Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a powerful 47-run win over Delhi Capitals to additional enhance their hopes for the IPL 2024 playoff qualification on Sunday. Rajat Patidar and pacers shine as Bengaluru simply defended 187 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium to bounce to fifth place within the factors desk.
Bengaluru’s resurgence continued with a giant win over Delhi with the latter additionally chasing a playoff spot this season. Rishabh Pant-less Delhi slipped to sixth place after a heavy loss as Bengaluru boasts a relatively spectacular internet run charge over Delhi and Lucknow who all share 12 factors.
Faf du Plessis-led RCB face defending champions Chennai Super Kings of their final sport at house on May 18 and a winner may be very doubtless to replicate the playoff berths this season. Chennai are two factors forward of Bengaluru with a greater internet run charge however Bengaluru’s current type and residential benefit make them favourites.
Virat Kohli gave RCB a flying begin by smashing 27 runs off simply 13 balls however was not ready to convert it into a giant innings. Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar put RCB on observe for a giant whole by including 88 runs for the third wicket with the latter scoring 52 off simply 24 balls.
However, Delhi pacers made a powerful comeback within the closing overs to deny Bengaluru a 200-plus whole. Khaleel Ahmed and Rasikh Salam picked two wickets every however spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav struggled to impress in opposition to RCB batters.
Delhi struggled for a optimistic begin with the returning veteran David Warner departing within the very first over. Then pacer Yash Dayal dismissed harmful Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel on the back-to-back deliveries within the third over and Mohammed Siraj eliminated teenager Kumar Kushagrain the next over.
However, Delhi managed to steadiness the sport with Shai Hope and Axar Patel including 56 runs for the fifth wicket with the required run charge being underneath management. Lockie Ferguson gave RCB a breakthrough with Hope’s wicket within the tenth over after which the house group dominated the sport.
Delhi batters struggled for significant partnerships within the final ten overs regardless of Axar Patel’s fast fifty. Axar top-scored with 57 runs off 29 balls earlier than falling to Yash Dayal within the sixteenth over. Dayal completed Delhi’s innings with Kuldeep Yadav’s wicket within the final over to enhance RCB to a vital win.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar (substituted by Swapnil Singh), Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal.
Delhi Capitals Playing XI: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel (wk), Shai Hope, Kumar Kushagra, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar Salam, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed (substituted by David Warner).
