Royal Challengers Bengaluru extended their winning streak to five matches as they continued their late surge to stay in contention for a 2024 Indian Premier League playoffs spot with a 47-run win over the Delhi Capitals on Sunday.
Backed by a packed home crowd at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted 187/9 in their 20 overs, thanks to a 88-run third wicket stand between Rajat Patidar (52) and Will Jacks (41), after being asked to bat first.
All-rounder Cameron Green chipped in with a handy 32 towards the end as the Delhi Capitals tightened the screws in the death overs after some ordinary effort in the field, which saw then drop as many as four catches, early on in the first innings.
The Capitals’ chase, though, never got going as they lost their impact player David Warner in the very first over. Things only got worse as the young Abhishek Porel and the explosive Jake Fraser-McGurk fell in consecutive balls in the third over to leave the visitors reeling.
Stand-in captain Axar Patel (57) fought a lone battle for the Capitals as the Royal Challengers bowlers kept striking at regular intervals to bowl out their opponents for 140 with five deliveries left in the innings.
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