Ashish Kumar Mishra
An impressive knock of unbeaten 103-run off just 60 balls by Ajinkya Rahane powered Rajasthan Royals to a comfortable 59-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore on their home ground at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on Sunday.
After opting to bat first, Rajasthan made a steady start,
they had just 61 runs in 10 overs without any loss. But S Arvind’s third over
changed the complexion of the game. Rahane scored six consecutive boundaries in
that over. Rahane together with the England right handed batsman Wais Shah (60)
made 121 runs off 8.2 overs for the second wicket to guide Rajasthan to a
mammoth 195 for two.
Chasing the formidable
total, RCB after a quick start, lost wickets at regular intervals to be bowled
out for 136 in 19.5 overs.
Ajinkya Rahane was announced the Man of the Match for his scintillating
innings which helped his team top the table with 6 points from 5 matches with a
better run rate than Pune Warriors and Mumbai Indians who are also on 6 points.
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