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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, Indian Premier League 2020 Match 19: As it happened
The victory saw the Delhi Capitals climp up to the top spot in the IPL standings, while Kohli's franchise continues to occupy third spot in the IPL table.
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Image Credits: Twitter/@IPL - Delhi Capitals and RCB are currently occupying the second and third place, respectively in the IPL table after clinching three wins each from their four matches.
- Both skippers--Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer--will be keen to lead from the front and outclass each other in what promises to be an exciting encounter.
- RCB hold a decent edge over Delhi Capitals as they have won 14 out of 23 encounters between the two teams.
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Marcus Stoinis notched up a half-century before Kagiso Rabada shone with the bowl to help Delhi Capitals crush Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 59 runs in Match 19 of the ongoing 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International Stadium on Monday.
Asked to bat first, openers Prithvi Shaw (23-ball 42) and Shikhar Dhawan (28-ball 32) provided a perfect start to the Shreyas Iyer-led team by stitching a 68-run stand for the opening wicket.
Subsequently, Stoinis (26-ball 53) not only smashed a half-century but also stitched a crucial partnership of 89 runs with wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant (37) to help Delhi Capitals post a good score of 196 for four.
In reply, Kagiso Rabada proved to be a tormentor-in-chief for Delhi Capitals as he finished with brilliant figures of four for 24 to help his side restrict RCB to a score of 137 for nine in their stipulated 20 overs.Besides Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Axar Patel grabbed two wickets each, while Ravichandran Ashwin also contributed with a wicket.
Skipper Virat Kohli was the top scorer for the RCB with 39-ball 43 runs.
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