New Delhi, April 27 -- Delhi Capitals posted 162 for eight against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Sunday, with a series of late strikes by pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar preventing a stronger finish for the hosts.
Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, RCB struck early when Josh Hazlewood removed the dangerous Abishek Porel (28 off 11 balls), who had given DC a flying start with two fours and two sixes. Faf du Plessis (22 off 26) and Karun Nair (4) also fell inside the powerplay, as Delhi stumbled to 44/2.
KL Rahul (41 off 39) tried to anchor the innings with steady partnerships, but struggled for fluency before perishing to a slower ball from Bhuvneshwar in the 17th over. Axar Patel (15) briefly counter-attacked, b...