Royal challengers Bangalore. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)
An all-round display from Mitchell Marsh followed by a sensational 87-run knock from Philip Salt helped Delhi Capitals seal the deal against Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in match number 50 of Indian Premier League 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
The visitors won the toss and opted to bat first. The openers got off to a flier, both Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli continued their batting form, as the duo added 82 runs for the first wicket in 10.3 overs. Du Plessis smashed 45 off 32 balls before getting dismissed off Mitchell Marsh’s delivery trying to clear the boundary. Marsh not only broke the partnership, but also struck twice in two balls to dismiss the in-form Glenn Maxwell for a golden duck.
However, Virat Kohli kept the scoreboard ticking, as he along with Mahipal Lomror added 55 runs for the third wicket. Kohli rose to his 50th IPL half-century before getting dismissed by Mukesh Kumar for 55 runs. Mahipal Lomror continued to pile runs as he registered his maiden IPL fifty and remained unbeaten on 54. His knock included nine boundaries
Cameos from Dinesh Karthik and Anuj Rawat at the end helped RCB post a good total of 181 in 20 overs. For DC, Mitchell Marsh was the pick of the bowlers for his spell of 2/21 in three overs.
Chasing 182, DC’s innings was all about Philip Salt, as he scored a brilliant 45-ball 87, smacking RCB bowlers all around the ground for fun. His 87-run knock included eight fours and six maximums, but he couldn’t finish the game on his own as Karn Sharma knocked him out at the fag end of the game. Mitchell Marsh (26 off 17), David Warner (22 off 14) and Rilee Rossouw (35 off 22) all played around Salt to help DC register their fourth win of the tournament. DC now have won four out of last five games.
Meanwhile let us look at stats and numbers from the game between DC and RCB:
1 -Virat Kohli became the first Indian player to smash fifty half-centuries in IPL.
1 -Virat Kohli has scored 1030 runs against Delhi Capitals, this is the highest by a player against DC in IPL, surpassing Rohit Sharma’s tally of 977.
1 -Virat Kohli became the first player in the history of IPL to complete 7000 runs.
861 -David Warner has scored 861 runs against RCB in IPL, this is the most by any player against RCB in IPL. MS Dhoni is second in the list with 839 runs against RCB.
2 -Glenn Maxwell now has 14 ducks in IPL, this is the second-most by an overseas player in the history of IPL. Sunil Narine tops the list with 15 ducks.
4 -Virat Kohli became just the fourth player to score 1000 or more runs against an opponent in IPL alongside David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma. David Warner has scored 1075 and 1005 runs against KKR and PBKS, while Rohit Sharma has scored 1040 runs against KKR and Shikhar Dhawan has amassed 1057 runs against CSK.
4 -Delhi Capitals have now won four out of their last five games.
3 -Delhi Capitals have chased 182 against RCB and this is the third-highest chase for them at Arun Jaitley Stadium. They chased 209 against GL in 2017 and 186 against SRH in 2017.
511 -Faf du Plessis has completed 500 runs in IPL 2023, becoming the first player to do so.
87 -Philip Salt registered his highest score in IPL, bettering his previous best of 59 against SRH at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
54 -Mahipal Lomror too registered his highest score of 54*, bettering his previous best of 47 against RCB in 2020. This is also his maiden fifty in IPL