IPL 2020 LIVE updates: ABD's quickfire 50 helps Bangalore register a famous win by 7 wkts

Bangalore get their campaign back on track by a spectacular seven-wicket win against Rajasthan

Bangalore need 10 runs from the final over

Bangalore are 124/3 after 16 overs

Bangalore are 114/3 after 15 overs

Bangalore are 102/3

Bangalore are 102/2 after 13 overs

Bangalore are 100/3 after 12.3 overs

Bangalore are 92/1 after 12 overs

Bangalore are 77/1 at the halfway mark

Bangalore are 55/1 after 8 overs

Bangalore are 47/1 after 6 overs
 

Bangalore are 23/1 in the 4th over

Bangalore are 4/10 after 1

Rajasthan bowlers would be hoping to pick up some early wickets upfront

Bangalore need 178 runs to win

Rajasthan are 173/5 in the final over

Rajasthan are 158/4 after 18 overs

Rajasthan are 127/4 after 15.3 overs

Rajasthan are 119/3 after 15 overs

Rajasthan are 100/3 after 12.4 overs

Rajasthan are 80/3 at the halfway mark

Rajasthan are 69/3

Rajasthan are 69/2

Rajasthan are 50/1 after 5.4 overs

Rajasthan are 47/0 after 5 overs

Rajasthan are 21/0 after 3 overs

Rajasthan are 5/0 after 2 overs 

Rajasthan are 2/0 after 1

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The coin has landed in Rajasthan skipper Steve Smith's favor and he has elected to bat first

The pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is known for assisting batsmen in the shortest format of the game. Across all Dream11 IPL 2020 matches played at the venue, the average first innings score has been 176. As evidenced from the recent match results, the captain winning the toss is likely to bat first since the Rajasthan vs Bangalore pitch report indicates that teams setting targets have won 10 out of 14 matches here this season.

According to Accuweather, the Rajasthan vs Bangalore weather forecast indicates favourable conditions for cricketing action. The temperature is expected to be around 36°C during the course of the match. Furthermore, as per the Rajasthan vs Bangalore weather forecast, there will be no cloud cover during the entire match and one can expect an entire 40-over action-packed evening at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.  

Bangalore would aim to get their strategy right after some inexplicable decisions during the loss to Punjab when they take on an erratic-but-dauntless Rajasthan in the Dream11 IPL 2020 on Saturday. The Virat Kohli-led Bangalore has won five of its eight games on the back of all-round performances but seemingly blundered in the eight-wicket defeat to laggards Punjab on Thursday. On the other hand, the Rajasthan's' campaign this season has been marred by numerous top-order collapses, forcing the lower half to pull them across the finish line.

Bangalore's five wins so far include a Super Over triumph over Mumbai Indians here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Rajasthan, on the other hand, lie at the seventh spot in the points table with just three wins from eight outings. Against Punjab in Sharjah, AB De Villiers, who has been in fine form, was sent in to bat at number six, a baffling decision by Bangalore.

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Left-hander Washington Sundar (13) and Shivam Dube (23) were promoted up the order to accompany skipper Kohli in the middle. The experiment didn't work as all three batsmen struggled with the South African scoring just two off five balls. To add to Bangalore's woes, while defending the total, Kohli decided to save the in-form Sundar for the big-hitting Chris Gayle, who came to bat in the eighth over. That gamble didn't pay off either as the 41-year-old Jamaican smashed the young off-spinner for four sixes.

"We had a chat, a message from outside about left-right combination and we wanted to go with it because they had two leggies. Sometimes things don't come off. We're pretty happy with the decisions we took, but it didn't come off," Kohli said after the match.

However, Kohli and his men will look to shrug off the defeat.

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Meanwhile, the Rajasthan boast of a strong batting line-up. But the likes of Steve Smith and Sanju Samson have failed to score since the two victories in Sharjah at the beginning of the tournament. Jos Buttler too has been unable to capitalise on his starts, scoring just one half-century in seven innings.  After failing in his first match of the season, Ben Stokes, who has been elevated to the role of an opener, hit 41 before he was run out against the Delhi.

The inaugural season champions have relied on Rahul Tewatia to rescue them from precarious positions and the all-rounder managed to do that twice against Punjab and Hyderabad respectively. But he failed against Delhi when yet again the top-order botched an easy run-chase. Jofra Archer spearheads the Rajasthan bowling unit, along with the spin duo of Tewatia and Shreyas Gopal, who have consistently figured in an XI that has gone through a lot of chopping and changing.

"We've had some good performances this year now we just need to get together and do well collectively in the coming games," Archer said ahead of the match.

"We've been in this situation and before and have come back from this, so we're not panicking about this, we know it can be done and I believe in this team to do it," he added.

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