Producer: Peuli Bakshi
With an all-round performance, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 47 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on May 12.
DC’s Jake Fraser-McGurk was off to a flier as usual but wickets kept falling from the other end.
DC’s decision to use David Warner as an impact-sub backfired as RCB's Swapnil Singh dismissed him in the first over.
Yash Dayal dented the chase further in the third over, sending Abishek Porel (2 runs off 3 balls) and Jake Fraser-McGurk (21 runs off 8 balls) in consecutive deliveries.
Stand-in skipper Axar Patel looked to keep DC in the hunt with a valiant fifty but there was a lack of support from the other end.
Earlier, RCB's opening duo of Faf du Plessis (6 off 7) and Virat Kohli (27 off 13) were sent back within the Powerplay by Khaleel Ahmed and Ishant Sharma.
Then Rajat Patidar (52 runs off 32 balls) and Will Jacks (41 runs from 29 balls) helped RCB post 187 for 8 in 20 overs.
After their dismissal, Cameron Green scored an unbeaten 32 off 24, but RCB could not reach the 200 mark owing to quick dismissals for ducks, including Dinesh Karthik's.