IPL 2023, RCB vs DC Highlights: Virat Kohli, Vijaykumar Vyshak Shine As RCB Defeat DC By 23 Runs

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Mohammed Siraj gets his second wicket of the day and this time, Aman Khan becomes his prey. Aman tries to go for a big shot but Virat Kohli takes an excellent catch at the long-off. Nine wickets gone for DC in the chase. 

DC 128/9 (17.3 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Vijaykumar Vyshak is having a dreamy debut as he gets his third wicket of the day. This time, Lalit Yadav becomes his prey, who was caught by Glenn Maxwell at the long-off. Eighth wicket gone for DC. 

DC 110/8 (15.5 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: Pandey departs after slamming fifty

A fifty for Manish Pandey but the joy was short-lived! The veteran India batter looked in good touch but Wanindu Hasaranga trapped him LBW for 50 as Delhi Capitals lose their seventh wicket. DC 100/7 after 14.2 overs.

RCB vs DC Live: Axar departs

Second wicket for Vijaykumar Vyshak and it is the all-important one of Axar Patel. The left-hander totally miscued his shot and another easy catch for Mohammed Siraj. This is almost game over for Delhi Capitals! 13 overs gone and DC are 82 for the loss of six wickets.

RCB vs DC Live: Slow fightback

Manish Pandey and Axar Patel are looking to mount a fightback for Delhi Capitals but the run rate is slowly creeping up. This has been a dismal performance from the already-struggling DC side and unless one of these batters can accelerate, it will be hard word for Warner and Co. DC 75/5 after 11.5 overs.

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Harshal Patel joins the party and scalps the wicket of Abhishek Porel for 5. Porel mistimes a shot as Wayne Parnell takes a brilliant catch. DC have lost five wickets in the chase as RCB inch closer towards the victory. 

DC 53/5 (8.5 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: 11 runs off the over

Delhi Capitals finally get a big over as Manish Pandey and Abhishek Porel smash 11 runs in the previous over of Shahbaz Ahmed. The over also includes a boundary from Pandey. DC are in search of more boundaries and sixes in order to chase down the target of 175. 

DC 43/3 (7 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Vijaykumar Vyshak breaks Delhi Capitals’ hopes as he dismisses David Warner for 19. Warner flicks it up in the air but fails to time it properly as Virat Kohli takes an easy catch. Maiden IPL wicket for Vyshak and that too of Warner. Fourth wicket gone for DC in the chase. 

DC 30/4 (5.4 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: Warner-Pandey key for DC

After losing three wickets early, Delhi Capitals totally rely on David Warner and Manish Pandey for a stable partnership, In the previous over, the duo smash 8 runs, including the first boundary of the innings by Pandey. 

DC 12/3 (4 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Mohammed Siraj has provided Royal Challengers Bangalore with another breakthrough as he scalps the wicket of Yash Dhull. Siraj strikes on the pads of Yash as the on-field umpire signals out. DC have lost their third wicket in the chase of 175 and the onus now lies on David Warner. 

DC 2/3 (2.2 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!! After Anuj Rawat, Wayne Parnell has provided Royal Challengers Bangalore with a major breakthrough as he dismisses Mitchell Marsh for duck. Marsh plays a shot but fails to time it as Virat Kohli takes a simple catch at the cover point. Second wicket gone for DC. 

DC 1/2 (1.4 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Early blow for Delhi Capitals as they have lost the wicket of Prithvi Shaw for duck. Shaw plays a shot on Siraj’s delivery and runs for a single, when Anuj Rawat makes a brilliant throw which ends up in a direct hit. First wicket gone for DC. 

DC 1/1 (0.4 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: We are back

Hello and welcome to the second innings of the IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals. In the chase of 175, Prithvi Shaw and David Warner will be opening for DC while Mohammed Siraj will be bowling the first over for RCB. 

RCB vs DC Live: Royal Challengers Bangalore 174/6 in 20 overs

Royal Challengers Bangalore finish their innings at 174/6 in 20 overs against Delhi Capitals. Virat Kohli smashes 50 off 34 balls while Mahipal Lomror score 26 off 18 balls. Apart from them, Glenn Maxwell scores 24 off 14 balls. On the other hand, Kuldeep Yadav and Mitchell takes two wickets for DC. 

RCB vs DC Live: Tight bowling from DC

After losing wickets in a quick succession, Royal Challengers Bangalore are cautiously moving ahead against Delhi Capitals. In the previous over of Kuldeep Yadav, Anuj Rawat and Shahbaz Ahmed score 7 runs, which includes a boundary. 

RCB 146/7 (17 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Kuldeep Yadav joined the party and removed Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik back-to-back. Maxwell departs for 24 after he tries to go for a big shot but David Warner takes an easy catch at the extra cover. Dinesh Karthik got our for duck after Lalit Yadav takes a catch at the deep mid-wicket. 

RCB 134/6 (14.2 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Axar Patel provides Delhi Capitals with another breakthrough as he removes Axar Patel for 6. Just like Lomror, the ball his the edge of the bat as wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel takes a brilliant catch behind the stumps. Fourth wicket gone for RCB. 

RCB 132/4 (14 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!! When the partnership between Glenn Maxwell and Mahipal Lomror was turning lethal, Mitchell Marsh dismisses the latter. The ball hits the nick of the edge and travels straight to wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel, who then takes a simple catch. third wicket gone for RCB. 

RCB 117/3 (12.3 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: Maxwell brings momentum

Glenn Maxwell fills in the void which was created after the wicket of Virat Kohli as he is dealing in boundaries. In the previous over of Lalit Yadav, Maxwell smashes two sixes and brings some momentum towards RCB. 

RCB 103/2 (11 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!! A major breakthrough for Delhi Capitals as Lalit Yadav has scalped the wicket of Virat Kohli for 50. Kohli smashes it hard for a six but unfortunately the ball comes down and lands safely into the hands of Yash Dhull in the deep mid-wicket. Major blow for RCB. 

RCB 89/2 (10.1 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: Fifty for Kohli

Virat Kohli takes a single off Mustafizur Rahman’s delivery and brings up his 47th IPL half-century. He takes only 33 balls to cross the 50-run mark as RCB eye huge total. Terrific batting from Kohli. 

RCB 82/1 (9.5 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: Good comeback from DC

Despite losing a lot of runs in the first four overs, Delhi Capitals have made a terrific comeback after they removed Faf du Plessis. In the previous over, Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror smash 7 runs off Lalit Yadav as RCB are looking for regular boundaries. 

RCB 61/1 (8 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: OUT

OUT!!!! Delhi Capitals finally take a sigh of relief after Mitchell Marsh dismisses Faf du Plessis for 22. Faf tries to go for a big shot down the wicket but Aman Khan intercepts and takes a brilliant catch at the mid-wicket. First wicket gone for RCB. 

RCB 42/1 (4.4 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: Big over for DC

After Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis has also opened his arms and now dealing in boundaries. In the previous over, Faf smashes two boundaries of Mustafizur Rahman and he ends up leaking 10 runs. 

RCB 26/0 (3 overs)

RCB vs DC Live: RCB off to good start

Royal Challengers Bangalore are off to a good start after openers Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis played some good shots. In the first over by Anrich Nortje, the duo smashes 11 runs, including two boundaries from Virat Kohli. 

RCB 11/0 (1 over)

RCB vs MI Live: We are underway

The IPL 2023 match between Royals Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals begin with Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli opening the batting attack for RCB. On the other hand, Anrich Nortje will be bowling the first over for DC.

RCB vs DC Live: DC’s Playing XI

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Mitchell Marsh, Yash Dhull, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Abishek Porel(w), Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman

RCB vs DC Live: RCB’s Playing XI

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak

RCB vs DC Live: Here’s what Faf du Plessis said at the toss

“Would have done the same. Hopefully it will turn in the second innings. This stays a good wicket generally. Will be important for me and Virat to assess the conditions early. It’s difficult to defend in death overs. We have been good at our home ground as a batting unit. You got to pick your best batters and bowlers. Hasaranga comes in for Willey.”

RCB vs DC Live: Here’s what David Warner said at the toss

“We are going to bowl first. The ground looks incredible, credit to the staff here. It’s about getting one win, the momentum follows from there. We don’t want to lose wickets in the powerplay. We have change. Marsh comes in for Powell.”

RCB vs DC Live: DC win toss, opt to bowl

Delhi Capitals skipper David Warner won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL 2023 match. 

RCB vs DC Live: Pitch report

‘We’re playing at the pitch number 8 and the square boundaries are at 61m and 66m while the straight boundary on one side is 70m. The average 1st innings score in afternoon games here is 157, it looks dry and there shouldn’t be a lot of lateral movement,’ reckon Daren Ganga and Sanjay Manjrekar, in their pitch report.