In a thrilling encounter between these two titans, RCB beat Delhi Capitals with a tight bowling spell and stunning batting performance. In RCB VS DC, Delhi Capitals had to play the match without Rishab Pant, who was banned for late over rate.
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RCB VS DC: Blazing Victory: RCB’s Dominant Bowling Trio Crushes DC with 47-Run Win.
With this win, RCB wins five matches in a repeated way and also keeps alive the playoffs race for this season.
Toss::
Delhi Capitals won the toss and chose to bowl, by choosing bowling Axar said “Bangalore wicket is always good. It’s a chasing ground.
When asked Axar about Rishab he said in a very casual way that Rishabh was angry well against the suspension and the decision but he kept motivating the team.
Venue::
RCB VS DC, match 62nd played in M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
RCB VS DC, playing XI for Royal Challengers Bengaluru::
Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal
RCB VS DC, playing XI for Delhi Capitals::
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel(w), Shai Hope, Kumar Kushagra, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar Salam, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
For this match, Delhi’s caption was Axar Patel, as Pant was banned for one match.
Ishant Teases, Dismissed informed Kohli, after being hit for two back-to-back boundaries
On 3.4 over Kohli was looking to play away on the on side but got a thick outside edge and caught behind by Abhishek Porel, and DC got both the RCB’s openers inside power play over.
These two Delhi boys continuously pass comments to each other in an amicable competition. Following Kohli’s dismissal, Ishant jubilantly approached his friend, giving him a friendly pat on the back.
On that same over Kohli hits two boundaries on 4 and one six into the second tire. Kohli goes for 27 in 13.
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Rajat Patidar’s Spectacular Fifty Steers Team Post Kohli’s Departure
After Virat was dismissed by his old Friend Ishant Sharma, RCB was in big trouble, but Rajat absorbed the pressure and started batting with a positive intent by hitting boundaries in Mukesh Kumar’s over. He cleared his intent by counter-attacking the Delhi bowlers.
Not only did Rajat put a good score in the board inside power-play but also maintained a healthy run rate. For his aggressive approach, Delhi found themselves in the back seat. Rajat Patidar scored his fifth IPL fifty in a fiery way. He scored 52 in just 32 balls.
May the fireworks continue
pic.twitter.com/IEmYx57GAa— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 12, 2024
RCB VS DC:: Batting Brilliance by Will Jacks, with his 41 helped to maintain the team’s Momentum
Eng batter Will Jacks scored a century this year in a run chase against GT. He maintained his form in this match also, the well-timed ball with the middle of his bat, and played some good pull shots against fast bowling.
Will Jacks build a good partnership with Rajat Patidar which leads them towards a 180-plus score at the end? In the heat of the battle, Jacks’s performance served as a rallying point for his teammates, injecting them with renewed vigor and determination
Will Jacks play in this T20 World Cup, could be a threat for opponents and Team India also.
RCB VS DC: The dynamic trio of Yash Dayal, Cameron Green, and Lockie Ferguson Propel RCB to Victory
Form starting to be criticized for their weak bowling attack this season. Before this winning combination, RCB tried many combinations, but unfortunately, all were flopped except this trio.
Yash Dayal took his first wicket in his first over of Young Abhishek Porel and contributed in a tragic run out of Jake Fraser Mcgruk.
Yash took three wickets with a very cheap economy of 6.30 in 3.1 overs.
Lockie Ferguson being very economical in the RCB VS DC match, got two wickets with 5.80 economy.
Alongside Cameron Green being supervised with both batting and bowling. With Green’s valuable 32 of 24 balls, Royal Challengers Bengaluru crossed the winning total of 187 in 20 overs.
Green also took 2 wickets, with a very good economy of 4.80, and also contributed in a run-out Tristan Stubbs.
Axar Patel’s Solo Fight in RCB vs DC Encounter
Despite being a captain Axar tried his heart & soul but couldn’t touch the finish line for Delhi Capitals.
Delhi lost four top-order batters in side power play, clearly, RCB showed no mercy to anyone, situation was not easy for batting. Axar kept calm and tried to hit boundaries in between.
Axar effort almost got successful and for a moment kept RCB in the back seat as he scored his second IPL fifty this season.
To keep the momentum for the team he took a chance to hit boundaries but got out at 57, and with this wicket, DC lost their last winning hope.
Clash between RCB VS DC, at a glance::
Kohli 27(13), Faf du Plessis 6(7), Will Jacks 41(29), rajat Patidar 52(32), Green 32(24), Lomror 13(8), Karthik 0(2), Swapnil Singh 0(1), Karan Sharma 6(4), Siraj 0(0).
Ishant 31-3-1, Khaleel Ahmed 31-4-2, Mukesh Kumar 23-3-1, Kuldeep Yadav 52-4-1, Rasikh Salam 23-3-2
David Warner 1(2), Jake Fraser-McGurk 21(8), Abishek Porel 2(3), Shai Hope 29(23), Kumar Kushagra 2(3), Axar Patel 57(39), Tristan Stubbs 3(4), Rasikh Dar Salam 10(12), Kuldeep Yadav 6(10), Mukesh Kumar 3(7), Ishant Sharma 0(4)
Yash Dayal 20-3.1-3, Lockie Ferguson23-4-2, Cameron Green 19-4-1, Mohammed Siraj 33-4-1, Swapnil Singh 9-1-1
RCB VS DC Player of the match::
- Cameron Green.