Chasing a target of 162, Royals won the game with five balls to spare as the former Australia captain anchored the innings with an unbeaten 59 off 48 balls. Reinstated as skipper in place of Rahane, Smith introduced leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal (2/21 in 4 overs) in the third over. He deceived rival skipper Rohit Sharma (5), who stepped out only to offer a return catch after failing to read a googly. Making most out of this reprieve De Kock helped his team reach 50-run mark in 6.5 overs. Pollard (10 runs 7 balls) was dropped by Archer once again.

Source: dna April 20, 2019 19:07 UTC