th half-century of this format. At the end of the over KXIP scored 138 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 13
Shreyas Gopal gets in to bowl his third over of the innings. With a magnificent six of the third delivery, KXIP scored 148 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 14
Jofra Archer gets in to bowl his third River of the innings. With a couple of boundaries of the over KXIP scored 161 runs for no wicket loss at the end of the over.
Over 15
Shreyas Gopal gets in to bowl his final over of the innings. KL Rahul with a boundary of the first ball rotates strikes to Agarwal as he nears to score his first ton of the tournament. As expected with a boundary of the last delivery Agarwal makes his maiden ton of the IPL 2020. Which makes KXIP to score 173 runs for no wicket loss.
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Over 16
Rajpoot gets in to bowl his third over of the innings. An over without boundary for KXIP where RR gave only 6 runs off the over. KXIP scored 178 runs for no wicket loss. A very impressive partnership between these duos.
Over 17
Tom Curran gets in to bowl his third over of the innings. Finally, RR makes a break in partnership by dismissing the game-changer Mayank Agarwal after scoring 106 runs. Maxwell gets in to join hands with KL Rahul. KXIP scored 185 runs for 1 wicket loss at the end of the over.
Over 18
Rajpoot gets in to bowl his last over of the innings. Maxwell shows an impressive comeback by hitting back to back boundaries. But KXIP ended up by losing th skipper for 69 runs. KXIP scored 194 runs for 2 wicket loss.
Over 19
Tom Curran gets in to bowl his last over of the innings. Pooran makes an impressive six of the fifth delivery from Tom Curran. With a catch drop from Robin Uthappa KXIP scored 206 runs for 2 wicket loss.
Over 20
Archer gets in to bowl the last over of the innings. Maxwell struggles to make some big shots of the last over. While Pooran makes it simple by smashing a six and a boundary off the second and third delivery of the over. With six of the last delivery, KXIP scored 223 runs for 2 wicket loss.
Rajasthan Royals Batting
Over 1
Cottrell opens the attack on behalf of KXIP. Buttler and Smith are at the crease to lead RR. Two dangerous batsmen who could change the game flow with their aggressive strikes get in to attack. With a couple of boundaries from the first over RR scored 11 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 2
Mohammed Shami gets in to bowl his first over of the innings. With a boundary of the fifth delivery, Smith makes RR to score 19 runs for no wicket loss.
Over 3
Cottrell gets in to bowl his second over of the innings. Soon made an impact by dismissing Buttler for 4 runs. Sanju Samson gets in to join hands with Smith. Sanju with a six and boundary of the over makes RR to score 30runs for 1 wicket loss.
Over 4
Shami backs to bowl his second over of the innings. Without any delay, Smith smashes a six of the first delivery. Followed by a boundary along with a 3 run of the last delivery. RR scored 44 runs for 1 wicket loss.
Over 5
Ravi Bishnoi gets in to bowl his first over of the innings. Samson with a boundary and six of the over makes RR to score 55 runs for 1 wicket loss.
Over 6
Neesham gets in to bowl his first over of the innings. With a triple boundary of the over RR scored 69 runs for 1 wickets loss.
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Over 7
Ravi Bishnoi gets in to bowl his second over of the innings. With a powerful six from Smith RR scored 80 runs for 1 wicket loss.
Over 8
Murugan Ashwin gets in to bowl his first over of the innings. Samson strikes a massive six off the fourth delivery which makes RR to score 92 runs for 1 wicket loss.
Over 9
Neesham gets in to bowl his second over of the innings. Smith loses his wicket after scoring a half-century meanwhile RR reached the 100 run feat in total. At the end of the over RR scored 100 runs for 2 wicket loss.
The dangerous batsman got dismissed a huge blow for RR but the game-changer Sanju Samson still lives in the field to make some big shots.
Over 10
Glenn Maxwell gets in to bowl his first over of the innings. The most economical over of the innings as Maxwell gave only 3 runs off the over which makes RR to score 104 runs for 2 wicket loss.
Over 11
Neesham gets in to bowl his third over of the innings. With a boundary of the fourth delivery, RR scored 112 runs for 2 wicket loss.
Over 12
Maxwell gets in to bowl his second over of the innings. Another economic over from Maxwell as RR can’t make any big shots. With just six runs of the over RR scored 118 runs for 2 wicket loss.
Over 13
Ravi Bishnoi gets into bowl his third over of the innings. An impressive over from Ravi as RR struggles to make big shots. RR scored 122 runs for 2 wicket loss.
Over 14
Neesham gets in to bowl his last over of the innings. Samson starts with a massive six of the first delivery of the over. At the end of the over RR scored 132 runs for 2 wicket loss.
Over 15
Ravi Bishnoi gets in to bowl his last over of the innings. With a huge six of the fifth delivery, RR scored 140 runs for 2 wicket loss.
Over 16
Maxwell gets in to bowl his third over of the innings. With a massive triple sixes from Samson RR scored 161 runs for 2 wicket loss.
Over 17
Mohammed Shami gets in to bowl his third over of the innings. Shami dismissed Samson at the first delivery of the over. Robin Uthappa gets in to join hands with Tewatia. With a back to back boundaries of the last two deliveries, RR scored 173 runs for 3 wicket loss.
Over 18
Cottrell gets in to bowl his third over of the innings. Sixes everywhere, Rahul Tewatia strikes unbelievable five sixes off the over which fires up RR to reach 203 runs for 3 wicket loss.
Over 19
Shami gets in to bowl his final over of the innings. Shami dismissed Uthappa on the first delivery of the over. The match changes in favour of Rajasthan Royals as the required run rate drops literally. Jofra Archer hits massive back to back sixes of the over which puts pressure over the KXIP bowlers.
After six of the fifth delivery, Rahul Tewatia bags his first half-century of the tournament. And dismissed for 53 runs at the last delivery of the over. RR scored 222 runs for 5 wicket loss.
Over 20
Murugan Ashwin gets in to bowl the last over of the innings. Riyan Parag dismissed off the second delivery after facing a dot ball. Tom Curran with a boundary leads RR to win the match by 4 wickets.
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