Lucknow: The eliminator match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 was played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, Rajasthan won by 4 wickets and with this they will now play their next match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the second qualifier. Let us tell you that in this match, Rajasthan had won the toss and decided to bowl first and restricted Bengaluru to 172 runs. Chasing the target, RR achieved it by losing 6 wickets in 19 overs.
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In this match, RCB batsmen performed disappointingly and this was the reason why the team could not score big and had to face defeat. In the match, young batsman Rajat Patidar scored the maximum 34 runs for Bengaluru and no batsman could score a half-century for them. Veteran batsman Virat Kohli could not play a big innings in this match and RCB had to face defeat. With the victory in this match, Rajasthan will now play Hyderabad in Chennai on 24th May.
Bengaluru's batsmen could not perform well in the eliminator match and had to be ruled out of another season. Rajat Patidar played an inning of 34 runs in 22 balls with the help of 2 fours and as many sixes. Apart from him, Virat played an inning of 33 runs on 24 balls and during this he hit 3 fours and 1 six from his bat. Young player Mahipal Lomror played a good innings in the last overs and scored 32 runs on 17 balls. For Rajasthan, veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bowled brilliantly and took 2 wickets while conceding 19 runs in 4 overs. Apart from him, Avesh Khan also showed the way to the pavilion to 3 batsmen.
The team led by Sanju Samson, who set out to chase the target of 173 runs, achieved it by losing 6 wickets. He made a great start in this match and made a partnership of 46 runs for the first wicket. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal played a good innings and scored 45 runs in 30 balls with the help of 8 fours. Apart from him, Riyan Parag also scored 36 runs and played an important role in the team's victory. For RCB, fast bowler Mohammad Siraj bowled well and took 2 wickets while giving 33 runs in 4 overs. However, despite this, he had to face defeat in this match and with this his campaign of this season ended.
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