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(Catch the Live Updates of the IPL 9 match between Delhi Daredevils (DD) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) here)
Royal Challengers Bangalore win by six wickets! That is game done and dusted. Virat Kohli takes his side to play-offs. Hard luck for Delhi Daredevils. Kohli finishes unbeaten on 54 off 45 balls. RCB take second position on the IPL 2016 Points Table. And here is who plays who in the IPL 2016 play-offs.
Live Score RCB 126/4 after 17 Overs | RCB now need just 13 more runs to win from 18 balls. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli has slammed 10th fifty of this season. What a player! And he is all set to take his side into the play-offs. Also Catch- Live Score, DD vs RCB, Free Live Streaming
Shane Watson Out! Gone! Pawan negi takes his first wicket in this year’s IPL. Watson goes for a slog-sweep, only to hit it towards Sam Billings placed at deep mid-wicket. Is there some life left in this contest? Watson c S Billings b Negi 14(18).
Live Score RCB 104/3 after 14 Overs | This looks well in RCB’s control now. It is their game to lose from here on. The match is slipping away from Daredevils’ hands. Virat Kohli is playing a sheet anchor role, which he does always. He is seven runs short of his half-century. Also Catch- Live Score, DD vs RCB, IPL 2016
KL Rahul Out! Got him! Carlos Brathwaite picks a wicket in his first over. In the good length area, Rahul defends on the front foot. The ball, off the surface, goes on to stumps. Rahul tried to put his bat in between was too late. And Brathwaite slides in jubilation. Big one this, Rahul was looking in good shape. Rahul b Brathwaite 38(23).
Live Score RCB 75/2 after 9 Overs | RCB well on course here and they now need 64 more runs to win from 66 balls. KL Rahul is batting beautifully and overtaken Virat Kohli as well. Rahul is batting on 37 while Kohli is on 26. Both the batsmen have faced 21 deliveries.
Live Score RCB 49/2 after 6 Overs | Strategic time out is on and the game hangs nicely in balance. Maybe the momentum is with RCB, but that could change any moment. Three overs each fro Zaheer Khan and Chris Morris. We could see the first bowling change after this time out.
Live Score RCB 38/2 after 5 Overs | Daredevils will have to keep picking wickets here. With paltry score on board, they cannot afford to rest. Just two bowlers have bowled so far for DD- Zaheer Khan and Chris Morris.
AB de Villiers! Whoa! What a wicket to pick. ZAK removes AB. That one stopped on him, he gets it high on the bat, seems near the handle. AB plays it one handed, looking to keep it down.But the ball goes towards the cover, Jayant Yadav dives forward to take that one. He times his dive to perfection. Massive for DD. AB c J Yadav b Z Khan 6(8).
Chris Gayle Out! WOW! What a start for Daredevils and Chris Morris. Gayle chops one back on to the stumps. Short one from Morris, Gayle gets caught in two minds there. He lazily brings his bat on the way of ball and inside edge ends it all. C Gayle b C Morris 1(4).
Live Score RCB 5/0 after 1 Over | Powerhouse Chris Gayle and classy Virat Kohli are the two RCB openers. It is Daredevils captain, Zaheer Khan, with the new ball in hand. And Kohli opens his account with a boundary. Five from the first over.
INNINGS BREAK
Live Score DD 138/8 after 19 Overs | Excellent last over by Shane Watson, he gives away just four runs and there was a run-out as well J Yadav run out (Chahal/Rahul) 5(7). So Daredevils bowlers have to bowl exceedingly well to restrict the strong RCB batting. Join us for RCB chase.
Live Score DD 134/7 after 19 Overs | Daredevils will be eyeing to go past 150-runmark here. With one over to go, all eyes will be on the big hitter Chris Morris. Can he take his side to a decent total?
Quinton de Kock Out! Wickets keep tumbling here. Quinton de Kock is the latest to depart. De Kock comes down the pitch, looking to play a lofted shot. The ball hits slightly high on his bat and goes towards long-off. Chris Jordan runs forward from long-off to complete the catch. TV Umpire was pressed to check whether it was a no-ball or not. After many replays, the benefit of doubt goes to the bowler. de Kock c Jordan b Chahal 60(52).
Carlos Brathwaite Out! Chris Gayle picks second wicket in the over. Pitched full and outside off-stump, Brathwaite slashes hard at it. He gets the edge and that flies to Shane Watson at backward point. He takes a fine catch. Chris Gayle is dancing and Brathwaite can’t believe. Third umpire is pressed into the service for a bump ball, but it is all clear. C Brathwaite c S Watson b C Gayle 1(2).
Pawan Negi Out! Chris Gayle strikes! Pawan Negi makes room and tries to clear long-off, but only in his mind. In practical, he hits it straight to AB de Villiers placed at long-off. He was going nowhere with his innings and that reflected in his shot. P Negi c de Villiers b C Gayle 6(12).
Live Score DD 89/4 after 14 Overs | RCB are in control as we move into the second strategic time out. Pawan Negi has now joined Quinton de Kock in the middle. The South African import is one short of his half-century.
Sam Billings Out! What did we saw just now? Big man, Chris Gayle dives, yes he dived at backward point to take the catch. His fans will watch it on repeat and even his haters as well. Chris Jordan, the bowler, is amused. Short and wide, Billings cuts it to backward point and Gayle makes his presence felt. S Billings c Gayle b Jordan 4(6).
Sanju Samson Out! Gone! What has Sanju Samson done here! He hits it straight in the hands of wicketkeeper KL Rahul. Samson, looking to dab the rising ball down the third man region, gets edge and keeper accepts it gleefully. There seems to some doubt whether he edged it nor not, but seems he did. S Samson c KL Rahul b Y Chahal 17(12).
Live Score DD 62/2 after 8 Overs | That is time for strategic time out and the game is even-steven as of now. It has been a see-saw battle in these eight overs. De Kock is still out there and is batting on 38 off 31 balls. He needs to play a sheet anchor role here. Sanju Samson looks in good touch as well.
Karun Nair Out! Gosh! What a catch! Virat Kohli, you cannot keep this man out of action. Nair looking to hit Yuzvendra Chahal downtown, could not get the proper connection. The ball goes high in the air, Kohli runs and runs and runs from mid-off and finally takes it near the boundary rope. He kept his eyes on the ball. Note for youngsters there! K Nair c V Kohli b Y Chahal 11(10).
Live Score DD 33/1 after 4 Overs | Quinton de Kock is not holding back. He is scoring freely and Daredevils need runs from his bat tonight. He is batting on 27 off 20 balls. And giving him company is last matches here Karun Nair.
Rishabh Pant Out! Gone! Sreenath Aravind strikes in his first over. Extra bounce there, Pant was looking to play it late. He gets the thick outside edge and straight in the gloves of KL Rahul. DD lose their first wicket. R Pant c KL Rahul b S Aravind 1(2).
Live Score DD 10/0 after 1 Over | Quinton de Kock and Rishabh Pant are the two opening batsmen for Daredevils. Stuart Binny with the new ball for RCB. Boundary early on for de Kock. Ten runs came from the first over.
TOSS: Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and opt to bowl. Daredevils have made two changes, Sam Billings comes in for JP Duminy and Chris Morris is fit to play, he replaces Nathan Coulter-Nile. RCB have made just one change Varun Aaron sits out and Iqbal Abdullah takes his place.
Here is a look at playing XIs-
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Lokesh Rahul(w), Shane Watson, Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Chris Jordan, Sreenath Aravind, Iqbal Abdulla, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Delhi Daredevils: Quinton de Kock(w), Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair, Sanju Samson, Sam Billings, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Morris, Pawan Negi, Amit Mishra, Jayant Yadav, Zaheer Khan(c).
Hello, and welcome to India.com’s live coverage of Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore, This is the last league match of the season and winner of this contest will advance to play-offs. So both teams will be looking to put their best foot forward. Stay tuned for live updates.
Build-up: It is a virtual knock-out game. Royal Challengers Bangalore have done exceedingly well in their last three matches, winning them all comprehensively. Now the Virat Kohli-led side faces one final hurdle as they aim for a play-offs berth. And it is the game against Delhi Daredevils.
The equation is simple as the winner takes it all! Daredevils too are eyeing a place in the play-offs and will be in no mood to give an inch away. The side, however, has been inconsistent and come into the match as underdogs. Also Check- IPL 2016 Points Table
RCB have defeated DD nine times out of 17 matches. However, when the two sides met earlier in the tournament, it was Delhi-based franchise who emerged winners by seven wickets.
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