There have been apprehensions whether or not the IPL fixture between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore would go forward after the COVID-19 scare within the Delhi camp.
But it surely was enterprise as standard on the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Royal Challengers, driving on half-centuries from Dinesh Karthik (66 n.o., 34b, 5×4, 5×6) and Glenn Maxwell (55, 34b, 7×4, 2×6), posted 189 for 5 and pulled off a 16-run win.
Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed mixed for an unbeaten 97-run stand for the sixth wicket and smashed 74 within the final 5 overs to energy the workforce to a aggressive complete. Capitals acquired off to a brisk begin with David Warner (66, 38b, 4×4, 5×6) and Prithvi Shaw citing 50 runs inside 5 overs earlier than Mohammed Siraj dismissed Shaw.
Warner was his aggressive self earlier than he was trapped in entrance by Wanindu Hasaranga whereas making an attempt a change hit. Enjoying his first sport of the season, Mitchell Marsh had a forgettable outing, crawling to a 24-ball 14 earlier than being run out. Skipper Rishabh Pant stored the chase going with a 17-ball 34 (3×4, 2×6). Nevertheless, Capitals misplaced the plot as soon as Virat Kohli’s gorgeous catch ended Pant’s keep. The workforce ultimately completed at 173 for seven.
Earlier, Royal Challengers misplaced openers Anuj Rawat and Faf du Plessis inside the primary three overs with simply 13 on the board. The onus was on Maxwell and Kohli to rebuild the innings, however that stand didn’t final lengthy. Simply after the Australian hit a few boundaries off Mustafizur Rahman within the sixth over, a direct throw from Lalit Yadav noticed Kohli depart for 12.
Maxwell continued to prosper, hitting 23 off Kuldeep Yadav’s first over (two sixes and two fours) earlier than providing a straightforward catch to Lalit at long-on.
After Maxwell’s exit, Royal Challengers’ in-form pair of Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed (32 n.o., 21b, 3×4, 1×6) stepped up. Karthik went hammer and tongs on the Capitals bowlers. Within the 18th over, bowled by Mustafizur, Karthik amassed 28 runs, hitting 4 fours and two sixes. Off the subsequent over, delivered by Shardul Thakur, Karthik was given out lbw by the on-field umpire just for it to be overturned.
Karthik hit the subsequent ball out of the park because the momentum shifted RCB’s means.
