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A good old-fashioned hammering handed out by the Delhi Capitals today. They've got off the bottom at last and having won four of their last five matches, they're suddenly cooking. Mind you, they have miles to go but this is bound to see an added spring into their step ahead of their next contest against the Chennai Super Kings in Chennai. As for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, clearly a day to forget. They never turned up with the ball and could have got a few more with the bat as well. They now head to the Wankhede Stadium to face the Mumbai Indians and on the back of the latter's loss to CSK earlier today, that contest could effectively be a four-pointer as the logjam in the table would suggest. Boy oh boy aren't we in for some interesting times ahead!

Of course, Philip Salt is the Player of the Match for his sensational 45-ball 87. Here's what he has to say: We spoke before the game about being positive and taking them on. We saw how good they were in Bangalore and their tail was up so we wanted to counter them today. (On going all out in attack) I've tried to adopt that style throughout the early days of my career. Something which is a real strength of mine is when I get going I don't take the foot off the pedal too often. We knew that with the wicket quite slow and low, we spoke before the game about playing them off the back foot. We knew realistically that it would slow down a little. (On the target) I thought it was par. I'll be honest, I thought we had to bat really well to get there and the boys came out swinging really well. He (Mitchell Marsh) came in and hit the second ball for six or something like that - it puts the bowlers on the back foot and always helps. Love playing here in Delhi. A few RCB fans in here tonight but I really loved the support.

David Warner (Delhi Capitals captain): It was absolutely amazing. I thought 180 was probably par. The ball started skidding on nicely. I was quite happy to restrict them to 180 and we came out with intent with Phil Salt batting like that. We said at the outset that we wanted to try and target Siraj. That was our intention today. We knew with Siraj, he's been bowling extremely well and he's their backbone. If he brings back his length with most of his dismissals being bowled our LBW, that will work in our favor. Credit to the way the bowlers bowled. The way they defended 130 twice - Anners (Nortje) is unfortunately not here, he's a class bowler - with Ishant leading there and Khaleel, it makes it a stronger bowling unit from an Indian perspective. We've got a great team. It's all about momentum and the table is so jammed at the moment. We're off to Chennai now - we know it's going to be a tough one down there, they've got some good momentum as well. But we're looking forward to it.

Rilee Rossouw: Fantastic result. We bowled particularly alright. The way Salty and Warner started was phenomenal. It was pretty tricky. The ball was turning. Salt got us off to a blinder. It was 160 that was the par score on this wicket. We can't lose another game. So, we are going and playing with freedom. Who knows, if we have luck and momentum on our side, you never know. 

Faf du Plessis: I think we felt pretty close. Thought 185 was par. But there was dew later on and they batted really well. On a wicket like that, you would like the spinners to be more in the game. The pressure they put on the spinners probably made them bowl bad balls. Thought the spinners got too much square on a surface like this. We didn't maximize our innings. Thought there was little more in there. During the time-out, felt 185 was par. Maxi has been going really for us. He has been doing well at 4. Thought, we could push him up today. Anuj is hitting the ball well. Hitting the ball well. I was really pleased to see Mahipal come in and play really well. Hopefully, the No.3 position will sort itself with someone putting their hand up. Combination of some mistakes, giving a few soft boundaries.

Match Summary: Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets.

Philip Salt 87 (45) | Mitchell Marsh 2/21 (3)
Virat Kohli 55 (46) | Josh Hazlewood 1/29 (3)

When the Delhi Capitals were tasked with chasing 182 on a two-paced surface, one reckoned it would be a tight finish had they ended up getting close to the target. What followed though, was beyond our wildest imagination! Not because the top-order wasn't packed with gunslingers, but because they made this surface look like an absolute road.

Of course, they were assisted by some really poor bowling on the part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore but what David Warner and Philip Salt did to brilliant effect was dispatch them to the fence. Pace on the ball was a premium and they latched onto anything quick like a cheap suit with any width suitably punished. Faf du Plessis tried turning to spin in the powerplay but with Wanindu Hasaranga losing his radar early on, it was going to be a long outing on the park for RCB. Mohammed Siraj was then dished out a hammering by Salt and another verbal altercation followed with the former clearly feeling the heat.

It never got better for the Challengers despite Warner falling soon after. Mitchell Marsh took over the baton but if there was any hope for RCB, it had to come from the spin duo of Hasaranga and Karn Sharma. Both, however, were too short in length and a bit too slow for this surface, allowing both Marsh and Salt to play them off the back foot and pick their spots. Any and every half-tracker was only headed towards the fence and with the score reading 115/1 at the halfway mark, the game was pretty much done and dusted.

Harshal Patel came on as the impact sub but even Mahipal Lomror was bowled ahead of him, which was rather bizarre on du Plessis' part. Harshal got Marsh's wicket off a full toss but dished out too many in the arc thereafter as Rilee Rossouw then joined the party. Salt was in a menacing mood all the way through though as he carted the bowlers left, right and center. Once he was dropped by Dinesh Karthik off Hasaranga's bowling in the powerplay, he made sure to rub some 'Salt' into the wounds of RCB.

All that transpired thereafter was a mere formality. Salt might have fallen short of a hundred, but there was no stopping the Capitals who lifted themselves off the bottom of the table with a clinical display, landing a dent into RCB's qualification chances along the way. Stick around for the presentation...

And that is as fitting an end to this contest as it can get! It started with a four, ended with a six and in between, we saw carnage of the highest order on display. The Delhi Capitals remain alive in the tournament but gosh, hasn't this result spiced up the points table even further!

16.4 Glenn Maxwell to Rilee Rossouw, VICTORY IN STYLE! Short delivery, Rossouw rocks back and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. DC win by three wickets with 20 balls to spare!

16.3 Glenn Maxwell to Rilee Rossouw, length delivery sliding in, Rossouw tucks it to short mid-wicket. No run

16.2 Glenn Maxwell to Axar Patel, straightening off a length, Axar pushes it to deep covers. Single taken

16.1 Glenn Maxwell to Rilee Rossouw, short of a length and straightening, Rossouw works it past the non-striker to long-on for a single

Around the wicket.

Entering the last leg of this match which has turned into a real no-contest. It has just been a remarkable display of hitting all the way through and the Capitals have, not once, taken the foot off the gas. Delhi Capitals require 3 runs to win off 24 deliveries at 0.75 RPO.

15.6 Karn Sharma to Rilee Rossouw, short of a length outside-off, Rossouw punches it to long-off. Single taken

15.5 Karn Sharma to Axar Patel, full and turning in, Axar drives it to long-off for a single

And he gets going straightaway! Sign of a man in the best form he has been in with the bat. Oh the wide grin on David Warner's face - it's been a long wait for a performance like this!

15.4 Karn Sharma to Axar Patel, OH MY MY AXAR! HE HAS THE DC DNA! Turning in from a length, Axar gets down on his knee and slogs it over wide long-on for a maximum!