DC vs RCB HIGHLIGHTS: Delhi Register Fourth Win In Five Matches
DC vs RCB HIGHLIGHTS: Delhi now have 8 points from 10 matches.
DELHI WIN! Superb from the capitals, they beat Bangalore by 7 wickets with 20 balls to go. They dominated the entire run-chase. Phil Salt eventually scored 87 off 45 balls in what was an amazing attacking knock. This is Delhi's fourth win in five games. They move to 8 points now while.
WICKET! Against the run of play, Harshal Patel gets Marsh. He departs for 26 off 17. Straight to the man at deep square leg on a full toss. DC- 119/2 in 10.3 Overs.
DC look in a hurry in this game. After 10 overs, they have already posted 115/1. Mitchell Marsh- 22 off 14 balls and Phil Salt- 64 off 32.
DC were off to a flying start before Josh Hazlewood removed David Warner. DC- 60/1 in 5.1 overs. Mitchell Marsh comes in at number 3. He joins Phil Salt.
David Warner and Phil Salt begin Delhi's run-chase. Mohammed Siraj with the first over followed by an over from Glenn Maxwell. DC- 17/0 after 2 overs.
Mahipal Lomror's maiden IPL fifty has helped RCB finish at 181/4. He remained unbeaten on 54 off 29. Virat Kohli also scored 55 off 46.
Lomror has really scored a few quick boundaries here but as RCB were looking for a strong finish Kohli departed but only after he got his sixth fifty of the season, getting out for 55 off 46. Mukesh Kumar got his wicket. RCB- 137/3 in 16 overs. Lomror and Dinesh Karthik on the charge now.
Mahipal Lomror joins Kohli in the middle.
WICKET! Finally a breathrogh for DC and Mitchell Marsh strikes not once but twice in two balls. He has got rid of Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell off back to back deliveries. Maxwell departs for a golden duck, the ball after Du Plessis fell for 45 off 32. RCB- 82/2 in 10.4 Overs.
6 bowlers used to bowl the first 10 overs by DC. No success for anyone yet. Axar Patel- 3 overs for 17 runs- has been the most economical of the lot. RCB- 79/0 after 10 overs.
Good start this for Bangalore They finished powerplay at 51/0, their score stands at 64/0 after 8 overs. Virat Kohli- 31* off 26, Faf du Plessis
33* off 22.
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis open for Bangalore. Khaleel Ahmed with the new ball for DC and 7 come off the first over. RCB- 7/0 after 1st over.
Team News:
Delhi Capitals XI: David Warner (captain), Phil Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Aman Khan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
DC Impact Substitutes: Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Praveen Dubey, Abhishek Porel
Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: Faf du Plessis (capt), Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Kedar jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
RCB Impact Substitutes: Harshal Patel, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed
TOSS NEWS: RCB opt to bat first.
Toss and Team news coming in about 5 minutes from now.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the IPL 2023 contest between DC and RCB. In the reverse fixture, RCB had defeated DC by 23 runs.
Background
It will be a homecoming for Virat Kohli who will play in Delhi but in an away fixture as Delhi Capitals (DC) host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. As things stand, RCB find themselves at the middle of the points table with 5 wins and 4 defeats from 9 matches and they are placed on the fifth position in the ten-team table. In contrast, DC are at the bottom of the table with 3 wins and 6 losses in 9 games.
In a setback to the home team for this much-anticipated fixture, Delhi's Anrich Nortje will not be available for this game as he has flown back home for a personal emergency. It would be interesting to see who the team decides to go ahead with the in the Playing 11 in his place especially with Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman already having flown back. Lungi Ngidi his likely to play his first match.
Their concern in terms of form though has been with the batters. Their run rate in the powerplay hasn't been among the best and they would ideally need a David Warner in prime form scoring at a brisk pace at the top of the order which will help resolve a lot of their concerns. In contrast, RCB's top-order has been one of their strengths but they would need more contributions with the bat from other batters apart from the famed trio of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and captain Faf du Plessis.
Kedar Jadav has been brought in as a replacement player and he could be in this game just for that role in the middle and lower order. Wanindu Hasaranga and Karn Sharma have been poten spin bowling options for the side with Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood and Harshal Patel or Vijaykumar Vyshak doing the job for side in the pace department. Sparingly even Adam Zampa has been used as a spin option.
For Delhi, it would Ngidi's rhythm focus would be on Ngidi's rhythm after being on the sidelines so far. Aman Khan, Ripal Patel, Ishant Sharma and Khaleel Ahmed are the other fast medium or pace bowling options with Delhi has apart from the spin duo of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. The final combination will also depend on the captain's reading of the pitch.
Probable XIs:
DC: David Warner (Captain), Philip Salt (wicketkeeper), Mitch Marsh, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Axar Patel, Ripal Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma
RCB: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (Captain), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror/Suyash Prabhudessai, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Kedar Jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
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