Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane scored fifty each as Delhi Capitals qualified for the IPL play-offs at number two position with a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday.
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The No 2 spot means DC will play Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier to be played in Dubai on Nov 5. Royal Challengers Bangalore have now sccumbed to their fourth loss on a trot. But somehow Virat Kohli's men did enough, to extend the game beyond 17.3 overs, and ensure that their NRR doesn't drop below KKRs.
Put in to bat, Royal Challengers Bangalore made a mess of it before Devdutt Padikkal and Ab de Villiers helped them score 152 for seven in the stipulated 20 overs. Young Padikkal top-scored with a 41-ball 50.
In reply, DC chased down the target with six balls to spare.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 152/7 in 20 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 50; Anrich Nortje 3/33).
Delhi Capitals: 154/4 in 19 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 54, Ajinkya Rahane 60; Shahbaz Ahmed 2/26).
11:30 PM IST:
Virat Kohli after the match
Through probably the 11th over, the 17.3 mark was informed by the management. Even if the game was drifting away, we controlled the middle overs well enough. I think we've played good enough cricket in this tournament to qualify. We have two games to the final now.
Iyer after the match:
We knew it was a do or die and we just focused on the win, not NRR. The teams who won in the latter half completely changed the scenario. It's a really competitive tournament for sure.
11:00 PM IST: RCB needed to extend the match beyond 17.3 overs to ensure their NRR doesnt drop below of that KKR. They did it, so even in 4th defeat on a trot RCB and Kohli are in playoffs.
- KKR will now wait for SRH-MI match.
- DC will be happy with the chase and are now No 2 and will take on Mumbai in first qualifiers (DC-MI, Dubai Nov 5)
- For DC, Dhawan and Rahane form will be a good news and the way their pace battery has worked. Rabada and Nortje picked up 5 wickets tonight;
- They are in playoffs for 2nd consecutive season
- RCB will have to wait for their opponent. SRH's win will see them qualify, while a Loss will mean KKR are through to eliminator to be played on Nov 6 in Abu Dhabi
10:45 PM IST: Stoinis hits a SIX!!! of Siraj this will surely kill the contest;DC win and make it playoffs What a show by Dhawan and Rahane; RCB will have to wait to see if they qualify as 4th or 3rd placed team. KKR now wait for SRH-MI match
DC 154/4 (19) beat RCB by 6 wickets
10:45 PM IST: End of 18th DC 138/4 Need 15 in 12
10:43 PM IST: WICKET!!!! Sundar has taken Rahane, Reverse sweep gets a top edge, needless shot;
DC 134/4 (17.2) Rahane c Dube b Sundar 60, Pant 2 need 17 in 16 balls
10:40 PM IST: Shahbaz has picked up a wicket to slow DC down, Pant in while Rahane is looking good to finish;
DC 134/3 (17) Rahane 58, Pant 2 need 19 in 18 balls
10:37 PM IST: Shahbaz now into attack; they need to take it beyond 17.3 overs to stay ahead of KKR and hope SRH lose to MI tomorrow; otherwise curtains for RCB in this IPL
WICKET!!!! Shahbaz has picked up Iyer just when it was looking good for DC. Iyer gets caught at long-on
DC 130/3 (16.2) Rahane 55, Iyer c Siraj b Shahbaz 7, need 23 in 22 balls
10:32 PM IST: Chahal comes into bowl his 4th; He is making no impact as DC don't need to take risk, Singles will do for them. Chahal and RCB can only hope for a mistake.
DC 128/2 (16) Rahane 55, Iyer 7 need 25 in 24 balls (Time out)
10:29 PM IST: Shahbaz has give RCB a glimmer of hope. They need to extend this match beyond 17.3 overs otherwise their NRR will drop below KKR. Now Kohli needs to balance attack and stop the flow of runs. DC are well and truly home; Rahane 50 (37b) Rahane has now give DC more options
DC 121/2 (15) Rahane 50, Iyer 5 need 32 in 30 balls
10:24 PM IST: Chahal into the attack; but bigger trouble for RCB is that Morris is out of the field. Niggle and now Kohli must think who to bowl;
DC 115/2 (14) Rahane 46, Iyer 3 need 38 in 36 balls
10:19 PM IST: Soft dismissal WICKET!!!! Dhawan gone; Tries to paddle one over short fine leg; Dube takes a good low catch Dhawan c Dube b Shahbaz 54 (41)
DC 109/2 (13) Rahane 42, need 46 in 44 balls
10:16 PM IST: Udana now RCB searching for a wicket but no risk play. Dhawan 50 , He has hit 6 fours and a good news for DC as now they can dream of playoffs. Rahane then hits for a FOUR!!! 13 runs of the over
DC 99/1 (12) Dhawan 53, Rahane 35, need 54 in 48 balls
10:10 PM IST: Shahbaz into the attack; Rahane and Dhawan are now well settled , no risk shots; 5 runs of the over
DC 86/1 (11) Dhawan 45, Rahane 30, need 67 in 54 balls
10:06 PM IST: RCB are now running out of ideas. Sundar back again bowling well but no real pressure on batsman who are picking gaps and FOURs at will; 8 runs of the over
DC 81/1 (10) Dhawan 41, Rahane 29, need 72 in 60 balls
10:03PM IST: Both Rahane and Dhawan are picking boundaries at will. Rahane again sweeps it well for a FOUR!!! Every over there is a lose ball. and DC are cantering along without any pressure. Kohli, Chahal need a miracle; 7 runs of the over;
DC 73/1 (9) Dhawan 35, Rahane 27 need 80 in 66 balls
10:00 PM IST: Sundar has managed to compliment Chahal; good over RCB need more of it to create pressure
DC 66/1 (8) Dhawan 30, Rahane 25, need 87 in 72 balls
9:55 PM IST: Yuzvendra Chahal into the attack gets all the respect from the DC batsmen. They are going well so no need for looking for big shots; Chahal misses his line bowled straight and Rahane down on one knee sweeps it between deep square and midwicket;
DC 62/1 (7) Dhawan 27, Rahane 24, need 91 in 78 balls
9: 48 PM IST: Udana has come into the attack and Rahane is now looking more and more settled. FOUR!!! punched through extra cover and a ball later drives the bowler straight, it was just a push but ball beats mid-off and races to FOUR!!' 11 of it
DC 53/1 (6) Dhawan 25, Rahane 17, need 100 in 84 balls (time out)
9: 45 PM IST: Sundar into the attack Rahane who has been quiet for a while sweeps one for FOUR!!!; DC then rotate the strike and pick up 8 runs of the over;
DC 42/1 (5) Dhawan 23, Rahane 8
9: 35 PM IST: Rahane is now sheet anchor as Dhawan is getting into the act. Siraj overpitches and Dhawan hammers it past mid-off, RCB haven't been able to stop Dhawan. But Siraj makes amends bowls a decent over after that FOUR
DC 34/1 (4) Dhawan 21, Rahane 2
9: 35 PM IST: Shikhar is looking in good knick he already has 2 100s to his name this season. Dhawan cuts the first ball fine of short third man for FOUR!!!!; Rahane now in the middle Morris goes round the wicket trying to cramp him for room. 9 runs of the over
DC 28/1 (2) Dhawan 16, Rahane 2
9: 30 PM IST: DC openers are scoring quickly Shaw gets FOUR of Siraj. Shaw again off his pads finds a gap past mid-on FOUR!!!!. But Siraj gets a pat on the back from skipper and gets it right of the next ball; WICKET!!!! Shaw misses the line and ball crashes on to off stump; 8 runs and a wicket
DC 19/1 (2) Dhawan 10, Shaw b Siraj 9
9: 24 PM IST: DC openers are looking good and positive, RCB need wickets and quick wickets to peg DC back; But Dhawan is proving to be too good hits 2 FOURS!!! full toss through point, outside and over pitched crashed through mid-off
DC 11/0(1) Dhawan 10, Shaw 1
9: 20 PM IST: Chris Morris into the attack for RCB. Prithvi shaw and Shikhar Dhawan for DC
Here the equation as DC come out to chase. SRH and KKR are both interested in the result of this match. RCB need to take this match beyond 17.3 overs to knock KKR out provided DC win. If DC score 134, they will be good against KKR.
9: 03 PM IST: RCB have set 153-run target well short of what they had intended; DC fast bowlers account for 5 wickets; Rabada 4-0-30-2, Nortje 4-0-33-3; RCB will now have to bowl really well to defend this target. Purple cap for Rabada
9: 03 PM IST: WICKET!!! DC are striking at regular intervals now; AB runs a double trying to retain the strike but the throw from Rahane is good to catch Ab short of crease; AB 35 (21b) RCB are now in trouble; Another WICKET!!!! Nortje now has 3 wickets (good comeback after dropping Kohli) Udana now caught at long-off by Iyer
RCB 150/7 (19.3), AB r/0 35, Udana c IyerSundar 0
8: 57 PM IST: AB now getting into the act and doing what he does best; carting SIXES!!! Rabada bowls a low full toss and AB dispatches it out of the park over square leg; Length ball trying to angle across southpaw Dube; Dube is good to slap it over vacant extra cover;
WICKET!!!! Rabada strikes Duble tries to pull but gets the lower end of bat; good and eacy catch for Rahane; RCB 5 down; but 11 runs of the over and a wicket; Last over now
RCB 145/5 (19), AB 34, Dube c Rahane b Rabada 17
8: 52 PM IST: Sams to bowl his 4th; AB gets FOUR!!! of the first ball and now over to Dube who needs to stay there and maybe use long handle to gather some runs. Dube answers, full toss by Sams and Dube carts it over the park for a SIX!!!!!!!!; Dube gets the last ball for FOUR!!! short and pulled through midwicket
RCB 134/4 (18), AB 27, Dube 13
8: 47 PM IST:Rabada comes into the attack. Shell shocked RCB are now counting their losses and AB must be changing tactics, needs to bat full overs; Rabada gives 5 runs
RCB 117/4 (17), AB 22, Dube 1
8: 38 PM IST: 2 WICKETS!!!! in an over. Nortje now has a catch dropped of his bowling; AB mistimes ball flies through long-off. Although difficut Iyer running back couldn't reach; Next ball AB this time gets it right a SIX!!!!!! over long-off 77m; RCB need more shots like this; Nortje though gets aWICKET!!! Padikkal steps back but Nortje strikes 152kmph hits the top of off stump; He then removes Morris caught by Pant
Padikkal b Nortje 50 (41); Morris c Pant b Nortje 0
RCB 112/4 (16), AB 18
8: 35 PM IST: Sams needs to maintain pressure but instead is struggling; already 2 wides in the over and 11 runs with Padikkal reaches FIFTY
Padikkal 50 (40b). He is now the senior partner and along with AB needs to bat this out
RCB 103/2 (15), Padikkal 50, AB 9
8: 32 PM IST: Sams into the attack. Time and overs are running out for RCB; Spinners Axar and Ashwin have completed their quota of overs giving away just 48 runs and having taken huge wicket of Kohli ( Axar 4-0-30-0; Ashwin 4-0-18-1)
8: 28 PM IST: AB de Villiers now must stay till the end of RCB have to set a good total; Padikkal is looking good at the other end; Axar bowls a good over just what was needed to create pressure after a huge wicket. RCB hasn't got too many lose balls and it's showing as AB steps out but gets a single
RCB 90/2 (14), Padikkal 43, AB 5
8: 23 PM IST: WICKET !!!! huge one. Ashiwn was going to bowl his quota of overs. He has been good with the ball hasn't given any lose balls; Kohli could have played him out but instead tries to go over midwicket; Marcus Stoinis doesn't make any mistake; Ashiwn has been changing his speeds smartly; Kohli c Stoinis b Ashwin 29
RCB 82/2 (12.3), Padikkal 39
8: 20 PM IST: Kohli now taking risks and they are coming off. A sence of urgency has come into RCB innings; Get ready for fireworks. Axar gets hammred for a SIX!!!!!!!!!!!! over the bowlers head; Axar must be hurting
RCB 81/1 (12) Kohli 29, Padikkal 39
8: 17 PM IST: Rabada beats Kohli but next ball Kohli gets FOUR!!! DC are now paying the price; it was routine catch Kohli should have been back in pavillion but here he is punched through extra cover
RCB 68/1 (11) Kohli 20, Padikkal 35
8: 14 PM IST: Kohli dropped at 14!!! How big this can be; Few match earlier Gayle was dropped at 10 went on to score 99; Axar Patel continues to bowl a tight line and Kohli decides to take the risk; Kohli trying to hit a big shot mistimes and Nortje charges in from long-on to lap up a low catch but spills it
RCB 60/1 (10) Kohli 14, Padikkal 33
8: 08 PM IST: Spin from both ends; Ashwin has managed another good over; RCB will now have to start taking risks; maybe After timeout they will change tactics; DC will be happy with the score
RCB 56/1 (9) Kohli 12, Padikkal 31
8: 05 PM IST: Axar Patel now comes into the attack, RCB are still finiding it difficult to find boundaries; 6 runs of the over
RCB 52/1 (8) Kohli 10, Padikkal 29
8: 03 PM IST: Ashwin getting a bit of stick; Padikkal gets a FOUR!!! and Ashwin almost gets a caught and bowled 6 runs of the over
RCB 46/1 (7) Kohli 7, Padikkal 26
7: 58 PM IST: Nortje just finds out how good Kohli is through the off side; It's Indian skippers bred and butter short. Stands tall and cracks it through extra cover FOUR!!! on backfoot; Kohli looks in his elements; Padikkal on the other hand is just making his season look even better hammers a FOUR ; Nortje pace helping the batsman
DC 40/1 (6) Padikkal 21, Kohli 6
7: 54 PM IST: Rabada finishes the over with a wicket and Delhi couldn't have asked for more putting RCB on backfoot early 6 runs
RCB 31/1 (5) Kohli1, Padikkal 17
7: 52 PM IST: WICKET!!!! Rabada introduced in the 5th over strikes of the 1st ball; Josh Philippe tries to drive uppishly but gets toe end of the bat, Finds Shaw who completes a simple catch running behind
Josh c Shaw b Rabada 12, RCB 25/1 (4.1)
7: 49 PM IST: Anrich Nortje into the attack and RCB are now gaining momentum; Padikkal, in-form and quick to pounce on the width. It was length ball and was going across, Padikkal in the form he is just punches it for a FOUR!!! through covers; Rabada is still to bowl but commitment to team cause stops a certain 4; 9 runs of the over
RCB 25/0 Padikkal 12, Josh 12
7:41 PM IST: Sams to Philippe and he gets the first boundary for RCB. Short and slapped through mid-on. Sams has managed to pull things back. RCB are surely taking it slow and have been watchful;
RCB 16/3 (3) Padikkal 5, Josh 10
7:37 PM IST: Two good overs from Delhi but its still a long way to go, Ashwin has been effective with the new ball and did open the bowling for KXIP when he was skipper there; 6 runs of the over
RCB 10/0 (2)
7:34 PM IST: Sams has bowled a good over, taking lead over Gives away 4 runs as Josh Philippe takes the strike; RCB 4/0 Ashwin into the attack
7:29 PM IST: Josh Philippe and Devdutt Padikkal to open the batting for RCB in this must win match, Daniel Sams to start the attack for DC
7:11 PM IST: Teams
RCB: Devdutt Padikkal, Josh Philippe (wk), Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Isuru Udana, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
DC: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Daniel Sams
7:11 PM IST: DC win the toss and elect to bowl first; Virat Kohli says: Shivam Dube replaces Gurkeerat Mann and Shahbaz Ahmed has been drafted in for Nitin Saini. ; DC have made three changes with Ajinkya Rahane, Axar Patel and Daniel Sams.
