Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) win over Delhi Capitals on Sunday kept them alive in the race to IPL 2024 playoffs, and the winning moments captured on camera showed Virat Kohli's wife, Anushka Sharma, folding hands to thank god -- reflecting how important this win meant to her husband and his team.
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The 47-run victory is RCB's fifth in a row, making them the first team to do so in this edition of the IPL. They had lost seven of their first eight matches. But the five-match unbeaten run after that has reignited their hopes of finishing in the top four on the table.
Currently, RCB are No. 5 on the table with 12 points and their final league game is against defending champions Chennai Super Kings in Bengaluru on May 18.
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Led by Rajat Patidar's 32-ball 52 and useful contributions by Will Jacks (29 off 41 balls), Cameron Green (32 off 24) and Kohli (27 off 13), RCB put up a competitive 187 for 9 on the board after being asked to bat first by Delhi Capitals.
In chase, Delhi folded up for 140 in 19.1 overs despite stand-in skipper Axar Patel's fighting 39-ball 57. Yash Dayal starred with the ball for RCB, taking 3 for 20, while New Zealander Lockie Ferguson took 2 for 23.
