Match Day

3112dThe Report by Abhishek Purohit

RCB shot out for 70 in big defeat

Royal Challengers Bangalore were shot out for 70, the third-worst score in the IPL, and Rajasthan Royals completed the formalities for the loss of four wickets

3112dAbhishek Purohit

The suicidal call

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore

Run shy

141

The total runs scored in this match. This is the second lowest aggregate for a completed match in the IPL.

Slow go

6

Number of times that a team has taken longer to successfully chase down a score of 70 or less in all T20 cricket

End of streak

1

That Watson four was the first scored off Y Chahal this season

Quickest kill

5.3

No of overs in which Mumbai chased down KKR's 67 in 2008 – the fastest successful IPL chase (in an uninterrupted match)

Late comer

1

Number of times that Albie Morkel has batted in the Powerplay – today was the first time

Batting order

No 4

The highest position at which Albie Morkel has batted in the IPL - four times, all four against the Rajasthan Royals

Lowest of the low

58

The lowest score a team has been bowled out for in the IPL – this happens to be Royals v RCB in 2009

A new low

70

This is RCB's lowest score in the IPL, and third lowest that any team has been bowled out for

Plumbing the Depths

2

Number of times RCB have lost more than five wickets in the first 10 overs of an IPL innings. They were 45-6 today, they were 51-7 against KKR in 2008

Small Mercy

20-3

RCB's worst score in the Powerplay in terms of runs in the IPL (came in 2012). They were 22-5 today

Never Before

5

Number of wickets RCB lost in the Powerplay today - they have never lost as many before

Historic Mark

17-5

The score from which Kapil Dev scored his legendary 175 against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup. Also Chris Gayle's highest T20 score

Early Trouble

1

Number of times RCB have lost more than three wickets inside the first three overs of an IPL innings

Golden Duck

4

Number of times AB de Villiers has been dismissed for a first-ball duck in the IPL