Delhi Capitals beat RCB by 7 wickets in IPL
New Delhi, May 6: England cricketer Phil Salt struck a swashbuckling 87 off 45 balls as Delhi Capitals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Saturday.
Chasing 182 for a win, Salt smashed eight fours and six maximums as DC reached 187/3 with 20 balls to spare.
Besides Salt, who is playing in his maiden IPL, the other notable contributors for DC were skipper David Warner (22), Mitchell Marsh (26) and Rilee Rossouw (35 not out).
RCB opener Virat Kohli and young middle-order batter Mahipal Lomror had earlier scored half centuries as their team posted 181/4.
Kohli, who became the first cricketer in IPL to reach the landmark 7,000-run mark, scored his 55 off 46 balls, while Lomror took just 29 deliveries for his unbeaten 54.
Kohli also shared an 82-run opening partnership with skipper Faf du Plessis, who scored a 32-ball 45.
Brief Scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 181 for 4 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 55, Faf du Plessis 45, Mahipal Lomror 54 not out; Mitchell Marsh 2/21).
Delhi Capitals: 187 for 3 in 16.4 overs (Phil Salt 87, Rilee Rossouw 35 not out).
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
