A Flurry Of Sixes And Wickets, But No Result In The End

Shreyas Gopal’ s hat-trick for Rajasthan Royals the highlight in rain-hit encounter; end of the road for RCB

- Ashwin Achal

A late shower forced the abandonment of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s IPL clash against Rajasthan Royals, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here.

The contest was evenly balanced, when rain played spoilsport.

Long rain delay

After a long rain delay, the outing was reduced to a five-over shootout. RCB made 62 for seven, and in reply, Rajasthan moved to 41 for one in 3.2 overs.

The visitor needed 22 runs from 10 balls, before the heavens opened up. Sanju Samson (28, 13b, 2x4, 3x6) and Liam Livingstone (11 n.o., 7b) kept the visitor on track, but it was not to be.