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Best performances - Batsmen

V Kohli
V Kohli
50(34) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 14 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
4 6 1 0 18 9 6 6
MK Pandey
MK Pandey
50(38) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 15 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
1 7 6 1 2 5 13 15

Best performances - Bowlers

V Vyshak
O4
M0
R20
W3
Eco5.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
MR Marsh
MR Marsh
O2
M0
R18
W2
Eco9.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @PeterDellaPenna

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs | DC: 151/9 (24 runs required, RR: 7.55)

  • Kuldeep Yadav7 (6b)
  • Anrich Nortje23 (14b)
  • Harshal Patel4-0-32-1
  • Wayne Parnell4-0-28-1

7.10 pm Much of the drama of that chase was sucked out in the first four overs and once Axar got out, the final overs just meandered along with Pandey's half-century a silver lining for Delhi. The fielding by Delhi was poor in the first innings, missing several chances. By comparison, RCB were switched on from the very first over with Rawat's runout of Shaw a great catalyst for a tremendous team-wide fielding effort.

Delhi captain David Warner: "I said at the toss that we had to do both disciplines very well and unfortunately we did it again tonight where we lost too many early wickets. We didn't build partnerships chasing that total. It should have been an easy task but unfortunately we didn't come up trumps. We lose three wickets in the Powerplay and runouts are non-negotiable in this format and that sometimes can cost you the game. Siraj had his tail up and bowled extremely well. You can't take credit away from the way they came out and started as well. The positives were great with the bowling and fielding were exceptional. Our attitude and energy were amazing. But yet again it was just our batting. We're going to have to try to work out how we're going to take on the Powerplay and not lose early wickets, especially in the first two or three overs. That's going to hurt you in a lot of games. We have to have a hard look at ourselves and come back strong with five days off. Things aren't working at the moment but teams have come back from 0-5 so hopefully we can be that second team."

RCB bowler Vijaykumar Vyshak after his three wickets on IPL debut: "I've been waiting for this opportunity for a very long time. I've been working hard so I think it's been paying off. Faf came and told me that the wicket was holding a bit so I backed my strength and bowled my slower ones a little more and I think that helped for me. I've been working on it for two years so I think it's finally paid off. I wasn't ready to bowl the knuckle ball but Faf came and told me again, 'You can probably go for a slower one' so I thought I'll do that and I got a wicket. It's very important because the management has told me to go express yourself so I think I did that and I'm very pleased with the performance. [Prior to being added to the official squad] I was in as a net bowler so I was just helping the boys."

RCB captain Faf du Plessis: "We unfortunately have had to defend a few games in a row now at the Chinnaswamy and it's not always easy so I'm very proud of the bowlers tonight. It's difficult because it's the first day game of the season and also with the new rule now with the extra batter, you always feel like you need to get more. So even at halfway stage, 175 in a day game usually feels like a really good score but it's just that unknown factor with the extra batter but it proved to be the right score. The way we bowled in that first six overs, not only today but so far in all the games, Siraj is bowling beautifully. In a game where it's a bit slower the wicket, generally the first six overs is the most important with the bat. You want to try to play positive and get ahead of the rate but the way we bowled was just unbelievable. So huge credit to our seamers in the first six."

Player of the match is Virat Kohli for his first innings half-century and his three catches. "[On the first catch skier over cover] It was a bit of a tricky one when it went up in the air. I first of all made sure that no one is close to me so I had space to judge the ball. It was quite difficult but the other two were quite easy. I was quite disappointed that I got out to a full toss. I'd been playing really well and after I got to 50, I was targeting 30-35 runs in the next 10 balls. That's usually how I play and that would've helped us get past 200. I mentioned to the guys in the change room that it felt like 175 was enough on this pitch. It felt like it slowed down."

That's it for live coverage from this match. Switch over to the commentary feed for Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings, which gets underway in just a few minutes. On behalf of the scoring team, I'm Peter Della Penna, take care!

19.6
0
Patel to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, 116 kph length ball over middle stump, Kuldeep heaves for midwicket and misses. RCB coast to victory by 23 runs.
19.6
1w
Patel to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 wide, good length ball lands well outside the guidelines, left alone and wide called.

RCB have wasted a huge opportunity here to boost their NRR. Tail wagging plenty for Delhi.

19.5
4
Patel to Kuldeep Yadav, FOUR, knee high full toss on middle, swatted over midwicket, one bounce over the rope.
19.4
2
Patel to Kuldeep Yadav, 2 runs, 120 kph fullish length slower ball on sixth stump, checks his shot and it balloons high over extra cover for two.
19.3
0
Patel to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, 119 kph slower ball yorker on sixth stump, jammed out to Harshal for none.
19.2
1
Patel to Nortje, 1 run, knee high full toss on middle at 137 kph, punched to long-on for one.

DC 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1DA WarnerPP Shaw
2nd0DA WarnerMR Marsh
3rd1DA WarnerYV Dhull
4th28DA WarnerMK Pandey
5th23MK PandeyAbishek Porel
6th27MK PandeyAR Patel
7th18MK PandeyAman Hakim Khan
8th12Lalit YadavAman Hakim Khan
9th18A NortjeAman Hakim Khan
10th23A NortjeKuldeep Yadav

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.809
CSK1485170.652
LSG1485170.284
MI148616-0.044
RR1477140.148
RCB1477140.135
KKR146812-0.239
PBKS146812-0.304
DC145910-0.808
SRH144108-0.59