Currently, the Delhi Capitals (DC) are facing the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi in the 46th match of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). After winning the toss, the DC skipper, Shreyas Iyer decided to bat first and his decision paid well as they scored 59 runs in the powerplay itself.
Delhi has got off to a decent start with Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw scoring 35 runs for the opening wicket before the latter getting out in the fourth over of Umesh Yadav. After dismissal, Iyer along with Dhawan started building a partnership and they scored 68 runs for the second wicket before the latter throwing his wicket away to Yuzvendra Chahal in the 13th over.
WATCH – Chahal Dismisses Pant After Conceding A Couple Of Sixes
Rishabh Pant came out to bat next and he failed to do much as he was dismissed in Chahal’s next over. Even, Iyer was also dismissed in the very next over of Washington Sundar. Colin Ingram was batting at the crease with Sherfane Rutherford in the 17th over and on the fifth ball of the over, Saini dismissed Ingram.
Meanwhile, the Capitals posted a daunting 187, thanks to fifties by Iyer and Dhawan and some late fireworks by Rutherford and Axar Patel in the last few overs as they added 46 runs for the 6th wicket in just 19 balls.
WATCH – Saini Got Smashed By Rutherford In The Final Over
During the chase, the RCB started on fire as Parthiv Patel and Virat Kohli added as many as 63 runs for the opening wicket before Patel getting out in the 6th over of Kagiso Rabada. However, in the fifth over of Ishant Sharma, Kohli got a lifeline as Ishant delivered a back of a length and in an attempt to guide to the third man Virat’ back got a thick edge, Pant took a brilliant catch, but in the replays, it was shown that it had bounced into his gloves. However, before going to the third umpire Virat predicted that it wasn’t taken.
Here is the video of the same:
https://twitter.com/Vidshots1/status/1122492139131195392
In the same over, Kohli smashed Ishant for a huge six over the long-on adding insult to the injury. Here is the video of the six:
https://twitter.com/Vidshots1/status/1122492293506691073
