DC vs RCB in pics: Virat Kohli’s men beat Rishabh Pant’s brigade in last over thriller

A 78-run unbeaten stand between Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer almost won the match for Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad.

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   Virat Kohli Captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore play a shot during match 22 of the Indian Premier League 2021 between the Delhi Capitals and the Royal Challengers Bangalore held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on the 27th April 2021. (Sportzpics for IPL)

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   Glenn Maxwell of Royal Challengers Bangalore plays a shot during match 22 of the Vivo Indian Premier League 2021 between the Delhi Capitals and the Royal Challengers Bangalore held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on the 27th April 2021. (Sportzpics for IPL)

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   A typical de Villiers knock makes it difficult to grade the quality of strokes. Almost every stroke that flows from his bat is worthy of fine detailing, be it for his imagination, enterprise, or execution. (Sportzpics for IPL)

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   Marcus Stoinis of Delhi Capitals plays a shot during match 22 of the Indian Premier League 2021 between the Delhi Capitals and the Royal Challengers Bangalore held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on the 27th April 2021. (Sportzpics for IPL)

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   Shimron Hetmyer nearly pulled off a heist for Delhi Capitals, but for the brilliance of AB de Villiers, whose unbeaten 75 off 42 balls had turbo-charged Royal Challengers to 171, a score Delhi fell short of by a solitary run. It was a classical edge-of-the-seat, high-quality thriller. (Sportzpics for IPL)

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   Virat Kohli was also impressed with his fast bowlers as he thanked the little sandstorm in the middle which helped his side keep the ball dry. Harshal Patel scalped two. (Sportzpics for IPL)

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   For much of his still-blossoming career, Hetymer’s immense potential has only flickered and not quite set a match on fire in the IPL. His knock against Royal Challengers could well be that carpe diem moment, when he finally seemed to live up to his talent. A 78-run unbeaten stand between Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer almost won the match for Delhi. (Sportzpics for IPL)

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   With 6 needed off the final ball, Rishabh Pant hits a boundary but Delhi Capitals fell short by a whisker. Siraj did well under pressure. Hetmyer and Pant were distraught. (Sportzpics for IPL)

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   AB de Villiers made an unbeaten 75 while Siraj defended 14 runs in the last over as RCB defeated DC by 1 run to move back to the top of the points table. (Sportzpics for IPL)