Indian Premier League: 55th match
Match venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
Man of the match: S Aravind (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Match Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls left)
Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore, who chose to field.
Highlights of the match
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets in the 55th match of IPL-4 (2011). After winning the toss RCB elected to field first. In spite of good start Rajasthan Royals could not set a big total on the board. At one stage Rajathan Royals 73/0 in 9.2 overs. Dravid and Shane Watson give a solid start to R R. Both depart at the same over of Arvind, this was the turning point of the match. Dravid scored 37 at 31 deliveries; Watson scored 34 at 29 with 2 sixes.
RR innings finished at 146 for 6 in 20 overs.
Royal Challenger was playing under the captaincy of young Virat Kohli. CH Gayle once again played an outstanding innings of unbeaten 70 runs (44 balls, with 4 sixes and 6 fours). Arvind picked up 3 wicket for 34 runs and was elected man of the match.
Summary of the match
Rajasthan Royals
Total (6 wickets; 20 overs) 146 runs.
Royal Challenger Bangalore
Total (1 wicket; 17 overs) 151 runs.
Arvind celebrates by dismissing Dravid
Dravid played a lofted shot
Langeveld picked up Ross Taylor wicket
Gayle hit through the leg side
Gayle play down the ground
TM Dishan playing a fine innings
Watson plays through the off side
Shane Warne is dissapointed
