‘Isse acha toh mein koi movie dekhne chala jata’ – Fans react as RCB defeat DC by 23 runs in boring IPL 2023 clash

After losing the last match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the last-ball thriller by one wicket, at the home ground, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are locking horns against the Delhi Capitals (DC) on Saturday, April 15 at the M. Chinnaswammy Stadium. DC skipper David Warner won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Batting first the RCB openers, Virat Kohli along with skipper Faf Du Plessis scored 42 runs in just 28 balls before the former South African was sent back to the pavilion after scoring 22 runs from 16 balls with three fours and a six after Aman Khan took a stunner on the bowling of Mitchell Marsh. Aman stretched his right hand but eventually went on to grab the ball on the second attempt.

Manish Pandey’s fifty goes in vain as Delhi Capitals lost

For RCB, the former India skipper scored 50 runs off 34 balls which included six fours and a six in his innings. Star Australia all-rounder. Glenn Maxwell scored 24 runs from 14 balls with three massive sixes. In the end, Shabaz Ahmed scored unbeaten 20 runs off 12 balls with three fours which helped the home side post a total of 174 runs with the loss of six wickets.

The pick of the bowlers for the Capitals was Marsh and Kuldeep Yadav who snapped two wickets each in their respective spells. Where one side the Australian conceded 18 runs in his two overs, on the other hand, the 28-year-old conceded 23 runs in his spell opf four overs with one maiden over. One wicket each was bagged by Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav.

While chasing a target of 175 runs, the Capital fall short by 23 runs. The highest scorer for the side was Manish Pandey who scored 50 runs from 38 balls with five fours and a six. Their pacer Anrich Nortje was the second highest scorer for the side. He played an unbeaten knock off 23 runs from 14 balls with four boundaries.

Here’s how fans reacted on Royal Challengers Bangalore’s victory:

Bc harshal giving 10+ vs tailenders

— Pavan (@Viratcholi82) April 15, 2023

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Rcb ❤️❤️

— Unwanted.Sunil (@imvksunil01) April 15, 2023

Best moment of the match pic.twitter.com/y5nflQOIb5

— * (@LuckyyGautam18) April 15, 2023

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https://twitter.com/ViratNation_/status/1647233330231013377

Fluke win

— Harshal (@Harshal54p) April 15, 2023

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