The Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils has been abandoned due to heavy rain.

The first innings of the match was played as Virat Kohli put the Daredevils into bat at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Shreyas Iyer and Quinton de Kock got off to an excellent start as they put the Bangarlore opening bowlers to the sword with some powerful hitting.

The duo brought up their 50-partnership in the sixth over, but Iyer was to depart for 20 when he was caught by Chris Gayle off the bowling of Harshal Patel.

However, JP Duminy and De Kock went from strength to strength at the crease as the Delhi skipper quickly found his rhythm.

De Kock reached his 30-ball half-century, which included eight fours and one six which guided his side past the 100-run mark.

His innings was to end when he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Yuzvendra Chahal for 69, with his side well placed at 110-2 in the 12th over.

Duminy took over the role as aggressor as he found the boundary with ease to reach his 50 off 35 deliveries and edge his team over the 150-run mark.

The Daredevils were having trouble building partnerships as Yuvraj Singh and Angelo Mathews both fell cheaply, but Saurabh Tiwary helped his team post a total of 187 in their 20 overs, with Duminy finishing unbeaten on 67.

Bangalore were just seven balls into their reply when thy heavy rain came and eventually forced the match to be called off.

RCB are second in the IPL table with 16 points, while the Daredevils are seventh with 11 points from their 14 matches.