Delhi Capitals (DC) are taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. While Virat Kohli is the boggedt player in the RCB camp, Faf du Plessis is one of the most reliable names in the DC side. Both these legends have shared the dressing room for three years from 2022 to 2024 in RCB, and they do know a lot about each other. This was particularly evident during the first innings, when Virat brilliantly plotted to get the veteran South African out.

During the match, Virat Kohli was seen gesturing towards the bowler to bowl towards the leg stump. He signalled that Faf is not comfortable to play the sweep shot, and there is a chance that he could sky a catch straight to Kohli's hands at long on. This was exactly how the South African got out in the very next over.

Check Virat Kohli's mastermind planning right here:

After being put into bat first, Delhi Capitals had a decent start. But Josh Hazlewood struck the first blow as he removed Abhishek Porel for 28 runs. Karun Nair also departed after scoring just 4 runs. Faf du Plessis also departed after a struggling 22-run knock as Krunal Pandya took his wicket. Captain Axar Patel fell prey to Hazlewood as he scored 13.

KL Rahul looked to get some momentum after spending some time in the middle, but departed on 41 runs. Impact Player Ashutosh Sharma had a short stay at the crease, as he departed immediately after. After that, Tristan Stubbs and Vipraj Nigam provided some momentum to the innings, with the former scoring 34 from 18 balls. They managed to score 162/8 at he end of their 20 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the star of the show with three wickets, while Hazlewood also chipped in with two scalps.

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