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Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 50th Match at Delhi, May 06, 2023
Revealed on: Could 07, 2023
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Delhi Capitals (DC) thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by seven wickets in match quantity 50 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday, Could 6. Batting first after profitable the toss, RCB put up a difficult 181/4 on the board as Virat Kohli (55 off 46) and Mahipal Lomror (54 not out off 29) struck fifties. Within the chase, Philip Salt’s quickfire 87 ensured victory for DC in 16.4 overs.
RCB acquired off to a powerful begin as their openers added 82 for the primary wicket in 10.3 overs. Kohli hit 5 fours in his innings, however couldn’t press the accelerator. Skipper Faf du Plessis was much more assertive, putting 5 fours and a six in his 32-ball 45 earlier than perishing to Mitchell Marsh (2/21). Marsh made it two in two when Glenn Maxwell edged his Aussie teammate behind the wickets.
Lomror then performed an excellent knock to carry RCB. His unbeaten 54 featured six fours and three sixes as Bangalore ended up going previous 180 regardless of one other failure for Dinesh Karthik (11 off 9). Anuj Rawat got here in and chipped in with 8 not out of three balls.
Within the chase, Salt was absolutely dominant. His brutal 87 featured eight fours and 6 sixes and ensured a thumping win for Delhi. Salt and skipper David Warner (22 off 14) added 60 for the primary wicket in 5.1 overs. The stand was damaged when Warner skied Josh Hazlewood to mid-off.
Salt then featured in a 59-run stand for the second wicket with Marsh; the latter contributing 26 off 17. Salt’s very good knock ended when he was knocked over by a ripper from Karn Sharma. Rilee Rossouw chipped in with an unbeaten 35 off 22 balls, putting three sixes and a 4. Axar Patel got here in and hit a six, remaining unbeaten on 8 off 3 balls.
Talking after profitable the sport, DC skipper Warner mentioned, “Superb. I believed it was a par rating, the ball was skidding. However the best way we got here out led by Phil Salt paved the best way. Our intention was to tackle Siraj, he is been bowling effectively and taking wickets early. His wickets have been bowled or LBW so we needed to pull his size again.
He added, “Credit score to the best way the bowlers bowled, Anrich just isn’t there however Ishant is main the pack with Khaleel. And Kuldeep and Axar as effectively have been sensible. It’s all about momentum, we’re discovering the precise stability on the proper time. Now we go to Chennai and attempt to get a efficiency there.”
–By A Cricket Correspondent
