Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals, IPL, 2024 Full score card

OUT! TIMBER! Yash Dayal finishes things off in style. He goes with the yorker, in the blockhole. Kuldeep Yadav tries to jam it out but misses. The ball sneaks through and crashes into the stumps. Bengaluru win the match by 47 runs.

Too full, in the blockhole as well. Ishant Sharma defends it from inside the crease.

A length ball, outside off, this one shapes back in sharply. Ishant Sharma looks to push it away but misses.

WIDE! Full but sliding down leg. Wide given.

Nails the yorker this time. Yadav taps it to point for one.

A length ball, around off, pushed out to mid off.

Slower one, on a length, angling across. Kuldeep Yadav looks to chase it but misses.

WIDE! Too full and too wide, outside off.

Length, outside off. Yadav carves it over covers for two runs.

Slower bumper, on top of leg. Ishant Sharma backs away and tries to play it late but misses.

Fuller one, on middle and leg. Ishant Sharma swings hard. It ctaches the under-edge and dies besides the stumps.

Ishant Sharma is the last man in for Delhi.

OUT! CAUGHT! A short ball, on the bodyline. Mukesh Kumar stays leg side and goes for the pull shot. It goes high in the air and does not even travel beyond the circle at mid-wicket. Mahipal Lomror takes the simplest of catches to get his side one step closer to victory.

Pace up, on a length, outside off. Mukesh Kumar looks to chase it but misses.

Shorter, around the hips. Yadav flicks it to fine leg for one.

Short one, on middle. Kumar slaps it down to long on and crosses.

Green dishes a length ball, around off, defended out.

A bumper this time, on off. Mukesh Kumar slams it down the park for one.

Back of a length, outside off, nips in a bit. Mukesh Kumar swings hard but misses.

WIDE! This is too wide and outside the tramline. Green has to reload this one.

Length, around off, blocked out.

Kuldeep Yadav pulls this short ball, to deep mid-wicket for one.

Green nails the yorker this time. Yadav jams it back to the bowler.

Slower and shorter, outside off. Yadav pushes it to backward point for one.

On the pads, clipped to the leg side for one.

Mukesh Kumar is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Yash Dayal picks up his second of the night. It is too full, wide outside off. Axar Patel throws his blade at it. The ball flies towards backward point. Faf du Plessis takes a sharp catch running back.

Good length, wide of off. Patel backs away and is unable to produce a shot here.

WIDE! Back of the hand delivery, but this one goes past the tramline outside off. Wide called.

Shortish this time, outside off. Axar Patel jams it to point, but straight to the fielder.

A juicy full toss on middle stump, this one dips and takes Axar Patel by surprise. Axar gets an inside edge into the inner thigh and that one will sting a bit.

Strategic break. Bengaluru have a firm grip in this run chase now. They just continued to grow in this innings and made sure they never really allow Delhi batters to settle in. Apart from Axar Patel, no other batter has been really able to express themselves out there in the middle. Also, Kuldeep Yadav walks in to bat now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rasikh Dar was doing a fine job until that ball and has now left Axar Patel with a lot to do. Cameron Green bowls it slightly back of a length and over the stumps, Dar comes down the pitch and looks to lift it straight back but gets a lot of height and not much distance. Will Jacks comes in a bit from long on and reverse cups it with ease. 61 needed now off 30 balls but Delhi have just three wickets in hand.

Hard length over middle and angling across, Axar Patel waits back and with a deft touch just runs it off the face of the bat down to third man for a single.

Back of a length and over off and middle, Rasikh Dar hops back and just nurdles it down on the leg side for a run.

Swing and a miss! Banged in short and outside the off stump, Rasikh Dar comes down the pitch to flat-bat it across the line but is well beaten.

In the air but it lands perfectly in the gap as well. Cameron Green bowls a heavy short ball and gets it at a difficult height over middle and off. Axar Patel is rushed as he looks to pull and miscues it badly around wide mid on. No fielder there and the batters get a single.

Good bowling! Takes some pace off this one and bowls it on a hard length around leg stump, Axar Patel backs away for the heave but is early in his shot and gets hit on the pads.

Pitched up full and quick around off stump, Rasikh Dar pushes it away to covers.

Bowled from around the stumps, on a hard length and angled into the pads, Axar Patel tucks it down to fine leg for a single.

Banged in short again over off stump, Rasikh Dar backs away and manages to play it down to third man for one more.

Quick and short trying to attack the body, Axar Patel stays back and just nudges it down on the leg side for a run.

A quick short ball over the stumps, Rasikh Dar gets inside the line of the ball and angles it down to fine leg on the bounce for a single.

FOUR! A bit untidy from Mohammed Siraj in the deep and Rasikh Dar collects a boundary. Banged in on a hard length and outside off, Dar charges down the track and flays it away behind deep point. Siraj runs around and dives it to grab the ball but his back foot touches the ropes when he rolls over.

SIX! FIFTY up for the Delhi skipper and this has been a fine lone hand so far from Axar Patel and he has just kept his team with a sliver of hope. This is tossed up quite full on off stump, Axar frees his arms and thumps it straight down the ground for another maximum. 16 off the over, a good one for Delhi.

Fired in full and outside the off stump, Rasikh Dar squeezes it away past point and rotates the strike well.

Bowled on a good length and on middle and leg, Axar Patel punches it from the crease and with a straight bat down to long on before picking up another single.

Rasikh Dar is early to give the charge and Will Jacks shortens the length, firing it outside off. Dar swats it away to deep cover-point for one more.

Dragged length on off stump, Axar Patel goes on the back foot and punches it away through covers for a single.

SIX! Swung away just over the ropes! Will Jacks starts from around the stumps and tosses it a tad full around off stump. Axar Patel sits down and fetches the slog-sweep and dumps it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Nicely tossed up on middle, Rasikh Dar gets aa good stride in and blocks it off.

A tad shorter on the pads, Axar Patel rocks back and nudges it in front of square leg for an easy single.

Flighted delivery, given some more air and thrown outside the off stump, Axar Patel goes up and over covers and races back for the second run.

SIX! Axar Patel frees his arms knowing that there's not much batting to follow. On a length on middle and leg, Axar gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps it high and over deep square leg for a biggie.

A bit flatter and around off, pushed away down through mid off for a single.

Floated up full and outside off, Rasikh Dar pushes it away to covers.

OUT! RUN OUT! Uh, oh! A complete lack of communication and Tristan Stubbs has thrown his wicket away but that's great composure from Cameron Green. Bowled back of a length again and around the body, Axar Patel looks to block off the front foot but gets an inside edge onto the body and the ball falls back on the deck. Axar is busy looking for the ball meanwhile his partner is at the batter's end. Stubbs tries to scurry back but Green picks up the ball and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end and that could just be game over for Delhi. Also, Rasikh Dar is the new batter in.

Banged in a bit shorter now and around off, not much room to cut and Axar Patel stabs it straight to Virat Kohli at backward point.

Slightly back of a length, pace off and bowled on middle and leg, Axar Patel is cramped for room and gets an inside edge onto the pads as the ball rolls to backward point.

Another edge from Tristan Stubbs! This is pitched up outside off, Stubbs looks to punch it off the front foot but gets an outside edge down to third man for just one more.

Shorter in length and angling it across the off stump, Axar Patel cuts it off the back foot to deep point and collects another single.

Bowled back of a length and in the channel outside off, Tristan Stubbs looks to punch it away but gets a thick outside edge that flies down to third man for a single.

Lockie Ferguson dishes a short ball here, at 148 kmph. Axar Patel defends it solidly from inside the crease.

Tristan Stubbs opens his account nowwwith a single. Fuller one, worked towards long on for a single.

Lockie Ferguson serves a yorker-length delivery here. Stubbs with a defensive start, sensible as well.

Tristan Stubbs is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! A very poor delivery but Lockie Ferguson strikes and it does not really matter how they get a wicket. A huge partnership has been broken here. It is a full toss, outside off. Shai Hope hopes for the best, as he swings hard at it. He though fails to time it well. The ball flies towards deep mid-wicket. Karn Sharma rushes in from the deep and takes a solid catch.

Lockie Ferguson fires in a yorker this time. Axar Patel jams it to backward point for one.

FOUR! Axar Patel makes the most of his pace this time. Short ball, outside off. Patel waits for it, opens the face of the bat and guides it down to deep third for a fine boundary.

Much fuller, outside off. Hope prods and pushes it back towards the bowler. Green does well to make the stop.

WIDE! A sharp bumper this time from Green. This one goes down the leg as well. The umpire extends his arms at it.

Shorter, around the hips. Hope picks it up and flicks it to deep square leg for two runs.

Back of a length, around off. Hope defends it watchfully.

Axar Patel now pushes this length ball to point and rotates the strike.

Back of a length, outside off. Patel cuts it into covers for a brace.

There was a slight halt at the end of the previous over. Dinesh Karthik has gone off the field for an unknown reason and Anuj Rawat has come on as a substitute wicket-keeper for now. Hopefully, it is not a fitness issue for DK.

FOUR! Incredible shot. Axar Patel is putting up a solid fight here. It is a full one, on off. Patel stands tall and drills it towards long off for four runs.

LEG BYE! Good length, on the pads. Patel looks to tickle it away but misses. It brushes the pads and goes towards short fine. They cross for a leg bye. These two batters are making sure to not get greedy for runs here. Wickets in hand is what they need to worry about while chasing this score.

A single now as Hope works this to deep third.

On middle and leg, full as well. Hope clips it through the leg side and comes back for the second run.

Back of a length, angled into the body. Patel stays back and pushes it into covers for one.

Fuller one, on off. Hope creams it into covers but straight to the fielder here. One taken.

Shortish, outside off. Hope punches it to deep point and collects a brace. Good running.

Strategic break! Wow, those first 7 overs of the chase were action-packed and at the break, Bengaluru are certainly ahead in this game. They have managed to pick up four big wickets and have left Delhi reeling here. However, Shai Hope and stand-in skipper Axar Patel have started to counter-attack and if they can lay down a decent platform, there's still Tristan Stubbs to come and he can definitely turn the game on its head. Let's see how the middle phase pans out.

FOUR! Axar Patel is making sure to find important boundaries here for his team. Short one, on middle. Axar Patel stays back and pulls it powerfully to deep mid-wicket for four runs.

Shorter, outside off. Hope dabs it to point for one.

Just short. It is flighted and full, on middle. Axar Patel dances down the track and flicks it aerially towards deep mid-wicket. One run taken.

Shai Hope rotates the strike now as he drives this full ball into covers.

1 run.

Floated and full, on off. Hope pushes it down the park for one.

FOUR! Axar Patel stands and delivers this time. He has the last laugh in this mini-battle. Delhi rack up 54 runs in the Powerplay. Length ball, outside off. Patel hammers it down the park for four runs.

Too straight and full this time, on middle and leg. Patel knocks it back to the bowler.

Shorter one, outside off. Patel cuts it into covers. There is a misfield and the batters take two runs.

Siraj fires it full, on off, it nips back in a bit. Patel defends it from inside the crease.

FOUR! Axar Patel keeps it simple and finds the boundary. On a good-length, wide of off. Patel stays back, plays the lofted drive and works it towards the deep point boundary.

A length ball around off, Hope pushes it to covers for one.

Back of a length again and around off, Shai Hope hops back and dabs it down past backward point for a single.

Just back of a length and over the stumps, Shai Hope defends it off the back foot.

FOUR! This is sensational from Shai Hope and he is not letting the bad balls go unpunished. Too full and outside the off stump, Hope with another cover drive, this time a lot squarer and through the gap for four more.

FOUR! Nice again from Shai Hope. Good length but on the pads and shaping in, Hope flicks it off the pads and times it nicely behind square leg for another boundary.

Gets it full enough this time on off stump and just gets it to swing in a bit, Shai Hope punches it off the front foot to mid off.

FOUR! That is so pleasing to the eye! Overpitched delivery around off, Shai Hope just gets on the front foot and leans into the cover drive, caressing it away through the inner ring and into the fence.

Full and quick again, right in the blockhole around off, Axar Patel just about jams it out behind point. Delhi in deep trouble and in serious need of some composure.

Mohammed Siraj is fired up here and bowls a spicy bumper around head height and over middle and leg stump. Axar Patel lets this one go through to the keeper.

On a hard length around off stump, Axar Patel gets nicely onto the front foot and punches it sweetly towards cover.

Axar Patel comes in to bat now.

OUT! LBW! Plumb in front and Bengaluru are dismantling the Delhi batting line-up with ease here. Accurate from Mohammed Siraj as he steams in and bowls it quick and full on off stump, getting it to swing back in. Kumar Kushagra plays all over a straight ball and gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball hits the back leg. A loud appeal and the finger goes up instantly. Kumar has a chat with his partner but starts walking.

A bit fuller again and straight at the stumps, Kumar Kushagra blocks it off.

Nice and full on the pads, swinging in, Kumar Kushagra clips it nicely in front of square leg and into the deep for a couple of runs.

Yash Dayal comes and turns the game on its head. Bengaluru now have the momentum on their side, and when you mix it with their support system, wonder how Delhi can find a way out of this mess.

Pitched up outside the off stump and shaping away, Shai Hope leaves this one alone.

Pitched up at the stumps, pushed away towards mid on.

FOUR! Another top delivery and Shai Hope is lucky to have got a boundary there. Hard length around off stump and straightening off the deck, Hope gets squared up and edges it away wide of gully and into the fence.

Jaffa! Pitched up full and around off stump, late movement on that one as well, Shai Hope is bamboozled and plays inside the line.

OUT! RUN OUT! Oh, that's just unfortunate for Jake Fraser-McGurk but Bengaluru are in pole position now. Yash Dayal bowls this one full and straight at the stumps, Shai Hope with a firm punch back to towards the bowler and Dayal gets a left hand on the follow-through. The ball deflects onto the stumps and Jake is out of his crease. The umpires go upstairs and Jake already knew he was well out. Delhi three down inside the first three overs and this is a huge wicket.

Is that out? Jake Fraser-McGurk has started walking already. The umpire's though have taken it upstairs to check the run out. The replays do confirm that the bat is in the air, when the stumps were hit. Delhi lose their wonderkid against the run of play.

Shai Hope comes in to bat at number 4.

OUT! CAUGHT! Yash Dayal amongst the wickets yet again as he gets his man on the very first delivery. Dayal runs in from over the stumps and digs it in short over off and middle stump. Abishek Porel looks to take on the pull but is hurried and completely miscues the shot. The ball goes off the top edge and lobs up in front of covers where Lockie Ferguson comes in and takes a reverse cup catch. Delhi in early trouble here.

FOUR! Jake Fraser-McGurk thumps this one away and 15 runs come off that over. Too full and outside off, Jake hits through the line and hammers it over cover-point for another boundary.

FOUR! Edged away! Goes for the wide yorker but serves a full toss instead, Jake Fraser-McGurk goes hard at it but gets a thick outside edge between the keeper and short third for a boundary.

Swing and a miss! Good length, bowled outside off and swinging away, Jake Fraser-McGurk swings across the line but is beaten by the away movement.

SIX! Well, the previous delivery was just a sighter and Jake Fraser-McGurk is back to bludgeoning the ball. Hard length over middle and angling in, Jake clears the front leg and lofts it without much timing over long on for a maximum.

Bowled back of a length and over off stump, Jake Fraser-McGurk with a rare block from the crease.

NOT OUT! A vicious yorker to begin with from Mohammed Siraj but Bengaluru have burned a review quite early on. Steams in from over the stumps and bowls an inswinger yorker onto middle, Abishek Porel is taken aback and tries to jam it out, the ball goes off the toe end of the bat past backward point and they get a single. A huge shout for LBW is turned down and the review is taken. The third umpire is happy with the first replay and concludes that the ball directly hit the bat but Virat Kohli feels that it might have hit the front boot first. Anyway, the on field decision stands.

Is that out? Bengaluru take a review for lbw. The replays confirm that the bat is clearly involved and Bengaluru lose a review in the very second over of this run chase.

Who will bowl from the other end? It is Mohammed Siraj.

Beautifully bowled! Flights this one up, giving it a lot more air and bowls it outside off stump. This one grips and turns away sharply, Jake Fraser-McGurk looks to sit down and swat it across the line but is beaten by a mile. End of an entertaining first over of the chase.

Nice and full on the stumps, driven back past the bowler and down to long on by Abishek Porel for a single to get off the mark.

Abishek Porel walks in at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Swapnil Singh has done it again upfront for Bengaluru and that is a massive wicket. Singh bowls it full and quick and gets it to drift from leg stump to outside off, David Warner gets under the ball and looks to slog it towards deep mid-wicket but gets it a lot straighter. Will Jacks settles himself at wide long on and takes a good catch around his face. Warner departs early on his return and Delhi lose a wicket in the first over.

Bowled quick and well short outside off stump, Jake Fraser-McGurk slaps the ball away flat and down to wide long off for a single.

SIX! Did we expect any other way for Jake Fraser-McGurk to hit his first ball? Absolutely, not! Swapnil Singh switches to around the stumps for the right-hander and goes full and outside off. Jake just goes after it and hammers it over long off for a biggie.

Starts from over the stumps and tosses it full on the stumps, David Warner keeps a compact shape and punches it down to long on for a single. Warner and Delhi are off the mark right away.

OUT! RUN OUT! Oh, dear! Where was Mohammed Siraj going there? Mukesh Kumar goes full and wide and gets it in the blockhole, Cameron Green reaches out and hits it firmly through cover-point. The batters push hard for two and a weak throw at the keeper's end allows them to get the second run. However, Abishek Porel throws the ball back towards the bowler who is a bit behind the stumps. Siraj doesn't notice this and turns back for the third run but Mukesh simply whips off the bails at the bowler's end and Bengaluru finish with 187/9 on the board.

Mohammed Siraj is the new batter in.

OUT! RUN OUT! They had to go for the second run and Karn Sharma has sacrificed his wicket here. Cameron Green is early to charge down the track again and again Mukesh Kumar fires it full and wide. Green hits it on the full towards long on and looks for two right away. Shai Hope comes charging in from the deep and fires it in at the bowler's end where Mukesh collects the ball and whips off the bails, no need for a replay as Karn is well short.

Another dot ball but Cameron Green reviews it for a wide. Mukesh Kumar sees Green charging down the track and fires it full and well wide of the off stump and Green is beaten all ends up. The replays show that the ball was well within Green's reach and it will stand as a fair delivery.

Well bowled! Full and wide outside off, right in the blockhole, Cameron Green tries to get across and hit it leg side but gets an inside edge towards backward square leg and he denies the single as well.

BYE! Banged in a bit over middle, slower too, swing and a miss from Karn Sharma but the batters manage to scamper through for a bye.

FOUR! Nicely done! A bit too short and wide, Karn Sharma just opens the face of the blade and angles it over backward point for a much-needed boundary.

Excellent penultimate over from Rasikh Dar and he is turning into a fine death bowler. Another full and straight one, angling it into the toes, Karn Sharma manages to flick it away through mid-wicket and picks up another single.

Gets the yorker in to Cameron Green bang on once again, this is on the stumps and Green can only jam it on the off side for a single.

Hard length angling it onto middle, Karn Sharma pushes it down through mid on and collects a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Bengaluru are losing the plot here. Rasikh Dar just drags the length back and bowls it over middle and leg, trying to angle it away. Swapnil Singh shuffles a bit to the off side and looks to swing it away but hits it straight down the throat of deep square leg where Kumar Kushagra takes a good catch. The IMpact Player departs first ball and Delhi on a roll here.

Who will walk out now? It is Karn Sharma.

WIDE! Full and wide, this one is a bit wild and goes well beyond the tramline for a wide.

Nails another yorker right on the off stump, Cameron Green just about jams it out b ack past the bowler and picks up a single.

Rasikh Dar comes from around the stumps and angles across a yorker, slower too and gets it spot-on. Cameron Green stays deep and looks to heave across the line but misses.

Swapnil Singh is the new man in and he comes in as the Impact Player in place of Rajat Patidar.

OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and Khaleel Ahmed is pumped as he silences the home crowd with that double blow. Khaleel just takes some pace off this delivery and bowls it a bit shorter and wider of the off stump. Dinesh Karthik has to reach for it and looks to cut it square but ends up slicing it straight to backward point where Kuldeep Yadav makes no mistake. DK departs for a duck.

Swing and a miss! Fullish length outside off and angling away, Dinesh Karthik looks to stay put and hammer it through covers but misses.

Dinesh Karthik is the next man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Abishek Porel almost made a mess of that one but eventually, he hangs on to a fine catch. Khaleel Ahmed bowls it on a hard length over off and middle stump, Mahipal Lomror looks to get under it and hoick it leg side but is late on the shot and gets a top edge that flies back over the keeper's head. Three people go after it but it is the keeper, Porel who reverse cups the swirling ball and Delhi get a crucial wicket.

Back of a length, hitting the deck hard around off, Cameron Green stands tall and hits it away through covers for a run.

FOUR! That went like a tracer bullet! Similar length but offers width this time and Cameron Green is able to free his arms and hammer it away well wide of long off for a boundary.

Beaten! Nagging length on off stump, getting the ball naturally to angle away from the right-hander. Cameron Green stays compact and looks to thrash it through covers but misses.

SIX! 22 off Kuldeep's final over and Bengaluru are back in the driver's seat. Tossed up around off, not quite full but Mahipal Lomror gets down on one knee for the slog-sweep and manages to get enough power to take the ball sailing over deep mid-wicket.

Leg bye! Flighted again, full and down the leg side, Cameron Green looks to sweep it away but gets it off the pads and the ball lobs up around short third. They get a leg bye.

The call is for two and they will get it with ease. Flatter one at the stumps, worked away in between mid on and mid-wicket for a brace. 15 off the over already.

SIX! BANG! Kuldeep Yadav tries to go quick and short at the batter but Cameron Green picks the length early and muscles the pull firmly over deep square leg for another big maximum.

SIX! Cameron Green takes matters into his own hands and gets a much-needed boundary for his side. Tossed up but a bit too full and outside off, Green uses his reach to get under the ball and lifts it over long off for a biggie.

Nice bit of flight and tossed up outside the off stump, Mahipal Lomror gets low and thumps it down to long off for a single.

Strategic break! Well then, what a turnaround this has been from Delhi. They were missing catches left, right and center and the Bengaluru batters looked in command with some big hits but in the middle phase the visitors have been able to rally together and get wickets while also keeping the scoring rate down. Bengaluru will need a big finish now if they are to get to 200 and a lot will depend on Cameron Green.

Ends well does Ishant Sharma and Rasikh Dar just about manages to make the stop in the deep. Takes some pace off and drags it down, pushing it outside off, Mahipal Lomror slices it away to deep point where Dar is almost beaten by the spin but keeps it down to a single.

Nice and full, almost gets it under the bat right on middle, Cameron Green walks down the pitch and hits it on the full to long on for one more.

Mahipal Lomror tries to pre-meditate by going past the leg stump and then gets back to the off side. Ishant Sharma bowls it short and well wide, Lomror reaches out and hits it through the point region for a run.

WIDE! Goes full now but again, spills it down the leg side for a wide.

WIDE! The attempted quick bumper, a bit too short and just down the leg side as well.

Oh, had that hit, Cameron Green would have been gone! Pitched up around off, Green pushes it down to the left of mid off and sets off for the single. Tristan Stubbs is quick to gather the ball and fires in a throw at the bowler's end but misses.

Banged in shorter this time and outside off, Mahipal Lomror goes hard at the uppercut but gets it more of the top edge down to third man for a single.

Just back of a length and on a tight line around off, Mahipal Lomror stays back, drops the hands and nicely dabs it wide of third man for a couple of runs.

Beaten! Nagging length on off stump, quicker through the air and going away sharply from the right-hander. Cameron Green looks to block off the front foot but the ball just beats the outside edge.

Nicely tossed up, full on off stump and dipping as well, Mahipal Lomror leans on and drives it down to long on for a single.

Mahipal Lomror is in next.

OUT! CAUGHT! This was coming as Will Jacks was looking a bit patchy in the last few overs. Kuldeep Yadav bowls this one shorter and pushes it wide of the off stump. Jacks backs away to power it through covers but hits it a bit uppishly and flat just to the left of covers where Axar Patel takes another sharp catch. Delhi making a fine comeback here.

On the shorter side around off, Cameron Green rocks back and hits it down to long off for a run,

Fractionally short and around off, Cameron Green rocks back to cut but the ball holds in the deck and the shot is miscued back to the bowler.

Starts the new spell with a flatter delivery on the pads, Cameron Green goes deep in the crease and nudges it in front of square leg for a couple of runs.

Flatter one around off stump, punched away through covers for one more.

A tad fuller and thrown wide of the off stump, Will Jacks lifts it over covers for a single.

This is good bowling from Axar Patel, using his height by bowling it a tad short over the stumps and gets it to turn as well. Will Jacks rocks back to pull but misses.

Short and just a bit wide, Will Jacks hits it firmly but straight to covers.

Short of a length and around off, punched away from the crease through extra cover for a run.

Oh, grip and turn! Dragged length outside off and turning away sharply, Cameron Green looks to lean forward and play at it but is well beaten.

In the air but safe! Hard length around off, Cameron Green looks to go downtown and mistimes it straight over the bowler's head. Tristan Stubbs from long off runs across and does well to keep it down to a brace.

FOUR! Mukesh Kumar should have done better in the deep. Full and wide, driven nicely by Will Jacks square through covers and Mukesh tries to stop it with his boot but fails to do so.

Hard length over the stumps, tucked away neatly off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Finally, Delhi hold on to one catch and what a stellar effort this is from Axar Patel. Rasikh Dar bangs it in a bit and keeps the line wide of the off stump, Rajat Patidar has to fetch it a bit and ends up miscuing it flat off the toe end of the bat to the right of covers. Axar attacks the ball brilliantly and leaps across to take it with both hands. A solid knock from Patidar comes to an end.

Cameron Green is the new man in.

WIDE! Full and wide, pushed beyond the tramline for a wide.

Nice and full again, outside off, Will Jacks drives it along the turf to deep cover and he rotates the strike.

Pitched up quite full and outside off, Rajat Patidar hammers it down to long off for just one more.

Slow and full outside the off stump, Rajat Patidar looks to go over covers but mistimes it towards long off for a single.

Back of a length and outside off again, sliced away aerially down to deep cover for just one more.

Three dots on the trot, good bowling from Khaleel Ahmed. Slower again and angled across the right-hander but musch fuller this time, Will Jacks is early in the swing and cue-ends it back to the keeper.

And again! Same line and same length from Khaleel Ahmed but the pace is taken off this time. Will Jacks with another swipe across the line and again he is well beaten.

Back of a length around off stump and getting it to angle across, Will Jacks with a wild swing across the line and he misses.

FIFTY for Rajat Patidar and this has been another fine knock from him. This is bowled on a hard length and outside off, Patidar ounches square past point for a single.

FOUR! Too full and straight, Will Jacks whips the ball to deep backward square leg and picks up a boundary.

WIDE! Goes for the wide one again but spills it beyond the tramline this time.

Slower one, full and outside the off stump, gets it wide enough and Will Jacks fails to connect.

A low and dipping full toss on middle, Rajat Patidar swipes it to deep mid-wicket for one run.

Back of a length and outside off, slower too, tapped straight to covers.

Full and outside off, Will Jacks looks to slash it away but miscues it through mid on for a single.

Oh, DROPPED AGAIN! Length ball in and around the off stump, Rajat Patidar looks to go ov er covers but gets it flat to the left of covers where Axar Patel dives across and gets both hands but the ball goes through for a single.

Fuller one, sprayed wide of off. Rajat Patidar reaches out and stabs it towards deep third for one.

Will Jacks stays back to this length ball and punches it to covers for a single.

IN THE AIR AGAIN! It lands safely again. This has been the story since the last few overs. A bumper, on middle. Jacks goes back and cuts it hard over covers. Tristan Stubbs is travelling backwards and eventually the ball lands safely. They collect two runs.

FOUR! Will Jacks gives himself some room and scores a boundary. It is a short ball, on leg stump. Will Jacks backs away, frees his arms and carves it over covers for four runs.

Short one, outside off, angling across. Patidar rocks back and cuts it to deep point for one.

Back of a length, outside off. Rajat Patidar goes for the pull shot, but it flies off the outside edge. Goes towards deep third but it lands safely. Two runs taken.

Strategic break! This has been an entertaining 9 overs so far and Delhi will be devastated with those dropped chances in the last over. Bengaluru have a set platform to go big and would want to keep going in the middle phase. Let's see how the innings unfolds.

A googly this time, outside off. Will Jacks looks to push it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

DROPPED! Two lifelines for both the batters in a span of three deliveries. It is a short one, on middle. Rajat Patidar rocks back, swivels and pulls it t o deep mid-wicket. Mukesh Kumar comes in from the ropes, dives forward, but fails to gather it. The batters cross for a single.

WIDE! The umpire extends his arms as the ball goes down the leg side.

Rajat Patidar pulls this short ball to deep square leg for a brace this time.

DROPPED! Will Jacks goes for another maximum but he ends up hitting it high in the air off the top-edge. It was the top-spinner from Kuldeep Yadav. It was Axar Patel who called for it and rushes towards mid on, but the ball just slips through his hands. One run taken.

SIX! Sixes galore. It is full, on leg. Will Jacks sits down on one knee and smokes it over the mid-on fence for a maximum.

Darted on the pads, Patidar flicks it into the leg side for a single.

Fuller one, on off. Patidar pushes it to covers for one.

SIX! Rajat Patidar is doing what Virat Kohli did against the new ball. Tear the bowlers apart. Short ball, on off. This one sits up nicely. Rajat Patidar goes back and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence.

Drifts this one in. It grips and turns away sharply. Will Jacks pushes it to point for one.

On the pads, Patidar clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Shortish, outside off. Jacks punches it into the off side for one.

Quicker one, outside off. Rajat Patidar taps it to point for one.

Loops it up, on off. Patidar tucks it to mid on for a single. 15 runs come from this over.

A single now as Jacks works this length ball towards mid on.

SIX! Kuldeep Yadav serves it too full and ends up in the arc of Will Jacks. He gets low and smokes it over the long on fence.

Rajat Patidar clips this full ball to mid-wicket for one.

SIX! Too short and the form Patidar is in at the moment he isn't going to miss out on there. Back of a length, on off. Rajat Patidar sends it sailing over the fence on the leg side.

Kuldeep Yadav flights this one up, outside off. It grips and turns in sharply. Rajat Patidar is not left with much room. He looks to cut it away but gets an inside edge on his pads.

Tosses it up, full and outside off. Will Jacks goes over covers for two runs.

On the pads, clipped to mid-wicket for one.

SIX! This is huge. Rajat Patidar is batting on some other surface altogether. It is full, on middle/ Rajat Patidar gets low and slogs it over the mid-wicket region for a huge maximum.

An arm ball, on the stumps. Rajat Patidar defends it from inside the crease.

A single now as Jacks pushes this full ball into covers.

Floated and full, on off, blocked.

An expensive over from Mukesh Kumar comes to an end. It is a full one, outside off. Patidar pushes it to cover. 14 runs come from this over and Bengaluru have 50 on the board as well.

FOUR! This time he attacks the leg side and finds his third boundary of the over. Back of a length, on middle and leg. Rajat Patidar hangs back and pulls it over mid-wicket for four runs.

FOUR! Wonderful shot. Fuller one, outside off. Patidar punches it through covers for a cracking boundary.

Mukesh Kumar serves a bumper this time, outside off. Rajat Patidar becomes restless after playing that cover drive and goes with the hook shot. The ball flies off the top-edge, but luckily for him it lands safely at fine leg. Two runs taken.

Mukesh Kumar hits the hard length this time, on off. This one just holds in the surface a bit. Rajat Patidar looks to defend it out but it flies off the top of the blade. No run.

FOUR! Classy drive. Mukesh Kumar pitches it up, outside off. Rajat Patidar leans into the shot and carves it beautifully through covers for four runs.

Fuller one, angled into the pads. Patidar clips it to mid on for a single.

Shorter one, on off. Rajat Patidar blocks it out solidly.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Ishant Sharma with a huge wicket. He gets rid of the big fish. Kohlu was looking solid. He was scoring runs for fun out there, but the veteran gets the better of him. It is a short ball, nipping away a touch. It takes the outside edge, goes towards the wicket-keeper and Abishek Porel makes no mistake behind the stumps.

Rajat Patidar is the new man in.

WIDE! Ishant Sharma errs in his line this time and the umpire signals a wide as the ball goes down the leg side.

Shortish, outside off. Kohli throws his hands at it but misses.

SIX! This is huge. Kohli is making sure that the party continues at home. This is his third maximum of the game. Fuller one, on off. Kohli gets a hold of it and smokes it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.

FOUR! EDGED! Back of a length, outside off. Kohli looks to cut it away. It catches the outside edge and flies past the keeper for four runs.

Mukesh Kumar serves it on a back length, just outside off. Will Jacks gets behind and blocks it solidly.

Virat Kohli uses his feet this time to the full ball and whips it towards deep mid-wicket for just a single. This is turning out to be a solid over for Delhi.

Good length, around off, blocked.

Will Jacks is off the mark instantly.

Will Jacks is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Begaluru lose their first wicket and it is their skipper. Mukesh Kumar strikes in his very first over. It is a full ball, on off. Faf du Plessis throws his bat at it. The ball flies off the splice towards deep backward point. Tristan Stubbs settles under it nicely and completes the catch.

Back of a length, outside off, swinging away. Faf du Plessis looks to chase it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

SIX! BOOM! Virat Kohli ends another over with a maximum. This one is his signature shot though. Pleasing to the eyes. Pitched up, outside off. Virat Kohli opens up his body and launches this one over the long off fence for a maximum.

A length ball, on the pads. Faf du Plessis looks to flick it away but gets an inside edge on his pads. One taken.

Virat Kohli guides this length ball to deep third for one.

LEG BYE! A length ball, on the pads. Faf du Plessis looks to flick it away but misses. It goes to square leg and they cross for a leg bye.

FOUR! Faf du Plessis now gets into the act. Way too short, width on offer as well. Faf du Plessis hangs back and crunches it through point for four runs.

Back of a length, angled across, outside off. Faf du Plessis punches it into covers for no run.

Khaleel Ahmed to bowl from the other end.

SIX! This one sits up nicely and Virat Kohli gets the first maximum of the night. He stays back and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence.

Fuller this time, angled into the batter. Kohli gets it to deep mid-wicket for two runs.

A bit short this time, outside off. This one flies off the deck. Virat Kohli dances down the track and looks to heave it down the park but misses it.

Ishant Sharma serves it full, wide of off. Faf du Plessis pushes it towards point for one.

On a good length this time, outside off, nipping in. Virat Kohli dabs it towards backward point and crosses. Bengaluru and Kohli are off the mark.

A solid start from Ishant Sharma. He hurls this one on a length, outside off. This one jags back in sharply. Virat Kohli gets on his front foot and jams it into the deck off the outer half.

All in readiness for this crunch encounter to get underway. The umpires are out in the middle and so are the players of Delhi who take their places on the field. The duo of skipper Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli is the usual opening pair for Bengaluru and they get a rousing welcome from the home crowd. Ishant Sharma has been handed the new ball and is raring to go. Let's play...

Faf du Plessis, the captain of Bengaluru says that they would have bowled had well and reckons that there is some green grass mixed with some brown grass as well. Adds that they are playing some good cricket and are looking forward to it but it is a new game tonight. Mentions that they fought to get this confidence from the start and now that they have got it, they want to keep it that way and inform that they are going with the same team.

Axar Patel, the stand-in captain of Delhi informs that they will bowl first. Says that the wicket is always nice in Bengaluru. Adds that it is always better to chase here. States that when they start well then end up dominating the game really well. Informs that Pant was a bit angry with the decision, although he is here with the squad and will be trying his best to motivate us. Ends by saying that Kumar Kushagra will be coming in for Rishabh Pant.

Impact subs nominated by Delhi - David Warner, Sumit Kumar, Ricky Bhui, Vicky Ostwal, Pravin Dubey.

Delhi (Playing XI) - Abishek Porel (WK), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kushagra (In for Rishabh Pant), Axar Patel (C), Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar.

Impact subs nominated by Bengaluru - Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma.

Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson.

TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Delhi. The stand-in captain Axar Patel says that they will BOWL first.

Right then, two teams who don't quite have their fate completely in their own hands and can only increase their chances of making it through to the playoffs with a win and both Bengaluru and Delhi will be raring to go out and showcase their skills. Will the resurgent Virat Kohli and Bengaluru side continue to build momentum and notch up another win? Or will Axar Patel, in the absence of Rishabh Pant take Delhi to a famous win and on the verge of a top-four finish? We shall find out in due time. Toss and team news in a bit.

Delhi also are on their way to turning their campaign around as well. They have collected three wins in the last five matches and have a two-point point lead against their opposition this evening. In the absence of Rishabh Pant, they might have to worry about some stability in the middle-order, but this season Tristan Stubbs has proved his worth, maybe Pant won't be a huge miss after all. Nevertheless, all eyes will be on the wonder kid from Australia, Jake Fraser-McGurk who just bolsters this Delhi batting line-up.

Hello and a warm welcome to all. We are at the business end of the tournament, and Bengaluru do have their task cut out as they go up against Delhi at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Match 62 of the 2024 Indian T20 League. They need to win all their remaining matches to keep their playoff hopes alive, although they need to rely on some other results as well to make it into the top 4. One thing that runs in a quality side is the never-giving-up attitude. Bengaluru will aim to do their best on the field and leave everything else on destiny.

... MATCH DAY ...

The Indian T20 League continues to escalate in excitement with each passing game, setting the stage for yet another electrifying must-win clash between two formidable sides. Match number 62 sees Bengaluru hosting Delhi at the iconic M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, promising fans another enthralling showdown. Both teams have hit their stride in recent matches, charging towards playoff contention. Bengaluru, despite teetering on the edge, have showcased remarkable determination in overturning their fortunes after a turbulent start to the tournament. With four consecutive victories under their belt, they currently occupy the 7th position with 10 points. To keep their playoff dreams alive, Bengaluru must secure wins in their remaining two matches and hope for favourable outcomes elsewhere. On the flip side, Delhi sits in the 5th position on the table, having lost just one of their last four games. They too face the imperative of winning both remaining matches to strengthen their position and must focus on improving their net run rate, which could potentially decide their fate in the playoff race. Bengaluru's team composition appears to have stabilized, with their batting unit consistently delivering, spurred on by the brilliance of Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar. Supported by a reliable bowling unit led by Mohammed Siraj and Swapnil Singh, Bengaluru seems to have finally found their rhythm. However, Delhi will miss the services of their skipper Rishabh Pant in this crucial fixture due to a one-match ban following a breach of the Indian T20 League’s Code of Conduct. Nonetheless, Delhi has shown commendable form, buoyed by their recent victory against a strong Rajasthan team. The likes of Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel have provided solid starts, backed by a resilient middle order led by Tristan Stubbs. Their pace attack, spearheaded by Khaleel Ahmed and Mukesh Kumar, complemented by the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, adds depth to their bowling arsenal. With the Chinnaswamy pitch favouring batters, another high-scoring encounter is on the horizon as two formidable batting line-ups brace for battle. So, who do you think will emerge victorious in this much-anticipated and must-win clash? We shall soon find out!