IPL 2017: Virat Kohli’s RCB achieve consolation win, beat DD by 10 runs

Virat Kohli finally had something to smile for as Royal Challengers Bangalore secured a 10-run win over Delhi Daredevils in the final league game of IPL 2017. (BCCI)

Updated on: May 15, 2017 1:15 AM IST

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Virat Kohli finally had something to smile for as Royal Challengers Bangalore secured a 10-run win over Delhi Daredevils in the final league game of IPL 2017. (BCCI)

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Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to bat in the last league game of IPL 2017. (BCCI)

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Chris Gayle started off well and he looked in great touch. (BCCI)

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Pat Cummins got rid of Vishnu Vinod to give DD the advantage. (BCCI)

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Chris Gayle played aggressively and neared a fifty and he got good company from Virat Kohli. (BCCI)

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Kohli and Gayle strung a solid partnership as RCB eyed a good total. (BCCI)

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However, Shahbaz Nadeem removed Gayle for 48 as RCB stuttered in the death overs. (BCCI)

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Kohli continued to bat aggressively but wickets kept tumbling at the other end. (BCCI)

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Kohli notched up his 30th fifty as RCB looked for a big score. (BCCI)

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RCB stuttered in the death overs as they finished on 161/6. (BCCI)

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Avesh Khan struck early for RCB as he removed Sanju Samson cheaply. (BCCI)

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Shreyas Iyer and Karun Nair revived DD with a solid knock (BCCI)

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Shane Watson removed Karun Nair as RCB maintained the pressure. (BCCI)

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Harshal Patel struck twice to remove Shreyas Iyer and Marlon Samuels as DD lost momentum (BCCI)

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Harshal Patelpicked up three wickets as DD stumbled. (BCCI)

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Rishabh Pant top-scored with 45 but it was not enough as DD kept losing wickets at regular intervals. (BCCI)

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Pawan Negi picked up 3/10 to wrap up the innings to give RCB a 10-run win. (BCCI)

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This was RCB’s third win of IPL 2017 but it was not enough to prevent them from getting the wooden spoon. (BCCI)