Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, 19th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League 2020 Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Date & Time: Oct 05, 06:00 PM LOCAL

A fourth-wicket stand worth 89 runs propelled DC to 196/4 © BCCI

DC complete 59-run victory

An exceptional all-round effort from the Delhi Capitals then. After the RCB bowlers endured a tough day, courtesy Marcus Stoinis's incredible hitting, their batsmen just didn't come to the chasing party. Kohli top-scored with 43 but the struggle in the middle was very evident, even for the RCB skipper. DC put in a middle-overs choke that would've gladdened MS Dhoni's heart, as Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin conceded 44 off 8 overs between them, picking three wickets. If that was not enough, Rabada showed his class by steering clear at the top of the bowling charts with a four-wicket haul while Anrich Nortje continued to compliment him and impress in the process. This deflating defeat leaves RCB with a massive negative NRR which could come into play towards the end of the tournament when there will be more teams in play for playoffs qualifications. That's it from me tonight, going to leave you with this...

vDC 2020

team will want to dismiss Rishabh Pant before they get past the 16th over. His scoring rate after this point increases from 8.64 rpo to 12.03 rpo. vDC

season with @JSWPaints, as we endeavour to 😇

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BREAKING NEWS for you...

Amit Mishra is out of IPL 2020, which means Axar Patel is likely to walk back into the XI tonight.

Two very open dressing rooms?

The one good thing about these two sides, besides the cricket they've played this season, is that they've chosen to give the outside world a peek into their inner sanctum via videos of post-match anaylsis and speeches. I am not going to give away any spoilers and let you watch it for yourself...

Ricky Ponting's speech after DC's win over KKR in Sharjah

RCB's reaction to their third victory - over Rajasthan Royals

Stand-out performers so far...

Delhi Capitals

Venues change, conditions change but Kagiso Rabada remains the ice-cool operator that this franchise spent good money on. The South African smashed KXIP in the Super Over and is joint-top on the list of wicket-takers. Captain Shreyas Iyer has been among the runs too, scoring 170 in 4 matches.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Devdutt Padikkal has been a revelation at the top of the order. The management took a chance with the 20-year-old, putting the experience of Parthiv Patel on the bench and have reaped great benefit. Here's the young man's story, through the words of his parents and coach.

Yuzvendra Chahal has revelled in not having to bowl at the Chinnaswamy and has particularly worked well on his wrong 'uns. Here's a detailed explainer on that aspect of his game coming through.

Prelude - Early birds set sights on fourth victory

We're 18 games down and the 19th one offers two teams the chance to reach halfway through to the magic number of eight wins - often considered good enough to secure qualification to the playoffs.

Delhi Capitals have had an interesting season so far. They began by snatching victory from the jaws of defeat when KXIP fluffed their lines with just 1 to get from 2 balls, allowing it to reach Super Over. They then humbled Chennai Super Kings by not allowing their spinners to settle. They looked off-colour in their only defeat - to SRH - before acing the Sharjah template and doing just about enough to defend their 228/4.

Royal Challengers Bangalore meanwhile have been a breath of fresh air, if you're an RCB fan. They held nerve under pressure of defending a total against the SRH, resigning their opponents to one of the worst eight-wicket collapses seen in the league. A 97-run defeat to KXIP felt like their old bad habits were creeping up again, but they were swift to recover from it.

Their win over MI shouldn't have gone to the Super Over, but it did and they still emerged with the two points in their credit, before showing promising tactical nous - as explained by Kaushik here - that should hold them in good stead going forward this season.