RCB vs RR: Bengaluru's crushing defeat in the eliminator, these are the 5 culprits

CricketInfoBlog Team 4 months ago 2 min read

RCB lost against Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets
With the win, Rajasthan Royals entered Qualifier-2.
Rajasthan Royals bowlers performed brilliantly in this match.

In the eliminator match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at Ahmedabad Stadium, RCB had to face a crushing defeat by 4 wickets. RCB once again proved to be a failure and got eliminated from IPL. Whereas Rajasthan Royals have entered Qualifier-2. RCB's performance in this match was very poor. After reaching the eliminator by winning 6 consecutive matches, that confidence was nowhere to be seen in the team. The players showed a flop show in both batting and bowling.

Glen Maxwell

RCB's star player Glenn Maxwell flopped in this important match. While batting, Glenn Maxwell was out without opening the account. Apart from this, he also performed poorly in fielding. Maxwell dropped an easy catch of Tom Kohler Cadmore.

Dinesh Karthik

After Maxwell's dismissal, RCB was expecting a good innings in the lower order, but Dinesh Karthik disappointed. At number seven, Karthik could score only 11 runs in 13 balls. He hit only one four.

Yash Dayal

Yash Dayal, who was the hero of the last match, had a poor performance. He gave 37 runs in the first 3 overs. During this period he could not get a single wicket.

Karan Sharma

Karan Sharma also performed poorly in this match. Karna could score 5 runs in 4 balls. In bowling, he took 1 wicket for 19 runs in 2 overs. He also dropped a catch.

lockie ferguson

Star bowler Lockie Ferguson failed in this match. He gave many runs.

Great performance by Rajasthan Royals bowlers

Avesh Khan and Ravichandran Ashwin bowled brilliantly for Rajasthan Royals. Avesh took 3 wickets for 33 runs in 4 overs. Whereas Ashwin took 2 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs. Trent Boult also bowled brilliantly. He gave only 16 runs in 4 overs and took one wicket. Sandeep Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal got one wicket each. In front of the excellent bowling of Rajasthan Royals, RCB team could score only 172 runs after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. After this, Yashasvi Jaiswal made a great start and took control of the match. Ultimately, after winning this match, Royals have reached Qualifier-2.