IPL 2018: ABD shows his class as RCB beat Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets

Royal Challengers Banglore led by Virat Kohli had a bad start as openers Manan Vohra, Quinton De Kock dismissed cheaply by Delhi Daredevils. Ab de Villiers heroics helped RCB to win match by 6 wickets

AB de Villiers ensured that Royal Challengers Banglore do not lose another game at M Chinnaswamy as RCB defeated Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets to avoid from being at the bottom of the Vivo IPL Points table. Chasing 174, AB de Villiers played a brilliant knock of 90 runs to help RCB their second game in the IPL 2018. Earlier, wickets did fell from the other end but Ab de Villiers kept going and never let the required run rate climb up. 

Royal Challengers Banglore had a bad start as openers Manan Vohra and Quinton De Kock were dismissed cheaply and RCB could manage only 43-2 in the mandatory powerplay of 6 overs. 

Thanks to Rishab Pant's 85 and a half-century by Shreyas Iyer, Delhi Daredevils managed to score 174-5 in 20 overs against Royal Challengers Banglore. At one point it was not looking like that Delhi would even cross 150-mark, but Pant and Iyer made sure that wickets didn't tumble and runs keep coming. Pant made 85 from 48 while Iyer made 52 from 31. RCB now need 175 to win.

Delhi Daredevils were off to a disastrous start as they lost Gambhir and Jason Roy early into the innings. DD scored 28 runs in the powerplay, which is the lowest by any team in IPL 2018. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) led by Virat Kohli, won the toss and invited Gautam Gambhir's Delhi Daredevils (DD) to bat first in the 19th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Banglore.



Royal Challengers Banglore innings update: Over by over

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Manan Vohra, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Corey Anderson, Washington Sundar, Chris Woakes, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal. Change: Manan Vohra comes in for Sarfaraz Khan.

Over 1: Boult to de Kock, no run, full on middle. Another dot ball. de Kock hit the four in the cover region. dot ball. Kock takes single at mid-on. Boult to Vohra a huge appeal but the umpire doesn't move. RCB 5/0

Over 2: Maxwell to de Kock, no run. de Kock takes a quick single of the second ball. Vohra swept Maxwell for 2 runs. dot ball. wide down the leg side. Another dot ball. Vohra got the top edge and Jason Roy took a brilliant catch to remove Manan Vohra. RCB 9/1

Over 3: Virat Kohli is the new man in. Takes a single. Another single to De Kock. Singles coming easy. Six singles in the over. RCB: 15-1

Over 4: Maxwell continues, easy single.  Virat takes easy single. De Kock sweeps Maxwell for a huge six. Cuts to the fielder at point. no run. CHeeky single. End of over. RCB 24-1

Over 5: Shahbaaz Nadeem continues. Single to De Kock. Kohli edges, the slip did not even try. Four runs. Oh, that is a terrible mixup, De Kock is run out, what a horrible mixup. A B De Villiers comes in. Two slips in play. He sweeps for four. And he goes over cover. Four more. RCB: 37-2

Over 6: Chris Morris is into the attack. Dot ball. Goes past Kohli's outside edge. Big fast bouncer. Kohli flicks and just manages to get it past the ropes, six runs. Dot ball. RCB: 43-2

Over 7: Kohli edges again, dropped by Keeper. Single to Kohli. ABD sweeps for four. here is another one. And a hat-trick of fours. RCB 57-2

Over 8: Virat on strike, Morris bowls on the pads, Virat flicks for four. Single to Virat. ABD takes a single. Kohli pulls for one. Over the head of the bowler, just for one. Attempted yorker. Single to Kohli. RCB: 66-2

Over 9: Harshal Patel is the new bowler. Kohli takes a single. Driven for single by ABD. Late cut by Kohli, just one. Onto the pads, was going down the leg, one run via leg-bys. Bouncer, Kohli keeps it down for a single. Nice flick for single. RCB 72-2 

Over 10: Rahul Tewatia is the new bowler, Single to ABD. Kohli takes a single. Boom, that is a huge six, that hit the roof. Dot ball. Easily pushed for  a single. Kohli takes single. RCB: 81-2

Over 11: ABD flicks for four. Quick double. Another double that too when the ball did not cross the 30 yard circle.  What a flick and what a catch, The catch of the season, Trent Boult has pulled off a blinder. RCB: 92-3

Over 12: Corey Anderson is the new batsman. Single to him. RCB: 97-3

Over 13: Harshal continues. Huge six by ABD. What a shot by ABD for four. What a six to end the over. RCB: 115-3

Over 14: Tewatia continues. Single to ABD. Single to Cory. ABD, sends it to the stands again. easy single. Cory pulls for one. 11 runs from the over. RCB: 126-3

Over 15: Morris to Cory, single taken. ABD is hitting it for sixes. Down the ground, huge six. Swept for four, what a wonderful placement. Bowls a bouncer, wide given. ABD mistimes, in no man's land. Just one. ABD takes a single. 

Over 16: Tewatia continues, full toss, and Cory hits it for a six. Good ball outside the off. Comedy of errors, what a missed chance of run out. Anderson is bowled. Mandeep Singh is the new batsman. 

Over 17: Chris Morris to continue. That is too high in the air and six. Wide ball. ABD on strike. Single. Mandeep takes the air route, goes for four. Single to end the over. RCB: 163-4

Over 18: Double to Mandep. takes a single, brings ABD on stike hit two consecutive fours to win the match for RCB.

Royal Challengers Banglore innings analysis after 15 overs

Chasing the target of 175, Quinton de Kock and Manan Vohra came to open the batting for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Trent Boult came to bowl the 1st over of the innings and bowled brilliantly to gave only 5 runs. Maxwell came to bowl the 2nd over and took the wicket of Manan Vohra as he top-edged Maxwell’s last ball of the over. Another opener failed to give the RCB perfect start. Virat Kohli came to the crease after the dismissal of Vohra’s wicket. Boult came to bowl the 3rd over and gave only 6 runs. Maxwell continued from the other end and gave 2 runs in first 3 balls before de Kock hit a wonderful six over the deep square leg. Maxwell gave 9 runs in his 2nd over. Shahbaz Nadeem came to bowl the 5th over and de Kock took single off the first ball. Nadeem got the edge of the Kohli’s bat and the ball went between slip and keeper. What a mix up on the 3rd ball as Quinton de Kock sacrificed his wicket for the captain. disastrous start for the RCB as both the openers was in the dugout. Ab de Villiers came to bat after the wicket of de Kock and hit 2 glorious fours off the last 2 balls of the Nadeem first over. Chris Morris came to bowl the 6th over and bowled 3 dot balls to Kohli as Delhi Daredevils were fired up. Kohli flicked the 4th ball of the over for a six over the deep square leg. Morris bowled two dot balls to finish the over. Kohli scored 6 runs in the Morris first over. After the end of the powerplay, RCB scored 43 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Ab de Villiers (8 runs off 3 balls) and Virat Kohli (14 runs off the 12 balls) were at the crease.

Shahbaz Nadeem came to bowl the 7th over and got the outer edge of Kohli’s bat but Pant dropped it. Ab de Villiers hit three consecutive fours of Nadeem’s last three balls of the Nadeem’s 2nd over as de Villiers looked in an attacking mood. Morris came to bowl the 8th over and Kohli greeted him with a four in a mid-wicket region. Kohli and de Villiers collected 9 runs of Morris’ 2nd over. Harshal Patel came to bowl the 9th over of the innings and Kohli took a single of the first. Ab de Villiers looked in a sublime touch as he was timing the ball superbly. Harshal Patel gave away 6 runs in his first over. 

After the end of the 9 overs, RCB scored 72 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Ab de Villiers ( 25 runs off 12 balls) and Virat Kohli ( 25 runs off 21 balls) were at the crease. RCB needed 103 runs in 11 over with a required run-rate of 9.36)

Rahul Tewatia came to bowl the 10th over, one of the successful leg-spinner of IPL 2018, and de Villiers took a single of the first ball as Virat and de Villiers looked to build a partnership. ABD hit a half tracker for a six, the ball struck the roof of the Chinnaswamy stadium. RCB batsmen collected 10 runs of the Tewatia’s 1st over. Harshal Patel continued from the other end and Kohli took a single of the first ball followed by a four by de Villiers in the square leg region. Harshal Patel gave away 5 runs of the last 3 balls before Trent Boult took a stunner at the deep square leg region to remove Virat Kohli. A sensational catch got the wicket of Virat Kohli, who scored 30 runs off 26 balls with a strike rate of 115.38. Corey Anderson came to the crease after the dismissal of Virat Kohli. Tewatia came to bowl the 12th over and gave 5 runs as RCB was again in rebuilding mode. After the end of the 12th overRCB was 97 for 3 with ABD (43 runs off 22 balls) and Corey Anderson (2 runs off 3 balls)

Harshal Patel to came to bowl the 13th over and its de Villiers show today as he greeted Patel with a six over deep mid-wicket followed by a super cover drive as ABD slapped the ball for four. AB de Villiers completes his half-century in 24 balls. Harshal Patel gave away 18 runs in his 3rd over as de Villiers smashed Patel’s last ball for 2nd six of the over. Rahul Tewatia came to bowl the 14th over as the deficit was down to 60 runs in 42 balls. ABD was in a sublime touch today as he keeps on hitting sixes all over the ground as spectators are chanting ABD. Tewatia gave away 11 runs in his 3rd over. 
 

Chris Morris came to bowl the 15th over and Anderson took a single off the first ball. AB de Villiers smashed the third ball of the Morris over for a six over his head followed by a four in the fine leg region. Morris gave away 14 runs in his 3rd over. After the end of the 15th over RCB needed 35 runs in 30 balls with AB de Villiers (79 runs off 34 balls) and Corey Anderson (8 runs off 9 balls) on the crease

Trent Boult came to bowl the 16th over and Anderson this time hit a six over the deep square leg of a full toss and took a single on the 3rd ball of the over. Here another comedy of errors by RCB as Anderson and ABD running to the same end but a bad throw by Gautam Gambhir helped RCB to save a wicket. Trent Boult took bowled Corey Anderson of the next ball to compensate the missed run out. Mandeep Singh came to the crease after the dismissal of Corey Anderson. Boult gave away 9 runs in his 3rd over. Chris Morris came to bowl the 17th over and a Mandeep Singh top edged the first ball for a six over the keeper’s head which the deficit down to 20 runs of 23 balls. Chris Morris gave away 14 runs in his 4th over as he finishes off with the figures of 4-0-43-0. RCB needed 12 runs in 18 balls as Trent Boult came to bowl the 18th over and AB de Villiers hit two consecutive boundaries for four to win the game for RCB. Royal Challengers won the match by 6 wickets with 12 balls remaining. Ab de Villiers scored 90 runs off 39 balls with a strike rate of 230.76. He hit 10 fours and 5 sixes. 

Delhi Daredevils innings update: Over by over

Delhi Daredevils Playing XI: Gautam Gambhir(c), Jason Roy, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Glenn Maxwell, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Nadeem, Harshal Patel, Trent Boult. Change: Harshal Patel comes in for Mohd Shami.

Over 1: Umesh Yadav to ooen bowling for Royal Challengers Banglore, Jason Roy and Gautam Gambhir to open for Delhi Daredevils. Good ball outside the off. Single taken. Brilliant line. Inside edge, one run. Trying to chase the ball outside the off. Umesh is bowling a very tight line. Just one from the over. DD 1-0

Over 2: Chris Woakes is the new bowler. Beautiful straight drive, a little too straight, hits the wickets at the bowler's end, single taken. Gambhir swings and misses. Brilliant stop at the ropes. Two runs. Awkwardly pulled. One run. Single to Jason Roy. DD: 7-0

Over 3: Umesh continues, Gambhir pulls, and he is gone. He looked rusty. Gone for 3. Shreyas Iyer is the new batsman. Dot balls. DD 8-1

Over 4: Yuzvendra Chahal into the attack. Very tight bowling, Jason Roy trying a little too much, Misses line and length. DD 11-1

Over 5: Umesh Continues. Cheeky single. Run, stumps destroyed at both ends. Shreyas scores first boundary. Shreyas plays a decent drive through the covers, four runs. DD 22-1

Over 6: Chahal to continue. Single taken. Wow, what a turn, Bowled him, Jason Roy is gone. Rishab Pant comes in and hits it for four. DD 28-2. Lowest score in powerplay till now. 

Over 7: Siraj comes into the attack. Very tight line. Just four of it. DD 32-2

Over 8: Washington Sundar into the attack. One run to Shreyas. Nice turn. Pant reverse sweeps well and it goes for four. Ball turning well. DD: 39-2

Over 9: Umesh continues. Pant cuts, just for one. Beautiful cut by Iyer. Four runs. Brilliant stop. saved almost a certain four. Shreyas gets one full length on the pads and wacks it for six. DD 53-2

Over 10: Sundar continues. One run to Pant. Another single. One more run. Singles flowing easily. Single to end the over. DD 58-2

Over 11: Waokes back into the attack. Tighter line. Nice cut, straight to the fielder in the deep. Width on offer, slammed, but finds a fielder. Straight drive, finally a four., DD 66-2

Over 12: DD: 72-2

Over 13: Siraj comes in. Being hit for fours and sixes. DD: 84-2

Over 14: Sundar bowling his last over. Shreyas hits two back to back sixes. Brings up his 50. He is out. disaster for Delhi. DD: 98-3. Unnecessary shot. DD 98-3

Over 15:  Siraj continues. Lucky for Maxwell, he was almost played on. Wide ball. He is hit on his knee, Pant is down. RCB is reviewing. Not out,  RCB loses review. 

Over 16: Chahal continues, Maxwell reverse sweeps, and he is out. Maxwell gone for 4. pant connects this time, six runs. Pitched outside leg, Appeal, turned down. 

Over 17: Rahul Tewatia is the new man in. He edges and gets a four. Swings and misses. Smashes on the off sides, just over the fielder, four runs. In the air, did not carry. DD 130-4

Over 18: Mohd Siraj is back. Pant hits it for a six. He just missed the yorker. Straight to the bowler. Wide. Six, down the ground, it was not even a half volley. What a flick, just one. Rishab Will keep the strike. DD: 145-4

Over 19: Pant, huge six. Woakes being it.  Swing and a miss. Wide outside the off. No run. Over the keeper, gone for four. What a shot, what an amazing shot. four runs. And here is another one. 18 runs from the over. DD 163-4

Over 20: Corey Anderson to bowl the last, Tewatia takes a single. Now pant is on strike. Pant Steps out, massive six. He moves to 85. Dot ball. Very precious. High in the air, Rishab Pant goes for 85. what an innings. Tewatia, scoops for four. 

 
Heere are a few things to know before the RCB vs DD match, the second tie of the day starting at 8 pm, to be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru:
 
 
What Chris Woakes said on the eve of the match: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) all-rounder Chris Woakes believes that they will use the four consecutive home games in Bengaluru as "a springboard" to turn things around after managing only one win in four games in the Indian Premier League (IPL). "We have not put a full performance yet in the sense that we have not batted well and bowled well in the same game. One or two overs can change things in T20 cricket. We have to do well in all 40 overs. We have leaked few (more) runs towards the back-end of the innings in the last games. Guys are upbeat, confident going forward. We have four home games on the bounce -- we can use that as a springboard to get our campaign back on track. If we win two or three games out of these four games, we can get to a strong position," the 29-year-old seam bowling all-rounder said.
 
What Chris Woakes said about RCB’s opponent, Delhi Daredevils: “We know that Delhi is in similar position like us. But they are a very strong team. On the day they can be difficult to beat. We will try and utilise our strengths to the best. We have got a good team from top to bottom. We have a batting line-up that bats very deep. We do have world-class batsmen at the top of the order but we also have world-class middle-order batters as well. I am sure everyone will put their hands up and perform for the side," Woakes said.
 
What Delhi Daredevils assistant coach Pravin Amre said about Gautam Gambhir: Skipper Gautam Gambhir's experience of winning successive IPL titles for Kolkata Knight Riders makes him a valuable leader, said Delhi Daredevils assistant coach Pravin Amre."Gautam comes with the experience of winning IPL twice for KKR which increases his value as a leader. That's the beauty of it all, anybody can't win the championship just like that. He won back to back championships for KKR, that's what he brings to the table. As coaches we cannot be on the field always. Quick decisions need to be taken on the field. I think, that is where the captain has to be one step ahead of the game. That is the quality Gautam. Gautam knows what are the changes needed, especially when it comes to breaking big partnerships or when you get back to back wickets how to use your fifth bowler, putting pressure when the new batsmen are coming,” said Amre.
 
What Amre said about today’s match between DD and Royal Challengers Bangalore: Amre said pressure would be on the opposition as they have lost three matches out of four. "We know what are RCB's strengths. We are mostly worried about our strengths, we are going to work on that which will help us beat RCB. One thing is RCB also lost their last game, pressure is on them. When we played in Mumbai, they lost three back to back games. We have to play to our strength. As we all know Ab de Villlers and Virat Kohli are great players in this format also. Sometimes it just takes time. It's too early to say, as it is the early part of IPL 2018. We know that turnarounds can happen once they get the momentum, they are all great players, individually they are match winners," Amre said.
 
Royal Challengers Banglore and Delhi Daredevils head to head ahead of today’s match 
 
Overall

Matches played: 20
Royal Challengers Bangalore won: 13
Delhi Daredevils won: 6
No Result: 1
 
At M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Matches played: 9
RCB won: 5
DD won: 3
No Result: 1