IPL 2022: Royal Challengers Defeated Delhi Capital by 16 Runs

By S. Sinha April 16, 2022

Royal Challengers and Delhi Capital faced each other off at Wankhede stadium in the 27th match of IPL 2022.

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After winning the toss against Royal Challengers (RCB), Delhi Capitals (DC) sent their opponent in to bat first.

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After losing 5 wickets, Faf Du Plessis's RCB set a target of 190 runs for the Capitals.

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Dinesh Karthik and Glenn Maxwell scored 66 off 36 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes and 55 off 34 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes, respectively.

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Delhi Capitals didn’t reach the target. Royal Challengers defeated them by 16 runs.

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Despite David Warner scoring 66 runs off 38 balls with 5 sixes and 4 fours, DC were not able to win the match.

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