IPL 7 RCB vs DD: Royal Challengers Bangalore too good for Delhi Daredevils
Bangalore: In the 38th match of IPL 7, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Daredevils by 16 runs today.
Put to bat, Chris Gayle and Parthiv Patel opened for RCB in a rain-delayed IPL 7 game. With two 6s and a four, Gayle partnered Patel, who hit a boundary in the last ball of the 4th over as RCB made 28 runs with no loss.
Rahul Shukla got the first and much need wicket for DD. Gayle was stumped after he made 22 runs off 23 balls. RCB were 37/1 after 7 overs.
RCB skipper Virat Kohli once again failed to shine with his batting. He was run out for 10. While AB de Villiers steadied the innings, Patel got unlucky. He was dismissed at 29 off 28 balls.
After a brilliant of 33 runs off 17 balls, de Villiers was dismissed by Kaul as RCB were 108/4 in 15 overs.
Yuvraj Singh put up a stellar performance with his brilliant knock. At the crease, Yuvraj was at 37 off 18 balls while Sachin Rana at 13 off 12 balls. RCB were 151/4 in 18 overs.
With four sixes from Yuvraj's bat in the last over, RCB made 27 runs off the last six balls. RCB finished their innings against Delhi Daredevils with186/4 in 20 overs. Yuvraj was not out on 68 off 29 balls, including 9 sixes and 1 four.In
In reply, Delhi did not get the start they wanted. RCB quickly got two wickets in two overs - First Murali Vijay and then De Kock's stumps which went cartwheeling, courtesy Starc. DD were 10.2 in 2 overs, chasing 187 to win.
With Kevin Pietersen (5) and Mayank Agarwal (17) at the crease, Delhi Daredevils were 36/2 in 5 overs. Abu Nechim broke a threatening partnership by dismissing Agarwal for 31. DD were 73/3, with Pietersen batting on 28.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have made a royal mess of their IPL 7 campaign after a solid start. The last game against Rajasthan Royals was the perfect testimony of the same. Barring the first two games, they have failed to click as an unit and hence, now left with a situation wherein they ought to win all the games and then hope that the outcomes of the other games fall as per RCB’s liking.
The story of Delhi Daredevils’ display in IPL 7 is not too different than that of RCB, if not worse. While the loss in the last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad could be a little unlucky one, they have been clueless throughout the seventh edition of IPL 7. Although a playoff berth is ruled out, DD can look forward to spoil RCB’s plan to reach the final four.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Yuvraj Singh, Mitchell Starc, Albie Morkel, Varun Aaron, Ashok Dinda, Parthiv Patel, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ravi Rampaul, Rilee Rossouw,, Harshal Patel, Vijay Zol, Abu Nechim, Sachin Rana, Shadab Jakati, Sandeep Warrier, Tanmay Mishra, Yogesh Takawale, Yuzwendra Chahal.
Delhi Daredevils: Kevin Pietersen (C), Mayank Agarwal, N Coulter-Nile, Q de Kock, JP Duminy, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, S Kaul, Milind Kumar, Mohammed Shami, S Nadeem, J Neesham, W Parnell, HS Sharath, R Sharma, LR Shukla, R Shukla, R Taylor, Manoj Tiwary, S Tiwary, JD Unadkat, M Vijay, J Yadav.
