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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by seven wickets in the 56th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Batting first, Delhi scored 164 for 5 in the draw at the Dubai International Stadium. In response, RCB won the match by 166 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs.
Hero hitter and goalie Shreekar Bharat scored an unbeaten 78 for RCB victory. At the same time, Glenn Maxwell, who was in excellent form, also scored an unbeaten 51. Now in the first qualifier, Delhi Capitals will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday. Meanwhile, RCB will take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the eliminator on Monday.
Thrill for the last time
RCB needed 15 runs to win in the last over. Maxwell hit four off the first ball by Avesh Khan and scored two off the second ball. After this, a run was scored for the third ball and the fourth ball was left empty. India scored two runs off the fifth ball and then a wide one. Avesh then bowled the last ball to give RCB victory with an Indian six.
Bad start for RCB
The RCB, which cracked the target, was initially poor. Devdutt Padikkal was removed on the first change without opening an account. This was followed by captain Virat Kohli (4) walking towards the pavilion. Enrique Cortez made two players his victims. After two wickets fell for six races, AB de Villiers (26) and Shreekar Bharat shared an innings of 49-races. De Villiers Shreyas Iyer was surprised in front of Akshar Patel.
Maxwell had to remove the capture
After the AB de Villiers outing, Maxwell and Bharat cut the bundles. The two players put up an unbeaten 111-run partnership. India hit three fours and four sixes in their 52 innings. This is the first half-century of Sreekar Bharat's IPL career. At the same time, Maxwell faced 33 balls and hit eight fours. However, on the 12th, Maxwell took two wickets off Akshar Patel's balls. At that end Shreyas Iyer first, then Ravichandran Ashwin dropped Maxwell's catch.
Delhi Capitals score 164/5
Starter Prithviraj Shah and Shikhar Dhawan shared 88 off 62 balls for the first wicket but the Delhi Capitals managed only 164 for five. For RCB, Mohammad Siraj took 2 for 25 in 4 overs. Along with them, 'Purple Cap' holder Hershel Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Don Christian took one wicket each.
Prithvi-Dhawan got off to a good start
After being invited to bat, Shah (48 off 31 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes) and Dhawan (43 off 35 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes) got off to a good start in assisting the Delhi Capitals. Advance .. without a power play. Added 55 runs for wicket loss. This time, Dhawan swept the ball to Glenn Maxwell and made an excellent six.
The two continued to hit the same stunning rhythm. Shah hit six sixes twice against Chahal and Shikhar hit a second six against Hershel Patel. Both added 88 runs in 10 overs. But the Delhi Capitals lost three wickets each in the next three overs. On the 11th, Dhawan lost his first wicket in the form of a slow ball high by Hershel Patel off the first ball.
Captain Rishabh Pant was then dismissed for a four off the first ball. Shaw sent the first ball for 12 for a six, but Chahal lifted the next ball into the extra cover and was caught by George Gorton, who missed the half-century by two runs.
Captain Pant failed to play big innings
Then at 13, after Don Christian's good-length ball hit the bat, Pant (10) caught Golli Sreekar Bharat and returned to the pavilion, but failed to play big innings again. The team lost three wickets in 20 races. Shreyas Iyer and Shimran Hetmeyer (29 off 22 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes) added 16 runs for the 15th wicket with one six and two fours.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Capitals suffered the fourth blow in the form of Iyer, who struck 18 off 18 balls with a four and was dismissed by Mohammad Siraj. Hetmeyer hit some excellent shots at the end, but his team failed to cross the 170 mark and became the second victim for Siraj on the final ball.
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