IPL 2019 highlights: Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers by 4 wickets
Virat Kohli played an uncharacteristic sedate knock as Delhi Capitals restricted Royal Challengers Bangalore to 149 for eighth
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South Africa paceman Kagiso Rabada (4/21) accounted for four RCB batsmen to lead Delhi's bowling attack, which also comprised Chris Morris (2/28), Axar Patel (1/22) and Sandeep Lamichhane (1/46).
Shreyas Iyer then played a captain's knock, making a 50-ball 67 to guide Delhi Capitals to a comfortable win, bringing their IPL campaign back on track.
Iyer anchored the chase with some crucial partnerships as Delhi overhauled the target with 10 balls to spare.
Iyer smashed eight fours and two sixes in his 50-ball innings which helped Delhi grab the fifth place in the points table, snapping a two-match losing streak where they lost to Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last two games.
Chasing 150 to win, Iyer forged a 68-run partnership with opener Prithvi Shaw (28) after Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed by Tim Southee in the third ball of the innings.
In the 9th over, Pawan Negi removed Shaw after the batsman top-edged a delivery and was caught at deep square leg by Akshdeep Nath.
Iyer then shared 39 runs with Colin Ingram (22), who blasted two fours and a six in his 21-ball stay before being trapped by Moeen Ali in the 14th over while trying to play a shot over the leg side.
Rishabh Pant came out with intent, blasting a couple of fours, while Iyer too smashed a six off Yuzvendra Chahal in the 17th over but the skipper miscued a pull off Navdeep Saini and was caught at short cover by Chahal.
With just five runs needed, Delhi survived some anxious moment after losing Chris Morris (0) and Pant -- both trying to clear the in-field and perishing in the process.
Axar Patel then smashed a four to take Delhi home.
Earlier, Kohli played an uncharacteristic sedate knock.
Ishant Sharma was economical upfront, while Chris Morris was a bit expensive though he sent back Parthiv Patel (9), who slogged hard at a widish delivery and found Sandeep Lamichhane on the boundary ropes.
Young Rabada was introduced to bowl the last over in Powerpay and he got his national teammate AB de Villiers (17).
Kohli was still there but the runs came only in one and twos. In nine overs, RCB scored just 53. Marcus Stoinis hit only second six of the innings by lofting one from Lamichhane over long-on.
Stoinis went after Axar Patel too but ended up giving a catch to Rahul Tewatiya.
England all-rounder Ali came to the crease and suddenly batting looked easy. He pulled and drove with ease. Ali spoilt Ishant's figures, hitting him for a six and a four and also dispatched one from Lamichhane to long-off.
The Nepalese spinner, though, had him stumped soon on a googly.
Kohli smashed two sixes off Lamichhane, who bowled first one in slot and the second one very short. However, Rabada dismissed the rival captain, Akshdeep Nath and Pawan Negi in one over.
Delhi Capitals win by 4 wickets
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Over 18.5; DC win
Over 18; Saini picks two wickets
Over 17
Yuzvendra Chahal [3.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack and starts his spell with a WIDE. Iyer picks a single off the 1st ball. Pant cuts the 2nd ball for FOUR. DOT...DOT. A single for pant off the 5th ball. Iyer smashes the last ball for SIX.
Time-out
Over 16; CRR: 8.19 REQ: 4.75
Moeen Ali continues and Pant sweeps the first ball to backward square leg for FOUR follows by a single. Iyer picks a single to deep mid-wicket. Pant picks a single to long-on. DOT... Iyer hits the last ball to sweeper cover for a single.
Over 15
Navdeep Saini [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack and Iyer picks a couple of runs off the first ball. DOT.. WIDE.. Iyer hits the 3rd ball for FOUR as Siraj messed up at third-man boundary. DOT.. A single for Iyer off the 5th ball. Pant picks a single to third-man region.
Over 14; Ingram OUT
Moeen Ali continues and Ingram trapped in front of wicket off the first ball. Ingram lbw b Moeen Ali 22(21) [4s-2 6s-1]. Rishabh Pant, left handed bat, comes to the crease and picks a single off the first ball he faced. Iyer cuts the 3rd ball for a couple of runs follows by a single. Pant hits the 5th ball to long-off for a double. DOT to end the over.
Over 13; CRR: 8.31 REQ: 6
Yuzvendra Chahal [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack and Ingram sweeps the first ball for FOUR, a brilliant effort from Negi at boundary line. DOT... A couple of runs for Ingram off the 3rd ball to deep fine leg follows by a single to mid-wicket. WIDE. A swing and miss from Iyer while he cuts the next for FOUR to point region.
Over 12; CRR: 8 REQ: 6.75
Moeen Ali continues and Iyer picks a single off the first ball to long-on. Ingram fails to find gaps off the next 4 balls while picks a single off the last ball.
Over 11; CRR: 8.55 REQ: 6.22
Negi continues and Iyer picks a single as Parthiv fails to reach the ball as it was on air. DOT... WIDE.. Ingram muscles the 3rd ball to deep extra-cover for a flat SIX. DOT... A brilliant effort at deep extra-cover by Akshdeep Nath, saves two runs for his team. Ingram cuts the last ball to third-man boundary for FOUR.
Over 10; CRR: 8 REQ: 7
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack and concedes only one run before Iyer hit the 5th ball for FOUR follows by a single off the last ball.
Over 9; Prithvi Shaw OUT
Negi continues and Iyer picks a single off the first ball. Shaw holed up the 2nd delivery to mid-wicket. Colin Ingram, left handed bat, comes to the crease and gets beaten off the first ball while picks a single off the next. Iyer hits the 5th ball for FOUR. DOT to end the over
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First Published: Apr 07 2019 | 1:34 PM IST
