END OF OVER:20 | 8 Runs | RCB: 174/6 | RR: 8.70
- Shahbaz Ahmed20 (12b)
- Anuj Rawat15 (22b)
- Anrich Nortje4-0-31-0
- Mustafizur Rahman3-0-41-0
5.09 pm See-saw innings for RCB. Kohli got them off to a brilliant start, but then the sequence of three wickets in three balls in the middle stunted their momentum badly and the curious decision to send in Rawat ahead of both Hasaranga and Parnell meant plenty of dot balls were chewed up with the two overseas never getting to face a ball. Will it cost RCB and allow Delhi to get their first victory of the 2023 season? Stay tuned for the start of the chase.
Delhi bowler Kuldeep Yadav: "The wicket was pretty much on the slower side so I was just trying to hit the right length. I bowled a couple of overs to Virat bhai, checking his initial movement. [On the wicket of Maxwell] He was going really well and I thought I can be the man to change the game from here. I believe in myself and we got him out and then next ball DK got out and we were back in the game. I'm just focusing on bowling in the right areas. We have a lot of games to go and I think I can probably break the 20 [wickets] mark. 175 is a good total. For spinners, it's not coming onto the bat. Once the spinners come on, we need to keep rotating the strike and that's the important thing."
PV: "You get Parnell for Willey to accommodate Hasaranga and then send Harshal and Rawat when the going was so bad. You got to wonder whats with RCB's strategies !"
Sazol: "Fizz not in good form.even in Bd squad he is no more auto choice.why delhi pick him."
Deepaja: "RCB should trust Wanindu more than this as a batter.He is a magician!! Either with the bat or ball."
JNK: "No sub is worse than Shaw, coming in for 3 balls only to get out on 0."
Sri: "I totally disagree with the opinions about Impact player. 160 isnt even a sub-par score in this ground. RCB had no option but send a proper batsman. On the other hand, Harshal was a very bad decision."
Manthan Jain: "The fact that hasaranga usually feasts on spinners makes this sub even worse....."
Rahoul Pote: "Unless Rawat not smashing 3 sixes in next 6 balls.. he will be worst sub for now "
END OF OVER:19 | 12 Runs | RCB: 166/6 | RR: 8.73
- Anuj Rawat13 (19b)
- Shahbaz Ahmed17 (9b)
- Mustafizur Rahman3-0-41-0
- Anrich Nortje3-0-25-0
Rishav: "They wasted Hasranga batting and wont get Karan Sharma bowling. Poor call to use impact sub as batsmen when Hasranga was left to bat"
The Fizz comes back over the wicket.
Mohd Irshad: "Honestly if you still have Hasranga and Parnell why would you get Rawat for this kind of innings. Karan sharma would have been really good during bowling."
The Fizz comes left-arm around the wicket to the lefty Shahbaz.
Varun Mishra: "Why bring in Anuj as an impact player when you have Wanindu in the XI. Should have given him a try first, he is a capable batsman"
The Fizz returns at the death.
END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs | RCB: 154/6 | RR: 8.55
- Anuj Rawat11 (17b)
- Shahbaz Ahmed7 (5b)
- Anrich Nortje3-0-25-0
- Kuldeep Yadav4-1-23-2
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs | RCB: 146/6 | RR: 8.58
- Shahbaz Ahmed7 (4b)
- Anuj Rawat4 (12b)
- Kuldeep Yadav4-1-23-2
- Lalit Yadav4-0-29-1
Prithvi: "Question: Since the impact player replaced a dismissed batsman, can RCB potentially have 12 batters coming out to bat ?" No. It means one of the bowlers won't bat. Still 10 wickets and only 11 bat.