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RCB beat DC by 23 runs (Source: Twitter)
The action returned on Saturday with a doubleheader in the sixteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The day’s first game saw a winless Delhi Capitals visit Royal Challengers Bangalore in their home ground, M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The second game of the day will see Lucknow Super Giants take on the Punjab Kings at the Ekana Sports City Stadium.
The Delhi Capitals won the toss and invited RCB to bat first in their backyard. However, Faf du Plessis’s men could not take advantage of the same as they kept losing regular wickets, starting with the skipper, who went out to Aman Khan’s heroics on the field to complete a stunning catch. Virat Kohli remained the star of the RCB innings with a half-century in 34 balls.
Vyshak Vijay Kumar remained the star for RCB with a three-wicket haul
Handy contributions from Mahipal Lomror (26 off 18), Glenn Maxwell (24 off 14) and Shahbaz Ahmed (20 off 12) pushed the team total to 174/6. Kuldeep Yadav remained the star for the Capitals, with two wickets for 23 runs in four overs. Mitchell Marsh also returned with two wickets but remained expensive with 18 runs in just two overs. Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel both returned with one scalp from the game.
In reply, the Delhi Capitals started off with the most disastrous of starts we have seen this season. Bangalore bowlers wreaked havoc on DC’s batters as they were reduced to 2-3 inside the first three overs. The series of regular wickets continued for the visitors as Manish Pandey, with 50 off 38, remained the only worthy contributor for the Capitals.
For RCB, the debutant Vyshak Vijay Kumar remained the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/20 in four overs. Mohammed Siraj had two scalps while conceding 23 in his four overs. Ultimately, DC could only manage 151/9 as RCB won by 23 runs.
Next in the IPL 2023, another doubleheader awaits spectators on Sunday. In the day’s first game, the struggling Mumbai Indians will take on the high-flying Kolkata Knight Riders. At the same time, the second match will feature the defending champions Gujarat Titans taking on Rajasthan Royals in a recap of last season’s final.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Where is Anuj Rawat??
— Praneeth (@fantasy_d11) April 15, 2023
— Scorpion🇮🇳⁴⁵ (@im_ganu45) April 15, 2023
Not up to the mark performance by RCB though... RCB does not look Top 4 team yet.#DCvsRCB
— Kabira XP (@kabiraxp) April 15, 2023
Dc gave free points to other team 😀 pic.twitter.com/82iRRbFim9
— Nimish Shirsat (@shirsat_nimish) April 15, 2023
Monday: RCB lost in Bengaluru.
— Rahul Sharma (@CricFnatic) April 15, 2023
Tuesday: DC lost in Delhi.
Wednesday: CSK lost in Chennai.
Thursday: PBKS lost in Mohali.
Friday: KKR lost in Kolkata.
Saturday: RCB won in Bengaluru.
"The Beginning is the End and the End is the Beginning." pic.twitter.com/x60OGuPSPy
DC this IPL be like https://t.co/hZyeggnPHw
— aman kharbas (@aman_kharbas) April 15, 2023
RCB first 4 Matches
— Chakshu Agarwal (@ChakshuAgarwal6) April 15, 2023
2016: W, L, L,W
2023: W, L, L,W
Kohli's 50
2016: 3
2023: 3
Kohli's Score
2016: 75, 79, 33, 80
2023: 82*, 21, 61, 50
Kohli Strike Rate
2016: 139.06
2023: 148.61
Sixes
2016: 8
2023: 10
Fours
2016: 24
2023: 19
— Harshal (@Harshal54p) April 15, 2023