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Delhi Capitals (DC) grabbed two crucial points when they thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by seven wickets in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday, May 6.
It was an all-round performance by the hosts, led by full-back Phil Salt who smoked 87 runs off just 45 balls.
Opening the batting alongside David Warner, the DC pair came out with a positive intent in their chase of 182. While Warner lost his wicket for 22, Salt continued his attack not allowing any RCB bowlers to settle.
Then he formed a 59-run partnership with Mitchell Marsh and brought DC closer to the target. Riley Russo, batting at number four, also smashed three sixes on a 35* knockout. Salt, who cleared bounds eight and a racy six out, was unfortunate to be undefeated to the finish as a steal from Karn Sharma ended his stay in the 16th over.
In the next innings (17th), Rosso hit a six deep mid-wicket to record an emphatic victory over RCB.
Earlier, RCB chose to bat after winning the toss. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli continued their impressive run with the bat, amassing 82 runs for the opening wicket. While Pfaff was dismissed for 45, Kohli scored his sixth half-century of the season (55).
After Marsh put DC back into the match with two wickets on successive balls, Mahipal Lomror played his best IPL knock to date and smashed 54* off 29 balls. Lomror’s vital knocking took RCB to an impressive first innings total of 181/4.
DC jumped one point after beating RCB
DC continued their tournament winning streak to claim their fourth win in their last five matches. With its recent victory over RCB, DC moved into ninth place for the first time this season. The David Warner-led unit now has eight points after ten games.
The Royal Challengers, meanwhile, have lost their fifth game of their campaign and are in fifth place, down ten points in the same number of games.
Here is the points table standings for IPL 2023:
An exciting double-header is on the cards for the fans on Sunday (May 7). Gujarat Titans (GT) are set to host Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in a one day match before Rajasthan Royals (RR) host Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Jaipur.
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