IPL: RCB beat Delhi Capitals by 23 runs
Bengaluru, Apr 15: Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Capitals by 23 runs in their IPL match here on Saturday.
Invited to bat, RCB posted 174 for 6 with Virat Kohli top-scoring with a 34-ball 50, while Mahipal Lomror and Glenn Maxwell chipped in with 26 and 24 respectively.
For DC, Mitchell Marsh and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets apiece.
In reply, DC lost three quick wickets to be reduced to 2 for 3 at one stage and the team never recovered from the setback, eventually finishing at 151 for nine in their 20 overs.
It was Delhi's fifth loss on the trot, leaving them with the task of winning eight of their next nine games to have any hopes of making it to the knockout stage.
Brief Scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 174 for 6 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 50; Mitchell Marsh 2/18, Kuldeep Yadav 2/23).
Delhi Capitals: 151 for 9 in 20 overs (Manish Pandey 50; Vijaykumar Vyshak 3/20).
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India women register 435/5, their highest ODI total
Rajkot(PTI): Openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal scored a century each to power India to their highest-ever total of 435/5 in the third and final women's ODI against Ireland here on Wednesday.
Mandhana (135) and Rawal (154) shared a whopping 233-run stand to give a solid start to India after opting to bat.
The big-hitting Richa Ghosh then scored a quickfire 59 to further inflate India's total as the Irish bowlers struggled to find answers.
Medium pacer Orla Prendergast (2/71) was the most susccesfull bowler for the visitors with two wickets.
Brief Score:
India 435 for 5 in 50 overs (Pratika Rawal 154, Smriti Mandhana 135; Orla Prendergast 2/71)
