Every time the RCB skipper, Virat Kohli had come out for a toss in IPL 2019, he had has hoped that his players will do well help them win the game. A similar thing happened against the Delhi Capitals (DC) as well at the Chinnaswamy stadium on Sunday again RCB faced another loss owing to the rash shots from there batsmen and even the bowlers and fielders didn’t respond well. However, one can’t take any credit away from the Delhi Capitals who were quite dominant.
After opting to field first, Delhi restricted the hosts to 149 runs and then came out to chase it brilliantly. Shreyas Iyer led from the front by playing scintillating innings of 67 runs and was well assisted by Prithvi Shaw and Colin Ingram. Though somehow, they decided to make it tough for themselves by playing poor strokes with only six runs needed to go over the line.
Iyer, Chris Morris and Rishabh Pant got out towards the end of the chase. Even Virat Kohli was seen laughing with the way the wickets were falling as the RCB had no hopes of winnings. Axar Patel then took Delhi over the line for their third win of the season.
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Earlier, the RCB had a forgettable start when Parthiv Patel got out early off Chris Morris after which Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers steadied the innings with a cautious partnership. But the latter was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada after scoring just 20 runs in the final over the powerplay. Marcus Stoinis also couldn’t do much and the innings got some momentum only after Moeen Ali came out to bat.
Ali played jus for 18 balls but smashed 32 runs to increase the run-rate suddenly. But a little bit sensible cricket from him would’ve helped the RCB in the game. After hitting Lamichhane for a six, he got stumped. Kohli didn’t get any strike during this period even Akshdeep Nath got a couple of boundaries.
When on strike, Virat smacked the Lamichhane for a couple of boundaries to get going. Just when the crowd thought that their captain will help them to reach a decent total, Rabada’s pace was too much for him as the South African got his wicket of RCB’s skipper to trigger a collapse. The hosts lost a total of three wickets in the 18th over to finish on the under-par 149/8 after 20 overs.
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The score was going to be enough for the bowlers and the Delhi Capitals got over the line without by putting much of an effort. RCB, meanwhile, have now lost six matches in as many outings and their playoff chances look even colder.
Brief score:
Delhi Capitals – 152/6 in 18.5 overs (S Iyer: 67, P Shaw: 28; N Saini: 2/24) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore – 149/8 in 20 overs (V Kohli: 41; K Rabada: 4/21, C Morris: 2/28) by 4 wickets and 7 balls to spare
Here’s how Twitter reacted after RCB’s another dismal performance:
Prithvi Sehwag playing nicely this evening …. #IPL2019
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 7, 2019
The more you watch Navdeep Saini bowl, the more you think of him as the 4th seamer for World Cup! What say guys??? #RCBvDC
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) April 7, 2019
Yes you r right… He is got everything pace,bounce,fitness.. https://t.co/HsyAC7QZCz
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 7, 2019
What a spell from the bowlers… last night it was #AlzarriJoseph and today it is #KagisoRabada… why should batsmen have all the fun! 😉#RCBvDC #VIVOIPL #GameBanyegaName
— Pragyan Prayas Ojha (@pragyanojha) April 7, 2019
A fast bowler clocking close to 150+ is a huge asset in #T20 cricket #Rabada #RCBvsDC #IPL #IPL2019
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) April 7, 2019
RCB must seriously consider playing a practice game between two teams amongst themselves. This way RCB can win and the fans can see them win as well. Am not kidding, they need to definitely do something like this to thrill the sellout crowd who turn up every game. #RCBvDC
— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu) April 7, 2019
Fine knock by Shreyas Iyer tonight. Rabada MoM for mine but I wouldn't be upset to see Iyer get it. Plenty of awards to hand out to everyone anyway. #RCBvDC
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) April 7, 2019
Imagine a scenario where Sachin Tendulkar & Brian Lara were in the same team during the 1990s & yet it would be the worst team of its time… RCB fits the bill completely! A team consisting of Kohli & ABD been perennially abysmal. #RCBvDC #IPL2019
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) April 7, 2019
I honestly thought this would be a tougher run chase. Very impressed with this innings from Shreyas Iyer. Lot of class on view.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 7, 2019
Looks like this RCB bunch could all be on Linkedin pretty soon.#RCBvDC
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 7, 2019
Even the change of jersey colour can't change the fortune of @imVkohli & team @RCBTweets… The team is Going through the toughest time ever… 🙁
A comeback looks far rather a record losing streak is something to worry about.@cricketaakash @cricbuzz #haveyoursay #IPL2019— Abhishek Mishra (@imabhishek27) April 7, 2019
RCB fans after one more defeat 😂😂#RCBvDC #ViratKohli #Shreyas #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/OnLRVGr5gp
— Chowkidar Sumeet 🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@imsumeetbhati) April 7, 2019
