In the 19th match of IPL 2018, the hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) clinched a comfortable 6-wicket victory against the visiting team Delhi Daredevils (DD) at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) on Saturday night. DD was restricted to 174/5 in 20 overs which was successfully chased by the hosts in 18 overs after losing 4 wickets.
RCB captain Virat Kohli decided to bowl first after winning the toss. After the both Delhi openers fell cheaply (Jason Roy 5 and Gautam Gambhir 3), Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant put an important 75-run partnership for the third wicket that brought the visitors back into the game.
Both Shreyas and Rishabh completed their half-centuries. While Shreyas was dismissed for 52 runs (31 balls), Pant carried the innings till the last over as he was dismissed on 85 off 48 balls in 19.4 overs. Shreyas hit 4 fours & 3 sixes and Pant managed to hit 6 fours and 7 sixes.
Mainly, these two knocks helped the team to put 174 runs on the board (174/5) at the end of 20 overs.
Among the RCB bowlers, Yuzvendra Chahal (2/22) picked up two wickets while Umesh Yadav (1/27), Washington Sundar (1/31) and Corey Anderson (1/10) claimed one wicket each.
In reply, RCB also lost their both openers quickly as Manan Vohra just scored 2 runs and Quinton de Kock was run-out for 18 runs after a mix-up with Virat Kohli.
However, skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers constructed the innings at next and made a strong finish. While Kohli was sent to the pavilion for 30 runs after a spectacular catch by Trent Boult, AB de Villiers slammed the Delhi bowlers that denied any further comeback for the visiting side.
After completing his half-century in just 24 balls, de Villiers batted more furiously as he was not out at the end of 90 runs off just 39 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes. As a result, the hosts comfortably chased down the target after losing four wickets with 12 balls to spare.
Among the DD bowlers, Trent Boult (1/33), Glenn Maxwell (1/13) and Harshal Patel (1/33) got one wicket each.
Now, we will look at some Twitter reactions of the match:
Reporter: #RCB Retained You By Giving Away Players Like KL Rahul, Chris Gayle And Shane Watson. How Do You Feel?
Sarfaraz Khan: #RCBvDD #RCBvsDD #DDvRCB #KKRvKXIP #IPL2018pic.twitter.com/ltE3dKyiEj— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 21, 2018
Jo gambhir ka face expression tha Vo hi mera tha. Bc kya pakdh liya. One of the best of all times.take a bow @trent_boult #IPL2018 #RCBvDD #blinder#DDvRCB #IPL #RCBvsDD pic.twitter.com/O4OMOa0Rnh
— Divyanshu kohli (@Divyanshukohli8) April 21, 2018
Virat Kohli Needs To Realise Everyone Is Not As Good A Runner Between The Wickets As He Is. Quinton de Kock Sacrificed His Wicket #RCBvDD #RCBvsDD
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 21, 2018
Mr 360 Degree @ABdeVilliers17 One and only word for you (FREAK) absolutely beauty 🏏🏏🏏🏏🏏@RCBTweets vs @DelhiDaredevils @IPL
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 21, 2018
And he ends it with a boundary! This guy is legendary. Go #RCB!!!! 💃🏻😍 #RCBvsDD
— Chess (@Stupidbrio) April 21, 2018
It's #RCBvsDD tonight. Betting punters be like pic.twitter.com/WmJj2zejuQ
— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) April 21, 2018
Scintillating @ABdeVilliers17 leading @RCBTweets charge. If he bats for a few more overs, victory might be a formality #ReinventYourGame
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 21, 2018
India has found the next Dhoni: Rishabh Pant
— Mohamed Zeeshan (@ZeeMohamed_) April 21, 2018
Delhi wale right now 😂🤣
Unbelievable Catch #RCBvsDD #Boult #DareDevils #Kohli pic.twitter.com/oLuV7eKEe5— Vishesh Khanna (@VisheshKhan) April 21, 2018
Even Bowlers Know The Only Way To Stop AB de Villers From Hitting You For SIX Is To Bowl A Wide Ball Top Off The Head. 🙏😇🙊#RCBvDD #RCBvsDD #IPL2018
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 21, 2018
Big hitting Pant has ignited this game, leading DD from despair to very challenging score. @RCBTweets have match on hand! #ReinventYourGame
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 21, 2018
How to stop @ABdeVilliers17 pic.twitter.com/DivGdgh36Q
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) April 21, 2018
My lord! Rishabh Pant has done something really special here. Also #DD is this contest now after that dismal powerplay #RCBvDD
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) April 21, 2018
#Boult catch..!!Stunning..😱 Dismissed Virat..#DDvsRCB pic.twitter.com/AlvgfshPax
— THⓂ️ Official™ (@THM_Off) April 21, 2018
Genius. Simple. @ABdeVilliers17. @RCBTweets
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 21, 2018
Rishabh Pant Is Not Playing Cricket. None Of Those Are Cricketing Shots. Not Sure Where He Learned It All. Amazing Talent.🙏 #RCBvDD #RCBvsDD
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 21, 2018
That Confidence When You're The Bowling Coach And Your Bowlers Manage To Give Away Less Than 200 Runs. #RCBvDD #RCBvsDD #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/Ooshe899Vb
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 21, 2018
Other ipl teams : let’s plan on how to win the match
DD : how can we loose the match! #DDvsRCB #DD #ipl #IPL2018— Azy (@Azy76169172) April 21, 2018
@RCBTweets There is just one way to describe @ABdeVilliers17..Bloody Amazing!!
— Allan Donald (@AllanDonald33) April 21, 2018
Youngsters Iyer & Pant led fine recovery for DD. Crucial phase of match. Breakthrough comes at crucial time for @RCBTweets #ReinventYourGame
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 21, 2018
Bowlers After Getting Sixes from @ABdeVilliers17 😂👏👌
Whatttt an Batting Sir 😍🙏#PlayBold #DDvsRCB pic.twitter.com/cFXGeIsOIv— ⭐Name Cannot be Blank ⭐ (@sridatta143) April 21, 2018
1-10 overs : 58
11-20 overs : 58×2PANTastic knock from @RishabPant777 to muster a fighting total for @DelhiDaredevils 👌#DDvRCB #DDvsRCB #IPL11
— M S Krishna Prateek (@mskp_29) April 21, 2018
@ABdeVilliers17 = World class? No, he’s above world class #Abclass 🙇♂️
What a knock last night 👏🏼👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/xlB4VIZ9GB— Mandeep Singh (@mandeeps12) April 22, 2018
#DDvsRCB sit back and enjoy ABD innings. I think ABD practices with Jadoo before coming to bat. Sweeping all around the ground. Bowlers crying 😰 fielders diving 🤪 fans roaring😤. 360 degree emotions and entertainment. 🕺
— Abhilashgd (@abhilashgd1) April 21, 2018
