As the 18th season of the Indian Premier League is set to commence on 22 March at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, the Royal Challengers are all set to take on the Knight Riders in the inaugural game of this year’s edition. The RCB stars are here again to entertain the fans with a power hitting competition at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The event featured stars like Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar who will compete against each other in a six-hitting competition. The event is called RCB Unbox is being streamed live at the RCB Website and App. Due to heavy traffic on the app and website, within 10 minutes the website crashed. The event was organized between two teams, Team Rajat and Team Jitesh.
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Match Results
Team Jitesh defeated Team Rajat in the RCB Unbox skill challenge summit with a total score of 2-1 wins. The Death Bowling challenge gave Team Rajat their first victory of the night through their expert execution without losing control. The team of Jitesh surprised everyone by winning the Overhead Catching contest followed by Six-Hitting to acquire the championship title. Both Liam and Shepherd delivered remarkable performances during the Six-Hitting contest by hitting three consecutive sixes each to make the contest spectacular. Shepherd demonstrated his powerful performance by launching two out-of-bound strikes which caused the spectators to create an enthusiastic reaction. The teams competed in a friendly contest that showcased the outstanding skills and competitive spirit of RCB players before the new season began.
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RCB Squad
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt (WK-Batter), Jitesh Sharma (WK-Batter), Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee, Yash Dayal.
