RCB vs RR Live Score Updates, IPL 2023: Sanju Samson's Men Aim To Retain Top Spot In 'Royal' Clash

23.04.2023 - 08:05 sports.ndtv.com

RCB vs RR, IPL 2023, Live Updates: Royal Challengers Bangalore will be going up against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2023 match on Sunday, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

RCB will be coming to this clash after registering a 24-run victory over Punjab Kings. On the other hand, RR faced a defeat by 10 runs against Lucknow Super Giants.

During the clash against PBKS, RCB were led by their star batter Virat Kohli as their regular skipper Faf du Plessis had picked up an injury and came only for batting as an impact player.

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Rajasthan Royals made some major progress after a big win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2023 match in Kolkata on Thursday. Yashasvi Jaiswal's history-making fastest half-century in IPL history and Yuzvendra Chahal's four-wicket haul guided Rajasthan Royals to a comprehensive 9-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. Chahal's four-wicket haul and Jaiswal's record-breaking half-century were the highlights of the emphatic victory. The win with 41 balls to spare also took them to third spot (12 points from 12 matches), giving a massive boost to their net run-rate (+0.633) as the play-off race heats up. It is all but over for KKR who slipped to seventh place (10 points, 12 matches).

On RCB's Inconsistent Run At IPL 2023, Ex India Opener Mentions "Over-reliance On KGF" Point

Royal Challengers Bangalore, despite being a star-studded squad, have been quite inconsistent in the IPL 2023. The Faf du Plessis-led side is currently at the seventh spot with 10 points from 11 games. More importantly, they have lost three of their last four games. As the IPL 2023 reached its business ends, RCB not only need to win their remaining matches but also hope that the teams' results which are above them go in their favour. While analysing RCB's show so far, former India opener Aakash Chopra mentioned a couple of interesting points after RCB's latest loss against Mumbai Indians.

MI vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Spotlight On Rohit As MI Face RCB In Battle Of Survival

MI vs RCB, IPL 2023, Live Updates: Mumbai Indians will be going up against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL 2023 match on Tuesday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. With the race for playoffs intensifying, captain Rohit Sharma's form with the bat and bowling in the death overs will be a huge concern for the hosts. For the sixth-placed Mumbai Indians to move up in the points table, it is imperative that their best batter in the line-up fires. On the other hand, RCB will hope that their troika of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell fire at the top, since whenever they have done so collectively, the team has found itself mostly on the right side of the results.

Fearless Du Plessis Aims To Be More Aggressive For Royal Challengers Bangalore In IPL 2023

Skipper Faf du Plessis has been one of the most important pillars of Royal Challengers Bangalore batting in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) and has played some fantastic innings to take the team to victory. In RCB Bold diaries, the Orange Cap holder opened up about his change in approach to batting and how it has helped the team to good effect in the tournament. Playing bold in IPL 2023, Faf du Plessis has scored 511 runs in 10 matches with a strike rate of 157.71 so far and aims to be more aggressive with his bat in the remaining matches to take the team to the playoffs.

Updated IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap After RR vs SRH Game: Hyderabad Move Out Of Bottom

Abdul Samad hit a six off the last delivery as SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) astonishingly chased down 215 against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their IPL 2023 match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. With SRH needing 44 off the last three overs, Glenn Phillips played a cameo of 25 off just seven balls, before Samad remained unbeaten on 17 to take SRH across the finishing line. Interestingly, Sandeep Sharma, who bowled the last over for RR, had initially dismissed Samad on the last ball of the match.

Updated IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap After DC vs RCB Game: Delhi Stay In Playoff Contention

Delhi Capitals earned a resounding win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore to keep their playoff hopes alive. Chasing a target of 182, DC rode on Phil Salt's counter-attacking knock of 87 (45) and crossed the finishing line with 20 balls to spare. Earlier, fifties from Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror had propelled RCB to a decent total of 181/4 in 20 overs. The win allowed DC to move out from the foot of the points table. They now have four wins from 10 matches.