RR vs RCB, Eliminator, 1st Innings Highlights: The eliminator match of IPL 2024 is being played today (22 May) between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Batting first, RCB scored 172 runs on the board at the loss of 8 wickets. Rajat Patidar played the highest innings of 34 runs for the team.

RR vs RCB: Bengaluru lost the captain’s wicket in the powerplay.

Royal Challengers Bangalore lost their first wicket at a score of 37. In the fifth over, Faf du Plessis tried to hit a powerful shot by pulling against Trent Boult, but Rovman Powell took a brilliant catch while diving at deep mid-wicket. He scored 17 runs in 14 balls with the help of 2 fours and a six. RCB put 50 runs on the board at the loss of one wicket in the powerplay.

Rovman Powell, you beauty ↓

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Virat Kohli became the victim of Yuzvendra Chahal

Virat Kohli was seen batting well from one end, but lost his wicket against Yuzvendra Chahal in the eighth over. He tried to hit a six towards deep mid-wicket, but Donovan Ferreira took a good catch. Virat Kohli played an inning of 33 runs in 24 balls with the help of 3 fours and 1 six. The team had lost the second wicket on the score of 56.

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RR vs RCB: Green and Patidar could not play big innings

After the initial two setbacks, the partnership between Cameron Green and Rajat Patidar seemed to be flourishing. But in the 13th over, Cameron Green lost his wicket against Ravichandran Ashwin, and the partnership between Rajat Patidar and Green broke at 41 runs. Cameron Green played an innings of 27 runs in 21 balls with the help of 2 fours and a six. Then in the same over, Glenn Maxwell returned to the pavilion on a golden duck.

Cameron Green ✅
Glenn Maxwell ✅

Ravichandran Ashwin unveiling his magic at a crucial stage.

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Rajat Patidar then, while trying to hit a big shot in the 15th over, got caught by Riyan Parag at mid-off off the ball of Avesh Khan. Rajat Patidar played an inning of 34 runs in 22 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes.

Avesh Khan took the wickets of Dinesh Karthik and Lomror in the 19th over.

Avesh Khan bowled an amazing 19th over for Rajasthan Royals, he took the wickets of Dinesh Karthik (11) and Mahipal Lomror (32) for just 5 runs. Avesh Khan had given 30 runs in the first two overs of his spell. But then came back and brought great success to the team.

Avesh Khan took 3 wickets for 44 runs in 3 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin took two wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs. Whereas Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal took 1 wicket each.