Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore are three of the four teams to have qualified for the playoffs. In around 24 hours we shall know who the fourth team shall be. It would be either Sunrisers Hyderabad or Kolkata Knight Riders. And the fourth team would be decided by the outcome of tomorrow's match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. If SRH win they go through and if MI win then KKR go through.
That concludes the coverage of this match. Join us for the coverage of match between SRH and MI. Thank you and good night!
Player of the Match
DC's Anrich Nortje is the Player of the Match. He bowled a superb spell of 4-0-33-3.
Shreyas Iyer: Very chuffed with the performance. We knew it was a do-or-die and an opportunity for us to get to the second spot. We were really motivated and the teams winning in tha latter half completely changed the scenario of the table and it was really commendable and really happy with how the tournament has gone so far. The bowlers were really up with their plans and they knew what they had to execute. Nortje was really good and it worked out pretty well. Kudos to the way the bowlers bowled. We are one of the best teams in the tournament and we need to stick to the basics and if we try and execute our plans, the results will come.
Virat Kohli: It's a mixed bag. As I said at the toss, you come to games to try and get the result your way. Through the 11th over, the 17.3 mark was informed by the management. I think we controlled the middle phase really well and they could've taken the game away from us.We are happy that we've qualified. Top two would've been really very nice. But I think we've played good enough cricket to earn a qualification spot. You could say just before the qualification, the mindset was a little bit tentative.We've got two games to reach the final. We have a shot, an opportunity and that's all we want as a team. I'm sure the guys will be excited about what's ahead for us. We can be more more brave with the bat in pockets. With the ball, we were decent, probably we could have a strong Powerplay which is our strength. If we implement those things, we'll be at the right end of the result. It's important to stay positive. There are going to be learnings along the way, but we are are glad that we are through. We'll have to asses what's happening, hopefully they'll (Morris and Saini) be fine by the time we play our next game. And see how they go in the next few days.
So because of DC's win they finish second on the points table. RCB have lost the match but they have qualified for playoffs at third spot. The Qualifier 1 will be played between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. Tomorrow's match between SRH and MI will decide who will RCB face in the Eliminator.
Result
Delhi Capitals win by 6 wickets.
DC 154/4 after 19 overs.
Siraj to bowl. Pant has the strike.
18.1 WIDE! Fuller ball wide of off stump.
18.1 Short ball on leg stump. Pant plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
18.2 SIX! Short ball and Stoinis pulls. The ball goes just over Chahal at square-leg for a maximum.
18.3 WIDE! Short ball down the leg side.
18.3 Good length ball wide off stump. Stoinis hits the ball through cover for 2 runs.
18.4 Fuller ball and Stoinis plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
18.5 Short ball outside off. Pant goes for a pull. The ball takes the inside edge and goes on one bounce to the keeper.
18.6 FOUR! Short ball and Pant pulls. The ball goes over the keeper for a boundary.
RCB have qualified for the playoffs thanks to their superior NRR.
DC 138/4 after 18 overs.
to bowl. Rahane has the strike.
17.1 Good length ball and Rahane comes down the track to play the ball down to long-on for 2 runs.
17.2 WICKET! Rahane c Shivam Dube b Washington Sundar 60(46)
Needless shot from Rahane. Short ball. Rahane plays a reverse sweep and the ball lobs to Shivam Dube at short third-man.
Marcus Stonis is the new batsman.
17.3 Good length ball and Stoinis plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
17.4 Short ball. Pant goes for a shot to the leg side but the ball sticks between Pant's legs.
17.5 Good length ball and Pant drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
17.6 Good length ball and Stoinis plays the ball to mid-off.
DC 134/3 after 17 overs.
Shahabaz to bowl. Rahane has the strike.
16.1 Short ball outside off. Rahane plays the ball to cover for a single.
16.2 WIDE! Fuller delivery way outside off stump.
16.2 WICKET! Shreyas Iyer c Siraj b Shahbaz Ahmed 7(9)
Good length ball. Iyer swings and sends the ball down to long-on. Siraj in the deep takes a good catch.
Rishabh Pant is the new batsman.
16.3 Fuller delivery and Pant plays the ball to leg side for a single.
16.4 Fuller delivery and Rahane plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
16.5 Fuller delievry outside off. Pant comes out of his crease and plays the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
16.6 Fuller delivery and Rahane plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
DC 128/2 after 16 overs.
Chahal to bowl. Rahane has the strike.
15.1 Good length ball and Rahane plays a reverse sweep for a single.
15.2 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a single.
15.3 Short ball and Rahane plays the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
15.4 Fuller dellivery and Rahane plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
15.5 Good length delivery and Iyer drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
15.6 Fuller delivery and Rahane pushes the ball through extra-cover for a single.
DC 121/2 after 15 overs.
Shahabaz to bowl. Iyer has the strike.
14.1 Fuller ball and Iyer guides the ball to leg side for a single.
14.2 Fuller delivery and Rahane walks down the track to play the ball down the ground for a single.
14.3 Short ball outside off. Iyer plays the ball to cover and takes a single.
14.4 Short ball outside off. Rahane goes for a cut but the ball takes the under edge.
14.5 Fuller delivery and Rahane plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
14.6 Fuller delivery and Rahane plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single. Rahane gets to his fifty.
DC 115/2 after 14 overs.
Chahal is back. Rahane has the strike.
13.1 Short ball and Rahane plays the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
13.2 Good length ball and Rahane plays the ball to leg side for a single.
13.3 Fuller ball and Iyer drives the ball to cover.
13.4 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
13.5 Fuller delivery and Rahane plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
13.6 Good length ball and Iyer plays the ball to midwicket for yet another run.
DC 109/2 after 13 overs.
Shahbaz to bowl his second over. Dhawan has the strike.
12.1 Short ball and Dhawan pulls the ball to leg side for a single.
12.2 SIX! Fuller delivery and Rahane comes down the track and punches the ball to send it over long-off for a maximum.
12.3 Good length ball and Rahane plays the ball to leg side for a single.
12.4 WICKET! Dhawan c Shivam Dube b Shahbaz Ahmed 54(41)
Soft dismissal for Dhawan!!! Fuller delivery and Dhawan looks to play a paddle sweep. The ball lobs straight to Shivam Dube at short fine.
Shreyas Iyer is the new batsman.
12.5 Good length ball and Iyer plays the ball to backward square leg for a single.
12.6 1 Leg Bye! Fuller delivery on middle. The ball brushes the pads and goes to short third and Rahane takes a single.
DC 99/1 after 12 overs.
Udana to bowl his second over. Dhawan has the strike.
11.1 Slow fuller delivery. Dhawan plays the ball and the ball goes just around the corner as Dhawan takes a single.
11.2 Good length delivery outside off. Rahane plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
11.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle and leg. Dhawan flicks the ball to fine-leg for a boundary and get to his fifty.
11.4 Short ball outside off. Dhawan cuts the ball. The man at backward point puts in a dive and stops a certain boundary. Dhawan takes 2 runs.
11.5 Short ball outside off. Dhawan plays the ball wide of the fielder at backward point and gets a single.
11.6 FOUR! Good length ball and Rahane whacks the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.
DC 86/1 after 11 overs.
Shahbaz Ahmed to bowl. Dhawan has the strike.
10.1 Good length ball and Dhawan plays the ball to leg side for a single.
10.2 Good length ball on off stump. Rahane comes out of his crease and plays the ball back to Ahmed.
10.3 Fuller delivery. Rahane comes down the track and plays the ball over extra-cover for a single.
10.4 Fuller delivery and Dhawan sweeps the ball for 2 runs.
10.5 Fuller delivery and Dhawan sweeps the ball to short fine.
10.6 Good length ball and Dhawan plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
DC 81/1 after 10 overs.
Sundar to bowl. Rahane has the strike.
9.1 Good length ball on middle stump. Rahane looks to play the ball to off side. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to short third-man. Rahane takes a single.
9.2 Fuller delivery and Dhawan plays a slog sweep to send the ball to square-leg. Dhawan takes 2 runs.
9.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Dhawan gets an inside edge and the ball goes to fine-leg as Dhawan settles for a single.
9.4 Fuller delivery and Rahane flicks the ball. The ball goes wide of the fielder at short midwicket for a single.
9.5 Good length delivery and Dhawan plays the ball to off side.
9.6 Good length delivery and Dhawan plays the ball to leg side for a single.
DC 73/1 after 9 overs.
Chahal to bowl. Rahane has the strike.
8.1 Short delivery and Rahane plays the ball to short fine for a single.
8.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Dhawna goes on one knee and plays a good slog sweep to send the ball down to backward square-leg for a boundary.
8.3 Good length delivery and Dhawan plays the ball down to long-off for a single.
8.4 Good length delivery and Rahane plays the ball to deep midwicket for another single.
8.5 Good length delivery on middle and leg. Dhawan comes out of his crease to play his shot but the ball hits the pads.
8.6 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dahwan drives the ball to cover.
DC 66/1 after 8 overs.
Sundar to bowl. Dhawan has the strike.
7.1 Fuller delivery and Dhawan hits the ball straight. Sundar stops the ball.
7.2 Good length delivery which hits the pads.
7.3 Good length delivery on off stump. Dhawan plays the ball to off side and charges down the other end for a single.
7.4 Good length delivery on off stump. Rahane uses his feet and plays the ball to backward point for a single.
7.5 Fuller delivery on middle and off. The ball raps on the pads.
7.6 Short delivery and Dhawan plays the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for a single.
DC 62/1 after 7 overs.
Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl his first over. Dhawan has the strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery and Dhawan plays the ball to leg side for a single.
6.2 Fuller delivery and Rahane goes on the backfoot to defend the ball.
6.3 Fuller delivery and Rahane plays the ball to deep midwicket to take a quick single.
6.4 Short delivery and Dhawan plays the ball to off side for a single.
6.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Rahane sweeps the ball to square-leg for a boundary.
6.6 Short delivery and Rahane plays the ball to deep midwicket and takes 2 quick runs.
DC 53/1 after 6 overs.
Isuru Udana to bowl. Dhawan has the strike.
5.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Dhawan plays the ball to leg side and takes a single.
5.2 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Rahane gets on the top of the bounce and crunches the ball through cover for a boundary.
5.3 Fuller delivery on off and middle. Rahane plays a defensive shot.
5.4 FOUR! Slow delivery on off stump. Rahane gives the ball a soft push and the ball beats the diving fielder at mid-off for a boundary.
5.5 Fuller delivery outside off. Rahane drives the ball through point for a single.
5.6 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Dhawan plays the ball to leg side and takes a single.
DC 42/1 after 5 overs.
Washington Sundar to bowl. Rahane is on strike.
4.1 Short ball and Rahane plays the ball to leg side.
4.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Rahane sweeps the ball to send it down to backward square-leg for a boundary.
4.3 Good length delivery on off stump. Rahane comes out of his crease and plays the ball to cover for a single.
4.4 Short delivery. Dhawan plays the ball to mid-on and takes a quick single.
4.5 Fuller delivery and Rahane plays the ball to mid-on for a single.
4.6 1 Leg Bye! Good length ball. The ball hits the pads and goes to off side. Dhawan takes a quick single.
DC 34/1 after 4 overs.
Siarj to bowl. Dhawan has the strike.
3.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan hammers the ball wide of the fielder at mid-off for a boundary.
3.2 Good length delivery on middle stump. Dhawan plays the ball to leg side.
3.3 Good length delivery on middle stump. Dhawan goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to cover and takes a quick single.
3.4 Good length delivery outside off. Rahane plays the ball to cover.
3.5 Fuller delivery on middle and off. Rahane plays the ball to off side.
3.6 1 Leg Bye! Good length delivery on middle and. The ball raps on the pads and goes to leg side as Rahane takes a single to retain strike.
DC 28/1 after 3 overs.
Morris to bowl his second over. Dhawan has the strike.
2.1 FOUR! Short of length delivery outside off stump. Dhawan guides the ball down to third-man for a boundary.
2.2 Fulelr delivery wide off stump. Dhawan drives the ball to mid-off.
2.3 Short delivery on off stump. Dhawan cuts the ball through backward point for a single.
2.4 1 Leg Bye! Fuller delivery on leg stump. The ball brushes the pads and goes to leg side and Rahane takes a single.
2.5 Slow short delivery on off stump. Dhawan cuts the ball and sends it through backward point for a single.
2.6 Fuller delivery on off stump. Rahane plays the ball to square-leg and takes 2 runs.
DC 19/1 after 2 overs.
Mohammed Siraj to bowl from the other end. Shaw has the strike.
1.1 FOUR! Good length delivery on middle stump. Shaw plays the ball off his pads to square leg for a boundary.
1.2 Good length delivery outside off stump. Shaw pushes the ball to cover.
1.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle and leg. Shaw flicks the ball through midwicket for a boundary.
1.4 Good length delivery on off stump. Shaw plays the ball to off side.
1.5 WICKET! Prithvi Shaw b Siraj 9(6)
Bull's eye! Fuller delivery on off stump. The ball moves a bit after pitching. Shaw goes for a straight drive. The ball goes past the outside edge and hits the off stump.
Ajinkya Rahane is the new batsman.
1.6 Good length delivery outside off stump. Rahane leaves the ball for the keeper.
DC 11/0 after 1 over.
Chris Morris to bowl the first over for RCB. He will be bowling to Shaw.
0.1 Fuller delivery on off stump. Shaw works the ball to third-man for a single.
0.2 FOUR! Poor ball from Morris. Full toss outside off stump. Dhawan smashes the ball through cover for a boundary.
0.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan looks to drive the ball. The ball takes the inside edge and races down to fine-leg as Dhawan takes 2 runs.
0.4 FOUR! Top shot from Dhawan. Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dahwan drives the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.
0.5 Good length delivery outside off stump. Dhawan leaves the ball for the keeper.
0.6 Well directed bouncer. Dhawan goes for a pull but misses.
DC's chase is about to begin. RCB players are out on the field and in a huddle with Kohli doing the talking. The RCB players disperese from the huddle are Kohli's talk. And out walk Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw to open the inning for DC.
RCB 152/7 after 20 overs.
to bowl the last over. de Villiers has the strike.
19.1 Full toss wide of off stump. de Villiers is in his shot early and the ball goes past the bat.
19.2 WICKET! de Villiers run out (Rahane/Pant) 35(21)
Another full toss. de Villiers doesn't connect well and the ball goes down to long-on. de Villiers takes first run quickly and then turns back for the second run. The throw from the deep is flat and to the keeper's end. de Villiers puts in a dive but he cannnot make in time.
Isuru Udana is the new batsman.
19.3 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. Udana hits the ball over mid-off for a boundary.
19.4 WICKET! Udana c Shreyas Iyer b Nortje 4(2)
Back of the length delivery. Udana goes for a big shot. The ball hits the toe end of the bat and lobs in the air. Shreyas Iyer at mid-off takes a good catch.
19.5 Short ball and Sundar goes for a wild swing but misses.
19.6 Short delivery outside off stump. Sundar gets an inside edge and the ball goes to off side for a single.
RCB 145/5 after 19 overs.
Rabada to bowl. de Villiers has the strike.
18.1 SIX! Full toss.de Villiers powers the ball to send the ball out of the park for a maximum.
18.2 Fuller delivery and de Villiers hits the ball to long-on for a single.
18.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dube goes for a wild slog but misses. The ball goes to the keeper.
18.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dube tonks the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.
18.5 Good length delivery just outside off stump. Dube goes for a wild swing but misses.
18.6 WICKET! Shivam Dube c Rahane b Rabada 17(11)
Good length delivery outside off stump. Dube swings his bat and connect but the ball flies straight down the throat of Ajinkya Rahane at deep midwicket.
RCB 134/4 after 18 overs.
Sams to bowl his last over. de Villiers has the strike.
17.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery on off stump. de Villiers smashes the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.
17.2 Low full toss outside off stump. de Villiers gets an inside edge and the ball goes to leg side as de Villiers takes a single.
17.3 Slow ball on good length. Dube swings his bat in full might but fails to connect the bat onto the ball. The ball just goes past the off stump.
17.4 SIX! Low full toss. Dube whacks and sends the ball over deep midwicket for a maximum.
17.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dube hits the ball down to long-off and takes 2 runs.
17.6 FOUR! Short delivery on middle stump Dube swings his bat and sends the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
RCB 117/4 after 17 overs.
Rabada to bowl his third over. Shivam Dube is the new batsman. de Villiers has the strike.
16.1 Full and fast delivery on off stump. de Villiers hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
16.2 Good length delivery on off stump. The ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.
16.3 Good length belivery on middle stump. Dube plays the ball to leg side.
16.4 Short ball and Dube plays the ball to off side for a single.
16.5 Good length delivery and de Villiers plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
16.6 Fuller delivery and de Villiers hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
RCB 112/4 after 16 overs.
Nortje to bowl his third over. de Villiers has the strike.
15.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. de Villers swings his bat and the ball goes over the fielder at mid-off and de Villers takes 2 runs.
15.2 SIX! Fuller delivery on off stump. de Villier thumps the ball over long-off for a maximum.
15.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. de Villiers smacks the ball down to long-on and takes a single.
15.4 WICKET! Devdutt Padikkal b Nortje 50(41)
Good length delivery on middle and off. Padikkal looks to play a big shot to up the ante. He makes room to smack the ball on the off side but misses. The ball hits the stumps.
Chris Morris is the new batsman.
15.5 Fuller delivery on middle and leg. Morris hits the ball to mid-off.
15.6 WICKET! Chris Morris c Pant b Nortje 0(2)
Slow bouncer. Morris looks for a big shot. He comes down the track and swings his bat. The ball takes a thick outside edge and goes to the keeper.
RCB 103/2 after 15 overs.
Sams is back in the attack. de Villiers has the strike.
14.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. de Villers plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
14.2 Slow delivery on good length outside off stump. Padikkal guides the ball to leg side and takes a single.
14.3 Good length ball on off stump. de Villiers hits the ball to backward square-leg for 2 runs.
14.4 Slow good length ball on off stump. de Villiers comes down the track and hits the ball to cover for a single.
14.5 WIDE! Fuller delivery wide of off stump. Padikkal leaves the ball for the keeper.
14.5 WIDE! Another fuller delivery way outside off stump.
14.5 FOUR! Slow delivery on good length. Padikkal flicks and sends the ball down to backward square-leg for a boundary.
14.6 Good length ball outside off. Padikkal hits the ball over infield. The ball falls in no man's land and Padikkal takes 2 runs to get to his fifty.
RCB 90/2 after 14 overs.
Axar to bowl. de Villiers has the strike.
13.1 Fuller delivery. de Villiers goes for sweep but misses. The ball hits the pads.
13.2 Fuller delivery and de Villiers plays the ball to off side for 2 runs.
13.3 Fuller delivery and de Villiers hits the ball to leg side for a single.
13.4 Fuller delivery and Padikkal plays the ball to leg side.
13.5 Short ball and Padikkal cuts the ball to the fielder at short third for a single.
13.6 Fuller delivery and de Villiers drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
RCB 83/2 after 13 overs.
Ashwin to bowl his last over. Padikkal has the strike.
12.1 Short ball outside off. Padikkal goes for a cut and the ball takes the inside edge of the bat.
12.2 Fuller delivery and Padikkal drives the ball down the ground for a single.
12.3 WICKET! Kohli c Stoinis b Ashwin 29(24)
Big wicket for DC! Good length ball on off stump. Kohli comes out of his crease and hits the ball to deep midwicket. Marcus Stoinis at deep midwicket takes a good catch. \
AB de Villiers is the new batsman.
12.4 Quick and fast delivery. de Villiers hits the ball straight.
12.5 Fuller delivery and de Villiers hits the ball down the ground for a single.
12.6 Good length delivery and Padikkal hits the ball to mid-off.
RCB 81/1 after 12 overs.
Axar to bowl. Padikkal has the strike.
11.1 Fuller delivery and Padikkal plays the ball with soft hands.
11.2 Fuller delivery and Padikkal scopps the ball for a single.
11.3 Good length delivery and Kohli hits the ball down the ground for another single.
11.4 Good length delivery and Padikkal hits the ball down the ground for another single.
11.5 SIX! Fuller delivery and Kohli comes down the track to smack the ball down the ground for a maximum.
11.6 Fuller delivery and Kohli plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
RCB 68/1 after 11 overs.
Rabada is back in the attack. Kohli has the strike.
10.1 Godo length delivery outside off stump. Kohli swings but misses. The ball goes to the keeper.
10.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery on off stump. Kohli plays a great drive through cover for a boundary.
10.3 Good length delivery on off stump. Kohli plays the ball down to third-man for a single.
10.4 Short ball outside off stump. Padikkal pulls and the ball goes to backward square-leg as Padikkal takes a single.
10.5 Good length ball on middle and off. Kohli plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
10.6 Short delivery on middle stump. Padikkal pulls the ball to send it to the fielder at backward square-leg for a single.
RCB 60/1 after 10 overs.
Axar to bowl his second over. Padikkal has the strike.
9.1 Fuller delivery outsdie off stump. Padikkal drives the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for a single.
9.2 Good length delivery and Kohli plays the ball to leg side.
9.3 Fuller delivery and Kohli plays the ball to long-off for a single.
9.4 Short delivery and Padikkal hits the ball to long-on for a single.
9.5 DROPPED! Fuller ball and Kohli hits the ball to long-on. Nortje makes a mess of an easy chance.
9.6 Good length ball. The ball hits the pads and goes to off side.
RCB 56/1 after 9 overs.
Ashwin to bowl his third over. Kohli is on strike.
8.1 Slower ball spinning back in. Kohli plays the ball to leg side for a single.
8.2 Fuller delivery and Padikkal plays the ball to the fielder at short third-man.
8.3 Slower delivery and Padikkal nudges the ball to deep square leg for a run.
8.4 Good length delivery and Kohli drives the ball to the fielder at mid-on.
8.5 Fuller delivery and Kohli plays the ball down to fine-leg for a single.
8.6 Good length delivery and Padikkal hits the ball down to long-on for another single.
RCB 52/1 after 8 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl his first over. Kohli has the strike.
7.1 Slower delivery and Padikkal nudges the ball to mid-on for a single.
7.2 Fuller deivery and Kohli takes 2 steps out of his crease to play the ball down the ground for a single.
7.3 Short delivery and Padikkal hits the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover fora single.
7.4 Good length delivery and Kohli punches the bal down to long-on for a single.
7.5 Good length ball and Padikkal hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
7.6 Fuller delivery and Kohli knocks the ball down to long-on for yet another single.
RCB 46/1 after 7 overs.
Ashwin to bowl his second over. Kohli has the strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery and Kohli drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
6.2 FOUR! Short delivery wide of off stump. Padikkal plays a late cut to send the ball through backward point for a boundary.
6.3 Fuller delivery and Padikkal plays the ball to off side.
6.4 Fuller delivery and Padikkal plays the ball straight. The ball falls just short in front of Ashwin.
6.5 Short delivery and Padikkal plays the ball to leg side for a single.
6.6 Fuller dleivery. Kohli looks for a drive off the front foot. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to leg side as Kohli takes a single.
RCB 40/1 after 6 overs.
Nortje to bowl his second over. Kohli has the strike.
5.1 Fuller delivery on off stump. Kohli drives the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
5.2 Fuller delivery on off and middle. Kohli hits the ball to cover. Good work by the fielder placed there stops a ceratin boundary.
5.3 FOUR! Good length ball on middle and off. Kohli punches the ball through cover for his first boundary of the match.
5.4 Good length delivery on off stump. Kohli works the ball down to third-man and takes a single.
5.5 FOUR! Full and fast delivery wide of off stump. Padikkal opens the face of the bat to send the ball running down through backward point for a boundary.
5.6 Good comeback by Nortje. Short ball. Padikkal evades to let the ball go to the keeper.
RCB 30/1 after 5 overs.
Kagiso Rabada to bowl his first over. Padikkal has the strike.
4.1 WICKET! Philippe c Prithvi Shaw b Rabada 12(17)
First wicket for Rabada in the powerplay in this year's IPL. Good length delivery on middle stump. The ball swings back in. Philippe looks for a big shot and swings his bat. The ball hits the lower part of the bat and balloons in the air. Prithvi Shaw running backwards takes a good catch.
Virat Kohli is the new batsman.
4.2 Good length delivery on middle stump. Padikkal defends.
4.3 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. Padikkal smacks the ball over cover for a boundary.
4.4 Good length ball on off stump. The ball moves a bit after pitching and goes past the outside edge of the bat.
4.5 Fuller delivery and Padikkal plays the ball to leg side for a single.
4.6 Fuller delivery on off stump. Kohli flicks the ball to deep midwicket and takes a single.
RCB 25/0 after 4 overs.
Anrich Nortje to bowl his first over. Philippe has the strike.
3.1 Good length ball on off stump. Philippe gets an inside edge and the ball goes to the fielder at mid-on as Philippe takes a single.
3.2 FOUR! Great shot from the bat of Padikkal. Fuller delivery outside off stump. Padikkal lifts the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.
3.3 Good comeback from Nortje. Good length delivery on middle and off. The ball moves away a bit and goes past the outside edge of the bat.
3.4 Good length ball outside off. Padikkal lifts the ball over extra-cover. Rabada gives the ball a good chase. He puts in a dive and streches to drag the ball back. Padikkal gets 3 runs.
3.5 Good length delivery on off stump. Philippe plays the ball to mid-on.
3.6 Good length delivery outside off stump. Philippe plays the ball to off side.
RCB 16/0 after 3 overs.
Sams to bowl his second over. Philippe has the strike.
2.1 WIDE! Fuller delivery wide of off stump.
2.1 Fuller delivery on off stump. Philippe drives the ball to cover.
2.2 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Lovely pull shot from Philippe and the ball races wide of the fielder at mid-on for a boundary.
2.3 Good length delivery wide of off stump. Philippe hits the ball to mid-off.
2.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Philippe slashes the ball to the fielder at extra-cover.
2.5 Fuller delivery on off stump. Philippe plays the ball to mid-on and takes a single.
2.6 Fuller dellivery just outside off stump. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to the fielder at short third-man.
RCB 10/0 after 2 overs.
R Ashwin to bowl from the other end. Padikkal has the strike.
1.1 Short delivery on middle stump. Padikkal works the ball to short fine and takes a single.
1.2 Fuller delivery on off stump. Philippe plays the ball to off side.
1.3 Good length delivery on off stump. Philippe plays the ball to cover and takes a single.
1.4 Good length ball and Padikkal works the ball around for another single.
1.5 Fuller delivery and Phillipe drives the ball to extra-cover for another run.
1.6 Good length ball and Padikkal takes 2 runs.
RCB 4/0 after 1 over.
Daniel Sams to bowl the first over for DC. On strike is Philippe.
0.1 Good length delivery on off stump. Philippe pushes the ball to mid-off.
0.2 Fuller delivery on off stump. Philippe pushes the ball to mid-off and takes a single to get the RCB inning underway.
0.3 Good length delivery on off stump. Padikkal works the ball to deep square leg and opens his account.
0.4 Short delivery. Phlippe pulls the ball and send the ball to deep square-leg. Good work by Nortje in the deep saves a ceratin boundary. Philippe takes 2 runs.
0.5 Good length delivery on off stump. Philippe hits the ball straight. The balk hits Sams fingers and hits the stumps at the other end. But Padikkal is safe.
0.6 Good length delivery around off stump. Philippe pushes the ball to off side.
DC players are in a huddle. The two umpires make their way to the middle. RCB openers Devdutt Padikkal and Josh Philippe walk out to open the inning.
DC Playing XI
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
RCB Playing XI
Josh Philippe, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Shahbaz Ahmed, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Virat Kohli: We have a couple of changes. Gurkeerat Mann misses out, Dube comes in to provide some fire power in the middle. Shahbaz Ahmed comes in for Saini who is not fully fit. It is good to be batting first but we would have bowled had we won the toss. We have been in this situation before and the three finals we have reached we have gone through like this.
Shreyas Iyer: We will bowl first. Dew is going to play a massive role. Looking at the previous games the surface looks a belter. We have three changes - Rahane, Axar and Sams come in. It's a complicated situation to be and it happens in the IPL.
Toss
DC captain Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and opts to bowl.
Pitch Report
Good covering of grass on the pitch but the track is hard. Run scoring should be easy.
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
Devdutt Padikkal, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, AB De Villiers, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact player for RCB
Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli is RCB’s leading run scorer. He has notched 431 runs at an average of 47.88. With RCB in a must win situation, it would be on Kohli to play an inspirational knock and lead his team to a win.
Impact player for DC
Kagiso Rabada: Kagiso Rabada has lost the Purple Cap to Jasprit Bumrah. The pacer would be hungry to get back on the top of the list of the leading wicket takers for the season. DC need moment of inspiration and spark. Rabada with his brilliant bowling could uplift the mood in the camp.
Form Guide (last five matches)
Delhi Capitals: L-L-L-L-W
Royal Challengers Bangalore: L-L-L-W-W
Both, DC and RCB come into this match with a string of losses. DC have lost four matches in a row and RCB have lost three matches in a row. Neither team can afford to lose this match. The winner is assured a second spot.
Head to Head
Matches played: 25
Delhi Capitals: 9
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 15
No Result: 1
What happened in the reverse fixture?
Batting first DC posted 196/4. Then Axar Patel’s miserly spell of 4-0-18-2 stifled RCB’s chase as the team was stopped on 137/9 in 20 overs.
A spot in the playoff is at stake in this match. The winner will be assured of a playoff spot. So expect the two teams to come out all guns blazing.
Good evening and welcome to the coverage of match 55 of the Indian Premier League. Tonight Delhi Capitals face Royal Challengers Bangalore at Sheik Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
The SWOT for RCB
Strengths: The batting has always been RCB’s trump card. Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Devdutt Padikkal have been among the runs this season. New opener Josh Philippe has shown fighting spirit in tough conditions. Chris Morris is very useful lower in the order.
Weaknesses: The bowling is the biggest vulnerability. Only Chris Morris and Yuzvendra Chahal have regularly got wickets. Mohammed Siraj and Navdeep Saini have not delivered consistently. Isuru Udana can keep things tight but he hasn't snagged wickets.
Opportunities: It's a simple equation - win the match and they're into the play-offs.
Threats: The team needs to work out a way to overcome their slump.
The SWOT for DC
Strengths: Shreyas Iyer will again be relying on his bowlers. Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, R Ashwin, Axar Patel and Marcus Stoinis have got wickets through the campaign but have slumped in recent matches. They need to be back to their best to win this encounter.
Weaknesses: The batting has been awful in the last four matches and has caused a huge decline in their fortunes. Apart from Shikhar Dhawan's 100 against the Kings XI Punjab, the rest of the batsmen haven't scored a half-century. Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer have struggled to make an impact.
Opportunities: The winner of this clash will book their play-off spot.
Threats: Can the team find a way to click together?
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