RR vs RCB Qualifier 2 IPL 2022 Highlights: Jos Buttler ton takes RR into their second final

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Rajasthan Royals will need to shake off an ordinary bowling performance in their last outing when they clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team which seems to be peaking at the right time, in the high-stakes IPL Qualifier-2 here on Friday.

Having sneaked into the play-offs, RCB seem are on a roll and a tight win over Lucknow in the Eliminator has fuelled expectations for a long-awaited trophy.

They take on Rajasthan, a team which has all bases covered but still came up short against Gujarat in Qualifier 1.

Squads:

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal, Karun Nair, James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch, Navdeep Saini, KC Cariappa, Daryl Mitchell, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Anunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Dhruv Jurel, Shubham Garhwal

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Aneeshwar Gautam, Sherfane Rutherford, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama V Milind, Jason Behrendorff, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Finn Allen, Siddarth Kaul

27 May 2022

23:04 IST

RR reach their first final since 2008

Ominous for #GujaratTitans that #Buttler is in this form. This was an inmings so full of class.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 27, 2022

buttleR + RR = RRR #GTvRR #IPL2022 pc: @rajasthanroyals pic.twitter.com/TLhHnro5Si

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 24, 2022

Rajasthan Royals reach their first IPL Final since Shane Warne led them in 2008.

22:33 IST

RR win by 7 wickets

Rajasthan Royals win by 7 wickets as Jos Buttler hits century in just 59 balls smashing 10 boundaries and five maximums with a strike rate of 169.49. RCB bowlers have failed to defend their total of 157 runs as RR batters take them to the cleaners.

22:22 IST

GONE! BIG WICKET!

Sanju Samson 23 (21) stumped by Dinesh Karthik bowled by Hasaranga. RCB finally break the deadlock as RR skipper departs cheaply. 

RR- 114/2 (12 Overs), Buttler 69 (37)

22:07 IST

Buttler and Samson on FIRE

Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson on FIRE as Rajasthan Royals on course of reaching the IPL 2022 finals. RCB looking in trouble as they look to find a wicket in desperate fashion.

RR- 104/2 (10.2 Overs), Buttler 67 (34) & Samson 16 (15)

22:02 IST

Buttler hits FIFTY

Jos Buttler completes his fifty in just 23 balls as he guides Rajasthan Royals to a good start in their chase of 158. RCB looking to get a wicket of Samson or Buttler.

RR- 77/1 (7 Overs) Buttler 54 (25) & Samson 2 (4)

21:50 IST

GONE!

Josh Hazlewood STRIKES! Yashasvi Jaiswal 21 (13) caught by Virat Kohli. RR lose their first wicket as RCB finally get the wicket they were looking for. 

RR- 61/1 (5.1 Overs), Buttler 40 (18)

21:47 IST

Will RR regret dropping PATIDAR?

Rajat Patidar was dropped in the 6th over from Riyan Parag and got trolled. Read all details HERE.

21:45 IST

RR nears the final

Buttle and Padikkal are racing towards the final spot. Buttler a couple of hits away from a hundred. 

Rajasthan Royals need 15 runs in 22 balls

21:45 IST

RR off to a FLYING START

Rajasthan Royals off to a flying start with Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal opening the innings with the urge to score runs. RCB clueless at the moment as both openers take the bowlers to the cleaners.

RR- 37/0 (3 Overs), Buttler 20 (10) & Jaiswal 17 (8)

21:35 IST

RR start STRONG

Rajasthan Royals start strong with Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the middle. RCB start off disappointed with Siraj getting smacked for a six and two boundary in the first.

RR- 16/0 (Overs), Buttler 0 (0) & Jaiswal 16 (6)

21:02 IST

RCB- 157/8 (20 Overs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore finish at 157 runs after 20 overs as Rajat Patidar 58 (42), Faf du Plessis 25 (27), Glenn Maxwell 24 (13) get their team to a challenging total. RR bowlers bounce back in the death overs as they take 5 wickets in the last five overs. Brilliant bowling display by the Rajasthan Royals in the end. 

20:50 IST

DK and Lomror to FIRE

Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lomror in the middle as RCB need to finish with a big total. RR looking to restrict with Bangalore to an easy total.

RCB- 139/4 (17 Overs), Lomror 7 (7) & Karthik 5 (5)

20:40 IST

Patidar departs after hitting FIFTY

Rajat Patidar caught by Jos Buttler bowled by R Ashwin, Patidar hits half-century in 40 balls as he smacks Yuzi Chahal for a maximum. He's finally caught by RR who were looking clueless as Patidar was looking in dangerous touch.

RCB- 130/3 (15.2 Overs), Patidar 58 (41) & Lomror 3 (3)

20:33 IST

GONE!

Glenn Maxwell 24 (13) caught by McCoy bowled by Trent Boult. RCB lose another wicket as RR get the dangerman out, brilliant catch by the fine-leg fielder diving infront.

RCB- 112/3 (14.2 Overs), Patidar 45 (38)

20:25 IST

Maxwell and Patidar on FIRE

Glenn Maxwell and Rajat Patidar in the middle taking the charge to the Rajasthan bowlers. SPIN twins Yuzi Chahal and Ravichandra Ashwin brought into the attack.

RCB- 107/2 (13 Overs), Patidar 43 (35) & Maxwell 21 (8)

20:14 IST

BIG WICKET!

Faf du Plessis 25 (27) caught by Ashwin bowled McCoy. RR finally break the partnership as RCB lose their skipper, RCB were taking the charge and du Plessis was caught at 3rd man.

RCB- 82/2 (11 Overs), Patidar 39 (31)

20:03 IST

RCB going STRONG

Royal Challengers Bangalore going strong with skipper Faf du Plessis and Rajat Patidar in the middle. RR bring in Yuzi Chahal to break the deadlock.

RCB- 69/1 (9 Overs), Patidar 28 (22) & du Plessis 24 (24)

20:00 IST

DROPPED!

Riyan Parag drops Rajat Patidar 17 (16) as RR lose a big chance to get another breakthrough. RCB survive a big blow from RR's fielding error.

RCB- 52/1 (7 Overs), Patidar 18 (17) & du Plessis 19 (17)

19:41 IST

PATIDAR & du Plessis STEADY RCB

Rajat Patidar and skipper Faf du Plessis recover after an early blow of Virat Kohli. RR are coming in with some serious pace of Trent Boult and Prasidhn Krishna on a swinging wicket.

RCB- 25/1 (4 Overs), du Plessis 6 (9) & Patidar 4 (7)

19:35 IST

GONE!

Virat Kohli 7 (6) Caught behind by Sanju Samson bowled by Prasidh Krishna. BIG WICKET for RCB as Virat Kohli is gone early, RR gain momentum as Krishna gets them the breakthrough.

RCB- 14/1 (2 Overs), du Plessis 2 (3)

19:17 IST

HERE WE GO!

Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis open the innings steady against the Left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult of the Rajasthan Royals. RCB will look to put up a very competitive total against RR.

RCB- 8/0 (1 Over), Kohli 7 (5) & du Plessis 1 (1)

19:15 IST

Advantage RCB?

RCB: 4 wins in 5 games. RR: 4 losses in 7 games. Just saying: These days the weather in Bangalore is more pleasant than in Jaipur. Do you agree? . #RCBvsRR

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 27, 2022

19:12 IST

Check the toss here!

_ Toss Update _@rajasthanroyals have elected to bowl against @RCBTweets.

Follow the match __ https://t.co/orwLrIaXo3 #TATAIPL | #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/RxSqb19C3s

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 27, 2022

19:01 IST

Teams:

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal

18:53 IST

Toss News!

Sanju Samson wins toss and Rajasthan Royals will bowl first

18:40 IST

First match at the Narendra Modi Stadium

The Stage Is Set #TATAIPL | #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/9yk5aUzWwE

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 27, 2022

It's the biggest stadium of cricket in the world with a capacity of 132,000.

17:56 IST

RR vs RCB Qualifier 2 Probable Playing XI:

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, James Neesham 

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Siddharth Kaul

17:49 IST

RR vs RCB Qualifier 2 Predicted Playing XI:

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, James Neesham 

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Siddharth Kaul

17:40 IST

Big BLOW for RCB

Dinesh Karthik gets reprimanded for breaching Code of Conduct. Karthik admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.3 of the IPL Code of Conduct and accepted the sanction. 

17:36 IST

RR vs RCB Dream 11 Prediction:

Rajasthan Royals can bring in Jimmy Neesham in place of McCoy and RCB can drop pacer Siraj. Check all details HERE.

17:32 IST

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