IPL 2024, RR vs RCB Highlights: Bengaluru's dream run ends with 4-wicket loss to Royals in Eliminator

IPL Live Score: Well Dinesh Karthik had a smile on his face as he shook hands with the players. He then bid goodbye to the fans as well. RCB will return next season but they would be without the veteran wicketkeeper-batter, who has played his last match in the IPL. It also means that we have seen the last of DK as a player as well. He has been involved in top level cricket in so many different roles since he made his international debut in an ODI against England all the way back in September 2004. His playing career seemed to have been finished after 2018 but he came back and how as a finisher in his time at RCB. Karthik has scored 937 runs for RCB at a strike rate of 162.95. A legend of the game in every respect. For RCB, it is back to thinking what if. One of the many scenarios that they may be thinking about could how different things would've been if they hadn't let go of Yuzvendra Chahal a couple of seasons ago, the man who dismissed Virat Kohli today. Just how many runs did RCB miss out on because of that. And if Glenn Maxwell walks out all guns blazing in the T20 World Cup for Australia, well, that is another reason for RCB fans to seeth. But RCB have pretty much been the life of this tournament, whether it be when they were unable to get a win to save their lives in the first half or when they went on an extraordinary run of six consecutive wins to make it to the playoffs in the second. Today, they fought right until the end in the field with the seniormost players Faf du Plessis and Kohli leading the way with some spellbinding efforts. But there just wasn't enough on the board to defend. RR now have to get past SRH in the second qualifier on Friday if they are to set up a date with KKR on Sunday as their hunt for a second IPL title continues.

IPL Live Score: "We haven't done very well in the last few games. We didn't put par scores and we lost Buttler, and Hetmyer was injured. Today's win was important. We were a bit rusty chasing it, but this win will give us some confidence. In the first half, I felt my body wasn't moving too well for the first half of the season. I had an abdomen injury as well. I am aging as well. To come into the tournament from Test cricket was difficult, I needed some time to get that bowling rhytmn. But once you have committed to your franchise, you want to go through with the season. I think we hit the right lengths, the way Boult was bowling, he got a bit of swing and seam movement. In the second innings, I don't think there was a lot of dew. I think there were some exceptional shots from our boys to get that chase. I think our greatest strength is the exuberance of youth and the experience we have got to support that. Now that Hettie is backing, and Rovman got a few boundaries today as well. We've got Keshav sitting outside. We have the right momentum for this team going forward."

IPL Live Score: “What cricket and life has taught us is we will have some good and some really bad phases. But we need to have the character to bounce back. Really happy with the way we fielded, we batted and we bowled today. Credit to the bowlers, they are always looking at what the opposition batters would do and what fields to set. Credit goes to Sanga and bowling coach Bond as well. They've spent a lot of time in hotel rooms discussing these things. They are 22 each, so is Jurel. With very little experience, the way they are performing at this level is amazing. I'm not a 100% actually. There is a bug in the dressing room, lots of coughs and a lot of people are a bit unwell. Rovman finished that off well. I think we have a travel day and rest now, looking forward to the next game.”

IPL Live Score: “With the dew coming, we felt we were short with the bat. Did think we were 20 runs shy of what was a good score. Credit to the boys - they fought really well. That's all you can ask for. If you look at naturally assessing the pitch and conditions, you would say it's a 180 pitch because it was swinging upfront and was quite slow. But what we've found out this season, with the impact player, the par score isn't enough any more. Also with the dew coming in. Extremely proud. Lot of teams - their wheels would've fallen off after 1 from 9. To come back like that, six games in a row, takes a lot of heart and character. We weren't special tonight in terms of pushing that extra 20 runs with the bat.”

IPL Live Score: Powell wins it with a six. He lofts the last ball of that over back above the bowler's head for a six and that is the end, once again, of RCB's dreams.

IPL Live Score: Ferguson bowling the 19th over, the first ball goes behind to the boundary off the toe-end of the bat. The second one takes the edge as well and that goes for four as well. Luck eluding RCB in the last moment?

RR need 5 to win off 10 balls now.

IPL Live Score: Count this RCB side out at your own peril. Du Plessis, once again, comes clutch at a crucial moment for RCB and effects a huge dismissal.

IPL Live Score: Siraj bowls two consecutive wides and then torpedoes in a 140kph full delivery at Parag. The batter goes for a big shot leg side and misses it entirely, ball crashes on to off stump.

Parag b Mohammed Siraj 36 (26)

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 157/5 in 17.2 overs

IPL Live Score: All the pressure that RCB had carefully built up seem to have whistled off like a hot rice cooker. Green's first delivery is a length ball angling away from Hetmyer, the Guyanese heaves hit across the line and sends it over long-on for a six. A single off the next ball and then Parag elegantly hits the second one for six over covers. The next ball is hit over short third man for a four. Two dot balls to end the over but the damage has been done, RR need 30 to win off 24.

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 143/4 in 16 overs

IPL Live Score: The batters really have their heads in a muddle it seems when running between the wickets. Two singles off the first two balls of that over after which Parag plays the third towards long-on. He refuses the second run but Hetmyer has set off for it anyhow, Parag busts his lungs trying to get back to the striker's end, Du Plessis's throw is well wide and DK's attempt at collecting the ball and hitting the stumps is unsucessful. Hetmyer gets on strike next ball and then blindly the pulls the fifth ball. It takes a top edge and goes to the boundary at fine leg. Hetmyer is on seven off five at the end of that over, Parag on 25 off 19. RR need 47 to win off 30.

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 126/4 in 15 overs

IPL Live Score: Into the last six overs then. Mohammed Siraj will be bowling the 15th and Riyan Parag is on strike, batting on 21 off 16. Shimron Hetmyer has been subbed in and he is one off two. RR still have the chase very much in hands but at the moment, they are making silly mistake and RCB seem to be very much in their zone.

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 115/4 in 1

IPL Live Score: Oh, Virat Kohli with a world-class fielding effort in the deep and Dhruv Jurel is run out at the non-striker's end. It really is a combination of Kohli's sheer brilliance and Jurel somehow taking it easy despite the heat being well and truly on here for RR. Parag pulls the first ball of the 14th from Green in front of square and the batters set off for two. Jurel wasn't really busting his lungs for the first run, Kohli does exactly that he scorches his way to the ball to his left. He picks it up and fires in a flat throw at the non-striker's end all the way from the boundary in one swift motion. Jurel had motioned towards Parag to not take the second run but then started sprinting for his life towards the non-striker's end when he saw Parag hasn't responded to him. By the time Jurel realises that he is in trouble it's too late as Green breaks the stumps. The third umpire takes some time to determine if Green was in contact with the ball when his hands broke the stumps. It is deemed to be a legitimate dismissal in the end, that is some extraordinary fielding from Kohli. RCB well and truly on top now.

Jurel run out (Kohli/Green) 8 (8)

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 111/4 in 13.1 overs

IPL Live Score: Green bowls the 12th over and just two runs come in it. RCB lost a review in that over as well with Green confidently appealing for caught behind against Parag off the fourth ball. Umpire shook his head and Green was pretty much the only man confident but he was so confident that both DK and Du Plessis deciide to take a look. Nothing on ultra edge though and RCB lose a review. A single each for Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag in that over. RR need 73 to win off 48 balls.

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 100/3 in 12 overs

IPL Live Score: Karn anticipates the epic charge that Samson gave him and catches the RR captain out hook, line and stinker. Samson ends up dancing away from the line of the ball, ends up hopelessly far away from the ball. Karthik collects it and breaks the stumps. Samson utterly disgusted with himself, throws the bat down in anger as he walks off.

Samson st Karthik b Sharma 17 (13)

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 85/3 in 10.1 overs

IPL Live score: This time Jaiswal seems to be caught behind. Both Green and DK are confident but the umpire doesn't raise his finger. DK signals the T, Du Plessis only mimics him seeing that his bowler and keeper are so confident and the decision goes upstairs. There is a spike on Ultraedge as the ball passes glove. Jaiswal looked to be struggling with an injury of some kind and he can get some treatment now.

Jaiswal c Karthik b Green 45 (30)

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 81/2 in 9.2 overs

IPL Live score: Well Kohli was screaming at Karn to throw the ball at the stumps but the bowler was not alive to the situation. Jaiswal gets off strike first ball and then Samson runs second ball as well after sending the ball through cover. Samson wants second but Jaiswal is clearly struggling with something and refuses the run. The RR captain takes his own sweet time ambling across the crease as he looks back at his partner and gives a few angry words. In that time, Karn had collected the ball and motioned to throw at the stumps, but he didn't release the cherry! Had he done so and the ball had hit the stumps, Samson would most probably have been off his ground looking back at Jaiswal, completely unaware that he was being run out. Lucky break for the RR captain. Six singles in that over, Jaiswal on 45 off 29, Samson on 14 off 10.

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 80/1 in 9 overs

IPL Live score: Jaiswal living a charmed life out there as far as edges are concerned. Ferguson returns for the eighth over, Jaiswal swings at the second ball and gets a thick outside edge. It flies well away from Karthik's range and goes to the boundary for a four. Jaiswal ends up on 42 off 26 at the end of that over, Samson on 11 off seven.

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 74/1 in 8 overs

IPL 2024, RR vs RCB Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Swapnil returns for the seventh over and Samson welcomes him back with just the most elegant pull shot over deep midwicket for a six. Three singles and then Jaiswal hits fours off the last two balls. Jaiswal is on 34 off 22, Samson on nine off five. RR remain well on top here.

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 64/1 in 7 overs

IPL 2024, RR vs RCB Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: TIMBER! And there is the first wicket for RCB. Ferguson's third delivery of the sixth over is a slow yorker, it dipped sharply as it reached the batter who tried digging it out but was powerless in stopping it.

Kohler-Cadmore b Ferguson 20 (15)

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 46/1 in 5.3 overs

IPL 2024, RR vs RCB Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: This time Kohler-Cadmore lays into Siraj. A couple of beautiful shots off the first two balls of the fourth over for four. The Englishman gets off strike third ball and then a misfield by Swapnil in the deep gifts Jaiswal a four off the fifth ball. A little mix-up off the last ball but the batters don't really come in any danger. Jaiswal is on 23 off 15, Kohler-Cadmore on 11 off nine.

RR vs RCB IPL Live Score: RR 35/0 in 4 overs

IPL 2024, RR vs RCB Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: There we go!

IPL 2024, RR vs RCB Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Trent Boult had given just two runs away in the first over of the RCB innings earlier in the evening. A single off the third ball for Jaiswal and then a single for Kohler-Cadmore off the fifth.

IPL 2024, RR vs RCB Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The veins on Virat Kohli's neck are bursting out of the skin as he gives a passionate speech in the RCB team huddle. They break and Swapnil Singh will bowl the first over for RCB. Yashasvi Jaiswal on strike for RR, Tom Kohler-Cadmore at the other end.

IPL 2024, RR vs RCB Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Well Jaiswal caught napping off the second ball when Karn ramped it towards him but he just stood cluelessly as the ball spun away in front of him and went to the boundary behind. Karn gets off strike next ball and then Swapnil clubs the fourth ball over the square leg boundary for a six. Karn falls off the last ball on five off four, Swapnil unbeaten on nine off four.

IPL 2024, RR vs RCB Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Swapnil Singh is on strike, Karn Sharma at the other end. No set batters at all for RCB for the last over. Sandeep Sharma is bowling it.