Marcus Stoinis bowled the last over of the RCB innings and AB de Villiers plundered 23 runs off it. It seemed like a miscalculation on Rishabh Pant’s end in using the bowlers, but the DC skipper clarified the decision was taken because the spinners weren’t getting assistance from the surface.
DC had RCB at 60 for three in the ninth over when AB de Villiers walked in to bat. The South African slammed a 42-ball 75 not out to help RCB to 171.
Shimron Hetmyer played a brilliant innings: Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant (58 runs off 48 balls) added an unbeaten 78-run stand from 44 balls for the fifth wicket with Shimron Hetmyer (53 runs off 25 balls). The DC skipper wasn’t at his fluent best and carried on with a run-a-ball for most of the innings.
However, his West Indian teammate showed more urgency and brought the side into the contest and brought down the equation to 25 runs off the last two overs.
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Had Hetmyer farmed more strike towards the end, the result could have gone in DC’s favour. With six required to win off the final ball, Rishabh Pant managed a four.
Praising his teammate, Rishabh Pant said:
Placed third in the IPL 2021 points table after bagging four wins and two losses, DC will take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their next match at Ahmedabad on Thursday.
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