IPL 2021 IPL: Fifties from Pant, Hetmyer go in vain as RCB beat DC by 1 run
Ahmedabad/UNI: Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer's fifties went in vain as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 1 run in the 22nd match of the IPL 2021, here on Tuesday.
AB de Villiers' fantastic fifty powered RCB to 171/5 in 20 overs after DC captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl.
De Villiers, who smashed 73 runs in 41 balls was the top scorer while Rajat Patidar (31) and Glenn Maxwell (25 off 20 balls) also made valuable contributions with bat for RCB.
Ishant Sharma (1/26), Axar Patel (1/33), Kagiso Rabada (1/38), Amit Mishra (1/27), Avesh Khan (1/24) were the wicket-takers for DC.
In reply, Pant (58 not out) and Hetmyer (53 not out) the fifties were not enough as DC ended with 170 for four in 20 overs and fell short of the target by 1 run.
Harshal Patel 2/37 was the stand-out bowler for RCB.
With this victory, Virat Kohli's men returned to the top of the IPL 2021 points table with their 5th win of the season.
Brief Scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 171/5 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 75 not out, Rajat Patidar 31).
Delhi Capitals: 170/4 in 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 58 not out, Shimron Hetmyer 53 not out; Harshal Patel 2/37).
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
