It was a life-and-death match for the Delhi Capitals. Play-off is guaranteed if you win, but Eliminator can also lose if you lose.
However, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost by 6 wickets and easily secured the second qualifier. And even after losing, Virat Kohli has taken a place in the eliminator.
The team that finished the first round with 16 points will play against Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier next Thursday. Kolkata will be eliminated if Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians in the last match on Tuesday.
Delhi and Bangalore meet in Abu Dhabi in the 55th and final match of the IPL. Batting first, Bangalore lost 6 wickets at the end of the allotted over and scored 152 runs. With one over left, Delhi lost 4 wickets and reached 154 for victory.
Batting for 153, Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane scored half-centuries to give Delhi an easy victory. Dhawan made 54 off 41 balls with six fours. Rahane made 60 off 47 balls with 5 fours and a six.
Before losing the toss, Devdoot Padikkal batted first and made fifty for Bangalore. He was bowled by Anrikh Narkia for 50 off 41 balls with 5 fours. Besides, AB de Villiers scored 35 and captain Kohli 29 runs.
Narkia, who took maximum 3 wickets for Delhi, was selected as the best in the match. Kagiso Rabada got two wickets. Ravichandran Ashwin took a wicket.