Who won yesterday's IPL match? What happened during RCB vs DC clash in Bengaluru?

He can play as a wicketkeeper, field well, open the innings, and finish the innings. There are very few things that KL Rahul can't do on a cricket field—bowling, perhaps? 

KL Rahul's (93 not out) late onslaught handed Delhi Capitals (DC) their fourth consecutive win in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday. 

In fact, it was the first time Delhi Capitals won their first four games in an IPL edition. They are also the only unbeaten side in this season so far. Delhi Capitals' six-wicket win with 13 balls to spare against RCB may make it look extremely comfortable, but in reality, what transpired on the field was entirely different. 

Let's relive all the action from the night at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

RCB's batting trilogy

Batting first, RCB smashed 52/0 in the first three overs, 36/0 in the last two overs and an unbelievable 75/7 in the middle 15 overs. RCB opener Phil Salt (37) rattled the visitors by taking a whopping 30 runs off Mitchell Starc in the third over of the match. 

It must be noted that Salt and Starc played a starring role in Kolkata Knight Riders' title-win run last year. Tim David (37 not out) provided a good finish at the end, smashing four sixes in the last two overs.

The spin choke

Axar Patel spotted the one chink in RCB's batting. Five of RCB's top six are right-handers, and Axar has three spinners to work with, including his own left-arm spin. He brought himself in the second over itself. Although his over cost 16 runs, the Delhi Capitals captain openly revealed the trick he was going to play.

The fourth over of the match opened the floodgates. Phil Salt hit the ball to the cover region, instantly responded to Virat Kohli's call and started running. Kohli realised the mistake and sent the Englishman back. Salt was halfway down the pitch and slipped while running back. Vipraj Nigam's throw to KL Rahul did the rest. 

A wicket against the run of play. Vipraj Nigam bowled a very good fifth over, conceding just two runs. Mukesh Kumar finished the last over of the powerplay with a wicket-maiden, accounting for Devdutt Padikkal, the one left-hander in the RCB's top six.

Vipraj Nigam (2/18) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/17) sucked the air out of the RCB batting as well as the boisterous Bengaluru crowd.

Early wickets, rain intervention and KL Rahul

In reply, Yash Dayal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled hard lengths and were rewarded with three wickets in the powerplay. Bhuvneshwar's wicket of Abishek Porel took him to third in the all-time leading wicket-takers chart of IPL. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar now has 186 wickets in IPL, six behind the second-placed Piyush Chawla. Axar Patel got out in the ninth over, with the scoreboard reading 58/4. The next overs fetched just seven runs, with KL Rahul playing four consecutive dot balls off Suyash Sharma. Rahul swiftly moved from a run-a-ball 29 to 51 off 39 balls, collecting boundaries off Krunal Pandya and Liam Livingstone. 

The game was still in the balance when Delhi Capitals needed 65 from 36 balls, and then came the drizzle. Duckworth-Lewis Stern (DLS) method sheets were passed around the dugout, and Rahul shifted gears. 

The former RCB batter smashed 22 runs in the 15th over off Josh Hazlewood to keep DC ahead of the DLS par score. He smashed 42 runs in the last 14 balls faced. 

Tristan Stubbs (38 not out) played a superb supporting act, and the duo added an unbeaten 111 runs for the fifth wicket, the best-ever fifth-wicket partnership for DC. Rahul fittingly finished the match with a six over fine leg. RCB remain winless at home, having lost both their matches.

What's next?

RCB plays an away game against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur on Sunday (April 13). 

DC hosts Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday evening (April 13). It will be the unbeaten DC's first home game at their primary home venue.

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