IPL 2024: Rajasthan end losing streak to beat Bengaluru and win the Eliminator
Rajasthan Royals will now play Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second Qualifier on Friday in Chennai.
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Over 80,000 people were on edge at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as Rajasthan Royals broke their four-match losing streak to edge out Royal Challengers Bengaluru by four wickets in the 2024 Indian Premier League Eliminator on Wednesday.
It was a good toss to win for Rajasthan who put Bengaluru in to bat first. Openers Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis got off to a good start until a brilliant catch from Rovman Powell ended the 37-run partnership. Kohli continued his purple vein of form, but was undone by former Bengaluru teammate Yuzvendra Chahal for 33 off 24 balls. Rajat Patidar was given a reprieve when a top-edge off Ravichandran Ashwin was dropped by Dhruv Jurel. He made good on his luck with a 41-run partnership alongside Cameron Green.
Avesh Khan, who had been hit for a fair bit by Kohli and du Plessis, came back with a bang to break the resurgence stitched together by Bengaluru with the wicket of Patidar. Then, Ashwin showed his experience when he dismissed Green and Glenn Maxwell in consecutive balls. Mahipal Lomror then struck 32 off 17 balls to help Bengaluru post a total of 172/8.
Rajasthan, who haven’t won a single match in the IPL in the month of...
