Delhi Capitals, the last year's runners-up have had a fantastic start to their campaign in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with four wins in the first five games. Similarly, the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore have won four games out of the first five they have played. The last time these two sides met RCB won a close encounter in Ahmedabad by just one run as they prevailed in the end overcoming a Shimron Hetmyer special. Chasing 172 runs, Delhi Capitals had a poor start but Rishabh Pant and Hetmyer ensured that they were in the game till the end but fell short marginally of the target. Former fast bowler, Zaheer Khan, who has played for both Delhi and RCB is in third place with 11 wickets.

Source: dna October 08, 2021 11:37 UTC