IPL 2016 Highlights - Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Delhi Daredevils (DD): Quinton de Kock's Maiden Century Takes Delhi Daredevils to Remarkable Victory
Quinton de Kock's maiden century in the Indian Premier League took the Delhi Daredevils to their second victory in three matches. The South African's performance completely overshadowed the brilliant performance by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers earlier for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The visitors eventually chased down the steep target of 192 with seven wickets and five balls in hand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Catch all the highlights here.
Quinton de Kock's 108 was the maiden century in this edition of the Indian Premier League. De Kock partnered with Karun Nair for a staggering 134-run third wicket stand which brought the Delhi Daredevils to the brink of victory and JP Duminy finished off the innings. Catch all the highlights here. (SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE | FIXTURES | NEWS | STREAMING | PLAY FANTASY CRICKET)
23: 52 hrs IST: Thanks for joining us today. Tomorrow it will be Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad.
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23:50 hrs IST: This is Daredevils' first victory over RCB since April 2010! Six years that is! All thanks to de Kock.
23:45 hrs IST: No prizes for guessing who the Man of the Match is. Quinton de Kock receives his award and says: "Hoping for one of these days to come. Good wicket, had to capitalise when I could. Just said good cricket shots will get us the score. Fast outfield. Didn't have to hit the big shots. One or two sixes were needed. When Karun came in, the plan was to build a partnership, we knew the boundary balls will come. Just dig deep and bat. Been waiting for a chance like this, haven't really been in this type of form, just happy about it."
23:43 hrs IST: Congratulations to Karun Nair too. His innings must not be forgotten. He gave brilliant support to de Kock to score a superb half-century out there. His 42-ball unbeaten knock included six boundaries and one six!
23:40 hrs IST: What a match this was! When Kohli and de Villiers were doing their stuff in the first half of the match, RCB looked like they will get a total well past 200. But Zaheer Khan's boys restricted them to 191/5 with only 18 coming off the last three overs.
But DD had to chase down that target and de Kock did it in style! What an innings! 51 balls, three sixes and 15 fours!!!!
23:35 hrs IST: And the Daredevils have done it! They have won by seven wickets and five balls to spare!
What a stunning game we witnessed today! Blinder of an innings from @QuinnyDeKock69 which was well supported by Karun Nair!#RCBvDD #DilDilli
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 17, 2016
23:33 hrs IST: Scores level! 1 required off the last over!
23:31 hrs IST: 8 required off 9! Will Delhi choke here? NO! JP Duminy comes in and smashes a boundary through the covers! 4 off 8!ÂÂ
23:30 hrs IST: OUT!!!! De Kock is finally out off Watson but not before taking the Daredevils to the brink off victory!
23:28 hrs IST: DD 183/2 at the end of the 18th over!
23:24 hrs IST: 100 for De Kock! What a kock! A century off just 48 balls! First IPL 100 for the South African. First 100 of the 2016 edition of IPL and fifth Daredevils player to score a century!
.@QuinnyDeKock69 completes his hundred #RCBvDD #VIVOIPL @DelhiDaredevils pic.twitter.com/dpVFV0g60O
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 17, 2016
23:18 hrs IST: 50 for Karun Nair! His 5th fifty in the IPL and under pressure. Superb!
23:16 hrs IST: 34 needed off the last 24 balls!
23:14 hrs IST: De Kock reaches the nervous 90s!
23:13 hrs IST: 100 partnership for Nair and de Kock! The two have batted beautifully!
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23:12 hrs IST: End of 15th over, DD need 46 off the last 5 overs! De Kock batting on 88 not out!
23:07 hrs IST: 31 runs off the last 2 overs! DD 136/2 off 14! Daredevils need 56 off 36 with 8 wickets!
23:04 hrs IST: De Kock is on fire! It it raining sixes and fours.
22:56 hrs IST: 87 required off 48 balls. Eight wickets in hand. DD can chase this down.
22:55 hrs IST: End of the 12th over, Delhi Daredevils reach 105/2.
22:52 hrs IST: Partnership betwen Nair and de Kock reaches 50 as Daredevils reach 100.
22:48 hrs IST: That was close! Nair was almost run out there. But safe as of now!
22:47 hrs IST: DD reach 93/2 after 10 overs. Halfway stage reached!
22:45 hrs IST: De Kock brings up his 50!!! Second consecutive 50 and fourth half-century off IPL. That too in style, scored a four!
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22:38 hrs IST: DD need 125 off 72 balls!
22:35 hrs IST: Matthew Hayden has a message for you.
If you're not watching #RCBvDD get to a tv. This is shaping up to be a cracking run chase #gameon @IPL
- Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) April 17, 2016
22:34 hrs IST: End of the 8th over, DD 67/2! Karun Nair and Quinton de Kock at the crease.
22:28 hrs IST: Crowd chating RCB! RCB!
22:26 hrs IST: Good over from Watson! Just 1 off it! DD 51/2 at the end of the mandatory Powerplay!
Watson breaks the partnership. #RCBvDD #PlayBold pic.twitter.com/MLHV8v8QOd
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 17, 2016
22:22 hrs IST: Samson had to go for it and OUT!!! Straight to mid-wicket. 9 off 14 deliveries. Watson now takes a wicket!
22:21 hrs IST: Sanju Samson is struggling, 9 off 13, no boundaries.
22:19 hrs IST: The run rate is going well for the Daredevils. They should try and build this partnership between de Kock and Sanju Samson.
22:17 hrs IST: End of four overs, DD 42/1.
22:15 hrs IST: That catch also draws in some admiration from Mumbai Indians spinner Harbhajan Singh.
Whaaaaaaattttttt a catch that was by @ShaneRWatson33 and David wisa unbelievable ?????????????? @RCBTweets @IPL ??
- Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) April 17, 2016
22:13 hrs IST: You can't get enough of the catch, can you?
MUST WATCH - @ShaneRWatson33 - @David_Wiese relay catch #RCBvDD #VIVOIPL @RCBTweetshttps://t.co/fhGWWHKseA
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 17, 2016
22:09 hrs IST: Here is that WOW catch!
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22:04 hrs IST: 3 consecutive FOURS for Quinton de Kock, DD 24/1 after 2!
22:01 hrs IST: 11/1 after 1st over!
21:59 hrs IST: OUT!!!! Good comeback by Aravind! Brilliant work out there in the field from Watson and David Wiese! Watson caught a superb running catch. Realising he is going over the ropes, threw it to Wiese to dived and stayed inches away from the rope to clinch the wicket! Hard earned, that wicket! Shreyas Iyer out for a duck off four balls!
21:57 hrs IST: Very poor start from Sreenath Aravind! First Four then a wide and four byes! Nine runs off the first ball!
21:55 hrs IST: And here are the Daredevils with their innings!
21:54: hrs IST: Former India captain Kris Srikanth congratulates Kohli for his lovely knock!
CONGRATS VIRAT.WHATTA ENTERTAINING KNOCK.SUPER STUFF.ABSOLUTELY ENJOYED IT????? @imVkohli @ibnlive @RCBTweets @timesofindia
- Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) April 17, 2016
21:52 hrs IST: The second innings to begin in a few minutes!
The batsmen did their part, time for the bowlers to keep our run against #DD going! Game on! #RCBvDD #PlayBold pic.twitter.com/bwBUSnRTG0
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 17, 2016
21:45 hrs IST: Credit must be given to Kohli, who smashed his fourth consecutive T20 half-century. The explosive batsman has now scored nine half-centuries in 14 T20 innings in 2016!
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21:44 hrs IST: Nevertheless 192 is a big target and the Daredevils will have to bat out of their skins to get it.
21:42 hrs IST: Though RCB did well to reach 191/5,  they only managed to score 18 off the last 3 overs! That is six runs per over at a stage when 8-10 per over is expected.
.@RCBTweets 191/5 in 20 overs, @imVkohli (79 off 48), @ABdeVilliers17 (55 off 33) #RCBvDD pic.twitter.com/JzyK3RhomD
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 17, 2016
21:39 hrs IST: Kedar Jadhav is struggling! Really can't get bat to ball.
21:38 hrs IST: Last over to go! RCB 183/5
21:37 hrs IST: Shami makes a strong return to the IPL. Though he went for 34 runs off his 4, he picked up 2 wickets, 3 actually if you count Sarfaraz's brilliant run out!
21:36 hrs IST: What was Kedar Jadhav doing?! Those were 2 runs! Not 1!
21:35 hrs IST: OUT!!! It's the big fish! Kohli is OUT! is caught of Shami who picks his second wicket apart from the run out of Sarfaraz!
21:30 hrs IST: 2 overs left and RCB are 177/4.
21:25 hrs IST: Can he get his first T20 100?
Virat Kohli's highest T20 score is 99 which came against #DD in 2013. He's raced from 50 to 75 today in 7 balls #RCBvDD #PlayBold
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 17, 2016
21:23 hrs IST: IPL is popular, isn't it?
Fans enjoying the #RCBvDD game at #IPL Fan Park in Saharanpur (UP) pic.twitter.com/YOUdJQBfzN
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 17, 2016
21:22 hrs IST: A successful over for the Daredevils finally. Two wickets in that over! But Kohli still in!
21:20 hrs IST: Fantastic athleticism from Shami! OUT!!! Sarfaraz tries to take a run, Kohli sends him back, bowler Shami collects the ball and throws and it hits the stumps!
WICKET! Stunning fielding effort by @MdShami11 to run out the young lad Sarfaraz Khan. Two wickets in this over already. #DilDilli #RCBvDD
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 17, 2016
21:19 hrs IST: Here is another very interesting stat! Kohli has not played a dot ball since the eighth over!
21:18 hrs IST: Zaheer, who began in such a promising note, finished with dismal figures of 4-0-50-1.
21:16 hrs IST: Shami picks a WICKET!!! Shane Watson OUT after hitting a SIX!!! A good cameo of 33 from 19 balls from the recently retired Australian who smashed a couple of boundaries and three sixes!
21:12 hrs IST: RCB fans have thoroughly enjoyed this batting display from the likes of de Villiers and Kohli!
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21:11 hrs IST: Superb hitting from Kohli! 0, 6, 1, 4, 6, 4 this Zaheer over! 21 off it, RCB 164/2 after 16!
21:09 hrs IST: DD skipper Zaheer comes in to bowl his last over!
21:07 hrs IST: End of the 15th over, RCB 143/2. Kohli and Watson on 61 and 20 respectively. The home team look set for a big score!
21:01 hrs IST: BANG! Watson launches Brathwaite straight down the ground for a six. BOOM! Next ball, Watson whips a full ball to deep mid wicket. On the third ball, Brathwaite strays onto the pads and Watson glances it to fine leg. 15 runs in the over.
20:59 hrs IST: The run-meister shows his class again. Virat Kohli notches up his 21st fifty and his second consecutive in this IPL. Can he ever be stopped?
20:54 hrs IST: Three runs and the wicket of AB de Villiers. Magnificent start from Brathwaite. Delhi Daredevils need some quick wickets.
20:51 hrs IST: WICKET! AB de Villiers c Shami b Brathwaite 55 (33) || RCB 107/2 (11.2 overs).
Carlos Brathwaite gets his first wicket in the 2016 IPL. De Villiers mistimes a full ball to long on and Shami leaps to take the catch over his head.
20:48 hrs IST: Negi had given away just two runs in the first four balls but Kohli spoils the over by launching him into the stands at long on for a huge six. The 100 is up in just the 11th over.
20:45 hrs IST: End of the 10th over RCB 97/1!
20:43 hrs IST: De Villiers and Kohli are not just scoring boundaries, they are also converting 1s into 2s regularly.
20:42 hrs IST: 50!!! 17th half-century in IPL for AB de Villiers. Off just 25 balls.
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20:38 hrs IST: Kohli hits four. Ravi Shastri says the shot "went like a tracer bullet."ÂÂ
Kohli jumps out to drive Mishra for four! #RCBvDD #PlayBold
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 17, 2016
20:33 hrs IST: Spin being introduced. Pawan Negi comes in.
20:30 hrs IST: RCB 63/1 in 6 overs! What a start they got thanks for de Villiers (37 not out) and Kohli (24 not out).
20:26 hrs IST: 50 comes up with a boundary! RCB 50/1 in 5 overs! Three consecutive fours off that Zaheer Khan over. De Villiers going bonkers!
20:20 hrs IST: SIX to end the fourth over. RCB 35/1! 16 off that Shami's first over!
20:16 hrs IST: Shami comes in to bowl. His first competitive game since January. First IPL game since 2014!
20:12 hrs IST: Look at Zaheer celebrate "in the air" after scalping the prized wicket of Gayle.
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20:10 hrs IST: 13/1 after 2 overs.
20:08 hrs IST: FOUR!!! This time for the bat of KOHLI!
20:07 hrs IST: De Villiers has started just where he left off in the previous match when he smashed 82 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
20:05 hrs IST: Immediate impact! FOUR off his second ball! Another FOUR!! 8/1 after the first over.
20:04 hrs IST: But wait, Gayle goes but here comes AB DE VILLIERS! The name is enough.ÂÂ
20:02 hrs IST: OUT!!!! Zaheer take the top wicket of Chris Gayle! The left-hander plays, edges and JP Duminy takes a diving catch to his left at slip! What a start for DD!
Gayle nicks an outswinger and JP Duminy flies to his left at second slip to take it. Zak is making trouble! 0/1 #RCBvDD #PlayBold
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 17, 2016
20:01 hrs IST: Zaheer opens proceedings!
20:00 hrs IST: RCB lead the record against the Daredevils 9-5 and the Delhi team have not won against RCB since 2010!!! Six years it has been!
19:59 hrs IST: Two of the most dangerous batsmen Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli walk out to loud cheers from the Bengaluru crowd at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
19:57 hrs IST: Chris Gayle is getting for the match.
The @RCBTweets and the army of red is getting ready #RCBvDD #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/obeszjH8pV
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 17, 2016
19:55 hrs IST: Zaheer explaining why he opted to bowl first.
Now that is some compliment on @imVkohli's run chasing ability @RCBTweets #RCBvDD #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/NtD4cUzSj9
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19:49 hrs IST: Look at the two captains -- Virat Kohli and Zaheer Khan -- smile. Who is going to continue smiling at the end of the match?
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19:45 hrs IST: Both teams look quite solid. The Bengaluru crowd is expectedly waiting there to see Gayle-storm!
19:34 hrs IST: The teams:
Delhi Daredevils (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Jean-Paul Duminy, Pawan Negi, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Morris, Zaheer Khan(c), Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, Sarfaraz Khan, Kedar Jadhav(w), David Wiese, Parvez Rasool, Harshal Patel, Sreenath Aravind, Yuzvendra Chahal
19:33 hrs IST: Zaheer Khan wins the toss and will bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mohammed Shami returns for the Daredevils while David Wiese replaces Adam Milne for RCB.
19:29 hrs IST: A warm welcome to the second match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils. RCB won their opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a grand way while Delhi Daredevils bounced back with a win over Kings XI Punjab.
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In their first match of the 2016 IPL, RCB have shown that they are the total package in their batting. Kohli's massive appetite for runs, de Villiers' genius and the breath-taking ability of Sarfaraz Khan at the death make their batting potent. If Chris Gayle fires, then their batting takes on a different dimension altogether.
Heading into their second match against the Delhi Daredevils, RCB hold all the aces. Although their bowling struggled to bowl the opposition out, they were served well by Shane Watson and Yuzvendra Chahal. If RCB tighten their bowling, then they will be in a great position to end their title jinx in this tournament.
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Delhi Daredevils Not to be Underestimated
After their loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening match, it seemed that Delhi Daredevils would endure another struggle. However, they bounced back in grand style against Kings XI Punjab and they will head into the match with some confidence.
Delhi Daredevils will be wanting to end their winless drought against RCB. They have not won against them since 2010 and in that period, Gayle smashed 128* against them at the Kotla.
However, if there is one person who can break down RCB's star-studded batting, it is Zaheer Khan. The veteran was in fine form in the match against KXIP and he will be the key if they have to dismiss Gayle, Kohli, Watson and de Villiers cheaply. In order to counter RCB's big-hitting, they will rely on Carlos Brathwaite and Quinton de Kock for some fireworks.