RR vs RCB, 15th Match at Abu Dhabi, IPL, Oct 03 2020 - Match Result

6:06pm That's all over here, but head over to the other match: DC v KKR where Sidarth Monga is calling the game for you. The Capitals are batting first. See you soon!

Y Chahal: I'm enjoying a lot, because the grounds are bigger and I can flight more. When you come into bowl, when you get a wicket in the first over, it makes you confident. They take less chances and then I just vary the pace. I think Sanju's wicket was the most special one. First ball I got wicket and I knew the wicket was slow. These boundaries are good for spinners. I miss Chinnaswamy, but here you can bowl the googles and the wide ones, and on the leg side becuase the boundaries are bigger.

Yuzvendra Chahal is the Man of the Match.

Virat Kohli: Very important two points. The kind of game we had last time, it's very important to back that up. It was warm, but coming from Dubai, this felt better because of the breeze. It's a funny game, an amazing game and I was telling Jos that I love this game and hate it too; it's something you need to understand [bad form] but when the team's doing well, you get more time to apply yourself. This tournament can get away from you very quickly. When you start losing initially, the games start going quickly and suddenly you realise 8 games are gone and you don't have points. We need to keep up the momentum. There wasn't much to reveal [to Devdutt] and Io told Simon this guy's got serious talent - reach, and a great eye. And a left-hander, very clean shots You hardly feel he's taking risks, you get that feeling rarely at this level. Today he carried from 40 to 65 odd, so he's a smart guy and he understands the game well.

D Padikkal: It's a different feeling [batting with Kohli], I've watched him from home so much since I was young and to bat with him is an unreal feeling. He just kept pushing me. I was getting tired, cramping up, but he pushed me. He said I need to see the team through. That's how he bats and he was conveying that to me too. I'm just playing on the merit, watching as closely as I can and making a decision. It was hot, especially after fieldin for 20 overs it was difficult to bat. Not pinching myself anymore, maybe after the first innings I was, now it's just part of the job.

Steven Smith: We could have done a lot better. Didn't get enough runs on the board, it was a good wicket. We couldn't get a partnership together. Jofra bowled exceptionally, our leggies bowled well, but we didn't have enough on the board. Our top 3 should be doing the job a lot more. The last two games it's cost us. We bat quite deep, but our top 3 need to bat longer and get outselves into the innings. Lomror played nice under pressure and to get 155, we didn't look like getting that many; he played a mature innings. Just a few areas which we've to work on and we'll go back and look at those. It was very hot, you come back for a two and takes a bit longer to get your oxygen back.

DR7: "Tha hallmark of good run chase is when you never feel that the chasing team is running away with the match but by the time you realise, they'll be at the finishing mark. Smooth run chase, like an undercurrent stream."

Kapil Baldawa: "Master is back. Chase Master. It was a tricky chase mind you on a hot day with a par score on board. Virat has paced this beautifully.. I hope he also does this while batting first, especially against spin early"

TRock: "This is kind of inning Kohli needed to get back to groove. Hoping he continues his rocking form from here. "

Sarat: "RR shall seriously consider replacing T.Curran and Unadkat in their next game"

5:45pm That is their third win of the season and it puts them on top of the table ahead of today's second game. One of the few one-sided ends to a game this season, a no-fuss chase from RCB's top order which is....well, built perfectly for this kind of a range in a chase. The Royals were sloppy throughout this game, early on with the bat, and just not quite switched on in the field either. All their senior batsmen failed today and that left a shorted bowling line-up little chance once RCB got into the second half of their innings with wickets in hand.

Benjie: "Right so a maiden here will lead to a Super Over!!!"

Afroze: "This is where VK stands a class apart, when it comes to fitness. Having field and captained for 20 overs, coming into bat in the 3rd over, while everyone else is struggling to keep up with the heat, he is still sprinting for those TWOs.. Pure class!"

A good sign that Kohli is feeling confident is that he's pacing himself to finish the chase in the 19th over. Unadkat will bowl this one. Around the wicket.

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Gopal's best spell in terms of numbers so far. Conceded only two fours. Now Tom Curran.

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