Highlights DC vs RCB, IPL 2021, Match 22, Full Cricket Score: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi by 1 run

Rishabh Pant:

“Obviously disappointed. I think they were 10-15 runs extra on this wicket but Hetmyer played a brilliant innings, because of him we got close. When we had 14 or 16 to go, we were planning that whoever has strike has to go for it. It’s good to take positives from all matches, as a young team we want to improve each and every day.”

27 Apr, 2016 : DC lost by 1 run v GL, chasing 173 runs.

27 Apr, 2021 : DC lost by 1 run v RCB, chasing 172 runs.

After 20 overs,Delhi Capitals 170/4 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 58 , Shimron Hetmyer 53)

Mohammed Siraj is handed the ball for the final over, and keeps a tight leash early on, restricting Pant and Hetymer to a single off the first two, followed by a dot. Pant collects a brace off the fourth to bring up his half-century. Left with 10 off the last two, Pant only manages to collect back-to-back boundaries as Siraj doesn’t give him the room to go for a maximum.

RCB win by 1 run as Pant and Hetmyer fail to guide their team home despite both remaining unbeaten after having brought up their fifties. What a thriller we’ve been treated to this evening!

After 19 overs,Delhi Capitals 158/4 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 47 , Shimron Hetmyer 52)

Hetmyer brings up his fifty as the runs continue to flow for the Capitals. 11 are added in this over, including a four to Pant off the fourth delivery. Delhi need 14 off the last over of the evening.

After 18 overs,Delhi Capitals 147/4 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 41 , Shimron Hetmyer 47)

Pant grabs a single at the start of this over, before Hetmyer brings DC further closer to the finish line with three sixes off the remaining deliveries — two of them hit towards the midwicket region, while the West Indian smashes the ball over long on off the last ball. Huge over for the Capitals, with 21 coming off this one, and Delhi are ahead of where RCB were at the same stage, which certainly should give them a major confidence boost. DC need 25 off 12.

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 126/4 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 40 , Shimron Hetmyer 27)

Harshal’s given the 17th, and will presumably also get the crucial penultimate over. It’s an over of two halves — just two singles off the first three balls, followed by a boundary and two doubles off the next three, as Hetmyer clearly gets the better of the seamer. 10 off this over, with DC needing another 46 off 18.

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 116/4 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 39 , Shimron Hetmyer 18)

Padikkal puts down a chance near mid on after a miscued pull by Hetmyer off a full toss from Jamieson, who returns to the attack in Sundar’s place. Good piece of fielding by Sundar at backward point, as he intercepts the ball and throws it at the striker’s end, all in one motion. Good over from the tall Kiwi, under the circumstances, giving away just five singles. Plenty for both camps to discuss now as umpire signals timeout one final time today.

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 111/4 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 37 , Shimron Hetmyer 15)

Hetmyer has the reputation of being a mean striker of the ball, and it shows in this over, as he smashes Siraj for a six and a four off the second and third deliveries of this over, going on the offensive after getting his eye set in. A single collected off each of the other balls. 14 off Siraj’s third, leaving DC another 61 to win off 30 balls.

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 97/4 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 35 , Shimron Hetmyer 3)

Sundar bowls out his final over, giving away four off it to sign off with figures of 0/28. Meanwhile Shimron Hetmyer, the new batter at the crease, is off to a steady start, getting three runs off five balls. Pant will look to lead the charge from here and the burden of Delhi’s fate in this game lies mainly on his shoulders. DC need 75 off the last six overs.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 93/4 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 33 , Shimron Hetmyer 1)

Expensive start to Harshal Patel’s second over as Pant smacks him for back-to-back boundaries, which gets even worse as he concedes consecutive wides thereafter, but more than makes up for it by getting Stoinis caught-behind off the fourth delivery, and giving away just one off the last two balls. DC need 79 off 42 with six wickets in the kitty.

OUT! Trust Harshal to not stay quiet for long! Induces an outside nick that ensures Stoinis is on his way back to the dugout just when he was starting to look real ominous. DC 92/4

Stoinis c de Villiers b Patel 22(17)

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 81/3 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 24 , Marcus Stoinis 22)

Big over for the Capitals, as 12 runs are added to the total in Sundar’s latest over, including a couple of boundaries to Stoinis. Could he make the kind of impact AB did with the bat earlier? DC need another 91 off 48.

After 11 overs,Delhi Capitals 69/3 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 22 , Marcus Stoinis 12)

Chahal errs at the start of his second over, bowling full along leg that is lapped away towards the fine leg fence by Stoinis for a four. The leg-spinner’s much tighter for the remainder of the over though, giving away just three singles off the remaining deliveries. Delhi need another 103 to win off 54 balls.

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 62/3 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 21 , Marcus Stoinis 6)

Spin from both ends as Sundar replaces Patel. Pant meanwhile, has decided to speed up his running between the wickets, collecting three consecutive doubles, in order to keep the required run rate under check. Nine from the over, with three singles also being collected. At the halfway stage in their chase, Delhi’s run rate is a shade above six an over, though they’ll have to score a lot more quickly if they are to chase 172 down tonight.

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 53/3 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 14 , Marcus Stoinis 4)

Chahal introduced in the ninth over, and he deceives Stoinis completely with a googly first up. Turns out RCB missed out on an LBW appeal as the ball had hit the top of Stoinis’s back pad bang in front of middle and leg, though HawkEye shows wickets as ‘Umpire’s Call’. Another LBW appeal four deliveries later, Stoinis once again the batter in question, and this time Kohli goes upstairs after the umpire turns it down. This time it’s impact that’s Umpire’s Call as it’s over 3 metres down the pitch. Tidy over from the leggie, with three runs coming off it, and the umpire signals the first timeout of the innings.

After 8 overs,Delhi Capitals 50/3 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 13 , Marcus Stoinis 2)

Harshal Patel, the current purple cap holder, is introduced into the attack in the eighth over, and is somewhat lucky to get a wicket off what would’ve surely been called a wide off the second ball, instead getting a wicket as Shaw throws his bat at it, and gets a bottom edge to depart for 21. Marcus Stoinis walks in next, and the situation’s getting increasingly tense for the Capitals. Just four off this over along with the wicket.

OUT! Harshal Patel makes an instant impact, getting rid of the dangerman Prithvi Shaw off his second delivery of the evening. Was a wide delivery that Shaw could’ve just left alone — except he chose to poke at it, and ended up paying the price. DC 47/3

Shaw c de Villiers b Patel

After 7 overs,Delhi Capitals 46/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 21 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 11)

Spin introduced after powerplay as Kohli turns to Sundar, who successfully appeals for leg-before against Pant before the latter overturns the decision using the review — UltraEdge confirming a nick. Tidy start for the Tamil Nadu offie as he gives away just three off his first over.

After 6 overs,Delhi Capitals 43/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 20 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 9)

Shaw miscues while attempting to flick towards deep midwicket, nearly resulting in a catch for the man running to his left from deep square leg. Pant collects his first boundary two balls later, stretching his arms to fetch the ball from outside off and slog-sweep it towards cow corner. He nearly gets run out next ball, getting sent back while looking for a quick single. A brace and a single to Pant off the last two deliveries of the over. Eight off the over. Decent start for Delhi in the powerplay as they’re scoring at nearly nine-an-over, though they’ve also lost two wickets along the way.