IPL 2023: Virat Kohli, Vyshak Vijaykumar star in RCB’s 23-run win as DC lose five in a row

Royal Challengers Bangalore returned to winning ways as they defeated an uninspired Delhi Capitals by 23 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Saturday. David Warner and Co suffered their fifth loss in a row and are yet to register a win in the IPL 2023.

The RCB batting effort wasn’t the greatest, as the wasted a great start provided by Virat Kohli, who scored another half century.

But defending 175 on a pitch that slowed down, especially in a day-game, RCB got just the start they needed as Mohammed Siraj and Wayne Parnell set the tempo with the new ball. With impact player Prithvi Shaw run out for a duck, the pressure was on the returning Mitchell Marsh. However, he too was dismissed for a duck by Parnell. Yash Dhull was dismissed by Siraj for 1. Within 2.2 overs, DC were reduced to 2/3.

Skipper David Warner, who hasn’t been hitting the ball as well as he would like, seemed like he was getting his rhythm back. However, that sight did not last long either as debutant Vijaykumar Vyshak sent him packing for 19 in the sixth over.

Although Manish Pandey’s 38-ball 50 seemed to aid the recovery for DC, it did not prove to...

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