Delhi Capitals have secured their fourth consecutive victory in Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket. KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs shared an unbeaten century as Delhi defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets on Thursday. This is RCB's second defeat. The team suffered both defeats at home.
After Rahul and Stubbs shared 111 runs in 55 balls, Delhi, the only unbeaten team in this season's tournament, completed the target of 164 runs by scoring 169 runs in 17.5 overs. Player of the match Rahul scored 93 with 7 fours and 6 sixes from 53 balls and Stubbs remained unbeaten with 38 runs from 23 balls with 4 fours and 1 six.
openers Faf du Plessis 2 and Jack Fraser McGurk were dismissed for 7 runs. Although Abhishek Porel 7 and captain Akshar Patel were dismissed for 15 runs, Rahul and Stubbs played without pressure. RCB's Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 2 wickets with 26 runs in 4 overs.
Earlier, RCB, who came into bat after losing the toss, scored 60 runs within 4 overs, but in the end, they were reduced to a score of 163-7. Opener Phil Salt hit 37 with 4 fours and 3 sixes in 17 balls and Virat Kohli scored 22 runs in 14 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes. After running out Salt, Delhi kept RCB under pressure throughout the innings. Captain Rajat Patidar scored 25 runs off 23 balls. At the end of the
innings, Tim David hit 2 fours and 4 sixes and scored 37 runs in 20 balls. RCB's score reached 150 runs. Delhi's Vipraj Nigam took 18 runs in 4 overs and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets each with 17 runs in 4 overs.
