NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) showcased distinctive bowling and fielding prowess as they secured a commanding 47-run victory over Delhi Capitals, holding their IPL playoff aspirations alive on Sunday.
Regardless of posting a modest whole of 187 for 9, buoyed by a fiery half-century from the in-form Rajat Patidar, RCB’s bowling assault dismantled the lackluster DC lineup, dismissing them for simply 140 runs in 19.1 overs.
Patidar’s brisk 52 off 32 deliveries, coupled with Will Jacks’ composed 41 off 28 balls, laid a strong basis with an 88-run partnership for the third wicket in lower than 9 overs.
Nevertheless, Yash Dayal (3/20) and Cameron Inexperienced (1/19) displayed outstanding precision with their lengths, stifling the Delhi batters. Except Axar Patel‘s valiant 57 off 39 balls, not one of the Delhi batsmen managed to go away a big influence on the sport.
Axar, the stand-in captain for DC in opposition to RCB, accepted the truth that the dropped catches have been one of many predominant causes for the defeat.
“Dropped catches harm us. Might’ve restricted them to 150. While you lose 4 wickets in powerplay, you are all the time chasing the sport. 160-170 would’ve been a par rating. Pitch was two-paced,” Axar stated after the match.
There have been two run-outs — first a freak one off crew’s most impactful batter Jake Fraser-McGurk and the opposite off Tristan Stubbs which value DC dearly.
“Some have been skidding, some have been holding. When your predominant gamers run out and also you lose 4 in powerplay, you are chasing the sport. Something can occur, however have not thought that far forward,” Axar added.
Delhi Capitals, who’re sixth within the factors desk with 6 wins and seven losses in 13 matches, will face Lucknow Tremendous Giants on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday.
Whereas RCB are additionally on 12 factors, a superior NRR of +0.387 in comparison with DC’s dismal -0.482 nonetheless hold them within the hunt in the event that they occur to win their final sport and still have just a few outcomes going their manner.
Regardless of posting a modest whole of 187 for 9, buoyed by a fiery half-century from the in-form Rajat Patidar, RCB’s bowling assault dismantled the lackluster DC lineup, dismissing them for simply 140 runs in 19.1 overs.
Patidar’s brisk 52 off 32 deliveries, coupled with Will Jacks’ composed 41 off 28 balls, laid a strong basis with an 88-run partnership for the third wicket in lower than 9 overs.
Nevertheless, Yash Dayal (3/20) and Cameron Inexperienced (1/19) displayed outstanding precision with their lengths, stifling the Delhi batters. Except Axar Patel‘s valiant 57 off 39 balls, not one of the Delhi batsmen managed to go away a big influence on the sport.
Axar, the stand-in captain for DC in opposition to RCB, accepted the truth that the dropped catches have been one of many predominant causes for the defeat.
“Dropped catches harm us. Might’ve restricted them to 150. While you lose 4 wickets in powerplay, you are all the time chasing the sport. 160-170 would’ve been a par rating. Pitch was two-paced,” Axar stated after the match.
There have been two run-outs — first a freak one off crew’s most impactful batter Jake Fraser-McGurk and the opposite off Tristan Stubbs which value DC dearly.
“Some have been skidding, some have been holding. When your predominant gamers run out and also you lose 4 in powerplay, you are chasing the sport. Something can occur, however have not thought that far forward,” Axar added.
Delhi Capitals, who’re sixth within the factors desk with 6 wins and seven losses in 13 matches, will face Lucknow Tremendous Giants on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday.
Whereas RCB are additionally on 12 factors, a superior NRR of +0.387 in comparison with DC’s dismal -0.482 nonetheless hold them within the hunt in the event that they occur to win their final sport and still have just a few outcomes going their manner.
