Ok.L. Rahul made gentle of a heavy load to hold Delhi Capitals (DC) to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday.
It was a candy homecoming for Rahul (93 n.o., 53b, 7×4, 6×6), who paced the DC chase to perfection. Rahul slowly constructed the momentum seeking the 164-run goal, taking his time to settle in after the customer stumbled to 58 for 4.
When the required price went near 11 an over, Rahul unleashed his full vary of pictures. With three fours and a six within the fifteenth over bowled by Josh Hazlewood, Rahul put DC forward of the curve.
Now needing a manageable 43 runs from 5 overs, Rahul doubled down with Tristan Stubbs (38 n.o.) to relegate RCB to a second straight defeat at house. DC, however, posted a fourth win in as many matches.
After being requested to bat, RCB frittered away an awesome begin to end on a sub-par rating.
AS IT HAPPENED: RCB vs DC Highlights
The house aspect raced to 62 for one in 4 overs, using on an electrical 17-ball 37 from opener Phil Salt. Australian pacer Mitchell Starc bore the brunt of the assault, conceding 30 runs within the third over.
Salt’s run-out modified the course of the essay. With Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal caught within the mud, DC was allowed again into the competition. Padikkal (1, 8b), specifically, was tied up in knots.
The RCB innings moved at a snail’s tempo from the fifth to the eleventh over, yielding solely 32 runs. Three massive wickets fell on this interval as nicely, placing RCB in a gap.
Kohli swatted onerous at a supply floated outdoors off by Nigam and skied it to Starc at long-off.
Captain Rajat Patidar (25, 23b) tried to rebuild however discovered no help from his batting mates Liam Livingstone (4, 6b) and Jitesh Sharma (3, 11b).
Tim David (37, 20b, 2×4, 4×6) gave the gang one thing to cheer about, serving to RCB add 36 runs within the final two overs.