IPL 2020, RCB vs DC as it happened: Stoinis, Rabada power Delhi Capitals to a big win

11.45 pm: A great choice to give Axar Patel the player of the match award. A superb spell on his comeback into the side.

11.28 pm: Delhi might have won, but what did you make of this Ashwin-Finch incident?

Here’s how the points table looks like:

Virat Kohli: We are dropping sitters. At the end [with the bowling], it got away from us. Not a complete performance in any regard from us. Stoinis took the game away from us. Morris was close to coming back today. Delhi are a team that is going to be hard to beat.

Big win for Delhi Capitals: DC beat RCB by 59 runs. Shreyas Iyer and Co are looking like the early favourites in this tournament, don’t they? The broadcasters say this is the biggest win for Delhi vs RCB.

End of 18 overs, RCB 127/9: Nortje bowls one straight, Siraj was so far down the leg side that he could not even reach the delivery with the swing of his bat. Bowled.

End of 18 overs, RCB 121/8: No five for Rabada but what a night for him once again!

17.3 RCB 119/8: fourth wicket of the night for Rabada! Udana finds Iyer off a slower length ball. Can Rabada finish with a five-for?

Rabada to Saini...bouncer first ball. Quite sure the beamer to Stoinis had a role play in that!

17.1 RCB 118/7: Wicket no 3 for Rabada! Round the wicket, full on the stumps, Dube misses. Timber!

End of 17 overs, RCB 118/6: The innings is meandering to a close...

End of 16 overs, RCB 115/6: Another Rabada over, another wicket. Washington finds the fielder at midwicket. A timeout called (sigh!). Ashwin, earlier, finished with 1/26. Rabada has 2/21 with one over to go.

End of 15 overs, RCB 105/5: Dube hits a big six but too little too late now for RCB.

End of 14 overs, RCB 97/5: RABADA STRIKES! The SA pacer’s incredible run continues in IPL. It’s the big wicket of Kohli. RCB captain gets an edge that carries to Pant. What a bowler.

End of 13 overs, RCB 91/4: Virat Kohli hits a stunning six as he tries to get a move on. Washington is his partner. Rabada now comes back...

End of 11 overs, RCB 75/4: Moeen Ali can’t put a full toss away. Axar strikes and finishes with 2/18 in his four overs.

End of 11 overs, RCB 70/3: Kohli 29, Ali 9:

End of 9 overs, RCB 61/3: Kohli 22, Ali 8: Delhi keeping things very tight. DC were 78/1 at this stage. Time out taken after another good over by Ashwin.

End of 8 overs, RCB 54/3: Kohli 18, Ali 6: All eyes on Kohli now as the match slips away from RCB.

End of 6 overs, RCB 43/3: BIG WICKET! Nortje wins the battle with ABD. A superb high catch by Dhawan. RCB in trouble at the end of the powerplay.

After 5.3 overs, RCB 39/3: MISSED CHANCE! Virat Kohli survives a run-out chance. Had given up, direct hit did not happen (as has been the case largely this tournament). 11 runs came from Harshal Patel’s fourth over.

MILESTONE FOR VIRAT KOHLI: 9000 runs in the shortest format.

FINCH OUT, RCB lose their openers in the first four overs. 27/2: Well Axar Patel makes sure the Ashwin decision to not run Finch out doesn’t come back to haunt him. Rishabh Pant takes a good catch. Ashwin also removed Padikkal in his first over. (Apologies for the late score updates, technical issues)

Ashwin just gave Finch a warning for backing up too far?!? Wow. 2020 is really wild.

Ashwin into the attack...

After 2 overs, RCB 15/0 (Padikkal 3, Finch 9): Another over, another reprieve for Finch. Full from Nortje, a big outside edge flies high to Dhawan. He can only parry it over. Tough chance. Nortje delivers a 151.1 kph ball to finish the over. This is a nice start for DC but will the missed chances come back to haunt them?

After 1 over, RCB 5/0 (Padikkal 2, Finch 2): WHAT A DROP! Finch tamely pushes one back straight to Rabada and the SA pacer drops an absolute sitter. Every one can just have a smile on their face as a reaction, that was really quite something. Finch almost edges one to first slip to end an eventful over.

Right then, Rabada has the ball in his hand. Padikkal and Finch open the batting...here we go.

Innings break: RCB need a big chase...good that they have Kohli back in touch, eh? This should be fun.

Virat Kohli said this in Feb 2019: “We obviously expect a stiff competition overall from the Australian team but if I had to single out one player that can make more impact that would be Marcus Stoinis.”

Sure came true today..

DC: 196/4 (20 overs): A big six for Hetmyer in the final over. Stoinis 53* (26) provided what could be the game-changing contribution in the end. A winning total in Dubai for Delhi Capitals?

DC 184/4 after 19 overs: HALF CENTURY! Released by RCB, Marcus Stoinis has come back to haunt his former side. A superb shot over square leg, fetching it from well outside offstump, for four. 52* off 24 balls.

18.2 WICKET! A stunning six off a beamer, a free hit that went waste and then bowled off a slower ball. Rishabh Pant is walking, Siraj breaks the partnership. DC 179/4 (18.2)

18.1: BEAMER FROM SIRAJ! Pant goes down on his knee and then slaps (in self preservation) it over fine leg for six.

After 18 overs, DC 171/3 (Stoinis 48, Pant 31): A good over in the circumstances from Udana. Conceded one boundary as Pant went big on the offside but 10 runs overall is alright. Stoinis getting close to a half century.

After 17 overs, DC 161/3 (Stoinis 46, Pant 25): More anger from Stoinis. He is not happy with Pant for refusing a two. RCB though cannot effect an runout with Stoinis showing his displeasure instead of getting back to the crease. Pant follows that up with a six down the ground and the a four behind square on leg side. Worth refusing the second eh? Big over for DC, it’s not been Saini’s day.

CORRECTION: After 16 overs, DC 143/3: What a comeback this is turning into for Siraj. Attempted big hits from both Stoinis and Pant, not quite going anywhere. Siraj has figures of 1/21 in 3. Pant needs a few boundaries now, batting on 14 off 15 balls.

After 15 overs, DC 134/3: STOINIS ANGRY. The Aussie is seemingly not pleased that Saini didn’t apologise for the beamer. The free hit is hit for four. Next ball, Chahal drops a catch in the deep (what’s he doing fielding there?).

OUCH: STOINIS NEEDS TREATMENT. Twice in two matches now that Saini has got a yorker so wrong that he has brought out the opponent’s physios. Tewatia then, Stoinis now. It’s been a good over so far Delhi with Stoinis hitting a six and four. Length ball was sent for a six on the leg-side, a full ball smacked down the ground. DC 129/3, 14.4 overs.

Saini comes back...

After 14 overs, DC 117/3 (Pant 13, Stoinis 16): A massive six! Stoinis pounces on a short ball and sends it soaring over midwicket for a maximum. Moeen tries too hard to keep the ball away from the batsman’s reach by bowling a couple of wides. Stoinis then smashes own down the ground when Ali overcorrects. Superb over for Delhi.

After 13 overs, DC 102/3 (Pant 11, Stoinis 5): A good shot over midwicket by Pant as he takes on Chahal and hits a four. A superb slower one, if you will, from Chahal to finish the over. Saw Pant advancing and slowed it down to early 70ks. Brilliant battle. Chahal couldn’t take a high return at the start of the over when Stoinis drove one back.

After 12 overs, DC 94/3 (Pant 5, Stoinis 1): Another RCB bowler striking in his first over. A good start to the campaign for Moeeon Ali.

WICKET! Devdutt Padikkal continues to impress in this tournament, this time a superb catch in the boundary line. Shreyas Iyer dismissed. Moeen Ali strikes.

After 11 overs, DC 88/2 (Shreyas 10, Pant 3): Two new batsmen in, Kohli brings back Chahal. DC had to either play him out or go after when not set. The former happens. Good over.

After 10 overs, DC 84/2 (Shreyas 8, Pant 1) WICKET! Now. Dhawan’s gone, caught at long on. Udana strikes when brought back into the attack. The bat turned in the hand for Dhawan and he never got any timing on that. Out for 32 off 28 balls. The post-powerplay has phase has belonged to RCB. 21 runs in the last four. Great work by the bowlers.

Udana back into the attack...

After 9 overs, DC 78/1 (Dhawan 29, Iyer 6): Another good over for RCB. Siraj has made a nice comeback here.

After 8 overs, DC 75/1 (Dhawan 27, Iyer 5): End of a superb spell of bowling by Washington. 0/20 in his 4 overs. Just one boundary conceded. A happy birthday indeed.

After 7 overs, DC 72/1 (Dhawan 25, Iyer 4): Except the unexpected in the IPL. Returning to the side, in his first over of the tournament, Siraj takes the big wicket. Short ball, Shaw can only guide it on to ABD behind the stumps. DC 68/1. Iyer comes in and hits a first-ball four.

PICTURE PERFECT: What a shot this was by Shaw!

After 6 overs, DC 63/0 (Shaw 42, Dhawan 20): A superb powerplay for Delhi comes to an end. Another four for Shaw in that over as Washington finished his 3rd in the powerplay. He has conceded just 17 runs but the runs have flowed from the other end.

After 5 overs, DC 53/0 (Shaw 33, Dhawan 19): An expensive first over from Chahal. Shaw hits a brilliant sweep down the ground for six.

After 4 overs, DC 35/0 (Shaw 22, Dhawan 12): Another superb over by Washington. Got some turn and bounce too. Shaw almost gloved one to the keeper. Just four singles.

After 3 overs, DC 31/0 (Shaw 20, Dhawan 10) SHOT! First six of the night. Sensational from Shaw, gave himself room and hit it over cover off Saini. The over started with a four for Dhawan. Superb start for Delhi.

Saini into the attack...

After 2 overs, DC 17/0 (Shaw 13, Dhawan 3): A superb first over by Washington Sundar, who celebrates his birthday today. Loves bowling in the powerplay and starts off with conceding just three singles. Flighted one outside off to deceive Dhawan brilliantly once in that over.

After 1 over, DC 14/0 (Shaw 12, Dhawan 1): Superb start by Prithvi Shaw. Three boundaries in the first over, all on the leg side. Two pull shots sandwiched by a flick through midwicket. Still in the first over, he picked up the length and pace really well.

7.30 pm: Who’s going to go to the top of the table tonight? Here we go... Udana to Shaw...

7.23 pm: DC have a new jersey, by the way.

7.20 pm: Confirmation of playing XIs:

RCB XI: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (W), Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

DC XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (W), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Harshal Patel

7.19 pm: This is how the teams have fared in the tournament so far...

TEAM NEWS: Forced change for both sides...

RCB: Zampa (not fit) and Gurkeerat out, Moeen and Siraj in

DC: Mishra out (ruled out of tournament), Axar comes back

Here’s how the points table looks ahead of the clash:

TOSS NEWS: Virat Kohli wins the toss and opts to bowl first.

6.53 pm: Some disappointing news for DC ahead of today’s match. Amit Mishra has been ruled out of IPL.

Statement: 

Delhi Capitals’ leg-spinner Amit Mishra has been ruled out for the remainder of the current season of the Dream11 Indian Premier League. The 37-year-old sustained a flexor tendon injury to the ring finger of his bowling hand whilst attempting to take a return catch off his bowling during Delhi Capitals’ match against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah on 3rd October 2020. Mishra will now consult with a specialist over the next few days to determine the most appropriate course of management for this unfortunate injury.

Everyone at Delhi Capitals wishes him a speedy recovery.

6.45 pm: Virat Kohli’s tactical acumen will be put to test against Shreyas Iyer’s unassuming but dynamic brand of captaincy when the two of the most impressive teams of IPL 2020 – Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals – face each other in Dubai on Monday.

Both DC and RCB have looked solid so far and are placed well in the standings with three wins out of four games each.

Read RCB vs DC preview here.

6.40 pm: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match No 19 in the Indian Premier League 2020. Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals. No 3 vs No 2 on the points table!

And as the Star Sports opening montage said: “Dubai hosting the match between Delhi’s boy and the Delhi boys...”