IPL Highlights: DD v RCB - Kohli Takes RCB Into Playoffs, Knocks Out DD
Virat Kohli yet again took Royal Challengers Bangalore to another victory but this was not just any win as the Bengaluru-based team qualified for the Indian Premier League playoffs with a comfortable six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils at Raipur on Sunday night. Check out all the highlights between DD vs RCB here.
Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 54 to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to another victory, this time against Delhi Daredevils, in the process breaking a few more records -- like he does each time he comes out to bat. Get all the highlights between DD vs RCB here. (SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE | IPL NEWS | PLAY FANTASY LEAGUE)
23:45 hrs IST: And that is it from us tonight folks, join us on Tuesday for Qualifier 1.
Congratulations!!! - @TheGujaratLions, @RCBTweets, @SunRisers and @KKRiders for making it to the Playoffs #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/fztednO2Qg
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23:40 hrs IST: Expectedly and once again Virat Kohli has been named man of the match.
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23:37 hrs IST: So no match tomorrow but on Tuesday RCB will take on GL in Qualifier 1 in Bengaluru. This match will be followed by the Eliminator between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in New Delhi on Wednesday.
23:33 hrs IST: Two-time champions Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Rising Pune Supergiants and Kings XI Punjab have been knocked out of the standings.
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23:27 hrs IST: So here is the picture. Gujarat Lions finish top of the table with 18 points, the only team to do so. Royal Challengers Bangalore end second, Sunrisers Hyderabad third and Kolkata Knight Riders third.
The second, third and fourth placed teams all have 16 points with differing net run rates.
23:25 hrs IST: A comprehensive six-wicket win for RCB.
23:20 hrs IST: And it is victory. Significantly Kohli hits the winning run and erupts in jubilation! What a skipper and player he has been for the RCB, leading from the front each time he steps on to the field.
.@RCBTweets Kohlifies for Playoffs #RCBvDD #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/HPygPuKHPb
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 22, 2016
23:16 hrs IST: Scores are level at the end of 18 overs. RCB require just one run to win the contest in two overs!
23:10 hrs IST: 50! Another one for Kohli, his 25th in IPL off 40 balls! What a player! In the form of his life.
Captain consistent at his finest! Another spendid half ton from him! #DDvRCB #PlayBold pic.twitter.com/Mm2rrZ3HFx
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 22, 2016
23:08 hrs IST: RCB 119/4 after 16 overs.
23:06 hrs IST: Stuart Binny gets going with a boundary.
23:02 hrs IST: OUT!!! Watson is caught at the deep mid wicket boundary for 14!
NEGI GETS A WICKET! SHANE WATSON HAS TO DEPART. #DilDilli #DDvRCB
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) May 22, 2016
22:59 hrs IST: End of 14 overs, RCB 104/3.
22:57 hrs IST: Chance to clinch Watson and Yadav puts it beyond the boundary! SIX!!
22:53 hrs IST: RCB 88/3 after 12 overs! Things are under control for them.
22:52 hrs IST: Another record for Kohli! First person to score 900 runs in an edition of IPL!
And now 900 runs in #IPL2016 for @imVkohli #DDvRCB #PlayBold https://t.co/vDEIW5yU3V
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 22, 2016
22:46 hrs IST: Partnership broken. In comes Shane Watson.
22:44 hrs IST: BOWLED! Rahul kind of played it on! The ball just fumbled on to the stumps to dislodge a bail. Gone for 38.
BRATHWAITE STRIKES! Game on! Rahul has to take the long walk back. Good bowling @TridentSportsX. #DilDilli #DDvRCB
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) May 22, 2016
22:41 hrs IST: So 10 overs are up. 10 more to go. RCB 83/2. Need 56 off 60 with 8 wickets in hand. THIS SHOULD BE A CAKEWALK FOR THEM.
22:37 hrs IST: Here is another record for Kohli; 500 boundaries (including fours and sixes) in all IPL!
22:35 hrs IST: Two back to back boundaries for Rahul, RCB 68/2 after 8 overs.
22:31 hrs IST: Amit Mishra into the attack! He has changed the fortunes of the Daredevils in several matches. Can he do it again tonight?
22:30 hrs IST: These things do turn up the heat.
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22:25 hrs IST: End of Powerplay, RCB are 49/2!
22:22 hrs IST: OH!!!!! Another close shave for Kohli! Bounced just before the slip!
22:21 hrs IST: Kohli is the record man!
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- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 22, 2016
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1500 runs in T20s in 2016 for Virat Kohli #DDvRCB #PlayBold
22:19 hrs IST: Is that Chahal or Lewis Hamilton?
Take a bow @yuzi_chahal! Your wicket-taking prowess has brought down batsmen 19 times this #IPL! #DDvRCB #PlayBold pic.twitter.com/RVZBVqFONG
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 22, 2016
22:17 hrs IST: FOUR FOUR FOUR FOUR! FOUR consecutive fours - 2 each from Kohli and Rahul.
22:16 hrs IST: Now, now some hard core sledging out there among Chris Morris and the batting duo of Lokesh Rahul and Virat Kohli!
22:15 hrs IST: End of 4 overs, RCB 28/2.
22:11 hrs IST: RCB 19/2 in three overs.
22:07 hrs IST: AB de Villiers (6) out!
DD captain Zaheer gives his team a very important break! This time it's the dangerous de Villiers as he is caught brilliantly by Jayant Yadav at cover-point.ÂÂ
22:03 hrs IST: Good recovery there for RCB after losing the early wicket of Gayle. RCB 16/1 in two overs
22:02 hrs IST: FOUR! de Villiers starts proceedings in a way only he can, as he swivels Morris for a four over square leg.
22:00 hrs IST: AB de Villiers comes in to bat. This RCB team has a deep batting line-up.ÂÂ
21:58 hrs IST: Gayle (1) out!
Morris gives DD a great start as he rattles the big Jamaican's wickets with a length ball.
21:56 hrs IST: A rather sedate first over for RCB as Gayle, Kohli play cautiously against Zaheer. RCB 5/0 in one over
21:52 hrs IST: Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle will open for RCB. They need to score 139 to keep RCB's quest to win their first IPL title alive.
21:51 hrs IST: We're back!
21:43 hrs IST: RCB will be rather pleased with his performance. Take a break we will be back after a short while.
21:40 hrs IST: Only Quinton de Kock offered any form of resistance from the Delhi Daredevils batsman as all others failed to give him company for most of the innings. Chahal was the pick of the bowlers, clinching three wickets.
Chahal wraps it up in the field by running out Jayant Yadav, #DD finish on 138/8 in their 20 overs! #DDvRCB #PlayBold
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 22, 2016
21:39 hrs IST: Considering bowling is their weak link, this is quite a strong performance from the RCB bolwers.
21:35 hrs IST: RCB have restricted DD to a mere total of 138/8.
.@DelhiDaredevils set a target of 139. @QuinnyDeKock69 (60 off 52) #DDvRCB #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/YGGJ0WkeZE
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 22, 2016
21:30 hrs IST: Two more overs to go, DD 125/7.
21:26 hrs IST: DD have three overs and the same number of wickets to make something out of this.
21:25 hrs IST: Chris Morris and Jayant Yadav at the crease.
21:24 hrs IST: OUT!!! This time it is de Kock! How could he do everything alone?
Wicket! @QuinnyDeKock69 departs after a stunning half century. #DilDilli #DDvRCB
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) May 22, 2016
21:19 hrs IST: DD 107/6 after 16 overs.
21:17 hrs IST: What can de Kock do alone here?
21:15 hrs IST: OUT!!!! Gayle clinches another! Brathwaite is out for 1!
21:10 hrs IST: OUT!! Pawan Negi is caught for 6 by de Villiers off Gayle's bowling. The West Indian is in form tonight!
21:09 hrs IST: End of 14 overs, DD are 93/4.
21:05 hrs IST: De Kock scores his 5th half-century of the IPL! He is really an asset for DD.
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21:04 hrs IST: De Kock, on the verge of his fourth 50, is the key for DD.
21:00 hrs IST: OUT or DROPPED!!! Pawan Negi is lucky there. He was definitely out at thirdman there. Aravind dropped a sitter!
20:57 hrs IST: OUT!!! Billings is gone and what a catch from Gayle!. Flying to his right to clinch a flyer!
Chris Gayle flew! The Universe Boss leaps at point to hold a slash from Sam Billings to Jordan's delight #DD 81/4 #DDvRCB #PlayBold
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 22, 2016
20:55 hrs IST: De Kock looks solid but he is losing partners regularly. Sam Billings is batting with him.
20:50 hrs IST: DD 75/3 after 10 overs.
20:45 hrs IST: OUT!!! Samson is out for 17!
Wicket! @Im_SanjuSamson departs right after scoring a boundary. Big blow for us! #DD on 71-3 after 9.3 overs. #DilDilli #DDvRCB
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) May 22, 2016
20:40 hrs IST: End of 8 overs, DD 62/2!
20:37 hrs IST: RCB are on top of things at present.
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20:30 hrs IST: End of Powerplay, DD 43/2!
20:27 hrs IST: Karun Nair has skied it and what a catch by KOHLI!!! OUT!!!! Nair returns to the pavilion for 11!
Virat pulls off a super catch! Runs from long off to catch a high hit from Karun Nair, Yuzi gets him! #DD 42/2 #DDvRCB #PlayBold
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 22, 2016
20:22 hrs IST: Not too much action happening all-around.
20:20 hrs IST: End of 4 overs, DD 33/1.
20:13 hrs IST: DD 13/1 after 2 overs!
20:09 hrs IST: Karun Nair comes out to bat for DD.
20:08 hrs IST: OUT!!! Rishabh Pant is caught behind for 1! Good start for RCB.
20:04 hrs IST: Will it be his night tonight?
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20:00 hrs IST: And it is time!
Quinton de Kock and Rishabh Pant walk out to bat for #DD, Stuart Binny will open the bowling for #RCB #DDvRCB #PlayBold
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 22, 2016
19:55 hrs IST: So the situation is that Gujarat Lions, Sunrisers Hyderabad and now the Kolkata Knight Riders have qualified. The winner of this match will be the last entrant into the playoffs.
Then we will see who ends where in the top-4.
.@imVkohli and his boys are warming-up ahead of their game against @DelhiDaredevils #DDvRCB #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/1jX0gRkrKu
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 22, 2016
19:50 hrs IST: But who is it going to be? Delhi Daredevils or Royal Challengers Bangalore?
19:45 hrs IST: This match is a virtual knockout between two talented sides.
19:38 hrs IST: Delhi Daredevils (playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair, Sanju Samson, Sam Billings, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Morris, Pawan Negi, Amit Mishra, Jayant Yadav, Zaheer Khan(c)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (playing XI): Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Lokesh Rahul(w), Shane Watson, Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Chris Jordan, Sreenath Aravind, Iqbal Abdulla, Yuzvendra Chahal
19: 36 hrs IST: Virat, after winning toss, said: "We gonna have a bowl. The surface is pretty hard and looks like a good batting wicket. This is what you play cricket for. The kind of situation we are in and the way things have gone in the last few games, it's been pretty exciting. We back ourselves, focus on what we can do. We have got only one change. Iqbal Abdulla in and Varun Aaron out."
Zaheer, at the toss, said: "Wicket is looking good that's been a general trend in this tournament (talking about winning toss and bowling first). Don't mind batting first here. If we enjoy the moments and absorb pressure, we are hopeful we can do well. The stage is set for that. It's all about handling pressure, looking forward for this game. Everybody has been working hard and just looking to capitalise on the momentum. Two changes for us. Billings and Morris in."
19:34 hrs IST: RCB captain Virat Kohli wins toss, opts to bowl against Zaheer Khan-led DD.ÂÂ
19:32 hrs IST: Welcome all!
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It is a make-or-break game for both Zaheer Khan and Virat Kohli. Although it is not the end of the world for either RCB or DD in case they lose, they will be ensuring that the damage done is not too great.
Virat Kohli - RCB's One-Man Demolition Army
Virat Kohli's batting is in a different zone altogether. With 865 runs at an average fo 86.5 with four fifties and a strike rate of 155, Kohli has been clinically demolishing opponents with his strokeply. With Chris Gayle also coming good, RCB is peaking at the right time.
The equation is simple. If RCB win, they will enter the knock-outs. If Sunrisers Hyderabad lose to Kolkata Knight Riders, they will jump to second spot. If they lose to Delhi Daredevils, they will have to hope that KKR does not win against SRH.
Delhi Daredevils - Staying Alive
Karun Nair's unbeaten 83 kept Delhi Daredevils in the hunt for the play-offs. They must win against RCB if they are to secure automatic qualification to the play-offs.
If DD lose, they must ensure that it is not by a massive margin. If KKR lose to SRH, then their path becomes easier.
DD Lose Plot, Down Six Wickets