Despite staying till the end, Rishabh Pant (58* off 48) and Shimron Hetmyer (53* off 25) could not able to take Delhi Capitals (DC) past the victory line against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
They lost Match 22 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, by 1 run. With 10 runs to win off two balls of Mohammed Siraj, all Pant could manage was two fours.
His struggle throughout the innings ended up costing his side two valuable points. The victory took RCB to the top of the points table, though second-placed Chennai Super Kings have a match in hand.
Virat Kohli & co. have now won five out of their opening six matches. Delhi, on the other hand, have slipped to third. On the other hand, CSK take on SRH in Match 23 of IPL 2021 in Delhi on Wednesday.
CSK will go into this game on the back of three wins in a row, beating table-toppers RCB in their previous encounter SRH however lost out to DC in their previous game in a super over and will be desperate for a win.