IPL 2020, Match 19: Rabada, Stoinis, Axar star in Delhi Capitals' big win over RCB

South African speedster Kagiso Rabada made a big impact as he snared four wickets to propel Delhi Capitals (DC) to a 59-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and helped his team zoom to the top of the IPL points table on Monday.

Rabada, along with Man-of-the-Match Axar Patel, effectively restricted RCB to 137 for nine wickets in 20 overs.

Earlier, RCB captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl, but his bowlers failed to check DC batsmen as they posted 196 for four wickets in 20 overs. DC now have eight points from five games, ahead of Mumbai Indians and RCB, who have six points each.

After putting up a decent total on board, thanks to Marcus Stoinis' 53 not out (26 balls, 6x4s, 2x6s), and some valuable top-order contributions, DC bowlers came all guns blazing to defend the target.

Apart from Stoinis, opener Prithvi Shaw and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant chipped in with 42 and 37 runs respectively.

Rabada set the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on fire with stunning figures of 4/24 and received good support from compatriot Anrich Nortje (2/22), Axar (2/18), and Ravichandran Ashwin (1/26).

Kohli (43) and Moeen Ali (11) tried to stabilise the innings with a brief 32-run stand for the fourth wicket.

Axar, however, didn't let the partnership develop as this time he struck to send back Ali in the 12th over. And after RCB had managed another 19 through Kohli and Washington Sundar (17), Rabada dismissed the RCB captain who tried to accelerate the run-rate. 

Two balls later, Rabada dismissed Isuru Udana (1), leaving RCB reeling at 119/8 in 17.3 overs. Nortje, too, joined the party as he clean bowled Mohammed Siraj in the penultimate over when RCB were still 70 runs away from the target.