IPL 6 | Highlights RR vs RCB Match 40 April 29, 2013 | Scorecard

Pepsi IPL 2013 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) 40th match was played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium,Jaipur. RR won the toss and elected to field first. In a tense last-over finish, Stuart Binny hit a boundary on the penultimate ball of the final over to give Rajasthan Royals a four-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2013 here at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday. This win ensured that RR maintained their unbeaten record at home this season with fifth straight success. Complete Highlights of RR vs RCB Match 40 April 29, 2013

RCB 171/6 (20/20 ov).

Rajasthan Royals 173/6 (19.5/20 ov).

RR vs RCB result - .Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets.

Man Of The Match RR vs RCB

Sanju Samson was selected man of the match who scored 63 runs in just 41 balls with 7 Boundaries and 2 great sixes.  Here are the highlights.

• In the final over, RR needed 6 to win. On the second ball Brad Hodge was bowled and on the following ball Owais Shah was brilliantly run out by Virat Kohli. With 3 runs needed off 2 balls, Stuart Binny hit a boundary to seal a thrilling win.
• RCB are yet to win a game outside Bangalore. This was their 4th loss, all away games. They had won 6 in Bangalore # For RR this was 6th win and 5th at home out of 9 games.
• RR required 52 off 30 balls. Then it came to 30 off 18 balls. From 13 off 12, it was 6 off 6 balls for RR.
• In the 17th over bowled by Ravi Rampaul, Hodge hit 2 sixes and RR had 17 runs in that over.
• Right-handed Sanju Samson became the youngest player to make an IPL fifty.
• At 18 years and 169 days, Samson erased previous record of Shreevats Goswami (RCB) who had scored at 19 years and 1 day against Delhi Daredevils in Bangalore (2008).
• Samson fell after a fine knock of 63 in 41 balls. The boy from Kerala hit 7 fours and 2 sixes.
• R Vinay Kumar blasted 3 sixes in the final over off birthday boy James Faulkner to take RCB to 171/6.
• The final over produced 22 runs, all scored by Vinay.
• Vinay's 22 not out came in just 6 balls at a strike rate of 366.66.
• RCB hit 55 runs in the final 5 overs.
• RCB were 55/1 in 6 overs. After 10 they were 75/2.
• Chris Gayle was the topscorer for RCB with 34 off 16 deliveries. He hit 6 fours and 1 six.
• Vira Kohli made 32 off 35 with 3 boundaries.
• RCB scored 15 boundaries and 5 sixes.
• Shane Watson was the most successful bowler for RR with 3/22 in 4 overs.
• Faulkner, the Purple Cap holder, was expensive today. He went for 0/42 in 4 overs.
• S Sreesanth bowled a wicket-maiden over where dismissed AB de Villiers.
• RCB dropped Tillakaratne Dilshan and brought in Moises Henriques.
• RCB had two more changes - Arun Karthik and Syed Mohammed made way for Abhinav Mukund and Murali Kartik.
• The left-handed opening batsman Mukund played his first match for RCB.
• Owais Shah replaced Kevon Cooper in RR team.

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