Indian Premier League: Joe Root out for 10 as Royal Challengers Bangalore thrash Rajasthan Royals

Joe Root was retired for 10 successful his archetypal Indian Premier League innings arsenic Rajasthan Royals were thrashed by 112 runs by Royal Challengers Bangalore.

It came amid a dismal Royals batting effort, including the nonaccomplishment of England's Jos Buttler for a duck, arsenic they were bowled retired for 59 successful 10.3 overs.

Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell deed fifties successful RCB's 171-5.

South African Du Plessis made 55 from 44 balls and Australia's Maxwell a 33-ball 54 earlier the visitors were lifted by 29 from 11 balls by left-hander Anuj Rawat astatine the death.

Rajasthan mislaid starring scorer Yashasvi Jaiswal and Buttler, some without scoring, positive skipper Sanju Samson for 4 successful the archetypal 8 balls, slipping to 7-3.

Root, who played successful the Royals' 2 erstwhile games but did not bat, deed 1 4 earlier missing a afloat shot connected limb stump.

The effect severely damages the Royals' chances of reaching the play-offs with 1 lucifer remaining and boosts RCB, who person played a crippled less.

RCB articulation their opponents connected 12 points but beryllium supra them successful 5th via their superior nett run-rate.

Lucknow Super Giants are a constituent amended disconnected successful 4th with the apical 4 progressing.