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Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, Indian Premier League 2020: As it happened
Chasing a target of 185 runs, Rajasthan Royals were bundled out for 138 runs in 19.4 overs by the Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals.
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Delhi Capitals bundle out Rajasthan Royals for 138 inside 19.4 overs. RR 138 (19.4 overs)
WICKET!! A second stunning diving catch in the deep by Shimron Hetmyer. Shreyas Gopal fell for two runs after being caught on the second ball of the 18th over from Harshal Patel. Rajasthan have now lost their eighth wicket in their chase of 185 runs. RR 129/8 (18 overs)
Rajasthan Royals added 19 runs in their previous two overs to reduce their chase to 65 runs needing from 18 balls. Rahul Tewatia (25) put the second ball of the 17th over towards wide of long-on for a maximum before hitting the very next ball towards fine of third man for four runs. RR 120/7 (17 overs)
WICKET!!!! Rajasthan Royals have now lost seventh wicket in their chase of 185 runs. Jofra Archer (2) smashed the fifth delivery of the 15th over from Rabada for a catch to Iyer in the long-off region. RR 101/7 (16 overs)
WICKET!! Andrew Tye pushed the fifth ball of the 14th over from Axar Patel to the right of deep midwicket, only to see Kagiso Rabada dive to take the catch. Tye departed cheaply for nine runs. Royals now need 95 runs in 37 balls. RR 91/6 (14 overs)
WICKET!! Yashasvi Jaiswal went back to the pavilion after scoring 24 runs as he was clean bowled by Marcus Stoinis on the first ball of the 13th over. Royals now need 96 runs in 42 balls.RR 89/5 (13 overs)
WICKET!! Rajasthan Royals have lost their two wickets in quick succession. While Sanju Samson was caught at long-on by Shimron Hetmyer on the third ball of the 11th over from Marcus Stoinis to depart for five runs, Mahipal Lomror dismissed cheaply for 1 run after being caught by Axar Patel at short cover on a Ravichandran Ashwin delivery in the next over. RR 81/4 (11.5 overs)
WICKET!! Rajasthan Royals skipper Steve Smith whipped the first ball of the ninth over from Anrich Nortje to leg, only to see Shimron Hetmyer dive forward from deep square midwicket to take this clean. RR 56/2 (8.3 overs)
Steve Smith (20*) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (14) added 17 runs in the last two overs to help Rajasthan Royals reach the 50-run mark against the Delhi Capitals. Jaiswal slapped the second ball of the sixth over from Harshal Patel over mid-wicket for a maximum before Steve Smith pulled the second delivery of the seventh over towards deep midwicket for four runs. RR now need 135 runs from 78 balls.RR 50/1 (7 overs)
Rajasthan Royals added 17 runs in their previous two overs. Steve Smith (13) dragged the fifth ball of the fourth over from Kagiso Rabada behind square for a maximum before the Rajasthan skipper got the very next ball to the fine leg fence for four runs. RR 33/1 (5 overs)
13 runs off the first two overs from Delhi Capitals. Yashasvi Jaiswal (1) got off the mark by dabbing the second delivey of the first overr from Rabada wide of slip for one run, while Jos Buttler () smashed the fourth delivery of the same over towards fine leg to open his account with four runs. RR 13/0 (2 overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler have walked down the crease to begin Rajasthan Royals' chase of 185 runs. Kagiso Rabada to open the proceedings for the Delhi Capitals.
INNINGS BREAK!
Shimron Hetmyer 24-ball 45 runs help Delhi Capitals post a decent score of 184/8 against Rajasthan Royals. DC 184/8 (20 overs)
WICKET!! Axar Patel dismissed for eight-ball 17 runs after being caught by Jos Buttler behind the wicket on the last delivery of the 19th over from Andrew Tye. DC 181/7 (19 overs)
WICKET!! Shimron Hetmyer fell short of a half-century as he was caught by Rahul Tewatia at long-on on the last delivery of the 17th over from Kartik Tyagi. The Delhi Capitals, however, are approaching a 150-run mark. DC 149/6 (17 overs)
Delhi Capitals added 24 runs in the previous two overs. Shimon Hetmyer (33) tucked the third delivery of the 13th over from Kartik Tyagi over long leg for a maximum before he hammered Andrew Tye for a boundary and a six on back-to-back deliveries in the next over. DC 135/5 (16 overs)
WICKET!! Marcus Stoinis, who was lookig good at the crease, departed for 30-ball 39 runs after being caught by Steve Smith at cover-point on the third delivery of the 14th over from Rahul Tewatia. DC 111/5 (14 overs)
Just nine runs off the previous two overs for the Delhi Capitals. Marcus Stoinis and Shimron Hetmyer are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of 35 and 6 as Delhi Capitals are now approaching a 100-run mark. DC 96/4 (12 overs)
WICKET!! Marcus Stoinis (31) pushed the second delivery of the 10th over from Rahul Tewatia to short midwicket and took a couple of instinctive steps down the wicket, only to see substitute fielder Vohra throw the ball to Tewatia at the bowler's end who whipped the bail off to remove Rishab Pant for five. DC 87/4 (10 overs)
19 runs off the previous two overs for the Delhi Capitals. Marcus Stoinis (17) pulled the fourth delivery of the seventh over from Shreyas Gopal over midwicket for a maximum before he once again slapped the very next ball towards midwicket to add six more runs. DC 70/3 (8 overs)
WICKET!! Delhi Capitals have lost their third wicket inside Powerplay. Iyer (22) pushed the fifth ball of the sixth over from Andrew Tye towards cover and set off, only to see Jaiswal make a diving save and hit the striker's end directly to dismiss the Delhi Capitals skipper. At the end of Powerplay, DC stand at 51/3.
WICKET!! Jofra Archer struck again for the Rajasthan Royals. Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw failed to convert his decent start into a big score and fell for 19 runs after handing a return catch to Archer on the second delivery of the fifth over. DC 43/2 (5 overs)
Rishabh Pant is the new batsman in for Delhi Capitals !
Varun Aaron bowled a quite expensive third over, conceding 18 runs to the Delhi Capitals, before Kartik Tyagi gave away seven runs. Shreyas Iyer (16) pulled the third ball of the third over towards midwicket for a boundary before he edged the fourth delivery from Tyagi over short third man for four more runs. Shaw (15), on the other hand, lofted the sixth delivery from Aaron over the bowler's head for a six. DC 38/1 (4 overs)
Skipper Shreyas Iyer comes to bat at No.3 spot !
WICKET!! Jofra Archer gave breakthrough to Rajasthan Royals as early as in the very second over. Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan fell cheaply for five runs after being caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal at short midwicket on the third delivery. It was Archer's first wicket in Powerplay this season.DC 13/1 (2 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw to open the innings for the Delhi Capitals. Varun Aaron to bowl the first over for Rajasthan Royals.
Delhi Capitals are going into the clash against the Rajasthan Royals with an unchanged Playing XI. The Steve Smith-led side, on the other hand, has made two changes in their Playing XI. Varun Varun Aaron and Andrew Tye come in to replace Ankit Rajpoot and Tom Curran, respectively.
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Delhi Capitals Playing XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler (WK), Steven Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Aaron
Rajasthan Royals win the toss and opt to bowl against Delhi Capitals !
The toss for DC vs RR clash will take place shortly.
Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals produced an all-round performance to sweep aside Steve Smith's Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs in Match 23 of the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Asked to bat first, Delhi made a poor start to their innings, losing their first three wickets--Prithvi Shaw (19), Shikhar Dhawan (5) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (22)--inside Powerplay.
Marcus Stoinis then smashed a crucial 30-ball 39 runs before Shimron Hetmye notched up 24-ball 45 runs to help Delhi Capitals post a competitive score of 184 for eight in their stipulated 20 overs.
In reply, Kagiso Rabada bagged three wickets, Ravichandran Ashwin and Marcus Stoinis claimed two wickets each and Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel and Harshal Patel also contributed with one wicket each to help Delhi bundle out Rajasthan for 138 runs.
Rahul Tewatia (29-ball 38) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (36-ball 34) were the notable contributors for Rajasthan, while most of their other batsmen fell for a single digit.
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