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Live coverage from match 46 of the Indian Premier League between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore played at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi.
Toss: DC won the toss opted to bat.
Squad | Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Colin Ingram, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Ankush Bains, Chris Morris, Sherfane Rutherford, Jalaj Saxena, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayyappa, Colin Munro and Manjot Kalra.
Squad | Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), Parthiv Patel, AB de Villiers, Colin de Grandhomme, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Moeen Ali, Shimron Hetmyer, Dale Steyn, Shivam Dube, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Devdutt Padikkal, Himmat Singh, Milind Kumar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Heinrich Klaasen, Pawan Negi, Washington Sundar, Akshdeep Nath, Prayas Ray Barman, Kulwant Khejroliya and Tim Southee.
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(Losing captain):It was a very important one (toss) specially with how the wicket played. We showed a lot of character even after losing the toss, but it got away a little bit in the end. We were thinking 160-165 but 185 on that sort of a pitch, with three spinners, was always going to be tough. Delhi played better than us in the crunch moments. We started off really well with the bat. PP was outstanding and then I got going, but me and AB getting out to balls that you don't get out to. That's how the game goes some times. We just decided to have a lot of fun and that's why we won four out of the last six games we have played. The important thing now, with two games left, is to go out there and have fun. Not take too much pressure. Obviously we want to perform as best as we can, but the fun factor should not go away. We put ourselves under too much pressure in the first six games and then it is always hard work in the latter half. We have to go out there and play positive cricket. Once the last two games are done, sit down and see where the tournament goes.
Rabada starts with a delivery down leg. The 1st ball is a slower bouncer with Stoinis pulls to deep midwicket for a single. CAUGHT! The slower ball deceives Sundar who lofts it straight down the throat of Iyer who takes an easy catch at long-on. Umesh Yadav walks out to bat. Rabada sends down a pacy short ball and Stoinis swings but only gets an inside edge which bounces back to the keeper. He then connects with the next ball sending it over deep midwicket for a SIX. The 5th ball is short again and Stoinis swings and misses. Rabada ends with a full toss which Stoinis thumps to long-on for a single. That seals the win for DC. They become the second team to qualify for the playoffs.
RCB 171/7 after 20 overs.
Rabada bangs the 4th ball short and Stoinis smokes it over deep midwicket for a maximum.
Rabada sends down a slower delivery and Sundaris early into the shot as he lofts it to Iyer at long-on.
Ishant continues. He starts with a length delivery which Singh mistimes to deep midwicket for a single. The 2nd ball is slow and wide to Stoinis who heaves but misses. The 3rd delivery is wide again and Stoinis gets an edge off the toe-end but Pant does brilliantly to get a glove behind it keeping them down to a single. CAUGHT! Brilliant from Pant as he dives to his right and takes it with just one hand. He had very little time to react to that one. Washington Sundar walks out to bat. He doesn’t connect well with the pull on the 5th ball sending it to midwicket for a single. Stoinis is early into the shot on the last ball as he gets just a single. Great over from Ishant giving away just 4 runs. RCB need 26 from the final over to win.
Singh has a big heave at the 4th delivery but only gets an edge to it and Pant does brilliantly again as he dives to his right and takes it with one hand.
Kagiso Rabada comes back into the over. Stoinis tucks the 1st ball to square leg for a single. The 2nd ball is a slower bouncer and Singh hooks to fine leg but gets just a single. The 3rd ball is a brilliant yorker which Stoinis jams out to point for a run. The 4th ball is a back of length delivery which Singh heaves to long-on for a single. Rabada sends down a yorker to Stoinis again who works it to midwicket for 2 runs. The last ball is another yorker but this time Stoinis doesn’t get any bat on it. Brilliant over by Rabada as just 6 runs come off it. RCB need 30 from 12 balls to win.
Ishant Sharma comes back into the attack. Singh pulls the 1st ball to deep square leg for a FOUR. He then misses with the glance on the 2nd ball as it comes off the pads for a leg bye. Stoinis squeezes out the 3rd ball to long-off for a run. Beautiful from Singh as he waits back and just launches the 4th ball over midwicket for a flat SIX. He then has a swing at the next ball but gets a thick top-edge for a FOUR at third man. Singh heaves at the last ball but misses as the ball stays low. 16 runs off the over. RCB need 36 from 18 balls to win. Can they pull this off?
Singh looks to go over midwicket again but only gets a top-edge over short third man for a boundary.
Singh gets on the back foot and thumps the 4th ball over midwicket for a flat six.
Ishant starts with a short of length delivery and Singh flicks it to deep square leg for a boundary.
