RCB vs DC: A Thrilling Showdown of Cricketing Excellence

Bengaluru's royal challenge defeated Delhi Capitals by six wickets.

Kohli and Axar Patel combined for 119 runs. Though the slower deliveries held in the surface, the wicket was difficult; the pair negotiated the conditions with grit and endurance. Playing second fiddle to Krunal, who raised his fifty off 38 balls, Kohli was delighted. Kohli hit the mark in 45 balls. Tim David added the last touches with a five-ball 19, and when Kohli emerged the outcome was already a foregone conclusion. For RCB this season, that is six straight away wins—some record. RCB also ranks highest with seven victories out of ten games. Delhi's second loss in three games at the Kotla comes concurrently.

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DC

162/8 ( 20.0 )

VS

RCB

 

165/4 ( 18.3 )

                            Bengaluru's royal challenge defeated Delhi Capitals by six wickets.

Table Point :RCB Ist Inn is the

Batting

R

B

4s

6s

Jacob Bethellc Karun Nair b Axar Patel

12

6

1

1

Virat Kohlic Mitchell Starc b Dushmantha Chameera

51

47

4

0

Devdutt Padikkalb Axar Patel

0

2

0

0

Rajat Patidarrun out (Karun Nair)

6

6

1

0

Krunal Pandyanot out

73

47

5

4

Tim Davidnot out

19

5

3

1

Jitesh Sharma

Romario Shepherd

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Josh Hazlewood

Yash Dayal

Suyash Sharma

Total165/4(18.3 OV)RR 8.92

Fall of Wickets

1-20 (Jacob Bethell, 2.2 ov), 2-20 (Devdutt Padikkal, 2.4 ov), 3-26 (Rajat Patidar, 4 ov), 4-145 (Virat Kohli, 17.5 ov)

BOWLING

O

M

R

W

Axar Patel

4

0

19

2

Mitchell Starc

3

0

31

0

Mukesh Kumar

3.3

0

51

0

Vipraj Nigam

1

0

12

0

Kuldeep Yadav

4

0

28

0

Dushmantha Chameera

3

0

24

1

DC Ist Inn is the:

Batting

R

B

4s

6s

Abishek Porelc Jitesh Sharma b Josh Hazlewood

28

11

2

2

Faf du Plessisc Virat Kohli b Krunal Pandya

22

26

2

0

Karun Nairc Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Yash Dayal

4

4

1

0

KL Rahulc Jacob Bethell b Bhuvneshwar Kumar

41

39

3

0

Axar Patelb Josh Hazlewood

15

13

1

1

Tristan Stubbsc Josh Hazlewood b Bhuvneshwar Kumar

34

18

5

1

Ashutosh Sharmab Bhuvneshwar Kumar

2

3

0

0

Vipraj Nigamrun out (Virat Kohli / Bhuvneshwar Kumar)

12

6

0

1

Mitchell Starcnot out

0

0

0

0

Dushmantha Chameeranot out

0

1

0

0

Kuldeep Yadav

Mukesh Kumar

Total162/8(20.0 OV)RR 8.10

Fall of Wickets

1-33 (Abishek Porel, 3.4 ov), 2-44 (Karun Nair, 4.4 ov), 3-72 (Faf du Plessis, 9.5 ov), 4-102 (Axar Patel, 13.4 ov), 5-118 (KL Rahul, 16.2 ov), 6-120 (Ashutosh Sharma, 16.5 ov), 7-158 (Vipraj Nigam, 19.2 ov), 8-162 (Tristan Stubbs, 19.5 ov)

BOWLING

O

M

R

W

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

4

0

33

3

Yash Dayal

4

0

42

1

Josh Hazlewood

4

0

36

2

Suyash Sharma

4

0

22

0

Krunal Pandya

4

0

28

1

Virat's head looks lovely with the orange cap on top. Hazlewood has taken the purple one from the rest of the pack. Therefore, it makes sense that RCB is at the top of the table. So far, they have won seven of ten games. And if they keep playing this way, they appear ready to place in the top two. Porel had a great start. However, RCB returned with the spin choke in the middle overs and timely wickets. Even though their spinners didn't take many wickets, they hindered the game's progress and gave up very little. DC finished with 162 after Stubbs added some meat. Although RCB lost a few wickets, Kohli and Krunal's 119-run partnership.