IPL 2021, RCB vs RR as it happened: Devdutt Padikkal’s ton, Virat Kohli’s 72 hand RCB 10-wicket win
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Player of the match: Devdutt Padikkal (101* of 52 balls)
The student and the master at work. Fabulous viewing. These Southpaws make it look easy - @devdpd07 @imVkohli @RCBTweets #RCBvsRR #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/2HsQKN7nXZ
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 22, 2021
Virat Kohli on Devdutt Padikkal: “Great talent, one to watch out for in the future. Tonight I had the best seat in the house and thoroughly enjoyed his innings”
Kohli : He said finish it off, I said no. He said, many more to come. I said, I'll be saying that to you after you get the ton here.
— arfan (@Im__Arfan) April 22, 2021
Post-match reaction:
Virat Kohli-Devdutt Padikkal partnership: 181*
- The record opening partnership for RCB
- The highest all-Indian partnership for RCB
- Fourth highest (Following Kohli-ABD, Kohli-ABD, Gayle-Kohli)
- Kohli now features in RCB’s top 4 partnerships
Are RCB fans going to say it? pic.twitter.com/fudWvyodGn
— Clive (@_vanillawallah) April 22, 2021
#IPL2021 #RCB
— The Field (@thefield_in) April 22, 2021
✅ RCB's highest opening stand
✅ Kohli crosses 6,000 IPL runs
✅ Padikkal's first IPL century
✅ Four wins out of four for RCB
What a night for @RCBTweets!
🔥🔥🔥#RCBvRR live blog: https://t.co/TSUuySlvyo pic.twitter.com/SWr2CRVT5h
Biggest chases without losing a wicket in IPL:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 22, 2021
184 - Gambhir/Lynn, KKR v GL, 2017
181 - Du Plessis/Watson, CSK v KXIP, 2020
181 - Kohli/Padikkal, RCB v RR, 2021
163 - Tendulkar/D Smith, MI v RR, 2012
155 - Gilchrist/Laxman, DC v MI, 2008#IPL2021 #RCBvsRR #RCB
A magnificent hundred from Devdutt Padikkal. At 101* (51) he had played 7.6% false shots with a strike rate of 198.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) April 22, 2021
Only two players have IPL hundreds scored at a faster rate, with a lower false shot % - His RCB teammates: Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers.#IPL2021 #RCBvRR
RCB WIN BY 10 wickets: An unbeaten partnership between Kohli and Padikkal, and RCB keep up their winning run. What a start to their season. The match ends with a wide that goes for four.
Devdutt Padikkal has played a supremely masterful innings. The sheer power and dominance of his stroke-play was something to behold. And, he enjoys batting with his captain Virat Kohli. Well played @RCBTweets
— Ian bishop (@irbishi) April 22, 2021
CENTURY! What a moment for Devdutt Padikkal. A 51-ball century, his first in IPL. 11 fours, 6 sixes. Brilliant innings. Gets there with a four, creamed through cover.
Five years apart:-
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) April 22, 2021
22 Apr 2016 - Kohli & ABD share 155-run partnership against RPS
22 Apr 2021 - Kohli & Padikkal share 175* (so far) runs partnership against RR#IPL2021 #RCBvRR
Good news: Another fine performance by an Indian youngster.
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 22, 2021
Bad news: Against us. ☹️
After 16 overs, RCB 170/0: A streaky boundary for DDP over third, and he moves on to 97. Kohli plays out a dot ball. DDP on strike.
Best RCB partnerships in IPL
Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
V Kohli, AB de Villiers | 229 | 2nd | v Guj Lions | Bengaluru | 14 May 2016 |
V Kohli, AB de Villiers | 215* | 2nd | v Mum Indians | Mumbai | 10 May 2015 |
CH Gayle, V Kohli | 204* | 2nd | v Daredevils | Delhi | 17 May 2012 |
V Kohli, D Padikkal | 169* | 1st | v Royals | Mumbai | 22 Apr 2021 |
After 15 overs, RCB 162/0: Just three singles in that Fizz over. And we have a *strategic* timeout.
All this talk on commentary about how Devdutt Padikkal *must* reach his century, here’s a replug for something we published this season:
All this talk on commentary about how Devdutt Padikkal *must* reach his century, and I can't help but replug this. 😁https://t.co/woX6lvANub
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) April 22, 2021
Padikkal doesn't *need* a hundred, we don't need batsman reaching *milestones* for their innings to be applauded and appreciated.
— Kieran (@BerbaSpinCric) April 22, 2021
Leading IPL run-scorers
PLAYER | Inns | Runs |
---|---|---|
Virat Kohli | 188 | 6011* |
Suresh Raina | 192 | 5448 |
Shikhar Dhawan | 179 | 5428 |
David Warner | 146 | 5384 |
Rohit Sharma | 199 | 5368 |
After 14 overs, RCB 159/0: Padikkal is now on to 90, and he played a superb reverse sweep for four in that Gopal over. But once it is Kohli lighting up proceedings at the moment with a six and four. He has completely blown Gopal away today.
#IPL2021 #RCB
— The Field (@thefield_in) April 22, 2021
MILESTONE ALERT: 6,000 runs in the #IPL for Virat Kohli!
The first player, of course, to reach that landmark as he extends his lead at the top of the run-scorers list.
💪💪💪 https://t.co/TSUuySlvyo pic.twitter.com/0rLpJNJa6x
First to 1000-run milestones in IPL:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 22, 2021
1000 runs - Adam Gilchrist
2000 runs - Suresh Raina
3000 runs - Suresh Raina
4000 runs - Virat Kohli
5000 runs - Suresh Raina
6000 runs - VIRAT KOHLI#IPL2021 #RCB #RCBvRR #Kohli
HALF CENTURY FOR VIRAT KOHLI! The RCB captain’s first of the season and he is timing the ball like a dream right now. 50 off 34 balls. Hit a superb six in that Morris over.
After 12 overs, RCB 129/0: No 33 off 29 today for Virat Kohli. (We kid, we kid) He has played the second fiddle rightfully so today but is starting to find the boundaries with ease now. Two in that over by Sakariya.
After 11 overs, RCB 117/0: Maybe Kohli will also tee off soon. A brilliantly placed four past square leg. (He is batting on 33 off 28... cannot be 33 off 29 surely again?)
Devdutt Padikkal is batting at a totally different level. And I love the way Virat has just allowed him to take centre stage, taking singles and putting him back on strike. Feel for RR, fought back superbly while batting, but RCB & their faithful fans deserve a great year
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) April 22, 2021
Mentor and Mentee putting on an absolute show! 🔥🔥
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 22, 2021
First 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ run partnership for RCB in the #IPL2021. #PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #RCBvRR #DareToDream pic.twitter.com/So2sVB68um
After 10 overs, RCB 107/0: A century opening partnership comes up with possibly the shot of the night so far. A brilliant pick-up shot over square leg off The Fizz. RCB captain has had the best seat in the house to witness a sensational display of ball-striking. He is enjoying what he’s seeing!
Virat Kohli 26 (24)
Devdutt Padikkal 80 (36)
After 9 overs, RCB 96/0: Virat Kohli has the best seat in the house for the DDP show. Back-to-back sixes in Tewatia’s over, one down the ground and one over square leg! Devdutt Padikkal is playing quite a fabulous knock at Wankhede. So much style, so much elegance. Has raced to 72 off 33 balls.
After 8 overs, RCB 81/0: A lovely lofted six by Padikkal to finish that Parag over.
Played DDP. Class innings this.
— Clive (@_vanillawallah) April 22, 2021
HALF CENTURY! A superb fifty for Devdutt Padikkal. He moves to 52 off 27 balls with another boundary. A lofted cover drive. The left-hander has looked in great touch tonight.
After 7 overs, RCB 67/0: Padikkal is keeping the foot on the gas for now. A lovely cut shot for four in that over as Tewatia comes on. Timeout taken, RR in desperate need of wickets.
59 runs in the powerplay for #RCB and 41 runs came through the bat of Padikkal.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 22, 2021
After 6 overs, RCB 59/0: What a powerplay for RCB! In complete contrast to RR’s struggles early on, Virat Kohli and, especially, Devdutt Padikkal are off to a filer in the run-chase. Padikkal has raced to 41 off 22 balls. A six off the last ball of that over against Sakariya.
After 5 overs, RCB 49/0: Padikkal on song! A four and a six in the Mustafizur over. The left-hander is looking like he is enjoying the hard new ball coming on to the bat.
The Kohli-Gopal matchup is one of the stupider things in cricket and shows you why raw H2H matchup data has zero predictive value
— Static_357 (@Static_a357) April 22, 2021
2 of the 3 dismissals are slog catches off rank trash balls
And RR took it to the extent of using him in PP and wasting the movement on offer
After 4 overs, RCB 39/0: Padikkal is looking in great touch here. A couple of boundaries over the offside, manipulating the field brilliantly. Morris goes for 15 in his first over as Kohli puts one away down the leg side.
After 3 overs, RCB 24/0: Shreyas Gopal might have come on to test Kohli but Padikkal is using the matchup to his favour, hitting a couple of lofted sweeps for four.
After 2 overs, RCB 14/0: Chetan Sakariya from the other end. A four for Padikkal through midwicket in what was otherwise a tidy over.
After 1 over, RCB 8/0: A six in the first over for Virat Kohli. Terrific lofted shot down the ground against Shreyas Gopal as he got to the pitch of that one nice and early. Good over otherwise by Gopal.
STAT: Shreyas Gopal has dismissed Kohli 3 times in 5 previous match-ups.
Well, well. RR wasting no time in testing Gopal’s match-up against RCB.
09.35 pm: If there is not much dew around, RR have the bowlers to use the cutters well on this surface. But given how good the RCB batting lineup fared in Chennai, they would fancy to do well in this chase. And Virat Kohli is due a score. Tonight the night?
Innings break: From 18/3 and 43/4, Royals have done well to reach 177/9 in 20 overs. Tewatia reckons the cutters are stopping on this pitch and it can be a tricky surface to get going.
We end with 177/9.
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 22, 2021
How are we feeling? #HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily | #RCBvRR
End of 20 overs, RR 177/9: Harshal Patel proves expensive tonight (3/47) but the wicket of Morris early in the last over might have helped RCB save a few runs. Shreyas Gopal hit a six in that over to take RR close to the 180 mark which is a superb recovery.
19.1 and 19.2: BACK-TO-BACK WICKETS! The Purple Cap-holder Harshal Patel has three wickets tonight. Chris Morris and Chetan Sakariya out off the first 2 balls of the last over. The SA allrounder scoops one to short fine, then the rookie misreads a slower ball. 170/9.
Over 18.6: WICKET! 6-2-4 and OUT! Rahul Tewatia played a little gem for Royals here as the 170 comes up in the 19th over with a cheeky scoop over the the keeper for 4. Tewatia out for 40 off 23 balls. Siraj with the wicket. Importantly, they didn’t run. Morris remains on strike for the last over. 170/7 after 19 overs.
After 18 overs, RR 157/6: Morris tees off. Indiscipline costs Jamieson. A couple of wides in that over, and the extra ball comes back to haunt him at the end as a full toss is sent soaring over long on.
After 17 overs, RR 145/6: Was shaping into a decent over by Harshal but Tewatia finishes it a four with a lofted shot through offside, behind square. He is playing a little gem here.
Dube wouldn’t have got much better attacks to cash in against than today...good knock though
— Static_357 (@Static_a357) April 22, 2021
Over 15.3: WICKET! End of a good innings from Shivam Dube. He is out for 46 off 32 balls, and is disappointed evidently to not have finished this innings off. Maxwell with a good catch. Richardson strikes for RCB with his change of pace. That really was a sharp catch diving forward at long on by Maxwell. RR 133/6.
After 15 overs, RR 128/5: Tewatia with a superb reverse sweep for four off Washi. He’s off to a fiery start here.
Good news, DC fans:
📹 | Smiles and hugs all around as Bapu returned to the DC camp 😁🤗
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 22, 2021
Oh, how we missed you, @akshar2026 💙
P.S. Kya challlaaaaa? 🤭#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 #DCAllAccess @OctaFX @ITCGrandChola pic.twitter.com/wRl1I1M5dW
After 14 overs, RR 120/5: A wicket but another expensive over from Harshal. A six and four down the leg side by Tewatia. RR keep the momentum going. There is still Morris and Shreyas left to bat.
Riyan Parag once again fails to convert a start. 😭
— Krithika (@krithika0808) April 22, 2021
Over 13.3: WICKET! FOUR AND OUT! Not for the first time tonight, a special shot is followed by a dismissal. Parag hits a superb helicopter shot for four, then tries to play the paddle but is out caught at third man. Harshal strikes and gives a bit of a send-off to the youngster. RR 109/5.
After 13 overs, RR 104/4: Jamieson comes back and nearly has a wicket end of that over. Parag checks his shot and it is almost a brilliant catch diving forward by Kohli. Parag had hit a superb lofted drive for four earlier in the over.
Riyan Parag 🤜🤛 Shivam Dube
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 22, 2021
The duo is going strong, crossing the 50-run stand. 💪#HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily | #RCBvRR
After 12 overs, RR 96/4: BIG OVER! After Back-to-back boundaries for Parag against Harshal and both are streaky. First an outside edge and then a mishit lofted shot, over point. Siraj receives a stare from Kohli. That was an ordinary fielding effort as he neither went for the catch nor covered the spin of the ball. Dube finishes the over with a well-placed guided shot past short third.
Purple cap holder Harshal Patel into the attack
After 11 overs, RR 81/4: Royals keep the scoring rate at a decent clip. Another boundary for Dube in that over as he ramps a short ball from Richardson.
Correction: After 10 overs, RR 70/4: A decent recovery this by RR, led by Dube’s innings. They still have batting to come, can they post a fighting total?
Washington to continue with Dube and Parag in the middle.
Miya bhai @mdsirajofficial breathing fire today 🔥 getting the 2 dangerous batters in the top! @RCBTweets taking control over match. #RRvsRCB #IPL2021
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) April 22, 2021
Some momentum for RR as we have a timeout.
After 9 overs, RR 64/4: BIG OVER FOR ROYALS! Shivam Dube is finding his hitting range at his home ground against his former team! Two superbly struck sixes off Yuzi Chahal’s bowling, on his knees and into the stands. There were four byes as well in that over.
Over 7.2: WICKET! SIX AND OUT! After a big hit on the leg side, Sanju Samson lobs one to Glenn Maxwell at short midwicket. Washington Sundar strikes as the procession continues for RR. 43/4 and in deep trouble, the Royals.
After 7 overs, RR 37/3: A tidy first over by Chahal as we spin for the first time. Dube has joined his captain in the middle, he will look for a score against his former team.
Some Miyan Magic and Jamieson power give us the perfect start at the Wankhede. 🤩#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2021 #RCBvRR #DareToDream pic.twitter.com/YvSWuAZNTs
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 22, 2021
After 6 overs, RR 32/3: Sanju Samson brings some relief for his side with a couple of boundaries in Richardson’s over but the powerplay well and truly belonged to RCB.
Siraj has nailed his lengths, can seam it both ways and throw in the odd yorker, not much more you can ask for, Kohli's usage of him has been superb as well.
— Kieran (@BerbaSpinCric) April 22, 2021
This ball - rise of Siraj the T20 bowler, he has developed a very good yorker. pic.twitter.com/ifKeVGGpVH
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 22, 2021
After 5 overs, RR 22/3: A moment to reflect on what a bowler Siraj has become for RCB. He is just in tremendous rhythm at the moment.
The growth of Siraj continues. It is a joy now to see him bowl. Kiraak bowling karra bachha!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 22, 2021
Over 4.3: WICKET! A sensational yorker from Siraj and Miller time is over quickly. Given not out, but the ball is hitting the shoe first, great review by Kohli. What a start for RCB!
They are even reviewing brilliantly..Ee Saala Cup Namde only
— Harisankar (@harish_staycalm) April 22, 2021
RR 17/2 in 4 overs: The replays of Vohra’s dismissal in this match and against DC are strikingly similar. Slot balls, lofted to the fielder at mid-on.
Samson and Miller in the middle.
Over 3.5: WICKET! Manan Vohra’s frustrations continue. He is an enigma wrapped in a mystery. A good-looking shot or two, but then goes for a big shot and gets dismissed. Jamieson strikes, Richardson with a good high catch.
After 3 overs, RR 14/1: What an over by Siraj. One run and the massive wicket of Buttler.
Over 2.3: WICKET! The breakthrough that RCB would have dearly wanted early. Siraj keeps his length and line steady even as Buttler moves away. The Englishman misses the ball completely, the stumps are rattled. A case of you miss, I hit. Delight for RCB.
After 2 overs, RR 13/0: After playing and missing a few length balls from Jamieson, Vohra latches on to a short ball and plays a front-foot pull to get going. That should give him confidence, but he needs to do more than play one or two good-looking shots in his innings.
After 1 over, RR 8/0: Siraj does brilliantly to cut Buttler in half with one that nipped back in but the Englishman finishes the over with a couple of boundaries through the leg side. The powerplay is going to crucial for both sides, RR tend to struggle in this phase and RCB will hope for a few breakthroughs.
Siraj has the brand new cherry in his hand, with 2️⃣ slips in place!#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2021 #RCBvRR #DareToDream pic.twitter.com/Z7BJFjRWBg
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 22, 2021
RR are persisting with Manan Vohra at the top, he needs to repay the faith at some point. Jos Buttler is opening with him. Siraj to start off for RCB.
07.23 pm: Overall head-to-head is at 10-10. The last five matches too, the record is level at 2-2. It is a tight contest, but on paper RCB start as favourites tonight.
#IPL2021 #RCB
— The Field (@thefield_in) April 22, 2021
Virat Kohli is clearly not used to winning tosses. 🤣
📹IPLpic.twitter.com/ixRcea7FEA
Confirmation of the team news:
A look at the Playing XI for #RCBvRR#VIVOIPL https://t.co/cp6uGswagU pic.twitter.com/LwJTZrUY2S
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 22, 2021
7.10 pm: We witnessed a sensational match last night in Mumbai as #CSK went top of the table after a thrilling against KKR. Here’s a look at what made that match an instant classic:
From Chennai’s dominance to Kolkata’s resurgence: How KKR vs CSK turned into an IPL classic
TEAM NEWS: Virat Kohli must get used to this winning the toss thing. He was confused there, asking Sanju Samson what he wanted to do without realising. RCB bring in Kane Richardson for Rajat Patidar, RR bring in Shreyas Gopal (who has a good record against RCB) instead of Unadkat.
"I am not used to winning tosses" - Virat Kohli after asking Sanju to choose what he wants 😂#RCBvRR
— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) April 22, 2021
Boy wins toss one in violet moon and that also he gives up 😂😂😂 #IPL2021 #RRvRCB
— Complan Gael (@__ImPK) April 22, 2021
TOSS: Virat Kohli has won the toss and has opted to bowl first at the Wankhede Stadium
RCB vs RR head to head
Matches | RCB wins | RR wins | NR |
---|---|---|---|
22 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
RCB this season:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 22, 2021
1st match : Chahal's 100th IPL match.
2nd match : Harshal Patel's 50th IPL match.
3rd match : First time RCB won first three matches of an IPL season.
4th match : RCB's 200th IPL match.#RCBvRR
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match No 15 in the Indian Premier League.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have started the tournament brilliantly, with three wins out of three. Rajasthan Royals have impressed in patches but have only one win to show for in their three matches. Sanju Samson and Co will hope to pull off a win against RCB who play their first match in Mumbai tonight.
Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Net RR | Pts |
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CSK | 4 | 3 | 1 | +1.142 | 6 |
RCB | 3 | 3 | 0 | +0.750 | 6 |
DC | 4 | 3 | 1 | +0.426 | 6 |
MI | 4 | 2 | 2 | +0.187 | 4 |
SRH | 4 | 1 | 3 | -0.228 | 2 |
KKR | 4 | 1 | 3 | -0.700 | 2 |
RR | 3 | 1 | 2 | -0.719 | 2 |
PBKS | 4 | 1 | 3 | -0.824 | 2 |