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Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl first against Axar Patel’s Delhi Capitals in a top-of-the-table clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, two weeks since an eventful finish to their first skirmish in Bengaluru. Josh Hazlewood picks Axar Patel DC four down.
Playing only in his second IPL game in New Delhi in six years, Kohli will aim to dominate the proceedings and one-up KL Rahul and DC for the Bengaluru breach. Kohli has historically championed at the venue, with a 60-plus average and six fifties and will be aiming to continue the same vein of form tonight.
The match pits two in-form sides who have historically struggled for silverware in the league. While RCB have built on their Powerplay strengths, DC’s immense heft in the middle-order makes this an interesting tussle between two sides of contrasting forces.
Mukesh Kumar to Tim David, FOUR, and four. Tim David finishing it off for RCB as he has before. That was a short ball, angled in, Tim David pulled it over square leg. He failed to land that. Might well be a high no-ball as well. Mukesh Kumar has been under immense pressure. Poor call from Axar to give this over to Mukesh. Might get away here Mukesh but that was still pretty here. He hasn't been able to land the yorkers today
Chameera to Kohli, out Caught by Mitchell Starc!! Too late? Starc was at the edge of the fence and takes it. His calm hands under pressure is what DC wanted and Starc has taken a very smart catch in the end. Was a length delivery, well outside off, Kohli looked to launch it inside out but failed to get it over the fence. Got it too high and the distance was missing on the shot. Chameera gets his first wicket. DC needed a wicket but is too late? Chameera would be elated for sure.
Mukesh Kumar to Kohli, 1 run, and fifty for Kohli. Has taken 45 balls to bring up the fifty. But RCB and Kohli will take it. Was a bad ball again, Kohli only clipped it down to short fine. He missed out there. The RCB camp applaudes but Kohli knows the job isn't done yet
Axar to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, and the four helps. They needed it. Was on the pads, Krunal Pandya delays his sweep and hits it wide of the man at deep backward square for a four. Played it to the right of the man at deep backward square. Fifty for Krunal Pandya! He has had a good season with the ball but now has contributed with the ball as well. The chips were down. The pressure was alarming. But senior Pandya has handled the situation really well
Mukesh Kumar to Krunal Pandya, SIX, and six more. Krunal coming into his elements now. Mukesh needs to bowl better channels. Was a length delivery outside off and Krunal Pandya stays back to loft it over long-off. Allowed the batter the leverage to get under it and Krunal stayed his crease to flex all his muscles. Kohli liked it and RCB fans find their voices
Chameera to Kohli, 1 run, single to end the over. 90 still needed off 9 overs. Was very full, wide outside off, cue-ended down to long-off
Kuldeep Yadav to Kohli, no run, quicker one, outside off, skids on, Kohli goes back
Vipraj Nigam to Krunal Pandya, no ball, FOUR, that was clubbed down the ground. No-ball as well. That was tossed up, Krunal Pandya danced down and hit it over the bowler's head. Just landed short. But the bowler has trespassed the crease. Free-hit coming up. Really poor from the spinner
Axar to Padikkal, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Axar only picked one wicket in the eight matches before this game this season and now, he picks up two wickets in a space of three balls. Axar darts this one on the shorter Padikkal b Axar 0(2)
Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, Jacob Bethell has got srong wrists! Good length ball angling in
Axar to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, first run in IPL for Jacob Bethell! On a back of a length on off, Jacob Bethell tucks it to deep mid-wicket
Bhuvneshwar to Chameera, no run, was a slower ball around the tramline, Chameera swung and missed. The replay shows that there's some point of the ball within the stipulated line so it's a legal delivery. DC finish with 162/8
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