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The Match 19 of IPL 2020 saw two prolific batsmen and skippers– Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer– lock horns with each other at Dubai International Stadium. After winning the toss, Kohli put DC to bat first and Shikhar Dhawan-Prithvi Shaw rolled out a flurry of boundaries in the Powerplay. The duo put up a steady opening stand of 68 to bolster DC’s run-flow.

After the departure of both the openers, skipper Iyer was also shown the exit door cheaply. In the end, Rishabh Pant and Marcus Stoinis slammed some vital runs to guide DC to a daunting total. While Pant scored 37 off 25, Stoinis smoked 53 off just 26 deliveries.

Coming on to RCB’s run-chase, the Virat Kohli-led side was struck with three major blows in the Powerplay itself. Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch and AB de Villiers were shown the exit door by the end of first six overs. Skipper Kohli tried saving the game for RCB by stitching 43 off 39.

However, with wickets tumbling at other end and the asking run-rate soaring with every over, RCB was wrapped up at a meagre 137. No other batsman apart from Kohli was able to leave an impact with the willow. In the end, it was DC who pocked the match and grabbed two vital points to go up to the top of the points table.

The encounter also dished out two hilarious moments. In the first innings, Kohli, while fielding, accidentally almost applied saliva on the ball. While fielding at short cover, the RCB skipper pulled off an impressive fielding effort and was almost going to put on saliva on the ball. However, he immediately realized his mistake and smiled before passing the ball to his teammate.

The second hilarious incident was Ravichandran Ashwin’s ‘Mankad’ scare when Aaron Finch was at the non-striker’s end. Ashwin, in the third over of the second innings, didn’t attempt the Mankading but gave Finch a stare and a warning to return to his crease.

1. Aakash Chopra feels Kagiso Rabada is the best pacer in IPL 2020

Bowls the Super Over for 2 runs and dismisses two batsmen. Came for an over and dismissed Russell at ‘Sharjah’. Here at Dubai…takes Kohli’s wicket in the first over of his new spell. Rabada is the best fast bowler in #IPL2020. #DelhiCapitals

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 5, 2020

2. Axar Patel bags Man of the Match award

The #RCBvDC Man of the Match is @akshar2026 🙌🏻#Dream11IPL #IPL2020 #YehHaiNayiDilli

— Delhi Capitals (Tweeting from 🇦🇪) (@DelhiCapitals) October 5, 2020

3. Ian Bishop heaps praise on Delhi Capitals after their triumph

This @DelhiCapitals Is worth keeping an eye on through this IPL.

— Ian bishop (@irbishi) October 5, 2020

4. Mithun Manhas lauds DC bowling unit

#DC has been really impressive!! All the ingredients to make it to the play off’s n beyond . Totally outplayed #RCB today . Stoin , shaw n pant set up the innings and the DC bowling absolutely nailed it especially #Rabada along with ash n axar!! #RCBvDC #IPL2020

— Mithun Manhas (@MithunManhas) October 5, 2020

5. Sachin Tendulkar congratulates DC over their victory

.@DelhiCapitals really bowled well.
Smart bowling changes by @ShreyasIyer15 which didn’t allow the batsmen to get off to flying starts.@RCBTweets has a good batting line-up but were completely outplayed today.#DCvRCB #IPL2020

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 5, 2020

6. Yuvraj Singh lauds Kagiso Rabada’s bowling show 

This guy-is sheer quality ! @KagisoRabada25 gets the big wicket of @imVkohli after that looks unplayable !with his variety of bowling , has to be in top 3 best fast bowlers in the world along with @patcummins30 @Jaspritbumrah93 #RCBvDC #IPL2020

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 5, 2020

7. Harbhajan Singh congratulates Virat Kohli for reaching the milestone of 9000 T20 runs

9000 T20 runs for captain @imVkohli keep it up champion.. Wish you many more @IPL @RCBTweets

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 5, 2020

8. Aakash Chopra reacts to Ashwin-Finch ‘Mankad’ incident

Run-out opportunity missed. #Finch #Ashwin #IPL2020

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 5, 2020

9. Yuvraj Singh lauds Rishabh Pant and Marcus Stoinis’ late fireworks

Aur yeh knicker 🩳 waali shot @RishabhPant17 ne maari ! Amazing shot over fine leg ! These 2 guys completely changed the momentum of the game ! Brilliant knock by marcus! Great total, game on ! #RCBvDC #IPL2020

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 5, 2020

10. Sachin Tendulkar reacts to Kohli almost applying saliva on the ball

What an incredible shot by @PrithviShaw there!

A million dollar reaction by @imVkohli after almost applying saliva on the ball.

Sometimes instincts takeover!😋

RCBvDC #IPL2020

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 5, 2020

11. RP Singh rues Amit Mishra’s injury

Worst nightmare for a player to be out from a tournament like #IPL2020 due to injury. Very unfortunate news for @mishimit but he is a champion and fighter. I'm sure he'll come back stronger next year. All-time great of IPL will be a huge loss for Delhi. #DCvRCB #RCBvsDC pic.twitter.com/TeMy2wReAd

— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) October 5, 2020

12. Pragyan Ojha reacts after Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s departure from IPL 2020

Injury is not good, but loosing #BhuvneshwarKumar will be a bigger blow for #SRH than #AmitMishra for #DC. Wishing both a speedy recovery! #IPL2020

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) October 5, 2020

13. Ravindra Jadeja shares photos of CSK’s emphatic victory against KXIP

Complete performance from the team. Good to be back to winning ways. Come on @chennaiipl 💛💪 pic.twitter.com/pr8wht8ryD

— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) October 5, 2020

14. RCB react to their heartbreaking defeat at Dubai

Delhi were the better team on the night.

The battle might be lost, but the war is still to be won. #PlayBold #IPL2020 #WeAreChallengers #Dream11IPL #RCBvDC pic.twitter.com/lLt1WWDnxK

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) October 5, 2020

15. Kagiso Rabada steals the show in DC vs RCB game

KG Rabada. Just toooooooo gooooooooddddd 💙💙💙

RCB – 118/7 (17.1)#RCBvDC #Dream11IPL #IPL2020 #YehHaiNayiDilli pic.twitter.com/MH4lQHDxNN

— Delhi Capitals (Tweeting from 🇦🇪) (@DelhiCapitals) October 5, 2020