BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Prithvi Shaw	c Garton b Chahal	48	31	55	4	2	154.83

Shikhar Dhawan	c Christian b Patel	43	35	47	3	2	122.85

Rishabh Pant (c)†	c †Bharat b Christian	10	8	15	1	0	125.00

Shreyas Iyer	c Christian b Mohammed Siraj	18	18	33	1	0	100.00

Shimron Hetmyer	c Kohli b Mohammed Siraj	29	22	41	2	2	131.81

Ripal Patel	not out	7	7	17	1	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1, w 5)	9
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 8.20)	164/5
Did not bat: Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje
Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Shikhar Dhawan, 10.1 ov), 2-101 (Prithvi Shaw, 11.2 ov), 3-108 (Rishabh Pant, 12.4 ov), 4-143 (Shreyas Iyer, 17.4 ov), 5-164 (Shimron Hetmyer, 19.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Glenn Maxwell	3	0	29	0	9.66	3	2	1	2	0
Mohammed Siraj	4	0	25	2	6.25	11	4	0	0	0
17.4 to SS Iyer, holes out to long-on! Looks to loft that full-toss outside off, as Siraj bowls with a scrambled seam. Iyer is across off again to try and lift that, but gets that off the bottom of the bat to find the long-on fielder, who doesn't have to move a step. 143/4 19.6 to SO Hetmyer, finds deep midwicket! Kohli takes it a little late to his left though after he ran in a bit too much to his right. Siraj bowls a full-toss on middle, as Hetmyer looks to slog that, but gets that off the higher side of the bat. 164/5
George Garton	3	0	20	0	6.66	6	2	0	0	1
Yuzvendra Chahal	4	0	34	1	8.50	5	1	2	0	0
11.2 to PP Shaw, got him, Shaw falls two short of his fifty. A bit of loop here, brave bowling from Chahal, and Shaw was looking to hit over extra-cover. But the ball dips on him a little, and then turns, and he ends up slicing it squarer than intended, to the man at sweeper cover, who takes the ball on the third attempt while falling forward. It slipped out of his hands, but it hit his thighs rather than fall to the floor, and he managed to hold on thereafter. George Garton the fielder. 101/2
Harshal Patel	4	0	34	1	8.50	8	1	2	3	0
10.1 to S Dhawan, slower ball, and that's the first wicket for RCB. Looks to make a bit of room, and Harshal follows him with his angle from around the wicket. Lots of revs on this offcutter, but it doesn't actually turn, just beats Dhawan for lack of pace. Looks to hit down the ground, and ends up spooning it high to mid-off. 88/1
Dan Christian	2	0	19	1	9.50	5	2	1	0	0
12.4 to RR Pant, extra bounce, and that gets Christian a big wicket. Back of a length, slanting across Pant, and he makes room to try and slap it away through point, but the ball rises and grabs his top edge through to the keeper. 108/3

Royal Challengers Bangalore (T: 165 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Virat Kohli (c)	c Rabada b Nortje	4	8	12	0	0	50.00

Devdutt Padikkal	c Ashwin b Nortje	0	1	4	0	0	0.00

Srikar Bharat †	not out	78	52	88	3	4	150.00
AB de Villiers	c Iyer b AR Patel	26	26	26	2	1	100.00

Glenn Maxwell	not out	51	33	54	8	0	154.54
Extras	(lb 2, w 5)	7
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 8.30)	166/3
Did not bat: Dan Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Devdutt Padikkal, 0.5 ov), 2-6 (Virat Kohli, 2.1 ov), 3-55 (AB de Villiers, 9.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Anrich Nortje	4	0	24	2	6.00	9	2	0	1	0
0.5 to D Padikkal, ramped right to third man! It is a short delivery on middle and off, which is angling away a touch. Padikkal lifts his bat very late - almost at the last moment before the ball would have left him - and ends up fending it to Ashwin, who takes it exactly where he is standing. Golden duck for Padikkal. 3/1 2.1 to V Kohli, ends up slicing to mid-on, who moves to his right to gobble that! Looks to launch the full delivery on middle at 146kph, as the bat turns in his hands while looking to go over the in-field. Another blow by Nortje, as Kohli seemed to have been beaten by pace, with the ball coming off the bottom of his bat. 6/2
Avesh Khan	4	0	31	0	7.75	11	2	1	2	0
Axar Patel	4	0	39	1	9.75	8	4	2	0	0
9.3 to AB de Villiers, caught at deep square leg! Axar pitches it short on middle and leg, and the ball is quicker as well as coming on with the arm. de Villiers pulls, but sends that sailing to the man placed in the deep. 55/3
Kagiso Rabada	4	0	37	0	9.25	4	3	1	0	0
Ravichandran Ashwin	1	0	11	0	11.00	1	0	1	0	0
Ripal Patel	3	0	22	0	7.33	5	2	0	2	0

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Delhi Capitals innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 0 wicket)
Delhi Capitals: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (35 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (PP Shaw 24, S Dhawan 23, Ex 3)
Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 55/0 in 6.0 overs (PP Shaw 24, S Dhawan 27)
Delhi Capitals: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (68 balls), Extras 5
Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 112/3 in 14.0 overs (SS Iyer 4, SO Hetmyer 2)
Delhi Capitals: 150 runs in 18.3 overs (112 balls), Extras 7
Innings Break: Delhi Capitals - 164/5 in 20.0 overs (RV Patel 7)

Royal Challengers Bangalore innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 29 runs, 2 wickets)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 3
Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 54/2 in 9.0 overs (KS Bharat 21, AB de Villiers 26)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 4
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (KS Bharat 26, GJ Maxwell 26, Ex 1)
KS Bharat: 50 off 37 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 119/3 in 16.0 overs (KS Bharat 52, GJ Maxwell 32)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 5
GJ Maxwell: 50 off 32 balls (8 x 4)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 59 balls (KS Bharat 48, GJ Maxwell 51, Ex 2)
Over 19.3: Review by Delhi Capitals (Bowling), Umpire - KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Batter - GJ Maxwell (Struck down)

MATCH DETAILS

Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Toss	Royal Challengers Bangalore, elected to field first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2021
Player Of The Match	Srikar Bharat
Hours of play (local time)	18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days	8 October 2021 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	KN Ananthapadmanabhan Nitin Menon
TV Umpire	Krishnamachari Srinivasan
Reserve Umpire	Navdeep Singh
Match Referee	Prakash Bhatt
Points	Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Delhi Capitals 0