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Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 6 wickets in the 55th mat��ch of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhab😼i on Monday.
Chasing 153, Capitals had a terrible start as they lost opening batsman Prithvi Shaw early in the second over for 9 runs.
Shikhar Dhawan (54) and Ajinkya Rahane (60) put together a match-winning stand of 88 runs for the second wicket. Dhawan scored his third fifty of the season before Shahbaz Ahmed dismissed him. Soon Ajinkya also reached his half-century before Washington Sundar sent him back into the dugout.
In the൩ end, DC chased down the target with one over to spare to qualify fo🌌r the playoffs. RCB, despite losing, have also reached the final four.
Devdutt Padikkal propel RCB to 152/7
Earlier, youngster Devdutt Padikkal (50) shined with the bat yet again for the Challen𒈔gers. The left-handed batsman score✨d his fifth half-century in the ongoing thirteenth season of the cash-rich league.
Apart from Padikkal, RCB skipper Virat Kohli (29) and AB de Villiers (35) made valuable contributions to guide their side to 152 for seven.
For Capitals, Anrich Nortje picked up three wickets while Kagiso Rabada bagged two scalps. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also claimed one wicket.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Well done to and on their qualification in the playoffs … one more spot left
— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris)
That's that from Match 55. win by 6 wickets and book the No.2 spot in 2020 Points Table.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Delighted for super innings. A cricketer who always delivers in the toughest situations. International cricket o🏅r
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Q.U.A.L.I.F.I.E.D ✅
We'll start the celebrations with a GIF 🥳
Send us yours ⬇️— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
Haar kar jitne wale bhi baazigar hote hai…
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
RCB & DC ha🌠ve officiallꦡy qualified for the playoffs
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Top-2 in Points Table in each season:
2008 – RR, KXIP
2009 – Delhi, CSK
2010 – MI, DC
2011 – RCB, CSK
2012 – Delhi, KKR
2013 – CSK, MI
2014 – KXIP, KKR
2015 – CSK, MI
2016 – GL, RCB
2017 – MI, RPS
2018 – SRH, CSK
2019 – MI, CSK
2020 – MI, Delhi— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
So happy to watch contribute in such a crucial game. Well played much deserved number 2 spot.
We now have 3 playoff teams.
Let’s wait andꦬ watch if ‘s prayers are answered or Hyd makes it through!— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher)
Fa🎶ir to say that bot෴h and are going through now. to await the outcome of
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
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A timely comeback by . Heroes of win are players like Ashwin, Rahane and Dhawan who are not considered automatic choice in T20 for India by fans. That's why I always believe that a good player is always a good player, no matter what the format is.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Both & qualify , some fine performances by Rabada, ꦫnortje. Shikhar n rahane helped reach it to the second spot !! RCBvsDC
— Mithun Manhas (@MithunManhas)
wins against ꦰby 6 wickets. gets valuable 2 points taking th🐎eir total to 16 points and is number 2 on the points table. Both teams have qualified for Playoff.
— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50)
Brilliantly paced innings from Ajinkya Rahane, who scored 83.3% of his runs in front of square this ൩evening. Across his career he scores just 61.1% in front of square.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst)
A mixed bag of emotions. Not the way we wanted to qualify but now that we’re here, it’s a great opportu꧙nity to play some fearless cricket. 👊🏻
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
