Bangalore XI vs Rajasthan XI 16th Match at Mumbai, 22 Apr, 2021

Toss: Bangalore, who chose to bowl
Rajasthan XI 177/9 (20)
Bangalore XI 181/0 (16.3)
Bangalore won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: Devdutt Padikkal
  • Devdutt Padikkal 102 * (52)
  • Virat Kohli 72 * (47)

Over 4.1: No runs. Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal,

Over 4.2: No runs. Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal,

Over 4.3: Boundary!. Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal,

Over 4.4: No runs. Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal,

Over 4.5: No runs. Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal,

Over 4.6: Sixer!. Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal,

Over 9.1 Mustafizur Rahman bowls a pitched up delivery to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and  slaps it down to long-off. 

Over 9.2 Mustafizur Rahman bowls a good length delivery to Devdutt Padikkal,1 run, dabbed towards the off-side. The single was a bit risky given that Padikkal played it off the back foot and he nearly paid the price for it

Over 9.3 Mustafizur Rahman bowls a slower one to Virat Kohli,1 run, goes on to the back foot and  mistimes the pull towards the gap at backward square leg


Over 9.4 Mustafizur Rahman bowls it short of length to Devdutt Padikkal, Six!  Rocks back quickly and mauls this over deep square leg with a meaty pull and gets a maximum.

Over 9.5 Mustafizur Rahman bowls a pitched up delivery to Devdutt Padikkal,1 run, charges down, this time tries to go really hard on the slog, dragged off the inside half to long-on

Over 9.6 Mustafizur Rahman bowls a pitched up delivery to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and drives it down to long-off and picks up a single.

Over 14.1 Mustafizur Rahman bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and dug out towards cover

Over 14.2 Mustafizur Rahman bowls a pitched up delivery to Devdutt Padikkal,1 run, gets forward and flicks it down to long-on for a single.

Over 14.3 Mustafizur Rahman bowls a slower one to Virat Kohli, no run, gets early into the push-drive, beaten!

Over 14.4 Mustafizur Rahman slips in a full toss to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and drilled down to long-on

Over 14.5 Mustafizur Rahman bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, stays deep inside the crease and digs it out down the leg side.

Over 14.6 Mustafizur Rahman slips in a full toss to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, gets forward and slices really well but straight to the fielder at short third man

Over 16.1 Mustafizur Rahman bowls a pitched up delivery to Devdutt Padikkal, Boundary! Century for Devdutt Padikkal

Over 16.2 Mustafizur Rahman bowls a good length delivery to Devdutt Padikkal,1 leg bye, gets forward and misses it, and is rapped on the pad. All stumps could be seen at the point of impact and as it turns out, it is impact outside leg.

Over 16.3 Mustafizur Rahman bowls it short of length to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and dabbed gently towards point

Over 16.4 Mustafizur Rahman bowls it short of length to Devdutt Padikkal, 5 wides

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets

Sanju Samson (RR): They batted really well. We did well to get that score on the board after the early wickets. We need to go back and do some homework. We need to be honest with ourselves and come back better. Need time to look into what went wrong and understand, I am sure we will come back well. This game... It puts you down but you need to find a way and come out better.

Virat Kohli (RCB): It was an outstanding innings. He batted really well for his first season last time. There was a lot of talk about him not accelerating after getting to 30s. He's put all that to rest. It was a good pitch to bat on to be honest, and him being tall meant that bowlers struggled with their lengths. T20 cricket is always about partnership cricket. You can't always go big from the word go. When one guy is going well, it's important for me to ensure that I don't lose my wicket. It can change on other days. We spoke about it (on the 100). He told me to finish it off, I told him to get to it first. He said many will come, I said yea you can say that after you get to the landmark. He deserved to get the three-figure mark. We don't have standout names (in bowling) but we have effective ones. We have depth in our bowling. They are professionals. We have taken the most wickets in the death overs this season so far and it's something we take pride in. Dev's innings was a great one but I'd also like to credit the bowlers for setting it up. (to the fans) I'd say don't be overexcited. We're being professional. We're moving in the right direction.

Devdutt Padikkal, Player of the Match