RCB, who came to bat first after losing the toss in this match played at Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, scored 163 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Delhi scored 169 runs for the loss of four wickets in 17.5 overs and won the match by six wickets.
Delhi won by six wickets
On the basis of unbeaten innings of more than 100 runs by KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs, Delhi Capitals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets in their home. RCB, who came to bat first after losing the toss in this match played at Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, scored 163 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Delhi scored 169 runs for the loss of four wickets in 17.5 overs and won the match. This is the fourth consecutive win for the team led by Axar Patel, while RCB has suffered defeat for the second time in five matches.
Delhi got off to a bad start while chasing the target of 164 runs. They lost four wickets for just 58 runs. After this, KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs played an unbeaten partnership of 111 runs for the fifth wicket and led the team to victory. During this, wicketkeeper batsman KL completed his half-century in 37 balls and remained unbeaten after scoring 93 runs. Seven fours and six sixes came off his bat. At the same time, Stubbs scored 38* runs with the help of four fours and a six. For RCB, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took two wickets while Yash Dayal and Suyash Sharma got one success each.
