IPL 2023, RR vs RCB | Fifties by Maxwell and du Plessis take Bangalore to 171/5
The Hindu
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat in their Indian Premier League match against Rajasthan Royals here on May 14.
Captain Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell scored half-centuries to help Royal Challengers Bangalore post a competitive 171 for five against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday.
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Opting to bat, du Plessis (55 off 44) and Maxwell (54 of 33) stitched a 69-run partnership for the second wicket.
But the middle order once again failed to fire as RCB lost four wickets for just 18 runs.
Spinner Adam Zampa and medium pacer KM Asif picked two wickets apiece for Rajasthan.
RCB batting: Virat Kohli c Jaiswal b Asif 18 Faf du Plessis c Jaiswal b Asif 55 Glenn Maxwell b Sandeep Sharma 54 Mahipal Lomror c Jurel b Zampa 1 Dinesh Karthik lbw b Zampa 0 Michael Bracewell not out 9 Anuj Rawat not out 29 Extras: (W-5) 5