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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals, 42nd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League 2025 Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Date & Time: Apr 24, 07:30 PM LOCAL

Virat Kohli 70(42)

15.1
W
Jofra Archer to Kohli, out Caught by Nitish Rana!! Archer is brought back and he immediately gets rid of Kohli! Should he have been brought on earlier when the partnership was flourishing? Short of length on off, slower leg-cutter and it grips and holds in the pitch as Kohli tries punching it over extra cover. He gets it quite high on the splice and spoons it in the air. Simple catch for Rana in the circle as Archer does the job asked of him. Kohli c Nitish Rana b Jofra Archer 70(42) [4s-8 6s-2]
14.5
Tushar Deshpande to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length on middle, pace off from Deshpande and it kicks up awkwardly off the pitch, taking a thick top-edge as Kohli looks to play a pick-up shot. It goes in the air but lands short of deep backward square
14.5
Tushar Deshpande to Kohli, wide, another very high bouncer, the second of this over, and it's been wided again
14.4
6
Tushar Deshpande to Kohli, SIX, swiped away for six! Fuller than a good length, right in the slot on middle and Kohli uses his fast hands to great effect, whacking it across the line
13.6
Riyan Parag to Kohli, no run, 108.6kph, back of a length on off, Kohli is rushed for pace as he looks to punch down the ground and drags it off a thick inside edge onto pad
13.5
6
Riyan Parag to Kohli, SIX, how did he manage to hit that for six! Tossed up very wide outside off, Kohli reaches out with a cross-batted swipe, gets it quite close to the bottom of his bat but it still sails over long-off
13.3
Riyan Parag to Kohli, 1 run, stays around the wicket to Kohli, good length on leg, Kohli looks to slog and drags it off a thick under-edge behind square
12.6
Hasaranga to Kohli, 2 runs, full on middle and leg, flicked away into the vacant mid-wicket region. The bowlers chases the ball and sends in a desperate throw, but to no avail
12.4
Hasaranga to Kohli, 1 run, flat and short on the stumps, Kohli jumps on the back foot and drags the pull to the right of long-on
12.1
Hasaranga to Kohli, 1 run, looped up just outside off, Kohli sweeps and gets a thick inside edge to the right of square leg
11.5
Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, 1 run, worked away to the right of mid-wicket
11.4
F
Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, FOUR, fifty up for Kohli as the Chinnaswamy jump and holler in joy. Went hard at a back of a length delivery and the outside edge flew past the keeper to his right. No-one at third man
11.3
4
Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, FOUR, makes room and slices the drive off the thick outside half over the leaping fielder at backward point to his left. Premeditated stuff from Kohli and managed to get it in the gap eventually
11.1
Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, 1 run, I0$ short ball outside off, Kohli drags the pull off the cue end to the left of deep mid-wicket
10.6
Hasaranga to Kohli, 1 run, legbreak on off, punched away to the right of long-on
10.3
Hasaranga to Kohli, 1 run, spinning away outside off, Kohli cuts to the left of sweeper cover
9.2
Riyan Parag to Kohli, 1 run, flat on off, nudged away into the mid-wicket region
9.1
Riyan Parag to Kohli, 2 runs, full and pitched outside leg, Kohli wrists it into the mid-wicket pocket and comes hustling back to complete the second. Push it was the call from Kohli as soon as he hit that and push the fielder they did ultimately...
8.6
Hasaranga to Kohli, 1 run, legbreak outside off, Kohli opens the bat face and slices the drive square on the off-side
8.5
Hasaranga to Kohli, 2 runs, full on leg stump, Kohli flicks all along the ground and gets it racing in the gap through mid-wicket. A diving effort from Hetmyer in the deep prevents the boundary
8.2
Hasaranga to Kohli, 1 run, short outside off, Kohli punches it past the outstretched right hand of the bowler, a desperate dive from long-on keeps it down to a single
7.6
Riyan Parag to Kohli, no run, quicker and sliding away wide of off, Kohli looks for a late dab and misses
7.4
Riyan Parag to Kohli, 1 run, slower on off, Kohli biffs the drive to long-off
7.3
Riyan Parag to Kohli, no run, quicker and wider of off, Kohli looks to power it through the off-side and gets beaten on the outside edge
7.2
4
Riyan Parag to Kohli, FOUR, dropped short and Kohli is onto it in a flash! The ball stopped on him a touch, but the wrist work was good enough to send the ball racing away in the gap through mid-wicket
6.6
Hasaranga to Kohli, no run, full on the stumps, Kohli pushes the drive to the right of the bowler
6.2
Hasaranga to Kohli, 1 run, short on off, Kohli jumps on the back foot and punches to the left of long-on
5.5
Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, 1 run, short of length outside off, Kohli opens the bat face and dabs wide of backward point
5.4
4
Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, FOUR, shade of the very great SRT on that. Wobble seam full delivery just outside off, Kohli with his high elbow off drive that skids off the deck past the fielder at mid-off to his right
5.1
Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, 1 run, short of length on middle and leg, Kohli was a fraction early into his flick and got it off the splice wide of square leg
4.6
Tushar Deshpande to Kohli, 1 run, hint of width and Kohli uses all of it to steer a single fine of third man
4.5
Tushar Deshpande to Kohli, no run, I0$ back of a length just outside off, Kohli stands tall and bunts into the off-side
4.4
4
Tushar Deshpande to Kohli, FOUR, King Kohli and his love affair with flick shots. Match made in heaven. Juicy full delivery on the pads alright, but Kohli made that flick look so cool. Minimal movement and it was as if the ball was waiting to kiss the impact of his wrist-work rather than the other way around. Raced away through mid-wicket....
3.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kohli, 1 run, slower full delivery outside off, Kohli pushes the drive to the left of extra cover
3.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kohli, 1 run, I0$ length delivery on middle and leg, Kohli clips it off the inside half to the right of deep mid-wicket
2.6
4
Jofra Archer to Kohli, FOUR, short on the stumps, Kohli pulls and beats the fielder at square leg to his right. This time the pace was I0$ and all Kohli needed to do was time the ball which he did with absolute perfection
2.5
4
Jofra Archer to Kohli, FOUR, nearly chopped on! Good length swinging in towards off, Kohli looks to guide off the back foot and gets a thick inside edge that skims past the leg peg and beats the fielder at fine leg
2.4
Jofra Archer to Kohli, no run, a huge grunt of "argh" from Kohli as he gets beaten on the top-edge. I0$ back of a length outside off, Kohli tries to slap it square and the extra bounce defeats him
2.2
Jofra Archer to Kohli, 1 run, I0$ short of length on the stumps, Kohli swivels and pulls to the right of backward square leg. Didn't get the timing right and ended up dragging it off the thick inside half
2.1
Jofra Archer to Kohli, no run, I0$ back of a length on off, Kohli taps to the left of cover
1.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kohli, 1 run, length ball in the zone outside off, Kohli opens the bat face and steers to the left of sweeper cover
0.6
Jofra Archer to Kohli, no run, 150ks short of length outside off, Kohli looks to cut and gets beaten on the outside edge
0.5
4
Jofra Archer to Kohli, FOUR, I0$ short ball outside off, Kohli looks to cut and gets a thick top-edge that flies past the lone slip fielder to his right. The ball hurried onto Kohli and pinged him on the glove in fact
0.5
Jofra Archer to Kohli, 5 wides, 149ks bumper that is too high as Kohli half-swivels before watching the ball sail over the leaping keeper. That was too hot to handle
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