IPL Highlights 2024, RR vs RCB: Buttler trumps Kohli as Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets

Jos Buttler opened up on getting back to form after he was named Player of the Match for his unbeaten century. 

"Had a little bit of luck, did not time it well, just got over the rope, delighted with the win. However long you've played the game, you still have those anxieties and stresses. The mind is a powerful thing, just keep digging in, keep working hard and you need a little bit of luck along the way. At some point it will be okay and sometimes you have to tell yourself it will be okay," Buttler said.

 The Englishman said the form in SA20 boosted his confidence and wants RR to keep the momentum going after moving to the top of the table. 

"I did feel really good in the last game, even though I got 13. I had a really good tournament in South Africa, I just felt like I needed one innings to put that to bed. We started the season really well, we have been together now for three seasons, we have got a good thing going, but we need to keep working hard and keep the momentum going," he concluded.

Sanju Samson was impressed with the clinical show with the bat and ball against Royal Challengers Bengaluru to make it four wins in as many matches.

“Anything below 190 with a little bit of dew, with the batting order we have, it was a good score to chase. Touchwood, a few games to go, they are doing well, four days of gap, allows people to recover, rest, train and allows you to come charged up for a game,” Samson said.

Samson also rated his team's two departments

“Bowling is 9 and batting is 8.7,” he asserted.

Meanwhile, the RR skipper hailed Jos Buttler for his brilliant century.

 “Just about time, if he gets through the powerplay, and if he hits it, very happy for him and very happy for the team,” he added.

Faf du Plessis suggested that the pitch became better to bat in the second innings as the dew also worked against them while defending the target. 

"I think batting out there with Virat, we found the wicket really tricky and low. We did feel 190 would be a good score. I did feel we could have maximised 10 or 15 more towards the end. It was a good toss to win, you did see that it played much nicer with the dew," Du Plessis said after the defeat.

 The RCB skipper hailed centurion Kohli but was not impressed with how they finished the innings as other batters failed to step up. Virat was playing really well at the back end. Whether it was Virat or a Greeny or a DK coming in, we could have scored a few more. We tried, but it was quite tricky to hit," he added.

 Du Plessis opened up on what went wrong for them with the ball and why he didn't use Glenn Maxwell with the ball. 

"With the spinners, a lot of balls were hitting the bottom of the bat. I think the pitch definitely got better. That's what dew does, that's the nature of the wicket. I thought it was a good toss for them to win. We started well in the first four overs, then the one over from our spinners, 20 runs, it shifted the pressure back onto us. Maxwell, all the right-handers batting in the middle, that's why I went to the left-arm spinner, Mayank, who's been bowling well for us this season. And the legspinner [Himanshu], you want to use the attacking option. When we got the wicket of Jaiswal, with the two right-handers in the middle, it didn't feel like the right time to use the offspinner," he concluded.

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jos Buttler finishes it off in style with a six as he completes his century and guides Rajasthan Royals to a 6-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals. Sensational from the RR opener as he returns to form in style with a brilliant century which trumped Kohli's hundred from the first innings. A very good batting performance from the Royals despite an early wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Sanju Samson's 69 helped Buttler to get settled as both completely dominated Bengaluru. RR (189/4 in 19.1 overs) beat RCB (183/3) by 6 wickets 

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 8 runs came off the penultimate over from Mohammed Siraj as Royals need just one run to win this match and Jos Buttler needs a six to reach his century.

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Five runs came off Cameron Green's over but the match slipped away from Bengaluru's reach as RR need just 9 runs to win. Jos Buttler might look to get to his century as he is 8 runs away from it. RR 175/4 in 18 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajasthan Royals lose another late wicket as this time Dhruv Jurel departs for just 2. There is nothing much left in the game as RR need 20 runs in 21 balls. RR 164/4 in 16.3 overs vs RCB (183/3)

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Yash Dayal also strikes — Is there more drama left in this game? Riyan Parag looked to play a big shot but hit it directly into Virat Kohli's hands at mid-wicket. A couple of wickets and RR might panic. RR 155/3 in 15.4 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Mohammed Siraj finally breaks the partnership but it is too late as Sanju Samson departs for 69! He went for a big shot and got caught by Yash Dayal at the boundary rope. RR 148/2 in 14.4 overs vs RCB (183/3)

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Reece Topley returned to the attack and Jos Buttler hit him for a boundary. 9 runs came off it as Rajasthan Royals are on the verge of a big win here to make it four in four. RR 145/1 in 14 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jos Buttler smashed Yash Dayal for a maximum over long-off. At start it looked like the slower one had deceived the RR opener but he connected it well enough for a maximum. RR 136/1 in 13 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Absolute domination from Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson as the match is slipping from Royal Challengers Bengaluru's reach. Disappointing bowling performance from RCB as they have failed to put up a fight in front of Buttler and Samson. RR 124/1 in 12 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: No stopping for Sanju Samson as he hits his half-century and stamped his authority over the visitors. Sensational from the RR duo here as RCB are completely on backfoot. Poor bowling from RCB which is not something new. RR 109/1 in 11 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Fifty for Jos Buttler! Sensational from the RR opener as he is back to his best at the right moment and Royal Challengers Bengaluru are in big trouble now. Royals are showing why they are one of the favourites this season. RR 95/1 in 10 overs

Poor bowling from Royal Challengers Bengaluru here as they failed to get things going right. Jos Buttler is marching towards his fifty while Sanju Samson is looking calm and composed at the moment as he is not taky any  risks.RR 84/1 in 9 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB; Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajasthan Royals batters are taking doubles at will here as the pressure is now mounting on Royal Challengers Bangalore. They desperately need wickets. RR 77/1 in 8 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Cameron Green into the attack and 9 runs came off it. RCB need a wicket here to bounce back otherwise it will be too late for them. Buttler is already in his 40s and looking dangerous now with his attacking approach. RR 63/1 in 7 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Mayank Dagar into the attack and Jos Buttler smashed him all around the park to get 20 runs off the over. Buttler smashed him for three fours and a six. RR 54/1 in 6 overs vs RCB (183/3)

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jos Buttler scored a couple of boundaries to get his rhythm back a bit. He is looking a bit sluggish at the moment but these boundaries will surely boost his confidence. 9 runs came off the over. RR 34/1 in 5 overs vs RCB (183/3)

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jos Buttler gets an early lifeline here as Cameron Green covered his ground but failed to hold on to it in the end. A difficult chance dropped. 9 runs came off Mohammed Siraj's over. RR 25/1 in 4 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Sanju Samson continues to find boundaries as this time he hit Reece Topley for a four. Meanwhile, it was a tight over from Topley as only six runs came off it. RR 16/1 in 3 overs vs RCB (183/3)

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Yash Dayal from the other end and Sanju Samson hit him for a boundary on the second ball. The southpaw bowled three tight balls but then got hammered on the last by Samson. RR 9/1 in 2 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Yashasvi Jaiswal's nightmare continues as he became the victim of Reece Topley for a duck. The southpaw failed to judge the bounce of the ball and got an edge on it as Glenn Maxwell took an easy catch inside circle. Big blow for Rajasthan Royals. RR 0/1 in 0.2 over vs RCB (183/3)

IPL Live Score 2024, RR vs RCB Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler in the middle to start the chase for Rajasthan Royals. Reece Topley has the ball in hand.

Most Number of Hundreds in IPL 

Virat Kohli - 8 

Chris Gayle - 6

Jos Buttler - 5 

The 67-ball hundred by Virat Kohli is the joint-slowest in IPL history!

67 - Manish Pandey (RCB) vs Deccan Chargers, Centurion, 2009 

67 - Virat Kohli (RCB) vs RR, Jaipur, 2024 

66 - Sachin Tendulkar (MI) vs KTK, Mumbai WS, 2011 

66 - David Warner (DC) vs KKR, Delhi, 2010 

66 - Jos Buttler (RR) vs MI, Mumbai DYP, 2022