Royal Challengers Bangalore qualify for play-offs after rain abandons match against Delhi

Quick Preview: After pulling of a thrilling win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous game, an upbeat Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to seal a play-off berth by beating laggards Delhi Daredevils in their last league match.
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RCB have been inconsistent in the tournament but the Virat Kohli-led side are very much in contention for a play-off berth. They are in second spot in the league table with 15 points from 13 games, behind Chennai Super Kings (16 points from 13 matches).

Delhi, on the other hand, are already out of reckoning with just 10 points from 13 games and they will play for pride only.

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Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle credit Bangalore to win in IPL thriller

Virat Kohli's 44 off 19 helped Bangalore beat Hyderabad in a rain-affected match. Here are the highlights from the match.

Virat Kohli celebrates after hitting the winning runs

Sunrisers Hyderabad 135-3 in 11/11 overs (Moises Henriques 57, David Warner 52; David Wiese 2-20, Mitchell Starc 1-26)

Royal Challengers Bangalore 83-4 in 5.5/6 overs (Virat Kohli 44 not out, Chris Gayle 35; Moises Henriques 2-3, Praveen Kumar 1-10)

Virat Kohli scored a brilliant, unbeaten 44 as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in the rain-shortened Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Hyderabad on Friday night.

Kohli hit a six off the second-last ball of their innings as the visitors chased down 81 runs in their six-over run chase.

Earlier in the day, Hyderabad won the toss and captain David Warner opted to bat first. The hosts posted 135 for three during 11 rain-interrupted overs, with Warner hitting 52 and fellow Australian Moises Henriques top-scoring with 57.

But with rain continuing to play spoilsport, the Bangalore run chase had to be limited to six overs.

In the end, it was enough as Kohli and Chris Gayle (35) took the attack to the Hyderabad bowlers, hitting a combined six sixes and seven fours.

The win propelled Bangalore to second spot in the IPL table and put them in a good position to qualify for the play-offs.

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