And so, RCB move to third in the points with eight points, only NRR keeping DC and GT above them. Don't go too far away thought. Jump over to follow DC vs MI LIVE where Capitals have opted to bowl. For now, on behalf of Thilak, Raghav and Vishal, this is Sudarshanan taking your leave. Ciao, aficionados!

6:46pm RCB win their fourth game away from home, someone loves travelling, eh? The result was never a doubt once Salt and Kohli got going in the powerplay. Salt demolished RR's bowlers and spirits with the new ball, especially his duel with Archer. Clean, crisp ball-striking galore, there was not way RR could stop him. Not that RR caught everything that came their way. Once Salt fell, the task at hand was right in Kohli's alley - one where he could anchor the chase. That he did with his 66th IPL fifty, joint-most with Warner.

RR's batting once again didn't rise up to the occasion earlier in the day. Jaiswal stood alone with 75 but got little support from the other end. If not for a couple of late cameos, and the dropped chances from RCB, they would have ended up with a much lower score.

Sanju Samson, RR captain: "After losing the toss on a slow wicket, 170-odd was a really good score. It was hard to bat in the powerplay. Knew Salt and Kohli would come hard at us. They won the game in the powerplay. [Dropped catches] They also dropped our catches, we also dropped their catches. It is okay, they batted better. Have to give it to RCB, their intent was better. Got to say toss helped. I would have liked to take this game to the 19th or 20th over. People have been honest in saying they committed some mistakes. We are in a good mindset. We have to put this game behind us, come back fresh and be confident about the next game. Need to keep this things aside and come back confidently."

Devdutt Padikkal: "I am trying to bat differently than what I am doing in the last few years. Conscious effort to do that in the off season. This year it has been on the technical side of things. I had to change a few things technically to try and make that work. DK and Andy have worked with me and that has worked. Being at RCB is great. I really care for this franchise, hopefully I continue performing. [RCB winning away from home] Coincidence. In T20 one or two overs can change the game and that's derailing the innings. I am sure we'll translate this at home."

Rajat Patidar, RCB captain: "The way bowlers executed the plans, it was nice to see. The way we bowled in powerplay was special. The wicket was not easy to bat, we targeted 150-170. The way I get my confidence from my bowlers was special. They are ready to bowl at any surface and any stage. Really enjoyed [Salt] batting from dugout. The way VK []Kohli bhai rotated the strike was special. We are not a team that looks at venue, we look to play positive and good cricket."

Phil Salt, Player of the Match: "Very pleased. Always pleased to contribute to a win, especially on the road. I gave it a chance early doors to try and hit it through off when he was swinging it. Me and Jofra have a lot of battles in the nets. He has bowled to me more than anyone else. I have faced him more than anyone else. The pitch was a little slower and lower than anywhere we played. Had an opportunity in the powerplay to put a stamp. Rajasthan played quite well, our bowlers got the plans right here. They shut the sides and made them hit straight."

17.3

Sandeep to Padikkal, FOUR runs

Easy does it! One of the most low-key winning runs. Length ball angling away from him, Padikkal reaches out to squeeze it past backward point. No one deep there and RCB seal a dominant nine-wicket win

17.2

Sandeep to Kohli, 1 run

Short and wide again with the slower one, punched aerially towards deep cover, where Jaiswal sprints forward and dives but it lands short

17.1

Sandeep to Kohli, 2 runs

Short outside off, looked like the knuckle ball. Kohli pulls it through midwicket and charges back for two

Sandeep for possibly the final over of the game

end of over 179 runs

RCB: 168/1CRR: 9.88 • RRR: 2.00 • Need 6 runs from 18b

Virat Kohli59 (43b 4x4 2x6)

Devdutt Padikkal36 (27b 4x4 1x6)

Jofra Archer 4-0-36-0

Tushar Deshpande 2-0-21-0

16.6

Archer to Kohli, 1 run

Back of a length outside off, Kohli pulls it to deep midwicket, just nine off Archer's last over despite the boundary and the no-ball

16.5

Archer to Padikkal, 1 run

Back of a length angling in from outside off, it gets big on him as he slaps it to deep cover-point

Jofra Archer in IPL, 2025

INNS

WKTS

ECON

9.93

AVE

42.40

BEST

3/25

16.4

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Archer to Padikkal, no run

Perfect fast bowler's riposte! Angles in a perfect bouncer that floors DDP, who arches away to ramp it up

16.3

Archer to Padikkal, FOUR runs

Angling in on a length, Padikkal clears his front leg and lofts it over midwicket. One, two skips and four.

16.2

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Archer to Padikkal, no run

Misses out on the full toss! Padikkal backs away to take full toll but only gets a thick outside edge on the bounce to Samson

16.2

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Archer to Padikkal, (no ball)

Short and wide outside off, he hops and looks to slash it away and misses. Archer limps after bowling that. Called no-ball, he has overstepped

16.1

Archer to Padikkal, 2 runs

Full on leg, flicked through forward square leg

Archer for his final over

end of over 1613 runs

RCB: 159/1CRR: 9.93 • RRR: 3.75 • Need 15 runs from 24b

Devdutt Padikkal29 (21b 3x4 1x6)

Virat Kohli58 (42b 4x4 2x6)

Tushar Deshpande 2-0-21-0

Wanindu Hasaranga 3-0-33-0

15.6

Deshpande to Padikkal, 1 run

Dropped! Make that ninth for the game. It was not a tough one, really. Short and wide, it was the slower one. Padikkal looks to ramp it up and almost hits it down deep third's throat. Theekshana comes charging in and shells it after diving forward. 27 runs off the previous two overs

15.5

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Deshpande to Padikkal, no run

Short and outside off, he goes for the pull but misses

15.4

Deshpande to Padikkal, 2 runs

Picks the slower one now but doesn't get the desired result. Fuller in length outside off, he lofts it towards deep cover, where it lands short if Hetmyer charging in

15.3

Deshpande to Padikkal, SIX runs

Huggeeee! Short and angling into him, Padikkal has a free swing. Swivels and pulls it wayyyy over fine leg

Devdutt Padikkal vs RR in T20s

INNS

RUNS

247

143.60

AVE

61.75

15.2

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Deshpande to Padikkal, no run

Length ball outside off, chopped to backward point

15.1

Deshpande to Padikkal, FOUR runs

Padikkal class in Jaipur. Holds his shape against the length ball and merely lofts it over the in-field. Over mid-off and four against Deshpande, who begins from around the stumps

Deshpande for the first time since the powerplay

This is Kohli's 66th IPL fifty, the most with Warner in the IPL

Prasanna : "Srikanth - you should stick to the team no matter what.. "

end of over 1514 runs

RCB: 146/1CRR: 9.73 • RRR: 5.60 • Need 28 runs from 30b

Virat Kohli58 (42b 4x4 2x6)

Devdutt Padikkal16 (15b 2x4)

Wanindu Hasaranga 3-0-33-0

Maheesh Theekshana 2-0-21-0

Timeout, with RCB starting to speed up keeping NRR in mind

14.6

Hasaranga to Kohli, FOUR runs

Finds the gap to perfections. Maps or Kohli? Legspinner on a length on leg, enough time for him to go back and whip it away through midwicket

14.5

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Hasaranga to Kohli, no run

The wrong'un on a length on middle, punched to midwicket

14.4

Hasaranga to Kohli, 2 runs

Quicker length ball on leg, clipped through forward square leg

14.3

Hasaranga to Kohli, SIX runs

Glorious! Gets to a fifty in fine fashion Sees the flighted ball on middle, he dances down the track and smacks it straight over the bowler. His 100th T20 fifty, says Ian Bishop on air

14.2

Hasaranga to Padikkal, 1 run

Tossed up on a length on leg, clipped with the spin through square leg

14.1

Hasaranga to Kohli, 1 run

Short on middle, he goes back and pulls it to deep midwicket on the bounce

Hasaranga back on

2:08