IPL 5 – Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Match Recap
Thanks to a blistering hundred by the former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Delhi Daredevils (DD) by a handsome margin of 21 runs in the 67th fixture of the fifth season of
the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.
This is a massive victory for RCB as it has kept their hopes alive in the tournament and if the franchise beats Deccan Chargers in their last match, they will have a strong claim in the top four sides.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528 were rested for the match. However, it turned out to be a poor decision, taking into account the strength of Bangalore’s batting.
The home team got an early wicket in the shape of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 established themselves on the crease and took the attack to the home team’s bowlers.
The mighty left-hander from Jamaica was sedate at the start of the innings before launching an onslaught on the Daredevils. The left-hander smashed 128 runs off 62 balls with the help of seven fours and 13 astonishing hits out of
the park.
The duo accumulated 204 runs for the second-wicket partnership and put their team in a commanding position with a total of 215 runs for the loss of only one wicket.
In reply, DD struggled from the beginning as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 returned to form and scored a half-century but could not carry on, which was
imperative for the home team. All-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andre-Dwayne-Russell-c44235 also showed some resistance at the end of the innings but that was not good enough to stop RCB’s march.
Delhi managed 194 runs for the loss of nine wickets in its quota of 20 overs and handed over two vital points to the visitors.
Not surprisingly, Gayle was named the Player of the Match for his unbelievable innings.
During the presentation ceremony, Gayle expressed, “Secret behind those sixes, good balance and it helps to have a pitch where the ball comes up to the bat, it is natural, trying not to move around, couple of innings have me moving
around which does not help. Thanks to Virat Kohli for his support at the other end.”
Kohli was also delighted with the showing of his team and hopes that RCB will qualify for the next stage of the event.
“Exciting game of cricket, good pitch to bat on. Batting with Chris is a wonderful experience, lot of them could have taken my head off at the non-striker's end, we need to win the last game to make it to the playoffs,” said Kohli.
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