Chasing 150 for victory in their IPL 2019 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Delhi Capitals rode on skipper Shreyas Iyer's 50-ball 67 to get to victory with 7 balls to spare. Winning the toss, DC skipper Shreyas Iyer opted to bowl first. Scoring looked difficult for the Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen throughout, as the away team kept picking regular wickets. Virat Kohli, in an unusual display, got most of his runs in singles, as he kept losing partners on the other end. Moeen Ali (32) gave some impetus to the RCB innings. Kohli almost came to life after Moeen Ali's onslaught, hitting two consecutive sixes. However, devastatingly for the home crowd, Kohli fell for 41. Kagiso Rabada was the star of the show, devastating RCB with three wickets in the 18th over. Despite Shikhar Dhawan's early wicket in the chase, RCB could not make regular inroads as Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer consolidated the innings. There was a rush of wickets towards the end, but it was too little too late as the Delhi Capitals lower order held their nerves to take their team to victory. RCB, now having lost six consecutive matches, are stuck at the bottom of the table with 0 points. DC, now having won three matches in six, are now at fifth position on the table. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2019 Highlights Between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, straight from M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
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Hope springs eternal
Navdeep Saini has had a good day
Six! Slammed by Iyer over covers
Slashed through the off side for four by Pant
DC 131/3 after 16 overs
DC 123/3 after 15 overs
DC 114/3 after 14 overs
Fifty for Shreyas Iyer
Moeen Ali gets the breakthrough
Iyer cuts for four again
DC 96/2 after 12 overs
Four more for Ingram
Moeen Ali into the attack
Iyer cuts for four again
Colin Ingram comes in at No.4
Prithvi Shaw is out!
Vaughan likes how Prithvi Shaw is going
Siraj is bowling the 8th over
DC 61/1 after 7 overs
Pawan Negi into the attack
DC 53/1 after 6 overs
Six! Iyer smashes Chahal
Four for Prithvi Shaw again
DC 35/1 after 4 overs
Four consecutive fours
Cut for four by Prithvi
4, 4 from Prithvi Shaw
DC 10/1 after 2 overs
Shikhar Dhawan is out!
RCB 149/8 after 20 overs
Another wicket for Rabada!
Rabada the man of the hour
Wicket for Rabada again!
Four for Akshdeep again
Kohli out! Disaster for RCB!
There we go! Kohli hits six!
Four for Akshdeep again
RCB 114/4 after 16 overs
Akshdeep Nath hits a boundary
Akshdeep Nath comes in at No.6
Moeen Ali hits a six again!
RCB 97/3 after 14 overs
Landmark for Axar today
Another six from Moeen
Definitely need some boldness from the batsmen
RCB 83/3 after 13 overs
Moeen Ali goes big! Six!
RCB 72/3 after 12 overs
RCB 66/3 after 11 overs
RCB 63/2 after 10 overs
Six! Stoinis breaks free
Sandeep Lamichhane to bowl the 10th over
RCB's pet lounge seems pretty content with this start though
RCB 53/2 after 9 overs
Definitely not comfort zone for the RCB batsmen
RCB 47/2 after 8 overs
Kohli and Stoinis steadying the innings
First spin of the day
ABD out! Rabada bowling, Ingram catches
Rabada into the attack
RCB 26/1 after 4 overs
De Villiers goes big! Six!
RCB 18/1 after 3 overs
AB de Villiers comes in
Ishant Sharma to bowl the first over
Nice gesture between the two captains
Also the Purple Cap holder, ladies and gents
No change to either XI
RCB topping two tables
Clarion call from AB de Villiers
Dew factor might come into play in the evening
Both teams looking to stop losing run
Energetic vibes from Delhi Capitals too
Green jersey for RCB today
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Delhi Capitals