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Patna : Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Delhi Capital (DC) by 1 runs in the 22nd match of IPL 2021 though DC captain Rishabh Pant (wk) scored an unbeaten 58 in 48 balls hitting 6 fours and Shimron Hetmyer scored an explosive unbeaten 53 in 25 balls hitting 2 fours and 4 sixes. DC needed to score 6 runs off the last ball but Pant could only a four to take his team to 170/4 in 20 overs.
For RCB, it was their 5th win in 6 matches and they now top the points table with 10 points. For DC, it was their second defeat in 6 games and they have now 8 points. DC had won the toss but opted to bowl. Batting first, RCB scored 171/5 in 20 overs with A B de Villers scoring an unbeaten 75 in only 42 balls hitting 3 fours and 5 sixes. RCB captain (opener) was bowled by fast bowler Avesh Khan for 12.
Chasing a target of 172, DC lost the wickets of opener Shikhar Dhawan (6) and Prthvi Shaw (21) quite early. Steven Smith also fell to Mohd Siraj for 4. All-rounder Marcus Stoinis fell to fast medium bowler Harshal Patel for 22 with 3 fours making it 92/4. Pant and Hetmyer added 78 runs in their unbroken partnership for the 5th wicket. Hetmyer hit fast bowler Kyle Jamieson for 3 sixes in his 4th over.