Daredevils whipped at home

New delhi, April 26

It was a sweet homecoming for Delhi boy Virat Kohli as he led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a crushing 10-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in an IPL match here today. Varun Aaron (2/24) and Mitchell Starc (3/20) produced fiery spells of fast bowling to help RCB dismiss Delhi Daredevils for a paltry 95 after opting to field at the Ferozshah Kotla.
Chasing 96, openers Chris Gayle (62 not out off 40 balls) and Virat Kohli (35 not out off 23) made short work of the modest target, getting the team home in 10.3 overs. With the emphatic win, the Bangalore side got its IPL campaign back on track and now has three wins in six games. For Daredevils, it was their fourth defeat in seven matches.
Gayle scored bulk of the runs in the small chase as Kohli was happy to see the fireworks from the non-striker's end. The West Indian got the small chase going by smashing medium pacer Dominic Joseph for 14 runs off his first over. He looked in his usual devastating touch after missing out in the last game.
Gayle later smacked leggie Imran Tahir over mid-wicket to get to his fifty. It was one of the four sixes he hit in his blistering knock. Kohli, who only got to score his first boundary in the seventh over, hit the winning runs, his sublime straight drive that brought the crowd on its feet.
His fans chanted 'Kohli Kohli' at regular intervals but in the end, they went home after thoroughly enjoying Gayle's show.
We were outplayed: Duminy
Delhi Daredevils skipper JP Duminy admitted his side was "outplayed" in all departments of the game by Royal Challengers Bangalore. "We were outplayed in every department. Lots of lessons to be learnt out of this game. They took wickets at regular intervals and we could not build a partnership," said Duminy. "We have a few days off and we need to regroup and pick it up again."
RCB skipper Virat Kohli was all praise for the effort put in by his side. "Gayle) is pretty cool on the outside but pretty intense on the inside. I am more expressive, so it balances it out and that's why we open.” — Agencies

Scoreboard

Delhi Daredevils

M Agarwal st Karthik b Abdulla 27

S Iyer lbw b Starc 0

JP Duminy c Karthik b Wiese 13

Yuvraj Singh c Karthik b Aaron 2 

A Mathews c de Villiers b Aaron 0

K Jadhav c Starc b Patel 33 

N Coulter-Nile lbw b Wiese 4 

A Mishra b Starc 2 

S Nadeem b Starc 2

Imran Tahir not out 3

J Muthuswami run out (de Villiers) 1

Extras lb 2, w 6) 8 

Total (all out; 18.2 overs) 95 

Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-36, 3-39, 4-39, 5-67, 6-72, 7-85, 8-90, 9-92, 10-95 

Bowling

M Starc 4-0-20-3

V Aaron 4-0-24-2

H Patel 3-0-14-1

D Wiese 3.2-0-18-2

Iqbal Abdulla 4-1-17-1

Royal Challengers   

C Gayle not out 62 

V Kohli not out 35

Extras (w 2) 2

Total (0 wickets; 10.3 overs) 99 

Bowling

NM Coulter-Nile 3.3-0-30-0

J Muthuswami 1-0-14-0

Imran Tahir 2-0-20-0

JP Duminy 1-0-7-0

A Mishra 2-0-25-0

A Mathews 1-0-3-0

MoM: Varun Aaron