As it happened | IPL 2019, Match 46: Delhi beat Bangalore by 16 runs

Done and dusted!

Delhi defeat Bangalore by 16 runs and become the second team in the IPL 2019 to Qualify for the playoffs. 

Washington Sundar out!

Kagiso Rabada to Sundar, catch out by Shreyas Iyer. 

Sundar scored 1 run off two balls. 

Next batsman is Umesh Yadav. 

Fall of wicket

Gurkeerat Singh out. 

Ishant Sharma to Gurkeerat, caught behind by Rishabh Pant. 

A brilliant catch by the wicket-keeper. 

Gurkeerat scored 27 runs off 19 balls. 

Next batsman is Washington Sundar. 

After 17 overs, Bangalore are 152/5. 

Chasing 188 to win, Bangalore are 126/5 after 15 overs. 

And another wicket...Shivam Dube out...

In the same over, Amit Mishra gets another wicket. 

Mishra to Shivam, catch out by Shikhar Dhawan. 

Dhawan celebrates by his signature move. 

Shivam scored 24 runs off 16 balls. 

Next batsman is all-rounder Marcus Stoinis. 

One more wicket, Heinrich Klaasen out

Spinner Amit Mishra to Klaasen, catch out by wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant. 

Klaasen scored three runs off three balls. 

Next batsman is Gurkeerat Singh Mann. 

AB de Villiers walks back...

Sherfane Rutherford to ABD, catch out by Axar Patel. 

De Villiers scored 17 runs off 19 balls. 

Next batsman is Heinrich Klaasen. 

Captain Kohli out!

Axar Patel to Kohli, catch out by Sherfane Rutherford. 

Kohli scored 23 runs off 17 balls. 

Next batsman is Shivam Dube. 

Parthiv Patel out! 

Kagiso Rabada to Parthi, catch out by Axar Patel. 

Parthiv scored 39 runs off 20 balls. 

AB de Villiers is the next batsman. 

Bangalore are off to a stable start as after 5 overs, Bangalore are 56/0. 

Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel are at the crease to begin Bangalore's run-chase against Delhi. 

Innings Break:

Bangalore lose momentum in the last two overs as Delhi post a 188-run target against the Virat Kohli-led team. 

Brief Scores:
Delhi: 187 for five in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 52, Shikhar Dhawan 50; Yuzvendra Chahal 2/41).

One more wicket!

Colin Ingram out...

Navdeep Saini to Ingram, catch out by Washington Sundar. 

Ingram scored 11 runs off seven balls. 

Next batsman is Axar Patel. 

Delhi are 141/5 after 17 overs. 

Shreyas Iyer out!

Washington Sundar to Iyer, catch out by Bangalore's skipper Virat Kohli. 

Iyer scored 52 runs off  37 balls. 

Next batsman is Sherfane Rutherford. 

After 16 overs, Delhi are 131/4. 

Pant walks back to the pavilion... taking along the DRS review with him...

Yuzvendra Chahal to Pant, lbw out. 

Pant scored seven runs off seven balls. 

Next batsman is Colin Ingram. 

Delhi are 127/3 after 15 overs. 

Delhi are 114/2 after 14 overs.

Dhawan departs!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, catch out by Washington Sundar. 

Dhawan scored 50 runs off 37 balls. 

Next batsman is Rishabh Pant. 

After 9 overs, Delhi are 81/1. 

Dhawan is playing at 41 runs and Shreyas Iyer is at 21 runs off 16 balls. 

Delhi are 59/1 after 6 overs. 

The first powerplay has been dominated by Delhi here in the Match 46 as they scored more than 50 runs despite losing one wicket. 

It's a good start and the teams should capitalise to it. 

Prithvi Shaw out!

Umesh Yadav to Shaw, catch out by the wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel. 

Though the ball hit directly in Parthiv's chest but he definitely took a splendid catch. 

Prithvi scored 18 runs off 10 balls. 

Next batsman is Shreyas Iyer. 

Delhi are 52/1 after five overs. 

After three overs, Delhi are a score of 30 for no loss. 

The match begins...

Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw are at the crease to open Delhi's innings while Umesh Yadav will launch Bangalore's bowling attack. 

What the captains are saying:

Virat Kohli: When you lose six games in a row, the only thing you have in control is to to come out and enjoy your cricket. That's something we've done in the last five games. We could have won five in five, but the key is to not take any pressure now.

Shreyas Iyer: I think it'll play better in the first half. It's just an assumption (*chuckles*). Looking for a good wicket. They are going really well currently. They have won three consecutive games and have got nothing to lose.

Toss:

Delhi win the toss and opted to bat first. 

Delhi made one change, bringing in Sandeep Lamichahane for Chris Morris.

Bangalore, meanwhile, have made three changes. Heinrich Klaseen, Shivam Dubey and Gurkeerat Singh have made the playing XI in place of Moeen Ali, Tim Southee and Akashdeep Nath.

Playing XI:

Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(capt), Rishabh Pant(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Colin Ingram, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma 

Bangalore: Parthiv Patel(w), Virat Kohli(capt), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Heinrich Klaasen, Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal

Stats and Facts:

Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli is the highest run scorer against Delhi in IPL, scoring 802 runs at an average of 66.83.

Delhi's paceman Kagiso Rabada needs three more wickets to go past Morne Morkel to claim Delhi's record for most wickets in an IPL season.

Head-to-head records:

Here's their head-to-head records, overall both the teams have played a total of 22 matches, out of which Bangalore won 14  matches and Delhi managed to win only seven. 

And since 2016, Delhi have not won a single match against Bangalore. 

What to expect from the match:

Rishabh Pant and his ways, unconventional to the core and which have fuelled Delhi's rare title charge, against Banaglore. 

There has been no looking back since Kohli's Bangalore arrested a long losing streak on April 19 in Kolkata.  

Banaglore  will enter the Feroz Shah Kotla, a very familiar place for their captain Kohli, on the back of a three-match winning run. 

But the visitors will still have to play out of their skins to stop Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly's rampaging outfit. 

A win will ensure that Delhi reach the cut-off limit of 16 points needed for a play-off berth. 

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Delhi vs Bangalore

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