Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (14th April 2010)

Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wkts

Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and elected to bat first. But the top order failed again due to tidy bowling from RCB and scored 130/6 in 20 overs. RCB lost the wicket of Kallis early but a fine knock of 62 from Kevin Pietersen helped them to win the match, a step closer towards the semis berth.

Kevin Pietersen was the Man of the Match also won the Kamaal catch award and the maximum sixes award.


Numbers that mattered, Match 49

2 Rajasthan Royals have now suffered defeats in back-to-back games at Jaipur, after 8 consecutive wins.

7 Number of bowlers to bowl a maiden-over in this IPL. Pankaj Singh joined the selected band of Chaminda Vaas (2 maidens), Doug Bollinger, Harbhajhan Singh, Albie Morkel, Shadab Jakati and Zaheer Khan.

8 Yusuf Pathan became eighth batsman to aggregate 1,000 runs in IPL matches.

20 Number of run-outs conceded by Rajasthan – most by any side in this IPL.

25 Number of sixes hit by Robin Uthappa in the match- most by any batsman in this IPL. Uthappa moved ahead of Rajasthan’s Yusuf Pathan (24).

58 Runs added by Adam Voges and Abhishek Raut for the unbroken seventh wicket partnership – highest in this IPL.