The target of 188 runs was not insurmountable, but after the Capitals lost 4 wickets in 3.3 overs, their chase was thrown into disarray and ended with 140 runs, Axar Patel 57 (39b, 5×4 , 3×6) alone.
RCB currently have 12 points from 13 games (the same as Capitals) and need to beat Chennai Super Kings in their last league match on May 18 to qualify for the playoffs.
Capitals also need to win their last league match against Lucknow Supergiants on May 14 to stay in promotion.
Returning to the action, Shockers player David Warner, who has been sidelined for nearly a month with a wrist injury, dragged left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh into the waiting hands. Will Jacks In the deep.
The firing marked the end of a series of disasters for the Capitals. Left-arm pacer Yash Dayal (3/20) consumed Abhishek Porrell, who was caught by Lockie Ferguson, on the first ball of the third over. Abhishek Porel).
Delhi suffered a physical blow in the next over. In-form Jack-Fraser McGurk beat Mohammed Siraj with two fours and a six in the second over, deflecting off Shai Hope after Dayal’s outstretched left hand The direct hit hit the stumps and he retreated too far.
Siraj trapped Kumar Kushagra, who came on to beat the suspended Rishabh Pant for a pinch-hit The backs led the way in the shot put, while D.C. fell to 30 points from four.
Axar and Hope (29, 23b) added 56 runs in 36 balls for the fifth wicket, but the partnership only gave the visitors temporary relief rather than any real hope.
Axar took over for DC in Pant’s absence and had a handy innings, but it only delayed the inevitable.
DC’s other batsmen were in a state of confusion, with Tristan Stubbs’ dismissal being the prime example.
After Axar defended Cameron Green’s long ball, Stubbs burst out of the non-striker’s crease like he was being chased by a lion. Cameron Green quickly grabbed the ball and finished. Simple task of hitting the stump.
Earlier, RCB could not make the most of Patidar’s quick 50 and ended up with a lackluster score of 187 for 9.
Patidar (52, 32b, 3×4, 3×6) and Jacks (41, 29b, 3×4, 2×6) added 88 runs for the third wicket in 53 balls as RCB overcame the early departure of captain Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli.
Du Plessis cut off pacer Mukesh Kumar’s delivery which was gobbled by McGurk near third man.
Kohli signaled another T20 masterclass while smashing 27 off 13 balls, including two sixes from Ishant Sharma and one from Khaleel Ahmed (2/31).
But a gust of wind outside off-stump barely moved the feet, resulting in a tripping Abhishek Porel.
However, the RCB found that the Patidar was operating at full capacity. His first scoring shot was a brilliant cover shot for four off Mukesh and he never let that early momentum fade away.
Patidar unleashed his six-hitting prowess, smashing Axar for two sixes and sending Kuldeep Yadav to top-scoring with grace. Soon replaced by brute force.
The Washington, D.C., outfielders also provided Patty Dahl with plenty of help. Hope bowled Kuldeep off the right-hander at 42 and five runs later, Axar got him off pacer Rasikh Salam Take it off.
At the other end, Jacks was given a reprieve by Axar off Kuldeep in the 19th and he showed off his unrestricted power with a left-arm wrist spinner at the catch end and watched the ball fly past twice distance.
Just as the league was booming, DC managed to seize the opportunity.
Axar made amends for his previous failure by making a fine tumbling catch over Salam to end Patidar’s stay.
Jax soon followed his partner and a slap from Kuldeep landed in the hands of Axar at the edge of the ring.
The dismissal of the batsmen in both sets affected RCB’s run rate. In 14.4 overs, the four scored 137 points and they could only add 50 points in the remaining overs.
(Inputs from PTI)
