RCB vs DC Highlights, IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Capitals by 23 runs

Harshal Patel comes to bowl the final over and concedes 12 runs in the final over as Delhi Capitals reach 151/9 in 20 overs. With this RCB win the contest by 23 runs. 

Anrich Nortje hits his countrymen Wayne Parnell for back-to-back boundaries but it won't hurt Bangalore much. DC: 139-9 (19 overs)

Wicket number 9 falls for Delhi Capitals as Mohammed Siraj packs Aman Khan for 18(10). Bowls it slightly short and Aman goes for the aerial route. However, his shot finds Virat Kohli at long-on. DC: 129/9 (17.5 overs)

Aman Khan smashes an overpitched bowl by Harshal Patel for a boundary as 12 runs come off his over. DC: 123/8 (17 overs) | need 52 in final three overs

Vijaykumar Vyshak scalps his third wicket as Lalit Yadav hits it straight to Glenn Maxwell at long-off. He falls for 4(7) as Delhi lose their 8th wicket in the 175 chase. DC: 110/8 (15.5 overs) | need 65 runs in 25 balls

Aman Khan hits Wayne Parnell for a SIX. A slower short ball, which is pulled by Aman long leg. 

10 runs come off the over. DC: 108/7 (15 overs) | need 67 runs in 30 balls

Manish Pandey leads Delhi's fight. He hits Hasaranga for a four, follows it up with a six, and then whacks another four.

He then takes a double to reach his 50, which he completes in 37 balls. 

Meanwhile, there is a LBW appeal against Pandey in the final delivery. Hasaranga and DK look confident as RCB take the DRS. TV replay confirms that will be the end of Manish Pandey. He falls for 50(38). DC: 98/7 (14 overs)

Vijaykumar Vyshak is back in the attack and he starts with a short ball, which is hit for a four by Axar Patel. The bowler responds well and removes the batter in the next ball. Axar mistimes it as the ball balloons up in the air before being held by Mohammed Siraj inside the 30-yard circle. 

Aman Khan is new batter. DC: 82/6 (13 overs)

Harshal Patel is back into the attack and bowls a decent over, which results in six runs. DC: 76/5 in 12 overs.

Axar Patel welcomes Hasaranga with a cracking shot, wide of mid-on and could have been a boundary had anyone except for Kohli would have been there. He runs a double and finds the gap in the second ball.

Reads the googly on leg and pulls it for a four.

Axar hits another boundary as Hasaranga bowls it full and wide, giving enough room to the batter to open his arms. He does exactly the same and hits him for a four towards cover. DC 70-5 (11 overs) 

Vijaykumar Vyshak bowls a tidy over to keep things under control as Axar Patel and Manish Pandey combine to get four singles from his over. DC 57-5 (10 overs)

Harshal Patel removes Abishek Porel for 5(8) as Delhi Capitals lose half their side in 175 chase. Gets a leading edge and the ball skies up before settling comfortably in Wayne Parnell's hands at the edge of the circle. DC: 53/5 (8.5 overs)

Hasaranga joins the attack and he is welcomed by Manish Pandey with a boundary. Slightly short and Pandey has no problem hitting it towards the mid-wicket region for a boundary. DC: 51/4 (8 overs)

Shahbaz Ahmed comes into the attack and he is hit for a FOUR by Manish Pandey. Slightly short and Manish pulls it past square leg for a boundary. 

11 runs come off the over as DC reach 43/4 in 7 overs.

David Warner hits Mohammed Siraj for consecutive fours.

The first one is pulled over mid-wicket, which bounces just before ending over the fence. 

The second one is once again knocked on the on-side.

The third one is played on the back-foot, as Warner finds a gap in the cover region and the ball comfortably sails for a four.

Meanwhile, RCB debutant Vijaykumar Vyshak comes to bowl the final powerplay over and gets rid of Warner in his first over. Bangs it short and it hits the toe of Warner's bat before Kohli grabs it at mid-wicket. He falls for 19(13).

Delhi Capitals reach 32/4 in powerplay.

Wayne Parnell bowls another tight over but Manish Pandey manages to hit him for a four. He steps down against the Proteas quick and plays it wide of mid-off for a boundary. DC: 12/3 (4 overs)

Another one bites the dust as Mohammed Siraj provides RCB with third wicket. 

He hits the batter on the pads, looked absolutely plumb but Delhi still took the DRS.  

TV replay confirms that there was no inside edge involved and the ball was knocking the stumps. He falls for 1(4).

Manish Pandey joins the Delhi Capitals skipper in the middle. DC: 4/3 (3 overs)

Things get worse for Delhi Capitals as Mitchell Marsh too returns to pavilion on 0. After playing three dots, Marsh gets a leading edge against Wayne Parnell, which is comfortably caught by Virat Kohli inside the 30-yard-circle. 

Yash Dhull joins captain Warner in middle. DC: 2/2 (2 overs)

Anuj Rawat, the impact substitute, finally makes an impact. Dives to his right, and knocks the stumps with a direct-hit as Prithvi Shaw's miseries pile up.

Shaw was bit hesitant and he fails to complete his ground and returns to the pavilion without troubling the scorers. DC: 1/1 (1 over)

Delhi Capitals introduce Prithvi Shaw as Impact Substitute. He'll open the innings with David Warner as Mohammed Siraj prepares to lead the Bangalore attack.

Anrich Nortje bowls a brilliant final over as 8 runs come off it. RCB post 174/6 in 20 overs, with Impact Substitute Anuj Rawat knocking 15*(22). Shahbaz Ahmed also returned unbeaten on 20(12).

Mustafizur Rahman comes to bowl the penultimate over and is hit for a boundary by Shahbaz Ahmed. Low fulltoss, outside off and Shahbaz plays it through covers for a boundary. 

He connects another low fulltoss later in the over. This time he sweeps it towards square leg, which also results in a boundary. RCB: 166-6 (19 overs)

Anuj Rawat hits Anrich Nortje for a FOUR. He picks a cutter onto middle and smashes it towards mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Eight runs come off the over as RCB move to 154-6 in 18 overs.

Lalit Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav keep Bangalore on the backfoot. Lalit gives five runs in his over, while Kuldeep gives seven, which includes a boundary by Shahbaz Ahmed. RCB: 146-6 (17 overs)

Harshal Patel is sent ahead of Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed as Axar Patel walks in the middle. Maxwell hits the spinner for a boundary and Harshal does the same. However, there is a loud stumping for the umpires to send it upstairs. 

TV replay confirms there was an edge before the keeper whipped the bails.

Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav, who comes to bowl the next over, removes Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik in consecutive balls. 

Maxwell is caught by David Warner at extra covers as he tries to slog it. 

Dinesh Karthik arrives in the middle and plays an attacking shot straightaway but is caught by Lalit Yadav at deep. He falls for a first-ball duck, forcing RCB to introduce Anuj Rawat as an impact substitute. He replaces Mahipal Lomror. RCB: 134/6 (15 overs)