IPL 2018, RCB vs DD: AB de Villiers help RCB register 6 wicket win vs Delhi

Bengaluru: AB de Villiers explosive knock of 90 runs from 39 balls at M Chinnaswamy stadium ensured RCB registered a comfortable 6 wicket win over Delhi Daredevils on Saturday.

Needing 175 runs for victory, RCB had a poor start to their innings with Manan Vohra and Quinton de Kock departing early. Virat Kohli (30 runs of 26 ball) and AB de Villiers put on 63 run stand between them and looked to take the game away from the visitors. Their march towards victory was halted for sometime as Trent Boult produced a one handed stunning catch at the boundary line to dismiss Virat.

Corey Anderson (15 runs of 13 balls) alongwith AB de Villiers put on 56 run stand for the 4^th wicket to take the home team closer to victory. Anderson was finally bowled by Trent Boult, but the effort seemed too little too late as de Villiers ensured there was no further hiccups in the run chase.

RCB 176-4 from 18 overs:

RCB 140-3 from 15 overs:

AB de Villiers is single handedly keeping RCB in the match with his stunning innings, Virat Kohli, who looked so good with the bat was dismmised after an absolutely stunning catch by Trent Boult.

WICKET! Absolutely stunning, what a catch from Trent Boult at the boundary to dismiss Virat Kohli, the crowd inside the stadium has gone silent.

RCB 80-2 from 10 overs:

After losing early wickets, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers steadied RCB innings and took the attack to opposition bowlers as it rained boundaries and sixes at Chinnaswamy stadium.

RCB 37-2 from 5 overs:

Not a great start for the home side openers Manan Vohra and Quinton de Kock both back to the pavillion. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers now have the responsibility to steady RCB innings

WICKET! Quinton de Kock departs after terrible mixup with Virat Kohli

WICKET! Manan Vohar departs, Maxwell provides early breakthrough for Delhi. The batsman top-edged the delivery and Jaosn Roy takes a superb low diving catch at long leg.

RCB Innings

DD 174-5 from 20 overs: Rishabh Pant scored a blistering 85 runs of 48 balls to help Delhi reach score of 174-5 in the allotted 20 overs against Royal Challengers Bangalore at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Iyer also made the major contribution with the bat scoring 52 of 31 balls.

After losing openers Gautam Gambhir and Jason Roy early in the innings. Shreays Iyer and Rishabh Pant joined hands as both the batsmen tried to recover teams inning. Iyer was finally dismissed by Washington Sundar for 52 runs caught by Mohammed Siraj at short third man

Maxwell also couldn’t trouble the score as he was dismissed by Chahal for 4 runs. There was some brilliant hitting in the end by Pant and Tewatia (13 runs of 9 balls) as both of them put on 50 partnership to ensured that Delhi reach fighting total.

WICKET! Maxwell tries to reverse sweep Chahal, but the ball takes the top edge of the bat and goes to Siraj at short third man. RCB in control of the match.

DD 103-3 from 15 overs

It looked like Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant will take Delhi to big total, but Sundar dismissed Iyer after he had reached his fifty. Last five overs left and with hitters like Maxwell and Pant at the crease Delhi will be hoping to get to fighting total.

WICKET! Shreays Iyer is gone, this is a huge blow for Delhi. The youngster was well set for a big score but he sliced a wide ball from Sundar to short third man where Siraj takes a very easy catch

DD 58-2 from 10 overs

Not the best of the start for Daredevils as they have struggled to score as brisk rate against RCB's bowling attack. The Bangalore bowlers have so far managed to keep the Delhi batsman quiet.

28/2 is the lowest Powerplay score in 19 matches so far in IPL 2018

WICKET! Jason Roy was struggling with Chahal's turn, but this time the ball came flat on leg, Roy goes back in his crease to drag it away but gets undone due to the lack of bounce.

DD 22-1 from 5 overs

Slow start for Delhi Daredevils as the visiting side are scoring at . Skipper Gautam Gambhir departed early without troubling the scoreboard as Umesh Yadav had him caught by Chahal

WICKET! Early blow for Delhi Daredevils as Gambhir walks back the pavillin. Umesh Yadav gets the breakthrough for RCB. The ball was short in length and hurried on to the batsman, Gambhir couldn't middle the pull. Gets it off the slice of the bat and towards short mid-wicket where Chahal completes an easy catch.

Toss:

Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and have elected to bowl first.

Both the sides have made one change. Manan Vohra comes in for Sarfaraz Khan for RCB and Harshal Patel comes in for Mohammed Shami for Delhi Daredevils.

Teams

Preview: It is the clash of the two teams which are currently lying at the bottom of the team . Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils have failed to set the stage on fire in the early part of tournament.

After losing their last games, both the teams will be eager to register victory, when they collide against each other at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

At present, RCB and Daredevils have registered one win each from their four outings so far. While RCB were hammered by Mumbai Indians by 71 runs in their last game, DD had to face defeat at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders.

In the batting department, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers are expected to carry the burden of scoring runs for the team. Brendon Mc Cullum who missed the last match against Mumbai Indians, might once again make a comeback into the side to give solid start to the innings.

Inspite of having good bowlers in their ranks, RCB concede over 200 plus runs in their last two matches. While pacers Chris Woakes and Umesh Yadav have been picking up wickets consistently, it has been their spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar, who have failed to make an impact with the ball.

Inspite if having some brilliant players in their ranks, Delhi Daredevils, like every season have failed to fire when needed the most. The batting department relies on players like Jason Roy, Gautam Gambhir, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Glenn Maxwell , who have done well with the ball, but have failed to take the team across the finish line.

The bowling department will be once again boosted by return of their India pacer Mohammed Shami, who is all set to join the team after cleared by Kolkata Police following a three-hour interrogation. The speedster, accused by his wife Hasin Jahan of infidelity and domestic violence, had been summoned by the Kolkata police for questoning. Trent Boult and Chris are also expected to bowl well during the match.

Leg spinner Rahul Tewatia has been the economical bowler for his side and has so far scalped six wickets from four games he has played. Shahbaz Nadeem has failed to make an impact in the last two games and could make way for leg spinner Amit Mishra, if the management decides to make a change in the lineup.

Overall, both the teams will be playing for prestige and will be hoping to get their campaign back on track.

When is the match?

The match is scheduled to start at 8 pm IST on Saturday (April 21)

Where is the match?

The match will take place at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Live telecast and timings:

With Star India now acquiring the media rights from Sony Pictures Network India for the upcoming season, the matches will be telecast on various Star Sports channels.

Live streaming:

The matches can be viewed live on Hotstar.com or on the Hotstar app.