17:44 (IST)
"KL Rahul-led side have moved from blowing hot to very cold, and it is therefore no wonder that this kind of inconsistency has left them currently tottering at sixth in the standings, with only Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Rajasthan Royals sitting below them," writes Garfield Robinson in his piece analysing Punjab Kings' defeat at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday.
Read: Punjab Kings grapple with inconsistent batting as losses pile up
17:42 (IST)
Following the pullout of several cricketers from IPL 2021, most of whom are overseas recruits, and others expressing concern as several nations begin closing air routes with India — the country that is experiencing a devastating second COVID-19 wave — the BCCI has decided to step in and assure the foreign participants their safe return to their respective nations.
"We understand that many of you are apprehensive about how you will get back home once the tournament concludes... We want to apprise you that you have nothing to worry about," BCCI COO Hemang Amin said in a letter addressed to the players
More on that here
17:37 (IST)
While the Indian Premier League (IPL) has managed to stage matches without too many hiccups so far this season, the fact that Twenty20's biggest carnival is taking place at a time when the Indian health infrastructure is crumbling due to the devastating second wave of the COVID-19 cases, and crematoriums and graveyards are witnessing a massive rush with thousands breathing their last on a daily basis just makes the whole celebration of cricket appear in bad taste.
"It’s not the IPL, it is the spectacle. It is the cringe-inducing commerce, the perfunctory mask-wearing reminders, the inexorable march of capitalism, the orchestrated optimism, the bubble within the bio-secure bubble, the tone-deaf lot gesticulating wildly in virtual guest box, the dancing commentators, the pervading callousness, the lazy logic of it being a delightful distraction," writes Shantanu Srivastava in his piece as he delves further into the topic.
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17:31 (IST)
Both teams find themselves in the top half of the IPL 2021 points table after getting off to good starts. Both teams have good opening pairs; while Delhi Capitals could certainly boast of the better bowling attack, Royal Challengers Bangalore's middle-order comprising the likes of Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers and Kyle Jamieson is certainly one that could win you championships.
The upcoming match between the teams led by Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli certainly promises to be a mouth-watering battle of the equals.
Read the preview of Match 22 of IPL 2021 here
17:23 (IST)
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Match 22 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, with Delhi Capitals (DC) taking on the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. While DC are coming off a narrow victory, having beaten Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first Super Over of this season, RCB suffered their first defeat in five games when they were comprehensively thrashed by Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
IPL 2021, Live Cricket Score, Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Follow this space for the latest update on the 22nd match of the ongoing season.
Preview: Having suffered their first defeat of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 after getting off to a dream start, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will hope to bounce back in their upcoming clash against Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
RCB suffered a 69-run thrashing at the hands of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who outplayed Virat Kohli's men in all departments in their encounter at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The victory propelled MS Dhoni and company to the top of the IPL 2021 points table, and Kohli will be hoping to reclaim that spot later on Tuesday evening.
Delhi Capitals, who had finished runners up for the first time last season, managed to scrape through to a hard-fought victory against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday, the same day as CSK's victory over RCB. In the match that saw the first Super Over of the season, Axar Patel managed to bowl a tight line after being entrusted the responsibility of bowling the crucial six deliveries by skipper Rishabh Pant. Skipper Pant then combined with opener Shikhar Dhawan to guide the team to a thrilling victory and secure them two crucial points in the race to the playoffs.
What will additionally help motivate RCB heading into the 22nd match of the season will be the fact that DC had completed a double over them last season in the UAE, defeating them by 59 runs and six wickets respectively.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Washington Sundar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Daniel Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Sachin Baby, Srikar Bharat, Pavan Deshpande, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Sams, Shahbaz Ahmed
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Steven Smith, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Lalit Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav, Chris Woakes, Aniruddha Joshi, Sam Billings, Lukman Meriwala, Tom Curran, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje, Vishnu Vinod, Manimaran Siddharth, Shams Mulani, Ripal Patel.
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