IPL 2018: Rajasthan Royals won the toss against Royal Challengers Bangalore

Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) face off in their final match of the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) season at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The game is a must-win affair for both sides. The team that loses on Saturday will be knocked out of the competition, while the winning side will go up to fourteen points.

Albeit qualifications to the play-off round will be dependent on the other remaining games in the tournament. Virat Kohli-led RCB have won their last three matches while Ajinkya Rahane’s RR lost their last game at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders. Follow live cricket score of Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2018 match, here. (SCORECARD | STREAMING INFO)

The biggest factor behind RCB’s recent resurgence has been the performances of AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli. In the last game, all-rounder Moeen Ali too played a match-winning role. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, will be without their star batsman Jos Buttler who will miss the rest of the tournament due to national team commitments. Buttler has been the heart and soul of RR batting with five half centuries in the last six games and his absence will be a huge blow for the side which desperately needs a win to quality for the playoffs.

*Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the IPL 2018 match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
*Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and opted to bat against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
*Ben Laughlin, Heinrich Klaasen and Shreyas Gopal come in for RR. RCB make no changes to their line-up.
*Three wins on the trot for RCB. Kohli’s side will be brimming with confidence ahead of today’s clash.
*Tight first over from Yuzvendra Chahal. RR 2/0.
*OUT! Jofra Archer c Parthiv Patel b U Yadav 0(4). RR 2/1 in 1.4 overs.
*A wicket maiden from Umesh Yadav. RR 2/1 in 2 overs.
*Moeen Ali concedes 10 runs from his opening over. RR 12/1 in 3 overs.
*Expensive first over from Tim Southee. Rahane finds a boundary to square leg by tucking a short ball off his hips but AB de Villiers stops another boundary with a good stop at mid-off. After five overs, RR are scoring at seven per over.
*Yuzvendra Chahal concedes two boundaries, one an inside-out lofted drive over extra cover and a pull shot to deep mid wicket but the legspinner comes back strongly. End of the powerplay and RR have reached 45/1