Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, Indian Premier League, 2021 Full score card

SIX! WOW, JUST WOW! What a finish to this match! Srikar Bharat hits a biggie on the last ball to take his team through! Khan serves a full toss, on middle. Srikar Bharat lofts it high in the night sky and the ball goes just over the long on fielder for a maximum! BANGALORE WIN THE MATCH BY 7 WICKETS!

Wide! Khan errs in his line and length. A full toss, way down leg. Wide called! 5 runs needed from the last ball! Who will keep his nerve? Avesh Khan or Srikar Bharat?

A yorker, around off. Srikar Bharat digs it out to long on and the fielder there fumbles and concedes one extra run. 6 needed off one ball!

Swing and a miss! A DOT BALL! Full ball, outside off. Srikar Bharat looks to slog but he misses.

NOT OUT! Leg bye! A yorker, down leg. Glenn Maxwell looks to heave it away but he misses and gets hit low on his pads. Avesh Khan appeals but the umpire says no. Rishabh Pant opts for the review! The Ball Tracker shows that the ball pitched outside leg and Delhi lose their review!

Review time! Rishabh Pant takes the review for this appeal for LBW against Maxwell. Nothing on UltraEdge as per the replays. Ball Tracker shows that the ball had pitched outside leg. Will be not out.

Glenn Maxwell brings up his fifty! Good-length ball, outside off. Maxwell drags it to wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

FOUR! BANG! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Glenn Maxwell gets under it and drives it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary. 11 needed off 5 balls!

Swing and a miss! Full toss, outside off. Srikar Bharat slashes at it but fails to get any bat on it. 15 runs needed off the last over!

Short ball, around off. Glenn Maxwell moves across and looks to pull but fails to middle it and the ball goes towards deep square leg. Bangalore get to 150! A single taken!

Well bowled! Full and wide. Srikar Bharat digs it out to cover. The batters take a run.

Short of a length, around off. Glenn Maxwell drags it to deep mid-wicket and takes a run.

Play and a miss! Back of a length, outside off. Glenn Maxwell looks to slash hard but he misses.

Good-length ball, around off. Srikar Bharat punches it to cover and takes a quick single.

FOUR! There is the boundary that Bangalore were looking for! Khan bangs it into the deck, outside off. Maxwell looks to cut but it goes off the top edge and the ball flies over the keeper for a boundary. 19 runs needed from 12 balls.

Anrich Nortje to bowl the penultimate over. 3-0-20-2 are his figures so far.

Back of a length, outside off. Srikar Bharat heaves it to mid-wicket for a single.

Length ball, outside off. Srikar Bharat gets under it and whips it to wide of long on for another couple.

Full ball, around off. Srikar Bharat drills it past the bowler and collects a couple of runs.

EDGY! A length ball, around off. Srikar Bharat looks to run it down to third man but it takes the inside edge and the ball goes towards Kagiso Rabada at fine leg. Two taken!

Back of a length, on leg. Maxwell tucks it to fine leg for a run.

A full toss, on off. Glenn Maxwell drills it to long on and takes a single. 31 runs needed from 18 balls.

Clever batting from Bharat! Good-length ball, around off. Srikar Bharat pushes it to cover for a run.

Avesh Khan returns into the attack. He has given only 4 runs off his 2 overs so far.

SIX! SMASHED! A slower ball, on a length, just outside off. Srikar Bharat tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!

Length ball, outside off. Srikar Bharat looks to go over cover but it goes off the outer half of the bat to wide of third man for a couple.

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Glenn Maxwell hits it to mid off and collects a run.

FOUR! Nicely done! Full ball, on middle and leg. Maxwell whips it towards deep square leg for a boundary.

Good-length ball, around off. Glenn Maxwell miscues his heave towards long on. The batters take a run. 46 runs needed off 24 balls.

Strategic Time-Out! What a game this is turning out to be. It looked like Delhi have choked Bangalore out of this game with their bowling in the middle overs, but the duo of Bharat and Maxwell have cut loose and have had a couple of great last 4-5 overs. Now, they need 46 more in the last 4 overs and would be looking to go hard and win their final group game. Delhi have a fantastic death bowling assortment that includes Nortje, Khan, and Rabada. Let's see where this game goes. Kagiso Rabada (3-0-22-0) is back into the attack.

FOUR! WHACKED! Slower ball, shorter in length, outside off. Glenn Maxwell sees the width, stands tall and smokes it over cover for a boundary.

Back of a length, outside off. Srikar Bharat cuts it to sweeper cover for one.

Wide! Patel spills this one down leg. Srikar Bharat lets it be. Wided!

In the air...safe! Maxwell survives! Length ball, around off. Glenn Maxwell looks to play the reverse-sweep but it goes off the toe end and the ball goes just over Anrich Nortje at point. One taken!

Short of a length, around off. Srikar Bharat flat-bats it to long on for a run.

Excellent running! Srikar Bharat brings up his fifty! Length ball, on leg. Bharat tucks it to wide of long on for a couple of runs.

Change. Ripal Patel comes back on.

FOUR! That brings up the 50-run stand between these two as well! Maxwell has decided to turn it on! Around off, on a length, Glenn Maxwell camps back and spanks this one through mid-wicket. The ball speeds away to the ropes. 12 off the over. 57 needed in the last 30 balls!

Direct hit would have had him! Slower ball, on middle and off, Bharat knocks this to mid-wicket and takes off for a run. The man has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. Had he hit, Srikar Bharat would be running back to the shed.

Outside off, on a length, Srikar Bharat guides this one through backward point. The man at third man runs to his right and stops the ball. The batters collect two.

Around off, Glenn Maxwell pulls this to the left of mid-wicket for one.

Short this time, on middle, Glenn Maxwell makes room and looks to cut it away but misses.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! The work out on the field in the last over has been very poor. A short ball, on middle and leg, Glenn Maxwell gets inside the line and powers this towards the fine leg region. Prithvi Shaw runs to his right, but lets the ball past him to the ropes.

Anrich Nortje (2-0-8-2) comes back into the attack.

DROPPED BY ASHWIN NOW! Glenn Maxwell is handed two lives. Can this come back and harm Delhi? This is bowled slightly fuller, around off, Glenn Maxwell swings across the line and only manages an outside edge. The ball goes ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin at short third man, who dives forward but drops a dolly. 11 off this one. 69 needed in 36 balls!

On middle, punched to covers.

On middle and off, Glenn looks to reverse-sweep but gets an inside edge on his pad.

FOUR! Another one! Maxwell is turning it on now! Fuller, around off, Glenn Maxwell gets low, reverse-hits this one through covers and the ball speeds away to the ropes.

FOUR! Lovely! On middle and leg, fuller, Glenn Maxwell reverse-sweeps this one over short third man and he gets a boundary.

DROPPED BY IYER! Oh my goodness. Should have been taken. It went high in the air but it should have been pouched. Shorter, around off, Glenn Maxwell slams this one to the deep mid-wicket region but does not time it all that well. Shreyas Iyer runs forward, keeps his eyes on the ball, takes it too, but the ball pops out. Two taken.

FOUR! Cleverly done by Bharat. He just used the pace of KG! Slightly shorter, outside off, Srikar Bharat waits for it, opens up the face of his blade, and guides this one to the third man fence for a boundary. 10 off this one. 80 more needed in 42 balls!

In the air...safe! A tough chance and Ripal Patel is not able to snare this. Around off, on a fullish length, Srikar Bharat makes some room and slams this one over the cover region. Patel backtracks, but the ball lands ahead of him. Two taken.

A pacy full ball, on middle and leg, Maxwell knocks this towards mid off for one.

Slower one, on a length outside off, Srikar Bharat guides this one to third man for a run.

Full on off, eased through covers for one.

Short this time, this one lands and spits up off the surface. Srikar Bharat looks to defend but the ball takes the gloves and goes to the off side. The batters sneak one.

Kagiso Rabada (2-0-12-0) comes back to bowl.

Flatter, on middle and leg, pulled to deep square leg for one. 9 off this one and Bangalore need 90 more from 48 balls.

SIX! What a top shot from Bharat! Axar Patel tosses this one up, lands it fuller around middle, Srikar Bharat skips down and hammers this one over the bowler's head for a biggie.

On middle and leg, this is hit through the line towards mid-wicket for one.

Right in the blockhole from Patel and Maxwell only manages to dig this one out.

Fuller, outside off, Glenn Maxwell gets low and looks to play the reverse-hit shot but fails to connect.

On middle, hit towards Shreyas Iyer at deep mid-wicket for a run.

5 off this over! On middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Around off, on a length, Glenn Maxwell slams this one hard towards the long on region but it lands short of the fielder there. One taken.

Fuller, around off, punched down the ground towards long off for one.

On middle, SB gets low and heaves this, but only manages to find the man at short fine leg.

On a length, on middle and leg, knocked through square leg for one.

WIDE. Short, way outside off, left alone.

Outside off, shorter, Maxwell looks to cut but misses.

Loopy ball, around off. Glenn Maxwell lofts it to long on, on the bounce. A single to end the over.

Flatter ball, on off. Srikar Bharat taps it to point and collects a quick run.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Srikar Bharat goes inside-out this time! Tossed up, around off. Srikar Bharat makes room on the off side and lofts it over cover for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! This is a huge wicket for Delhi as Axar Patel gets the big fish! Patel hurls a half-tracker, around off. AB mistimes his pull as the ball hurries onto him, it takes the splice of the bat and lobs up in the air towards Shreyas Iyer at deep mid-wicket who gulps it down.

Tossed up, on off. AB de Villiers pushes it to cover.

The man on fire, Glenn Maxwell strides out now! Also, it has now been confirmed that Kolkata have made their way into the playoffs as in the other game between Mumbai and Hyderabad, the latter have crossed the run mark of 65, which means that it is the end of the road for Mumbai in this season's competition.

Flatter ball, on leg. Srikar Bharat is cramped for room and he blocks it to point for a run.

FOUR! A good end to the over for Bangalore and AB finally gets hold of this one! Length ball, in the slot, outside off. AB gets low and hits it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Short of a length, around off. Srikar Bharat tucks it to the leg side for a run.

Strategic Time-Out! After a great start by Delhi where they removed both the Bangalore openers, AB de Villiers and Rajat Patidar have steadied things nicely. Bangalore need 111 more in 66 balls and will be hoping that this duo picks up the pace in the coming overs. Delhi will be looking to remove AB de Villiers firstly and then, build on the same.

Back of a length, outside off. Srikar Bharat cuts hard but finds the point fielder.

Full ball, outside off. AB de Villiers gets low and slices it to sweeper cover to collect a run.

Slower ball, fuller in length, outside off. AB de Villiers drives but finds the cover fielder.

Slower ball, on a length, around off. AB de Villiers punches it to mid off.

A half-tracker, outside off. AB de Villiers stays back and cuts it to sweeper cover for one.

Change in bowling. Ripal Patel is introduced into the attack!

Floated, down leg. Srikar Bharat miscues his sweep and the ball hits the keeper's pads. The ball rolls away and they take a run.

Flatter ball, darted on the pads. AB de Villiers works it to long on for a single.

SIX! WOW! What a clean strike! Tossed up, around off. AB de Villiers shimmies down and sends it way over the long on region for a biggie!

A tad short, outside off. AB de Villiers pulls it wide of long on to collect a couple.

Flatter ball, on off. AB de Villiers skips down and blocks it.

Rabada bangs it into the deck, outside off. Srikar Bharat looks to cut it but fails to get any bat on it.

Change. Ravichandran Ashwin to roll his arm now.

Short of a length, outside off. AB de Villiers runs it down to third man to collect a single.

FOUR! Nicely done! Back of a length, on middle. AB de Villiers stays back and whips it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Length ball, around off. Srikar Bharat pushes it uppishly towards mid off and takes a run.

Excellent delivery! Good-length ball, outside off. Srikar Bharat has a poke at it but he misses.

Good-length ball, outside off. Srikar Bharat taps it to third man for a couple of runs.

BEATEN! Length ball, outside off, shaping away slightly. AB de Villiers looks to drive on the up but the ball zips past his outside edge. Just 2 runs off the over and Bangalore are 29/2 at the end of the Powerplay.

Back of a length, around off. AB de Villiers looks to carve it through the covers but it takes the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket.

Well bowled! Khan bangs it into the deck, outside off. AB de Villiers looks to cut but he misses.

Good-length ball, around off. AB de Villiers defends it to cover.

Length ball, around off. Srikar Bharat taps it to cover and takes a quick run. The fielder at cover fails to collect the ball cleanly and so the batters complete the run with ease.

Back of a length, outside off. AB de Villiers runs it down to third man for a run.

PLAY AND A MISS! On a length, wider outside off, Srikar Bharat looks to push this but misses. A good start by Rabada too, just 4 off it.

Around off on a length, AB de Villiers knocks this through mid-wicket for one.

Yorker on middle, AB digs this one out to mid on.

On middle, flicked through square leg for one.

Around off and middle, AB nudges this to the leg side. The batters scamper through for the single. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end but it is missed. Bharat would have been in though.

Rabada starts off with a back-of-a-length delivery, just outside off, gently dabbed to third man for one.

Kagiso Rabada comes into the attack now.

12 off Axar's first over! On off, eased down to long off for one.

FOUR! Bharat finds the gap now! A clever shot. Tossed up, on middle, Srikar Bharat gets low and sweeps this one in between square leg and short fine leg and the ball speeds away to the ropes.

SIX! The first of this run chase. Bharat is looking to attack Patel! Fuller, floated, around off, Srikar Bharat skips down and tonks this one over the long off fence for a biggie.

Fuller, around off, de Villiers pushes this through mid off for a single.

Flatter this time, around off, it lands and spins away, AB waits for it and then dabs it to the off side.

Axar Patel comes to bowl.

Fuller, around off, AB pushes it back to Patel.

On middle, whipped to deep square leg for a run.

A good short ball, on middle, SB mistimes his pull behind square on the leg side, but, luckily for him, it lands short of the man. One run.

AB de Villiers gets off the mark! Length ball, on off. AB pushes it to cover and scampers through for a single. Shreyas Iyer at covers collects the ball but misses his shy at the bowler's end.

Srikar Bharat finally gets off the mark on his sixth delivery! Yorker, around off, Bharat jams this one out to mid on for a quick single.

WIDE. Fuller, down the leg side, the flick is missed.

Good-length delivery, around off, pushed to point.

AB de Villiers walks out to bat.

OUT! CAUGHT! Nortje strikes yet again and Kohli's hot and cold tournament continues on! He looked to force the issue but that proves to be his undoing. Both the Bangalore openers have walked off for tame scores. A pacy delivery from the Protea, at 146 clicks, around off, on a length, Virat Kohli looks to whip this to the leg side but the ball catches the leading edge. It goes high in the air behind the mid-wicket region. Kagiso Rabada calls for it and he has a safe pair of hands to send the captain of Bangalore back.

Very well bowled! Just 2 off Khan's first over! A short ball, around off, Srikar Bharat moves back and looks to ramp but misses.

WIDE. Short, wide, outside off, Srikar Bharat looks to slash it away but misses. Wide signalled.

Length around off, Bharat drives this, but straight to the mid off fielder.

On off, SB pushes it back to Avesh.

Good-length ball, on off, Bharat pushes this to covers.

Around off, on a length, Virat Kohli looks to drive but the ball takes the outer half and flies to third man for a run.

A loud shout for LBW but it is turned down! On a length, around middle and leg, Virat Kohli looks to flick this to the leg side but he misses and gets hit on the knee roll. A very loud appeal by Khan and the Delhi players for LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Khan has a word with Pant, but the skipper does not take the review. Looked to be sliding down leg.

Avesh Khan will bowl from the other end.

Leg bye. On the pads, VK looks to tuck but misses and the ball takes the pad and goes to the leg side. One leg bye is  taken. A great start by Nortje, 4 and a wicket off it!

Srikar Bharat walks out to bat.

OUT! CAUGHT! A golden duck for Devdutt Padikkal! Not how he would have envisioned playing in this game. This was catching practice for Ashwin in the deep and the first wicket falls in the very first over for Bangalore. Anrich Nortje hurls across a short ball, around off, Devdutt Padikkal sways away and plays the ramp shot towards third man pretty late. It is not too well timed and Ravichandran Ashwin does not move an inch to pouch this.

Outside off, Kohli taps this towards point for one.

Short of a length, around off, Virat looks to defend this but misses and gets hit high on the pad.

Good-length, around off, Kohli pushes this to covers.

Bangalore and Virat Kohli are off the mark! Good running to kick things off from these two. Back of a length, around off, Virat Kohli goes back and guides this to third man. The batters run well and hard to come back for the second run.

OUT! CAUGHT! A wicket on the last ball of the innings! Siraj gets his second and he bowls a brilliant last over! He bowls a full toss, around off, Shimron Hetmyer looks to power this one over the deep mid-wicket fence but he does not have enough juice on this shot. The skipper, Virat Kohli runs to his right in the deep and takes a great catch. DELHI END ON 164/5!

Siraj runs in and serves a short ball, around off, Shimron Hetmyer goes back and looks to pull but misses his shot.

Fuller, around off, hit hard to the left of the long off fielder for a run.

FOUR! What a cracking shot. Perfect whip. A low full toss, on middle, Ripal Patel stands his ground, moves his front leg away, and clips this one through mid-wicket for a boundary.

That was struck hard! Fuller, around off, Shimron Hetmyer slaps this one back towards Siraj, who does well to get out of the way. The batters take one.

Top start by Siraj! The perfect yorker, at the base of off and middle, Shimron Hetmyer only manages to dig this one out back to Siraj.

Two dots to end the over! Fuller, slower, outside off, RP again looks for the big shot but misses.

Fantastic slower ball! It is bowled on off and middle, angling in, Ripal Patel swings his blade across the line but misses due to the slowness and the ball goes over the middle pole to Srikar Bharat.

WIDE. Another one. Slipped down the leg side, Ripal leaves it untouched. Wided.

WIDE. Slower this time, way outside off, Ripal flashes but misses. Wide signalled.

Full toss this time, outside off, hit down towards long off for one.

SIX! Powerful hit from the West Indian! 150 up for Delhi! In the slot, around off, Shimron Hetmyer steps across and just thumps this one over long on.

Slower ball, around off, chipped towards long on for a run.

One Patel gets the better of the other here! A laser-guided yorker on off, Ripal looks to dig it out but gets an inside edge, onto the pad.

FOUR! Not the best delivery from Siraj. He hurls across a full toss, around off, Hetmyer makes room and slaps this one past point. Shahbaz Ahmed runs to his right in the deep, slides, but fumbles and lets the ball touch the ropes. They are checking if this is a waist high full toss but the umpire has a look and it is only gestured as a boundary. 7 runs and a wicket off this over!

Back of a length, around off, guided to short third man for one by Patel. He gets off the mark!

Ripal Patel walks out to bat.

OUT! TAKEN! Easily done by Dan Christian in the deep and Iyer holes out this time! A wicket at the right time for Bangalore. Siraj runs in and hurls a full toss, he was probably looking for another yorker. It is on middle, Shreyas Iyer heaves this one towards long on, but does not time this one well. Dan Christian does not move an inch and gulps this one down.

Another great delivery from Miyaan Magic! Hurls across a yorker, way outside off, Iyer fails to dig this one out.

Leg bye. Well bowled by Siraj! He serves a fuller ball, on the pads, SH misses his flick. The ball ricochets off the pads to the off side. The batters sneak in a leg bye.

A full toss, outside off, Shreyas Iyer slaps this to sweeper cover for one.

Mohammed Siraj (2-0-13-0) comes back into the attack.

Devdutt Padikkal saves a couple of runs for his team! Fuller, pacy this time, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer moves across and punches this one through covers. Padikkal runs to his left in the deep, slides and stops the ball. Two taken. 8 off the over.

Slower, length, way outside off, Shimron Hetmyer swings his blade at this but fails to connect.

Shreyas Iyer hits this one hard down towards long on for a run.

WIDE. Down the leg side, Iyer misses his flick.

Slower in pace, on a length on the pads, clipped through square leg for an easy couple.

In the air...safe! A full toss, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer shuffles and hits this via the toe end of this blade down the ground. The fielder at long off collects this one on the bounce. One taken.

A full toss, on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for one.

Around off, smashed to the left of long on for a run. 6 from this over!

Outside off on a length, Shreyas taps this one to Chahal at short third man. Iyer wants a run, but is rightly sent back.

Two is the call from Shimron but they only get one! On middle, worked through mid-wicket for one.

Short of a length, around off, Iyer knocks this to the square leg region and runs hard for the first. He wants the second too but it is not available on this occasion.

Another off pace delivery, around off, Iyer drives this one through covers and comes back for the second run.

Slower, fuller, around off, eased to the mid off region.

Full ball, outside off. Shimron Hetmyer drives but finds the cover fielder. 16 runs off the over!

Length ball, on the pads. Iyer clips it to deep square leg for a run.

FOUR! WOW! What a shot! Excellent use of the bottom hand! Back of a length, outside off. Shreyas Iyer stays back and whacks it to the right of the long on fielder. Glenn Maxwell runs there and puts in a dive but the ball goes past him and into the fence!

Good-length ball, on leg. Shimron Hetmyer tucks it to the leg side for a single.

SIX! Shimron Hetmyer looks in the groove! Another ball in the slot, around middle. Hetmyer clears his front leg and sends it sailing over long on for a biggie!

FOUR! SMASHED! Length ball, around off. Shimron Hetmyer hangs back and hits it past the mid off fielder for a boundary.

Fuller in length, around middle. Shimron Hetmyer drills it to long on for a single.

Tossed up, down leg. Shimron Hetmyer looks to sweep but he misses and gets hit on his glove.

Tossed up, down leg. Shimron Hetmyer blocks it out.

Strategic Time-Out! Bangalore have done well to pull things back here. They have removed 3 batters which also includes the big wicket of Pant and they will be looking to build on the same. For Delhi, Shreyas Iyer and Shimron Hetmyer hold the key and they will look to settle in and then go hard.

Tossed up, on off. Shreyas Iyer drives it to long off for a run.

An appeal for LBW but turned down by the umpire! Flatter ball, on off. Shimron Hetmyer looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge to short third man. The batters look for a run. Mohammed Siraj collects and has a shy at the non-striker's end but he misses. Had he hit, Hetmyer was a goner.

Flatter ball, on middle. Shreyas Iyer whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Length ball, around off. Shimron Hetmyer taps it to point. Just 3 runs and a wicket off this over!

BEATEN! Good-length ball, shaping away from outside off. Shimron Hetmyer looks to poke at it but he misses.

Shimron Hetmyer is the new man in!

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! This is a huge wicket in the context of the game as the dangerous Rishabh Pant departs! Good-length ball, angling away from off. Pant looks to cut but gets cramped for room and it goes off the outside edge to the keeper, Srikar Bharat who pouches it.

Good-length ball, on middle. Rishabh Pant swivels and whips it to deep square leg. Harshal Patel runs across to his right and he puts in a dive and saves two runs for his side.

Play and a miss! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Pant skips down to slog but he misses.

Length ball, on the pads. Shreyas Iyer clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Change. Dan Christian is into the attack!

Flatter ball, outside off. Rishabh Pant stays back and cuts it past the cover fielder for a couple. Dan Christian runs across to his right and keeps it down to two.

Iyer is off the mark! Chahal tosses it up, on off. Iyer hits it staright and the ball hits the stumps at the non-striker's end. The ball deflects towards long on and the batters take a run.

Floated, around off. Shreyas Iyer hits it back to the bowler.

Flatter ball, around off. Rishabh Pant cuts it to deep cover for a run.

Shreyas Iyer walks out.

OUT! TAKEN! Yuzvendra Chahal has the last laugh as he gets his man! He tosses it up nicely, around off. Shaw reaches out and looks to go over extra cover. The ball goes off the outer half of the bat and it loops up in the air towards George Garton at sweeper cover, who takes a juggling catch. The umpires want to confirm if this is a clean catch and refer this upstairs but the replays confirm the legality of this catch. Both the openers of Delhi go back quickly!

Is this a clean catch? George Garton signals that he has taken this cleanly. One replay is enough to see that he took this cleanly. Shaw will have to walk back.

SIX! BANG! Shaw breaks the shackles! Tossed up, on off, in the slot. Shaw gets down on his knee and slog-sweeps it way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!

Length ball, down leg. Shaw hangs back and tickles it to fine leg for a single.

Back of a length outside off. Rishabh Pant punches it to sweeper cover to collect a run.

Another slower ball, around off. Pant pushes it to cover.

FOUR! What a way to get off the mark! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Rishabh Pant drives it past the mid off fielder for a boundary.

Length ball, on the pads. Shaw works it behind square on the leg side for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! It is that man again, Harshal Patel who strikes for Bangalore when his team needs a breakthrough! He gets his 30th wicket of this season too. Delhi lose their first wicket! Patel serves a slower ball, on a length, around off. Dhawan skips down and looks to go over mid off but it goes off the toe end of the bat and it skies towards Dan Christian at mid off. He settles under it and takes a good catch

The skipper, Rishabh Pant walks out into the middle!

Flatter, on the pads, nudged to the leg side for one. At the halfway mark, Delhi are at 88/0!

Around off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! BANG! What a shot from Shaw. Great use of the feet too! Tossed up, fuller around off, Prithvi Shaw dances down the track and cracks this one over the long off fence for a biggie.

Fuller, outside off, Shikhar Dhawan makes room and lofts this to the right of the long off fielder. One run.

A couple now! Tossed up, outside off, Dhawan gets low and sweeps this to the right of fine leg for a brace.

Flatter, around off, Shikhar keeps this one out.

Outside off, sliced to third man for a run. 9 off Patel's first over!

SIX! Dhawan is hitting them very well. The boundaries are flowing very nicely. Slightly fuller, around off, Shikhar Dhawan moves to the off side slightly and whips this one towards deep square leg. Shahbaz Ahmed tries to scalp this out of the air but it goes over him.

Length around off, Shaw clips this through mid-wicket for one.

On middle, hit to mid-wicket for one.

Short of a length, around off, Shikhar Dhawan again comes down and swings at this but it was too close to cut it away and so, Dhawan misses.

Harshal Patel starts with a slower back-of-a-length delivery, around middle and leg, Dhawan shimmies down and looks to work this to the leg side but gets hit on the pad.

Harshal Patel comes to bowl.

FOUR! That is such a good shot from Shaw. Delhi are going along nicely here. Floated, fuller, outside off, Prithvi Shaw gets low and tonks this one over covers for a one-bounce boundary.

Flatter, around off, SD swivels and hooks this to deep square leg for one.

Shaw skips down the track to get to the pitch of the delivery and smacks this to long on for a run.

Flatter, on the pads, nudged to square leg for a quick single.

Fuller this time, tossed up, around off, Prithvi Shaw gets low and slog-sweeps this one towards the long on region. The man runs to his right in the deep and stops the ball. One run.

Chahal starts with a flatter delivery, on middle, Dhawan taps this towards mid-wicket for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack.

Leg bye! A very good over by Siraj, just 4 off it! On the pads, on a length, Dhawan misses his nudge and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away to the leg side and they take a leg bye.

Siraj goes fuller on this occasion, it is around off, Shaw makes room and then hits this one to third man for one.

Good-length delivery around off, Shaw pushes this one back to Siraj.

Again, sticks with the short length, around off this time, Prithvi Shaw awkwardly fends this one out.

On middle, shortish, nudged to the leg side for one.

A good delivery! Short of a length, around off, angling in, Prithvi Shaw looks to flick but the ball takes the outside edge and goes to third man for one.

Strategic Time-Out! Delhi have got off to a flier and the good thing for them is that they haven't lost any wicket in the Powerplay and started strong! Bangalore would be looking to pick up wickets and get back into this game! Mohammed Siraj (1-0-10-0) comes back into the attack now.

FOUR! Poor fielding from Harshal Patel! This should have been stopped. On a fuller length, on middle and leg, this is flicked nicely by Dhawan towards the short fine leg region. Patel runs to his left, dives, but the ball goes underneath him to the ropes. Delhi are 55/0 at the end of the Powerplay!

Leg bye. On the pads, Shaw looks to pull but the ball takes the pad and goes to the leg side. The batters take a leg bye.

FOUR! 50 up for Delhi! Shaw is playing some very good looking strokes. Pitched up, outside off, Prithvi Shaw drives this one crisply in between extra cover and mid off. Glenn Maxwell gives this a chase but the ball wins the race to the ropes.

George Garton sees Dhawan charging down the track and serves this short and on middle, Dhawan adjusts quickly and pulls this to deep square leg for one.

Around off, on a length, Dhawan pushes this to the cover fielder this time.

On a length, on middle, nudged to the leg side.

Tossed up, outside off. Prithvi Shaw shimmies down yet again and drives it on the up past the cover fielder for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Top shot! Flatter and quicker, around off. Prithvi Shaw skips down and drives it past the diving extra cover fielder. AB de Villiers at mid off gives it a chase but the ball wins.

Flatter ball, around off. Shikhar Dhawan miscues his cut shot and the ball goes to short third man. The batters cross for a run.

SIX! BANG! Maxwell strays on the pads. Dhawan gets down on his knee and sweeps it over the deep square leg region for a biggie!

A half-tracker, around off. Prithvi Shaw mistimes his pull and the ball falls just short of the deep mid-wicket fielder. A single taken.

Nicely tossed up, on middle. Prithvi Shaw turns it to mid-wicket.

Back of a length, just outside off. Dhawan stays back and runs it to the short third man fielder.

Length ball, strayed on the pads. Shaw flicks it to deep square leg. The fielder in the deep runs to his right and keeps it to one.

Good-length ball, around off. Dhawan taps it to cover and scampers through for a single.

Length ball, on leg. Prithvi Shaw heaves it to deep square leg to collect a run.

Slower ball, on a length, on middle. Shikhar Dhawan tonks it to deep square leg for a single.

No ball! A very high full toss, above the waist. Dhawan skips down and looks to heave it but it goes off the splice of the bat towards backward point, who collects it on the bounce. Free Hit coming up!

Garton starts with a length ball, on middle. Shaw tickles it wide of the short fine leg fielder for a single.

Change. George Garton is into the attack.

Flatter ball, turning in from middle. Shaw tucks it to the leg side for a run.

Wide! Maxwell errs in line and spills it down leg. Prithvi Shaw misses his flick. Wided!

Tossed up, on middle. Dhawan drills it down the ground for a single now.

Flatter ball, on off. Prithvi Shaw whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Floated, around middle and leg. Shaw flicks it to mid-wicket.

A tad short, turning away, outside off. Dhawan turns it to the leg side for a single.

Tossed up, around off. Dhawan blocks it off the front foot.

In the air, but safe! Siraj bangs it into the deck, down leg. Dhawan miscues his pull and the ball goes to the left of the fine leg fielder. A single taken.

FOUR! What a shot! Length ball, on the pads. Shikhar Dhawan whips it off his pads, past the deep square leg fielder for a boundary.

BEAUTY! Length ball, around off, shaping away late. Dhawan looks to poke at it but the ball whistles past his outside edge.

Back of a length, around the fifth stump. Dhawan hangs back and guides it to short third man.

Back of a length, around off. Prithvi Shaw punches it to sweeper cover for one.

FOUR! GLORIOUS! Good-length ball, outside off. Prithvi Shaw frees his arms and drives it on the up past covers for a boundary.

Flatter ball, on middle and leg. Prithvi Shaw turns it to the leg side for a run. 10 runs off the first over!

Fuller, around off. Shikhar Dhawan taps it to point and takes a quick single.

FOUR! Width on offer, and Shikhar Dhawan is quick to pounce on it! Maxwell serves a full ball, outside off. Dhawan carves it past the mid off fielder for a boundary.

Mohammed Siraj to bowl from the other end.

Flatter ball, down leg. Shaw clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

A half-tracker, around off. Shikhar Dhawan flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. He too gets off the mark!

Shaw is off the mark! Flatter ball, on the pads. Shaw tucks it to mid-wicket for a run.

Wide! Maxwell sprays this one down leg. Prithvi Shaw misses his flick. Wided!

Let's get going, then! The Bangalore players are in a huddle and Virat Kohli is imparting some final words of wisdom, before the players spread out on the field. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw stride out into the middle to open the innings for Delhi. Spin to get things underway as Glenn Maxwell will bowl first-up. Here he comes...

The captain of Delhi, Rishabh Pant says that the wicket looks slightly dry and so, they are okay with batting. Says that they are looking to take one game at a time and just want to improve. Tells that they are going fine and do not have any such concerns. Informs that they are unchanged.

Virat Kohli, the skipper of Bangalore, says they will bowl first. Adds that the pitch looks dry and the pitch settles down in the latter half of the innings. Tells that adjusting to these surfaces has been key and they have been professional in doing so. States that Daniel Christian needed some time in the middle so he was sent to bat at number 3. Goes on to say that sometimes things go your way but sometimes they don't. Signs off by saying that they are unchanged going into this game.

Delhi (Unchanged Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Ripal Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan.

Bangalore (Unchanged Playing XI) - Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (WK), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Dan Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj.

It's TOSS time! Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have made their way out for the same. Kohli flips it and Pant calls tails, it lands heads though. BANGALORE WILL BOWL FIRST!

PITCH REPORT - Anjum Chopra and Matthew Hayden are down for the pitch report. The latter says that it is a dry surface and there are a lot of cracks as well on the pitch. Adds that the surface looks really hard. Tells that it will be an even contest between bat and ball. Signs off by saying that it looks like a much better pitch for batting.

Delhi are sitting at the top of the points table and by winning games consistently they have ensured that they will end the league stage by topping the points chart, irrespective of the outcome of this game. They are a well-balanced unit, having some world-class bowlers in their rank and they certainly are a team to beat in this edition. The only area of concern for them has been their top-order batting as the likes of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw haven't been up to the mark yet. Heading into the playoffs, they would be eager to polish areas like these and this game will surely give them an opportunity to do so. Will Bangalore be able to stop Delhi's juggernaut? We shall find that soon. Stay tuned for toss and further updates.

Bangalore had a very good chance of making it to the top 2 but it was Hyderabad who spoiled their party in the previous game and their chances of dethroning Chennai from the 2nd spot look very slim now. They would surely take some positives from that game but there are still some areas where they would look to improve on. Apart from Glenn Maxwell, their batting has been a touch inconsistent and that has and that also hampered their scoring rate. Their bowlers have delivered for them more often than not and it is upto their batters now to step up, especially against a very strong bowling unit of Delhi.

Hello folks! Welcome to the last league game of the Indian T20 League where Delhi will lock horns with Bangalore. The top 4 spots in the points table seem to be well and truly booked and it will be nothing short of a miracle if we see any changes in the top 4 of that table at the conclusion of this encounter. We are just a week away from the all-important final and things are heating up in UAE.

....Match Day....