Rajasthan Royals 161 for 3 (Buttler 106*, Samson 23, Hazlewood 2-23) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 157 for 8 (Patidar 58, du Plessis 25, Prasidh 3-22, McCoy 3-23) by seven wickets
Rajasthan Royals stormed to their first IPL final since winning the title in the inaugural season in 2008, beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in Ahmedabad. The win was set up by their bowlers; Prasidh Krishna and Obed McCoy picked up three wickets each to restrict Royal Challengers to 157 for 8.
Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal then added 61 in just 5.1 overs for the first wicket, breaking the back of the chase. Jaiswal fell for 21 off 13 but Buttler was unstoppable. He brought up his fourth hundred of the season, equalling Virat Kohli’s record for most centuries in an IPL season.
Such was Royals’ dominance that the spectators had started leaving the stadium even before the game was over. When Buttler hit the winning hit, a six over wide long-on off Harshal Patel, there were still 11 balls remaining.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo