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Bangalore faced their second defeat in the tournament after losing to Rajasthan at their home ground by 19 runs. 

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Chasing a huge total of 218 runs, Bangalore lost Brendon McCullum early but skipper Virat Kohli showed some stunning strokes. 

Kohli struck 57 off 30 balls before getting out to Shreyas Gopal. 

Bangalore kept losing wickets on regular intervals before Washington Sundar and Mandeep Singh chipped in some runs. 

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Sundar scored for 35 while Mandeep remained unbeaten at 47. 

Meanwhile, Rajasthan rode on Sanju Samson’s knock to post 217/4 in 20 overs.

Sanju Samson, who performed exceptionally well in both the previous matches, again stood up for his team and played blitzing innings of 92 runs off 45 balls.

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Sanju Samson's 92 included 2 fours and 10 sixes.

Skipper Ajinkya Rahane gave its team a good start but failed to take it forward as he lost his wicket after making just 36 runs off 20 balls.

Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday won the toss and opted to bowl first against Rajasthan in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2018. 

Kohli, who opened Bangalore's winning account after defeating Punjab, will be playing at his home ground M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru.

The Bangalore team has made one change in the their playing XI.

The franchise has given a chance to Pawan Negi in place for Sarfaraz.

"We're going to bowl first today as well. As we saw last year, batting first in the afternoon would be a bit tricky. The team is feeling good the wicket would play much better batting second, especially when one big partnership takes you through."

"This has become a challenging ground and we're happy to play the waiting game. Momentum is hard to gain, we understand that one game is enough to give you that. Rajasthan are coming off a win too and we need to be brave while making our decisions. Just one change - Pawan Negi comes in for Sarfaraz, "he added.

Rajasthan, on the other hand, will enter the ground with the same team.

"We were looking to bowl first as well. But it doesn't matter you need to start and end well. T20 is all about giving your best in every over and take it from there. It is all about believing in ourselves and focus on things we can control," Rajasthan skipper Rahane said

"Our bowlers did a fantastic job in the last two games, despite all that people say about T20 being a batsman's game," he added.