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2021 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

The 2021 season was the 14th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.They were one of the eight teams competed in the tournament.[1][2] The team was captained by Virat Kohli with Mike Hesson as a team coach. After qualifying for the playoffs, they were eliminated from the tournament as they were beaten by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator match.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021 season
CoachSimon Katich, Mike Hesson
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Tournament performanceEliminator (4th)
Most runsGlenn Maxwell (513)
Most wicketsHarshal Patel (32)
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This was the last season in IPL for AB de Villiers who announced his retirement on 19 November 2021.

Background

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Player retention and transfers

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Main article: List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes

The Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 12 players and released ten players.[3]

Retained Players: Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Josh Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel

Released Players: Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Mann, Parthiv Patel (retired).

Added Players: Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Kyle Jamieson, Srikar Bharat, Rajat Patidar, Dan Christian, Suyash Prabhudessai, Finn Allen

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batters
18 Virat Kohli   India (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2008 ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million) Captain
11 Sachin Baby   India (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
19 Rajat Patidar   India (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
— Suyash Prabhudessai   India (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
37 Devdutt Padikkal   India (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
All-rounders
8 Tim David   Singapore (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) Overseas[4]
54 Dan Christian   Australia (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹4.8 crore (US$575,130.80) Overseas
32 Glenn Maxwell   Australia (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹14.25 crore (US$1.7 million) Overseas
— Pavan Deshpande   India (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
95 Daniel Sams   Australia (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) Overseas
21 Shahbaz Ahmed   India (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
49 Wanindu Hasaranga   Sri Lanka (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas[4]
5 Washington Sundar   India (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹3.2 crore (US$383,000) Unavailable due to finger injury[5]
9 Harshal Patel   India (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Wicket-keepers
17 AB de Villiers   South Africa (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) Overseas, Vice-captain
15 K. S. Bharat   India (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
— Mohammed Azharuddeen   India (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30) Right-handed 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
1 Josh Philippe   Australia (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27) Right-handed 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) Overseas
— Finn Allen   New Zealand (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) Overseas, Replacement for Josh Philippe[6][7]
Spin Bowlers
3 Yuzvendra Chahal   India (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹6 crore (US$719,000)
63 Adam Zampa   Australia (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons.[8]
Pace Bowlers
47 Kane Richardson   Australia (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 ₹4 crore (US$479,000) Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons.[8]
— Scott Kuggeleijn   New Zealand (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas, Unavailable due to national duty[9]
— Dushmantha Chameera   Sri Lanka (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas[4]
96 Navdeep Saini   India (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 ₹3 crore (US$359,000)
73 Mohammed Siraj   India (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹2.6 crore (US$312,000)
12 Kyle Jamieson   New Zealand (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm Fast 2021 ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) Overseas
— Akash Deep   India (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) Replacement for Washington Sundar
27 George Garton   England (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Left-arm Fast 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) Overseas, Replacement for Kane Richardson[10]
Source: RCB Players

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Owner United Spirits Limited[11][12]
Chairman Prathmesh Mishra
Vice President and Head Rajesh Menon
Team manager Soumyadeep Pyne
Director of cricket operations & head coach Mike Hesson
Batting consultant Sanjay Bangar
Batting and spin bowling coach Sridharan Sriram
Bowling coach Adam Griffith
Head of scouting and fielding coach Malolan Rangarajan
Head physiotherapist Evan Speechly
Strength and conditioning coach Basu Shanker
Team doctor Dr. Charles Minz
Source: RCB Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Teams and standings

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Results by match

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Round1234567891011121314
ResultWWWWLWLLLWWWLW
Position11112133333333
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals (3rd) 14 10 4 0 20 0.481 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.455
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.140 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (R) 14 7 7 0 14 0.587
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 0.116
6 Punjab Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.001
7 Rajasthan Royals 14 5 9 0 10 −0.993
8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 3 11 0 6 −0.545
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

League stage

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All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[13]

Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § League stage

Matches

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Match 1
9 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
159/9 (20 overs)
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Chris Lynn 49 (35)
Harshal Patel 5/27 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 48 (27)
Jasprit Bumrah 2/26 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 2 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6
14 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
143/9 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 59 (41)
Jason Holder 3/30 (4 overs)
David Warner 54 (37)
Shahbaz Ahmed 3/7 (2 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
18 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
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Kolkata Knight Riders
166/8 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 78 (49)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/39 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 31 (20)
Kyle Jamieson 3/41 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 38 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 16
22 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
177/9 (20 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
181/0 (16.3 overs)
Shivam Dube 46 (32)
Mohammed Siraj 3/27 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Devdutt Padikkal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Match 19
25 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
191/4 (20 overs)
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Ravindra Jadeja 62* (28)
Harshal Patel 3/51 (4 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 34 (15)
Ravindra Jadeja 3/13 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 69 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) bowled the joint-most expensive over in an IPL match, conceding 37 runs.[15]
Match 22
27 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Delhi Capitals
170/4 (20 overs)
AB de Villiers 75* (42)
Avesh Khan 1/24 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 58* (48)
Harshal Patel 2/37 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 1 run
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the sixth player, and the second overseas one, to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.[16]
Match 26
30 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
179/5 (20 overs)
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KL Rahul 91* (57)
Kyle Jamieson 2/32 (3 overs)
Virat Kohli 35 (34)
Harpreet Brar 3/19 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 34 runs
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Harpreet Brar (Punjab Kings)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 31
20 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Kolkata Knight Riders
94/1 (10 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 22 (20)
Andre Russell 3/9 (3 overs)
Shubman Gill 48 (34)
Yuzvendra Chahal 1/23 (2 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to play 200 matches for a single franchise.[17]
Match 35
24 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Chennai Super Kings
157/4 (18.1 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 70 (50)
Dwayne Bravo 3/24 (4 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 38 (26)
Harshal Patel 2/25 (3.1 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 39
26 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Mumbai Indians
111 (18.1 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 56 (37)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/36 (4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 43 (28)
Harshal Patel 4/17 (3.1 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 54 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player and fifth overall to score 10,000 runs in T20s.[18]
  • Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) took a hat-trick.[19]
Match 43
29 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
149/9 (20 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
153/3 (17.1 overs)
Evin Lewis 58 (37)
Harshal Patel 3/34 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 50* (30)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/20 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)
Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 48
3 October 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
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Punjab Kings
158/6 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 57 (33)
Moises Henriques 3/12 (4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 57 (42)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/29 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[20]
Match 52
6 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
141/7 (20 overs)
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Jason Roy 44 (38)
Harshal Patel 3/33 (4 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 41 (52)
Umran Malik 1/21 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 4 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 56
8 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
164/5 (20 overs)
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Prithvi Shaw 48 (31)
Mohammed Siraj 2/25 (4 overs)
K. S. Bharat 78* (52)
Anrich Nortje 2/24 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: K. S. Bharat (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 having a better net run rate than the Royal Challengers Bangalore.[21]

Playoffs

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Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § Playoffs
Eliminator

11 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Kolkata Knight Riders
139/6 (19.4 overs)
Virat Kohli 39 (33)
Sunil Narine 4/21 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 29 (18)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/16 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most runs

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No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1 Glenn Maxwell 15 14 2 513 78 42.75 356 144.10 0 6 1 48 21
2 Devdutt Padikkal 14 14 1 411 101* 31.61 328 125.30 1 1 2 44 14
3 Virat Kohli 15 15 1 405 72* 28.92 339 119.40 0 3 0 43 9
4 AB de Villiers 15 14 4 313 76* 31.30 211 148.34 0 2 1 23 16
5 K.S. Bharat 8 7 2 191 78* 38.22 156 122.43 0 1 0 10 8
6 Rajat Patidar 4 4 0 71 31 17.75 62 114.51 0 0 0 3 3
7 Kyle Jamieson 9 7 3 65 16* 16.25 55 118.08 0 0 0 5 3

Glenn Maxwell was the fifth-highest run scorer in IPL 2021

  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[22]

Most wickets

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No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Harshal Patel 15 15 56.2 0 459 32 5/27 14.34 8.14 10.5 1 1
2 Yuzvendra Chahal 15 15 53.0 1 374 18 3/11 20.77 7.05 17.6 0 0
3 Mohammed Siraj 15 15 52.0 1 353 11 3/27 32.09 6.78 28.3 0 0
4 Kyle Jamieson 9 9 28.0 1 269 9 3/41 29.88 9.60 18.6 0 0
5 Shahbaz Ahmed 11 6 14.0 0 92 7 3/7 13.14 6.57 12.00 0 0
6 Dan Christian 9 9 16.4 0 155 4 2/14 38.75 9.30 25.0 0 0
7 Washington Sundar 6 6 16.0 0 118 3 1/7 39.33 7.37 32.0 0 0
George Garton 5 5 15.0 0 135 3 1/27 45.00 9.00 30.0 0 0
Glenn Maxwell 15 6 16.0 0 135 3 2/23 45.00 8.43 32.0 0 0
  • Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap as he is highest wicket taker in the competition.
  • Source: Cricinfo[23]

Player of the match awards

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No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
1 9 April 2021 Harshal Patel Mumbai Indians Won by 2 wickets 5/27 (4 overs) [24]
2 14 April 2021 Glenn Maxwell Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 6 runs 59 (41) [25]
3 18 April 2021 AB de Villiers Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 38 runs 76* (34) [26]
4 22 April 2021 Devdutt Padikkal Rajasthan Royals Won by 10 wickets 101* (52) [27]
5 27 April 2021 AB de Villiers Delhi Capitals Won by 1 run 75* (42) [28]
6 26 September 2021 Glenn Maxwell Mumbai Indians Won by 54 runs 56 (37) and 2/23 (4 overs) [29]
7 29 September 2021 Yuzvendra Chahal Rajasthan Royals Won by 7 wickets 2/18 (4 overs) [30]
8 3 October 2021 Glenn Maxwell Punjab Kings Won by 6 runs 57 (33) [31]
9 8 October 2021 K. S. Bharat Delhi Capitals Won by 7 wickets 78* (52) [32]

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