Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets with the help of half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Phil Salt. Batting first, Rajasthan scored 173 runs for four wickets in 20 overs. In reply, RCB won the match by scoring 175 runs for one wicket in 17.3 overs. After this match, Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson said that they had lost the match in the powerplay itself.

Rajasthan was blown away by Kohli and Salt's storm.

For RCB, Salt scored 65 runs with the help of five fours and six sixes in 33 balls, while Kohli returned unbeaten after scoring 62 runs with the help of four fours and two sixes in 45 balls. Apart from these, Devdutt Padikkal, who came in as an impact player, scored an unbeaten 40 runs with the help of five fours and a six in 28 balls. After the team's second consecutive defeat, Samson said - After losing the toss on a slow wicket, a score of around 170 runs was a good score. It was difficult to bat in the powerplay.

Fifth win in the green jersey
RCB came out wearing a green jersey in this match. This team plays at least one match in green jersey every season. The Bangalore team plays wearing a green jersey to give the message of environmental protection. The record in the green jersey has not been anything special for RCB, but it was successful in registering a win against Rajasthan. This is RCB's fifth win in the green jersey. He has defeated Rajasthan twice while wearing a green jersey.

Samson further said- I knew that Salt and Kohli would give us a tough fight. They won the match in the powerplay itself. During this, the Rajasthan wicketkeeper-batsman also talked about the mistake made by his players during fielding. He said- They (RCB players) also dropped our catches, we also dropped their catches. It's okay, they batted better. Credit has to be given to RCB, their intention was better. It has to be said that the toss helped. I would have liked to take this match till the 19th or 20th over.

Change in the points table.
RCB's win has changed the points table and the defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team has slipped to fifth place. RCB has come to third place with eight points with four wins and two losses in six matches, while Rajasthan has also played six matches and has come to seventh place with four points with two wins and four losses.

Patidar praised Kohli
After the match, RCB captain Rajat Patidar praised Virat Kohli's contribution. He said that Virat used his experience to make it a one-sided match. He said- The wicket was not easy for batting, we had set a target of 150-170. It was a pleasure to watch Salt play while batting from the dugout. The way VK (Kohli) bhai rotated the strike was quite special. We are not a team that looks at the pitch, we want to play positive and good cricket.

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