IPL 2022 : Shahbaz & Karthik seals the deal for RCB as they earn 4 wicket win over Rajasthan Royals

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Xtra Time Web Desk : Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday sealed a 4 wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League as Dinesh Karthik and young Shahbaz Ahmed played blinders to chase down 169 and take their team home from an improbable situation.

Being put into bat first Rajasthan opener and in form star batter Jos Buttler (70) played a peach of an innings alongside a steady Shimron Hetmyer (42) to take their team to a total of 169 in their 20 overs on a slow Wankhede wicket.

Coming into bat second, Bangalore went off to a good start of 48/0 in their first 6 overs, courtesy of sensible batting by their openers in skipper Faf Du Plessis and Anuj Rawat before loosing their way out in the middle by loosing 5 wickets.

It then took Dinesh Karthik (44*) to play a Dhoni-like innings for his franchise alongside an explosive Shahbaz Ahmed who too scored a brilliant 45 to take RCB to a huge victory, which was in fact improbable at one stage.