Sanju Samson's breathtaking strokeplay formed the cornerstone of Rajasthan Royals' (RR) 19-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a high-scoring Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here yesterday. Riding on Samson's 45-ball-92, Rajasthan Royals posted a competitive 217 for 4 on a batting belter and then managed to restrict the home team to 198 for 6, earning their second victory in three games. RCB, on the other hand, slumped to their second defeat in three games despite skipper Virat Kohli (57 off 30 balls)'s first half-century of this edition. It was 'local boy' Shreyas Gopal who removed a rampaging Kohli in the 11th over to turn the match decisively in his team's favour. Kohli's pull shot was taken at deep mid-wicket by Darcy Short, who timed his jump to perfection.
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