IPL 2021: Shimron Hetmyer fireworks not enough for DC as AB de Villiers fires RCB to top of table

IPL 2021, DC vs RCB: Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer hit fifties but it was not enough as Royal Challengers Bangalore rode on AB de Villiers's blitzkrieg to seal a 1-run win. Virat Kohli's men returned to the top of the points table with their 5th win of the season.

Royal Challengers Bangalore held their nerves to pip Delhi Capitals by 1 runs in a last-over thriller at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in Match 22 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Tuesday. Shimron Hetmyer's late blitz (53 not out off 25 balls) was not enough as RCB defended 171 by the barest of margins to return to the top of IPL points table. Delhi Capitals captain RIshabh Pant played a strange knock as he remained unbeaten 58 from 48 balls. Despite hitting two boundaries in the last two deliveries, Delhi fell short of the target by 1 run with Mohammed Siraj coming up with a fine over at the end. DC vs RCB, IPL 2021: Highlights