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).

Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.



New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking to impose a statutory prohibition on social media usage for children below 13 years.

"It is a policy matter. You ask Parliament to enact the law," a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih told the counsel appearing for the petitioner.

"We are not inclined to entertain the present petition in as much as the relief sought is within the domain of policy," the bench said.

While disposing of the plea, it granted liberty to the petitioner to make a representation to the authority.

The bench said if such a representation was made, the same be considered in accordance with law within eight weeks.

The plea, filed by Zep Foundation, sought directions to the Centre and others to mandate the introduction of robust age verification system, such as biometric authentication, to regulate children's access to social media platforms.

The petition, filed through advocate Mohini Priya, also sought to implement strict penalties for social media platforms failing to comply with children protection regulations.