IPL 2020 Highlights, DC vs RCB Match, Full Cricket Score: Delhi Capitals win by 6 wickets, both team qualify for playoffs

Man of the Match Anrich Nortje speaks after the match:

I say it time and time again, it’s just the basics. We had everyone doing the basics right, it wasn’t down to one guy coming up with something special. Coming into this game, small things like rhythm started feeling better again, and once you get those right, it comes off well.

We were thinking about trying to make them hit towards the bigger boundaries. At the start it was difficult, in the powerplay, but we stuck to the plans we had for every batsman, and we tried to use the conditions well. There was a bit of dew at the end of our bowling.

Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer speaks after the match:

I’m very chuffed with the performance that the boys came up with today. We knew it was a do or die match for us and also an opportunity to get into second place. We’d already said that we wouldn’t think about anything else, we wouldn’t bother about the Net Run Rate, we were always focused on the win. We were really motivated.

It was a bit tougher to finish off the league stage after our good start, obviously. The teams who played well in the latter half of the season really changed the table. It’s been a really competitive season so far.

I feel that the bowlers were really good with their plans, and they executed them perfectly. Anrich Nortje came back really well tonight, we had discussions about his performances and he really came through tonight.

We don’t want to overcomplicate things now, we need to stick to our basics. It’ll come automatically, if we execute things the way we have planned in our team meetings.

Delhi Capitals win by 6 wickets!

Mohammed Siraj to bowl the penultimate over, it’s been a while since we last saw him. He starts off with a wide. There’s really no need to be giving away extras at this point of the match. Oh lord, Marcus Stoinis has hit a six, and all the pressure seems to have melted off of DC’s shoulders. He was sweating though, Chahal was jumping to catch that at the deep square boundary, but he’s just a couple of inches too short to take that. Siraj then bowls another wide, he’s intent on gifting this to DC. A double and a single follow, before Rishabh Pant wraps up the match with a boundary! A thick top edge clears the keeper AB de Villiers, but RCB are all smiles, because they know they’ve done what was needed.

After 18 overs,Delhi Capitals 138/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 3 , Marcus Stoinis 1)

Washington Sundar is on, and all he has to do really is to not be hit for three sixes in his first three deliveries. Not a tough thing to do, but in the IPL, you never know. Double off the first ball, and then a wicket! Rahane goes in almost identical fashion to Dhawan, he tries a lap reverse and sends it to Dube at short third. It’s a good knock though, Rahane will take pleasure in knowing that he has almost assuredly taken his team to a win tonight. Marcus Stoinis comes on. Just four runs off the over, 15 runs needed in 12 balls.

Both RCB and DC have qualified now for this year’s playoffs.

Qualification Scenarios:

If SRH wins v MI then MI, DC, SRH and RCB will go through. 
If SRH loses v MI then MI, DC, RCB and KKR will go through.

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 134/3 ( Ajinkya Rahane 58 , Rishabh Pant (W) 2)

Shahbaz Ahmed will bowl his last over now. He comes up good for Bangalore, Shreyas Iyer is out! The Delhi Capitals captain tried to go big, but the shot didn’t have enough juice in it, it’s taken quite comfortable by Siraj at long on. Rishabh Pant comes on in his place. 6 runs off the over, and Shahbaz takes a well-deserved break. He was absolutely excellent tonight, a rare bright spark in the Bangalore bowling attack.

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 128/2 ( Ajinkya Rahane 55 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 7)

Yuzvendra Chahal is out to bowl his final over. 32 runs from 30 needed for Delhi Capitals. An expensive over here could mean the end of RCB’s campaign. Can Chahal get a wicket? Can he bowl an economical over? The answer to the first question is no, but to the second, a resounding yes. Only 7 runs off the over. RCB are within touching distance of safety. Strategic timeout now.

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 121/2 ( Ajinkya Rahane 50 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 5)

More Shahbaz Ahmed now, Kohli’s sticking with him, and for good reason. It does look right now like RCB will be able to make DC bat long enough to ensure their place in the playoffs, barring a 16th over blitz from either Iyer or Rahane. Rahane meanwhile has brought up his fifty from 37 balls, same as Shikhar Dhawan.

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 115/2 ( Ajinkya Rahane 46 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 3)

Can Shreyas Iyer slot in next to Rahane and close this match out for the Delhi Capitals? Yuzvendra Chahal is sent to bowl the fourteenth over, he’s not had the best of days so far but he’s always dangerous. It’s another okay-ish over from the spinner, six runs off it.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 109/2 ( Ajinkya Rahane 42 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 1)

Shahbaz gets to bowl a second straight over, and why not, after his first one went for just five runs. Can he recreate that? Appears not, he’s absolutely hammered for 6 over long-off by Ajinkya Rahane! That was huge! Oh no, Shikhar Dhawan’s out! He tried to be cute with a shot, but he ended up lapping it to Shivam Dube at short fine. Could this take the wind out of DC’s sails?

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 99/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 53 , Ajinkya Rahane 35)

Udana’s back into the bowling attack. It’s been a couple of overs without a boundary for DC, and the required run rate has been climbing slowly, so Dhawan and Rahane might try to hit a couple of boundaries in this over just to get settled. And they do just that! Shikhar Dhawan knocks that past short fine to bring up yet another fifty, how incredible has he been this season? He follows up the boundary with a double and a single, before Rahane casually lifts the ball over extra cover for four, that was textbook!

After 11 overs,Delhi Capitals 86/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 45 , Ajinkya Rahane 30)

Shahbaz Ahmed comes in to bowl, he’s only in the side because of that injury to Navdeep Saini, but can he grab this chance with both hands? His first over is pretty decent, just five runs come from it. Delhi Capitals have more than enough time to wrap up the win here, but they need to make sure they don’t take their foot off the gas too long.

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 81/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 41 , Ajinkya Rahane 29)

This is some real athleticism on display from Dhawan and Rahane, they are running their lungs off. 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 from the over, they’re ambling towards a win at the moment. None of RCB’s bowlers look like they have an answer at the moment. Does Kohli have an ace up his sleeve?

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 73/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 35 , Ajinkya Rahane 27)

Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane are playing really smart cricket here, they’re not really seeking out the boundaries, and they’re running very well. Dhawan does get a bounday in Chahal’s second over, he sweeps to deep square’s right. 7 runs off the over.

After 8 overs,Pakistan 41/0 ( Imam-ul-Haq 22 , Abid Ali 17)

Washington Sundar is back, and he bowls a really good over. Just four runs off it, coming from two singles and a well-run double. Dhawan and Rahane look really settled here, a wicket is quickly becoming a necessity for RCB. They have a lot on the line here.

After 7 overs,Delhi Capitals 62/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 27 , Ajinkya Rahane 24)

RCB’s star bowler Yuzvendra Chahal comes out to bowl, what can he manage in his first over? A wicket would be great, but at this point, Kohli could make do with an economical over too. First four balls are pretty good, just three runs from them, but Rahane sweeps between deep square and deep midwicket for a boundary on the fifth. Two more runs off the last ball make it 9 runs off the over.

After 6 overs,Delhi Capitals 53/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 25 , Ajinkya Rahane 17)

New bowler for Royal Challengers Bangalore, it’s the Sri Lankan Isuru Udana. Dhawan gets a single off the first ball, before Rahane belts a wider delivery past extra cover. A dot, and then Rahane hits another boundary past mid-off. Two more singles to end the over, the required run rate has now come down to 7.14. Strategic timeout now, what can Kohli do to stem DC’s tide.

After 5 overs,Delhi Capitals 42/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 23 , Ajinkya Rahane 8)

Washington Sundar replaces Chris Morris, who was leaking runs left, right and centre. It doesn’t have the effect Kohli would have hoped for, Ajinkya Rahane’s hit him for four. Rahane does well to read the delivery, getting down and sweeping to square leg’s right. Single, and Dhawan is on strike now. Another single, Rahane’s back on strike. DC are ticking along quite nicely at the moment. A couple more singles make it 8 from the over.

After 4 overs,Delhi Capitals 34/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 21 , Ajinkya Rahane 2)

Siraj continues at the other end, can he add to that wicket he took in the second over? He starts off by conceding a boundary, that was pitched just outside off and Shikhar Dhawan whacked that for four, straight down the ground. No more boundaries in the over though, just a couple more singles.

After 3 overs,Delhi Capitals 28/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 16 , Ajinkya Rahane 2)

Morris is back, and he’s greeted with a boundary by Dhawan, he swipes at that delivery and cuts it fine of short third man. The rest of the over is better, five more runs come off it. Ajinkya Rahane is off the mark as well.

Dhawan has been dismissed by Chahal three times in IPL. Dhawan has a SR of 115.7 against Chahal in IPL.

Should RCB bring in Chahal in PP overs?

After 2 overs,Delhi Capitals 19/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 10 , Ajinkya Rahane 0)

Dhawan’s getting a bit of treatment after taking a bouncer to the forearm in the last delivery of the previous over. Doesn’t seem like a huge deal, but it’s definitely a sore one. Mohammed Siraj is up to bowl the second over. His first ball is sent racing away to the square leg boundary by Prithvi Shaw, who made that shot look absolutely effortless. A dot ball follows, before Shaw sends another delivery to the boundary line! This one is hit wide of mid-on, there’s no stopping those. Oh no, Prithvi Shaw’s curse continues! Once again he’s sent back with a single digit score, that was a beautiful delivery from Siraj. It shaped away from Shaw and takes the bails clean off.