In the 45th game of IPL 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) claimed a comfortable victory against the hosts Delhi Daredevils (DD) at Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi).

RCB captain Virat Kohli decided to field first after winning the toss. With the help of Rishabh Pant and Abhishek Sharma’s powerful knocks, DD put a total of 181/4 in 20 overs.

In reply, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers’ responsible knocks helped the away team to claim a victory as they reached the target in 19 overs after losing 5 wickets.

Brief Scores: DD – 181/4 in 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 61, Abhishek Sharma 46*, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/28)

RCB – 187/5 in 19 overs (AB de Villiers 72*, Virat Kohli 70, Trent Boult 2/40)

Result – RCB won by 5 wickets

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match

i) At the age of 17 years and 283 days, Nepalese leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane (DD) made an IPL debut.

• First Nepalese cricketer to make an IPL debut.
• The second youngest cricketer to make an IPL debut. The record holder is Mujeeb Ur Rahman who had made his IPL debut earlier in this season at the age of 17 years and 11 days.  

ii) DD batsman Rishabh Pant completed his half-century in 27 balls.

• Third fastest IPL half-century by a DD batsman against RCB.

Top fastest IPL half-centuries by the DD batsmen against RCB

Also read: Match 45 (DD vs RCB) – Hits and Flops

iii) DD batsmen Shreyas Iyar and Rishabh Pant put an important 93-run partnership for the third wicket.

• The second highest third-wicket IPL partnership for DD against RCB. The record is the 134-run partnership between Quinton de Kock and Karun Nair at Bengaluru on April 17, 2016.

iv) DD batsman Rishabh Pant scored 61 runs.

• Third highest IPL knock by a DD batsman against RCB at Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi).

Top IPL knocks by the DD batsmen against RCB at Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi)

Also read: (DD vs RCB) – Turning Point of the Match

v) At the end of this match, Rishabh Pant has scored 582 runs in this season.

• Most runs scorer as a DD batsman in an IPL season. The previous record was 534 runs by Gautam Gambhir in IPL 2008.

vi) RCB batsmen Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers put a crucial 118-run partnership for the third wicket.

• RCB’s second highest IPL partnership for any wicket against DD. The record is the 204*runs partnership for the second wicket between Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli at Delhi on May 17, 2012.