Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils by eight wickets in the second match of the IPL Season 7 at Sharjah in UAE. Chasing a victory target of 146 runs in 20 overs, they romped home in 18 overs for the loss of two wickets. Yuvraj Singh remained not out on 52 runs off just 29 deliveries with five sixes and three fours while Skipper Virat Kohli made unbeaten 49. Earlier batting first, Delhi Daredevils made 145 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. Daredevils were off to a disastrous start losing four wickets for just 35 runs. JP Duminy and Ross Taylor salvaged the situation adding 110 runs for the fifth wicket. Duminy cracked 67 runs off just 48 deliveries with three sixes and four fours. Ross Taylor remained unbeaten on 43. Mitchell Starc, Albie Morkel, Varun Aron and Yajuvendra Chahal got a wicket each for RCB.Now, two matches are scheduled for tomorrow. In the first encounter at 4 p.m., Chennai Super Kings will take on Kings Eleven Punjab at Abu Dhabi. Later, at the same venue at 8 p.m., Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Rajasthan Royals.
News On AIR | April 18, 2014 7:54 AM
IPL-7: RCB defeat DD by 8 wickets