Royal Challengers Bangalore comfortably defeated Rajasthan Royals in the 16th match of the IPL 2021. RCB had a target of 178 in front of them, and the openers Devdutt Padikkal (101*) & Virat Kohli (72*) made an easy job out of it. Losing no wickets, RCB achieved this target with 21 balls remaining.
Padikkal became the 3rd youngest cricketer to score a century in IPL. Captain Kohli also became the first cricketer to score 6000 runs in the IPL while this chase.
In the first innings, RR after losing first the first 4 wickets early, managed to post 177 against RCB. Mohammad Siraj picked up three wickets in his four overs, giving away just 27 runs. Harshal Patel also picked up three wickets.
Earlier, RCB Captain Virat Kohli Won the toss and elected to bowl first against RR.
Brief Score -
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 181/0 in 16.3 Overs (Padikkal – 101*(52), Virat Kohli – 72(47))