00:00It was a battle of the unbeaten teams as Rajasthan Royals asked the Royal Challengers Bangaluru
00:05to take full strike.
00:06And it looked like a brilliant decision after the match was delayed due to rain.
00:12Joffre Archer was lethal, striking twice.
00:15It is a chance, is it?
00:16It should be.
00:18But it was his partner Ravi Bishnoi who caught the big fish in Virat Kohli.
00:23And when he had Kurnul Pandeya caught by Shimran Hetmeyer, he was stumbling at 62 for
00:28four.
00:29But the RCB skipper Rajat Patida took responsibility, bringing some calm to their approach.
00:35He failed to get reliable partnerships from Jites Sharma and Tim David.
00:40Romario Shepard eased some of his pressure with an 11-ball 22, but Patida was the fulcrum
00:46of RCB's hunt for runs, top scoring with 63.
00:50And when he departed at 166 for eight, it was left in the hands of impact substitute Venkatesh
00:56higher.
00:56He was indeed an impact, as his 15-ball cameo of 29 took RCB from obscurity to 201 for eight.
01:04200 comes up.
01:06But with Rajasthan Royals openers in Yashushvi Jaiswal and Vaibav Suryavanchi averaging 75,
01:12would 201 even be enough?
01:14Well, Josh Hazelwood took care of that initial concern, removing Jaiswal.
01:18Josh Hazelwood is back.
01:20But the 15-year-old Tuyavanchi is Buck's office.
01:24Brilliant.
01:25This is what brings the crowds in, gets all of you sitting at home watching.
01:31His 15-ball 50 showcasing why he's the present and the future.
01:35This is what brings the crowds in, gets all of you sitting at home watching.
01:41He and Drew Drewel added 108 for the third wicket.
01:46Low arm, high ball.
01:48But just when the teenager was looking certain of triple figures, he fell on 78.
01:52Midone will take the catch.
01:54And that was the opening RCB were after, as Hetmayan Riyan Parag both fell soon after.
02:04Unfustered by the rash of wickets, Drewel raced along to his half-ton.
02:07A wonderful wicket keeper and an equally gifted back.
02:10And he was looking set for even more as RCB were closing in on victory.
02:14But it still needed to be put away, that's a gorgeous shot.
02:17But Drewel finished it with an unbeaten top score of 81, as 201 indeed wasn't enough for the Royal Challengers
02:24Bangaluru.
02:25Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.
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