Rajathan Royals once again proved their dark horse status by beating the Bangalore Royal Challengers by 7 Wickets at Bangalore on Saturday night (April, 26). Rajasthan Royals surpassed the modest total of 135 runs for the loss of just 3 wickets. Shane Watson was the top scorer for the Rajasthan outfit. He hit 8 fours and 2 sixes to pile up 61 runs. Graeme Smith also chipped in with a valuable 49 runs.

Bangalore Royal Challengers had a disastrous start as they lost Rahul Dravid when the score was just one. S Chanderpaul was the second to go in the third over when the score board read 16. Except for Ross Taylor and Praveen Kumar no Bangalore batsman looked settled and they all got out to poor shots.

Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers (Twenty20 - Apr 26 , 2008)
at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Bangalore Royal Challengers: 135/8 
Rajasthan Royals: 138 / 3
Result: Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Shane Watson