Guwahati, April 10 Fifties from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel propelled Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB relied on a spirited half-century by captain Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22), and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also made useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket, setting the stage. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to stifle them with consecutive wickets.
However, Jurel, along with Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, finishing with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32), and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) each took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).