20/05Result
Eliminator (N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Pune, May 20 2015
RCB won by 71 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
20/05Result
Eliminator (N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Pune, May 20 2015
RCB won by 71 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

Match Day

Report
3127dThe Report by Abhishek Purohit

De Villiers, Mandeep fifties crush Royals

Royal Challengers Bangalore set up a clash with Chennai Super Kings for a place in the final as they sent Rajasthan Royals out of the tournament with a commanding performance

2629dAmol Karhadkar in Pune

Royals get Mandeep-sixed in Pune

Royal Challengers Bangalore had two of their three big guns out cheaply but Mandeep Singh took charge of the innings to set up AB de Villiers late surge, part of five key moments from Wednesday's IPL Eliminator in Pune

No return on investment

11.3

Dinesh Karthik's average this IPL - the lowest for any top-order batsman (Nos. 1 to 7) in any IPL season (min. 10 inns)

A two-man club

2

Number of batsmen who have scored 500+ runs in this IPL - David Warner and AB de Villiers

A ton of sixes

5

Number of foreign batsmen who have hit 100+ sixes in the IPL - AB de Villiers is the fifth

An unwanted low

60

Runs scored by RCB in the first 10 overs, their joint-lowest this season

Even-Stevens

7-7

Head-to-head between Rajasthan and Bangalore in the IPL. Bangalore have lost 3 of the last 4 games

Awesome Twosome

2314

Partnership runs between Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli, the most by any pair in T20 history