Rajasthan beat RCB to head IPL standings

Wednesday, 27 April 2022 10:26

By ARN News Staff

Rajasthan Royals moved to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table after defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 29 runs on Tuesday.

Riyan Parag struck an unbeaten 56 off 31 balls to help Rajasthan to a modest total of 144 for 8, after being sent in to bat at Pune's MCA Stadium.

In reply, Bangalore were dismissed for 115 in 19.3 overs with Kuldeep Sen (4-20), Ravichandran Ashwin (3-17) and Prasidh Krishna (2-23) shining with the ball.

Captain Faf du Plessis top scored for RCB with 23 runs while Virat Kohli struggled once again and was out for 9.

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