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Delhi and Bangalore faced each other in the 27th game of the Indian T20 League 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After winning the toss, the former elected to field first. The decision proved to be the right one as they took the wickets of skipper Faf du Plessis (8), Anuj Rawat (0), and Virat Kohli (12) in the first seven overs. Du Plessis got out to Khaleel Ahmed, Rawat was trapped lbw by Shardul Thakur, and Kohli was run out.
At 40/3, Glenn Maxwell and Suyash Prabhudesai (6) stitched a partnership of 35 runs. The latter was caught by Kuldeep Yadav off Axar Patel. Two overs later, Maxwell (55 off 34) was caught at long-on by Lalit Yadav off Kuldeep Yadav. The team was tottering at 92/5 in 11.2 overs at this stage. However, the likes of Shahbaz Ahmed and Dinesh Karthik stitched a partnership of unbeaten 97 runs to help the team reach 189/5.
Karthik scored 66 off 34. including five fours and as many sixes. On the other hand, Ahmed scored 32 off 21 including three fours and a six. In reply, the 2020 finalists started brilliantly as openers David Warner and Prithvi Shaw (16) stitched a partnership of 50 runs in 4.4 overs. Shaw was accounted for by Mohammed Siraj. In came Mitchell Marsh, who struggled at the crease with a strike rate of less than 100. On the other hand, Warner (66 off 38) was going well before he was trapped lbw by Wanindu Hasaranga.
This proved to be the turning point for the game as the team went from 94/2 to 115/5. Marsh (14) got run out while Rovman Powell (0) and Lalit Yadav (1) were taken out by Josh Hazlewood. Skipper Rishabh Pant (34 off 17) tried to take the team over the line but was stopped by a one-handed catch from Kohli off Siraj. Shardul Thakur (17) and Axar Patel (10*) tried to take the team close but the former became the third victim of Hazlewood. Delhi were restricted to 173/7, losing the game by 16 runs.
This is how Twitter reacted
A T20 Special with all the requisites. It's when FIZZ goes FLAT in a spit. DK take a bow. @DineshKarthik @RCBTweets #RCB pic.twitter.com/pHmrI82jvW
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 16, 2022
DK is such a joy to watch … what a knock today 🙌🏼 #RCB
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) April 16, 2022
This was Rishabh Pant’s game. To win #RCBvsDC
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) April 16, 2022
How crucial runs from @DineshKarthik turned out to be. It is victoryyy for RCBEEE. Big impact @JoshHazIewood38 who didn’t permit explosive Delhi batsmen to finish the game. #RCBvDC #IPL2022
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) April 16, 2022
Such an important win for RCB, fighting the odds with grit, conviction and skill. Recovered from a crisis to post a good score. Even so, DC looked likely winners with Warner and Pant showing excellent touch. But RCB’s bowling and fielding rose splendidly to the occasion
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 16, 2022
Good win for @RCBTweets! Join @gujarat_titans & @LucknowIPL at 8 points. It's going to be a very interesting show between these teams in the next few games 🤩 #IPL2022
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 16, 2022
He knows 🙌
What a catch that was by Virat Kohli 💥 #IPL2022 #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/cli134ZO3H
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) April 16, 2022
This is one of the best playing11 of RCB this season. Performing close to its full potential!
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 16, 2022
Josh Hazlewood what a spell 👏#RCBvsDC #RCB pic.twitter.com/4h0UcIaPuk
— Ashutosh Srivastava (@kingashu1008) April 16, 2022
Fabulous win tonight! 🤩 Amazing to see the team get better with every game. #RCB #DCvRCB
— Ajith Ramamurthy (@Ajith_tweets) April 16, 2022