New Delhi
Royal Challengers Bangalore lost their Indian Premier League match against Delhi Capitals by 16 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on Sunday.
The loss was Bangalore's 100th in Twenty20 cricket, and hence became the third team to reach the landmark. England's Middlesex (who have lost 112 matches) and Derbyshire (who have lost 101 T20 games) are the two team who have lost more matches in T20 cricket.
In fact, RCB captain Virat Kohli has been part of 90 losses himself, the most IPL defeats in the history of the tournament.
Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, reached the IPL playoffs with the win. Delhi became the second team Chennai Super Kings, for the first time since 2012 - 7 years, 84 months, 362 weeks and 2540 days to be exact.
Earlier in the season, RCB had lost their first six games to equal the record of most consecutive losses at the start of the IPL, along with Delhi Daredevils in 2013. They had also broken the record of most IPL losses for RCB, 7 matches (between 19 May 2018 and 07 Apr 2019).
On Sunday, DC skipper Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 52 runs from 37 balls, including 2 fours and 3 sixes and Shikhar Dhawan scored 50 runs from 37 balls, including 5 fours and 2 sixes, to help Delhi post 187 for the loss 5 wickets from their 20 overs.
In reply, Royal Challengers Bangalore could manage only 171 for the loss of 7 wickets from their quota of 20 overs, as Kagiso Rabada and Amit Mishra picked up two wickets each.
RCB have just 8 points from 12 games and can book their spot in the IPL playoffs with only mathematical chance. Virat Kohli after the match said that the losses in the first six games have not helped their cause this season.
"We put ourselves under too much pressure in the first six games and then it is always hard work in the latter half. So, we just decided to have a lot of fun and that's why we won four out of the last six games we have played," Virat Kohli said at the post-match presentation.
"The important thing now, with two games left, is to go out there and have fun. Not take too much pressure. Obviously, we want to perform as best as we can, but the fun factor should not go away. We have to go out there and play positive cricket. Once the last two games are done, we will sit down and see where the tournament had gone for us," he added.
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