Royal Challengers Bangalore battled tremendously for much of this game. Unfortunately, a wicket would fall to kill the momentum every time they believed they were ahead, as when Virat Kohli scored a 33-ball fifty or when Glenn Maxwell was hammering the spinners on a spin-friendly ground. Winning a game like today, where their fans were virtually silent throughout the early innings, will greatly benefit their campaign. And since the ball coincided with their star turns.
In circumstances where he ought to have been disqualified, Mohammed Siraj (4-0-23-2) performed brilliantly. With three wickets, including that of IPL star David Warner, their newcomer Vijaykumar Vyshak was the most successful bowler of the evening. Their fielding was outstanding, with Anuj Rawat’s direct hit run-out serving as the spark for the comeback. Manish Pandey (50 off 38) and Axar Patel (21 off 14) were the only batsmen for the Delhi Capitals who were able to hold off the opposition.
Capitals collapse
The third over saw them at 3 for 2. For them to reach the first boundary, it took 23 balls.
The first innings were primarily about eliminating quick bowlers. For instance, Mustafizur conceded seven of the total 21 boundaries that RCB struck. They were the ones giving hitters who were under strain a release.
However, RCB’s new-ball attack chose to alter everything. Even under these challenging circumstances, Siraj was able to generate movement with his waver seam variation by striking the deck quickly.
The precise type of bowling that Capitals felt they would be able to smash around the park was suddenly under attack. When Yash Dhull attempted to hit Siraj on the up and over the top, he undoubtedly believed that he was doing so. However, even though the ball was full and had little room to move after being pitched, it still seemed to beat the inside edge and trap Siraj straight lbw. That was more of an example of the difference in skill between the bowler and batter than it was a wicket.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 174 for 6 (Kohli 50, Marsh 2-18, Kuldeep 2-23) beat Delhi Capitals 151 for 9 (Pandey 50, Vyshak 3-20, Siraj 2-23) by 23 runs