IPL 2018, RCB vs DD, Match 19, Highlights: It was AB de Villiers who took RCB to a well-deserved win by 6 wickets against Daredevils. DD set a stiff 175 for RCB to win. Earlier, prior to the match, there was a lot of talk about Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, as they have a bitter history between them, and that made the Royal Challengers Bangalore against Delhi Daredevils fixture spicier. This was surely the battle of the underdogs, with both the teams languishing in the bottom-half of the points table. The teams know that they need to pull up their socks before things are too late. Hence a win will be like a breath of fresh air for either of the teams. IPL 2018, RCB vs DD, Match 19, Highlights, Follow here.
11:30 IST: RCB is cruising. One lesson I have learnt from this RCB team is that they are like the Pakistan cricket team, who blow hot and cold at times. Who thought the team that lost with KKR in the way they did? RCB win by 6 wickets.
23:15 IST: Seems like AB de Villiers wants an early dinner and hence is looking to finish it well before time. Remember, the net run rate could play a massive role in the later stages of the tournament. Surely, RCB has the rub of the green tonight.
Even Bowlers Know The Only Way To Stop AB de Villers From Hitting You For SIX Is To Bowl A Wide Ball Top Off The Head. ___#RCBvDD #RCBvsDD #IPL2018
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 21, 2018
23:00 IST: Gambhir must be sulking after getting Kohli because ABD has gone to top gear straight after VK’s exit. And now RCB look good to go over the line.
DD bowlers to ABD. #RCBvDD pic.twitter.com/c0hH0Kjzpn
— Akshay (@AkshayKatariyaa) April 21, 2018
THE ABD EUPHORIA:
.@ABdeVilliers17 usually causes this kind of a euphoria __#PlayBold #RCBvDD #RCB pic.twitter.com/qQYFWIwf8j
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 21, 2018
22:50 IST: OMG, did that just happen? Boult takes the best catch ever in IPL history to see Virat Kohli off for the night. Kohli out, de Villiers must be feeling like a widow, knowing very well it has to be him if RCB has to emerge triumphant. It seems VK’s dismissal has irked ABD who has switched on his beast mode.
#RCBvDD….rcb current situation ______ pic.twitter.com/c3DD1ESwtP
— Bushra (@Bushra25887563) April 21, 2018
Kohli is dumbstruck and so he should be. You won’t see a better catch all tournament #RCBvDD
— Ashish Pant (@ashishpant43) April 21, 2018
Boult, Is he a superman?_#RCBvDD #DD #DilDilli #Dhadkega
— Avanish Chaulagai (@avanischaulagai) April 21, 2018
22:30 IST: Meanwhile, Quinton de Cock is runout. I am sure the trolls have begun, but honestly, it looked like an error of judgement from VK. RCB now have ABD and King Kohli. ABD looks in good nick, he has got off to a good start. but a lot is still required and these two in the middle hold the key. They are like the Jai-Veeru of RCB.
Best in the business are working.@imVkohli and @ABdeVilliers17 @RCBTweets fingers crossed. pic.twitter.com/QB4cHg1sv7
— Reflex Tweets (@tamildemon) April 21, 2018
@RCBTweets is not at all playing as a unit, they all look scattered .. if they win it has to be VK or ABD, everybody else is just trying to fit in since last season !! #RCBvDD #RCBvsDD #IPL2018
— Sachin Bisht (@sachinbisht80) April 21, 2018
22:15 IST: RCB ka kya hua, no Virat Kohli to open. They have opened with Cock and Vohra. Vohra is OUT, they have wasted a wicket. RCB has a mountain to climb, thank god Virat Kohli has come in. The match/ chase starts now, literally!
Why are you so dumb ? @RCBTweets You have added such a big management…
Why not send Sunder for opening? He is a big hitting opening batsman.
You will never get your line up well till you stick to this #RCBvDD— Adarsh ! (@MrWatson__) April 21, 2018
Yet one has to accept this…
#RCBvDD so far the best performance of RCB and DD in IPL 2018 are pic.twitter.com/qkojfUN19f
— Troll Hub (@tejasarcasm) April 21, 2018
21:45 IST: Daredevils they may have started off low, but thanks to Pant, the visitors have finally got something to defend. MSD has many competitors. Even the way Pant played reminds you of a young right-handed Sachin, he has surely made a statement and could be knocking for a place in the national side soon. It is funny RCB played well and kept things tight throughout the DD innings and when it came to the business end they have let it slip.
Rishabh Pant. Tell me if this kid isn’t special talent? Some serious six-hitting ability…. #RCBvDD #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 21, 2018
21:25 IST: At the end of 15 overs, Daredevils are 103 for 3. Maxwell it seems has lost his mojo, this is not the Maxi we know, e got out while trying to play a bizarre reverse sweep, Siraj took a brilliant catch. Meanwhile, Pant lost his shape and fell to the ground. There was a review taken and wasted by RCB. And now Pant is going great guns.
Pant in charge now , loving this striking _ #RCBvDD #IPL2018
— Tejas Pujare (@tejas_pujare) April 21, 2018
What a catch! #RCBvDD pic.twitter.com/LiT5oQkHfn
— Olympia Datta (@EmzGurl) April 21, 2018
What’s wrong with @Gmaxi_32 ___ #DDvRCB #DDvsRCB #RCB #RCBvDD #RCBvsDD #DD #IPL2018
— kanishka proothi (@imkproothi) April 21, 2018
That ball pitched at least 10 miles outside leg stump and Siraj appealed as if it pitched on middle and was hitting middle. #RCBvDD
— Abhishek (@Sajjanlaunda) April 21, 2018
21:10 IST: It seems like the Delhi boys are playing with a full stomach and hence they are feeling drowsy. Isn’t that the worst reasoning one can come up with? On a serious note, is this a ploy, if so it has failed the franchise badly. And then suddenly Iyer hit a couple of sixes and the fans go…
Forecast – @DelhiDaredevils will have nightmares tonight against @RCBTweets #ReinventYourGame #RCBvDD pic.twitter.com/impsOGeY8l
— Veejay Singh (@SinghVeejay) April 21, 2018
#ShareACoke
I’m enjoying the awesome bating of Shreyas Iyer. He is playing his best tonight. Cheering loud for him. #RCBvDD_ #DilDIlli pic.twitter.com/wqXd7oxyMB— Shibam Indian (@shibamdutta2000) April 21, 2018
*Watching #RCBvDD like* pic.twitter.com/ojNXMEGjGy
— Kash (@LetUsernameBeX) April 21, 2018
Chutiye gambhir rcb ke 3rd class bowlers ke samne teri ye halatt hai n u compare urself with ms dhoni? rofl tu wohi hai jisne dumb afridi ko mention kiya tha #RCBvDD
— Tiger Fanatic (@ItzDevil_) April 21, 2018
Dilli ke batsman cholle bhature aur lassi gatak kar aaye hain isliye itni susti chaa rahi #RCBvDD #IPL2018
— KorTs_cricket (@KorTs_cricket) April 21, 2018
20:45 IST: One thing for certain, Kohli has been very aggressive on the field, with his field placings, bowling changes and everything he has touched today has turned gold, till now! Meanwhile, Pant and Iyer are looking to get things back on track.
Beware @DelhiDaredevils it is tonight #ReinventYourGame #RCBvDD pic.twitter.com/pvqHPhxmms
— Mohammed Shadab (@BabaShaddu_) April 21, 2018
20:35 IST: Meanwhile, Roy is OUT. Guys, I am yet to understand how this Brit became a ‘Roy’. But yes, Chahal bowls him. Chahal beat him all ends up. Pant comes in, ab kuch ho sakta hai. Matlab a spike in runrate. DD fans now…
#RCBvDD @DelhiDaredevils Fan pic.twitter.com/fNxBjnVZDm
— SHRAWAN SHAH __ (@shrvn_1011) April 21, 2018
20:25 IST: Daredevils is playing like it is a Test match. Kya chal raha hai, bhai Gambhir se daro. They are 11 for 1 in 4 overs. Something is really wrong or maybe Gambhir has failed to convey the message or strategy. Even Virat Kohli seems confused, ‘Ho kya raha hai bhai’.
Just 11 runs in 4 overs ___
RCB Fans rn: #RCBvDD pic.twitter.com/xvDJx24g4b— Bittuu ! (@iTharunG) April 21, 2018
@ RCB’s bowlers#RCBvDD pic.twitter.com/amWQbAoDPE
— _ familiar _ (@xxalekhyaxx) April 21, 2018
Meanwhile, every boundary by any team would make Virat feel…
RCB will be crying. #IPL2018
Gayle, KL Rahul and Watson are playing well for their team. #KKRvKXIP #RCBvDD #VIVOIPL
RCB Nowadays__ pic.twitter.com/BtIDBEH3xF— Vaibhav Sharma (@ImVaSharma) April 21, 2018
20:15 IST: It is difficult to pick which team will win today as both the teams are trying their level best to pick the ‘most unpredictable team’ of the year. Well, which team are you supporting? A Gambhir sawaal… He disappointed again. Koi ise bhi daanto. Bad shot! TROLLS are back!
Gambhir looks so disappointed with himself that he looks like Umar Gul #RCBvDD #IPL2018
— GoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) April 21, 2018
Wtf yaar umesh..__________ he was ur captain @DelhiDaredevils #DilDilli #Dhadkega #RCBvDD #IPL2018
— Sukanya Chatterjee (@GautiSukanya) April 21, 2018
When people asked whom will you support today ? #RCBvDD pic.twitter.com/OHAVPgHJmF
— ModuSir (@ModuSir) April 21, 2018
Early trends, fans feel it is RCB’s game…
.@DelhiDaredevils does not stand a chance against @RCBTweets #ReinventYourGame #RCBvDD pic.twitter.com/zONkZI03na
— I (@ChipuSultan) April 21, 2018
19:40 IST: RCB Win the battle of the coin. Virat Kohli opts to bowl first. This is going to be an interesting match because two aggressive Delhi boys are going to go up against each other, with a lil history behind them.
.@DelhiDaredevils all the best for last position @RCBTweets boys coming to get u #ReinventYourGame #RCBvDD pic.twitter.com/idLz5HHlps
— Veejay Singh (@SinghVeejay) April 21, 2018
Do remember this #RCBvDD #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/wdi9XoZzCk
— Mohith __ |RCB|_ (@ChaituAntePichi) April 21, 2018
Fans are already questioning RCB that why is Colin de Grandhomme not picked…
Where is Colin de Grandhomme ??
Dear RCB, you lack a quality finisher and Grandhomme is the obvious solution. He was in red hot form recently.
We all know what kind of a Power-Hitter is he. He is someone who has the ability to won the match from nowhere…#RCB #RCBvDD #IPL2018— A n u p a m _ (@Anupam183) April 21, 2018
RCB XI: Virat Kohli(c), Quinton de Kock(w), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, Corey Anderson, Washington Sundar, Chris Woakes, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
DD XI: G Gambhir (C), J Roy, S Iyer, R Pant (W), G Maxwell, R Tewatia, V Shankar, C Morris, S Nadeem, H Patel, T Boult
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For RCB, Umesh Yadav needs two more scalps to make it 100 IPL wickets, so that will surely play at the back of his mind. Daredevils have been inconsistent and they would dearly be hoping for some spark, that could be a blitzkrieg knock by someone or a moment of brilliance on the field, that could change the fortunes of Daredevils. They are a unit that has not inspired at all and would be hoping for a turnaround.
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The likely XIs
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Virat Kohli (capt), 3 AB de Villiers, 4 Mandeep Singh, 5 Sarfaraz Khan, 6 Corey Anderson/Colin de Grandhomme, 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Umesh Yadav, 10 Mohammed Siraj/Kulwant Khejroliya, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal
Delhi Daredevils: 1 Gautam Gambhir (capt), 2 Jason Roy, 3 Shreyas Iyer, 4 Rishabh Pant (wk), 5 Glenn Maxwell, 6 Vijay Shankar, 7 Chris Morris, 8 Rahul Tewatia, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Shahbaz Nadeem, 11 Trent Boult
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