DC vs RCB: Virat’s RCB ready to take on KKR challenge in eliminator

However, Virat feels that the opposition will not give a second chance in the playoffs. So it is necessary to improve our performance. Bangalore won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Dubai ground. Delhi made a great start. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw put on 88 runs. Dhawan was dismissed for 43 runs. After this Prithvi went back to 48 runs. But by then Delhi had made a good start.

However, Bangalore came back into the match in the last nine overs. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer failed to score runs in Delhi’s middle order. Delhi scored 164 runs losing 5 wickets in the last over. In response, Bangalore got off to a very poor start. Devdutta Parikkal and skipper Virat Kohli went back after only six runs. However, S India and AB de Villiers took over the game for the third wicket. De Villiers returned for 26 runs but India remained unbeaten on 78 runs.

Glenn Maxwell left the field winning the team. Five runs were needed from the last ball. India won the team by hitting sixes. On the other hand, Maxwell remained unbeaten on 51 runs. After today’s match all group league matches are completed. Delhi is on the first position with 20 points. Chennai Super Kings are second with 18 points. Virat Kohli’s Bangalore finished third on net run rate with the same points. And Kolkata Knight Riders finished fourth with just 14 points.

The red jersey holders will have to face the challenge of Kolkata in the eliminator match on Monday. This time KKR defeated Virat Kohli’s team at the beginning of the second phase in Arabia. RCB innings ended with just 92 runs. KKR won by nine wickets. But RCB has steadily improved since then. In the relegation match, Virat Kohli’s team has a revenge match against Kolkata Knight Riders.