With tonight's win, Delhi Capitals have moved on the top of points table with 12 points. Sorry to say this but Rajasthan Royal's season is almost over. Only a miracle can help them qualify for the playoffs. But who knows? Tomorrow Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Kings XI Punjab. KXIP's only win of the season so far came against RCB. But since then the two teams have gone in opposite direction. While RCB have gone from strength to strength but KXIP have become poorer as the season has progressed. We have to wait and watch what happend in tomorrow's match.
That concludes the coverage of this match. Join us tomorrow. Thank you for joing us. Goodnight.
Anrich Nortje: Been feeling it the last few days. Nice to see some results. Buttler played them really well. Maybe I was a touch too full. Didn't expect him to go for a six first ball. Maybe he was expecting something else off that delivery. Stuck to my strength and paid off. Didn't expect the second ramp. Luckily I stuck to it. We've got a good coach in Ryan. Lovely working with KG. Tushar has been working in the nets. Enjoying my experience with them. Doesn't look like it but it's nerve-wracking. Better to be on the field than on the other side.
Player of the Match
DC's fast bowler Anrich Nortje is the Player of the Match. He bowled at fiery pace and picked 2 wickets to help DC win the match.
Because Shreyas Iyer got injured during RR's inning, Shikhar Dhawan the stand in skipper attends the Post Match Presentation on Iyer's behalf.
Shikha Dhawan DC's stand in captain: He (Shreyas Iyer) is in pain but his shoulder is moving. We'll get proper report tomorrow. One moment it was quite even and to pick it back from there was a team effort. Was important we stayed positive as a team. Knew their batting isn't deep. Knew if we got their top-order we can get them. Everytime we want them to deliver they're delivering. Courage he showed, line and length he bowled was amazing (Deshpande). Have to keep the momentum. Long tournament. Will keep the process going.
Steven Smith: Disappointing. The wicket slowed up a bit as the game went on. We got off to a good start with Jos and Stokesy, then we lost a couple wickets and got another partnership between Stokesy and Sanju, then again lost wickets in clumps and on slow wickets it is hard to make up too many runs at the backend. We needed to take it a bit deeper from some of our batters and we were not able to do that. We thought we bowled well at the backend and restricted them to 160-odd, that was probably around par on this wicket. And the opening partnership got us ahead in the game but we couldn't extend those partnerships, boys were getting in and getting out, not going on to make 50 or 60. It has been the trend in the tournament, the boys that have the air speed have had the most success, Jofra has been great for us and same with Nortje and Rabada for Delhi. They changed things around tonight by bowling with pace, taking pace off and varying it nicely, we weren't able to deal with that. We are not in the greatest position at the moment, so need to move on from this and hopefully come back with a big game in three days time.
Result
Delhi Capitals win by 13 runs.
RR 148/8 after 20 overs.
Deshpane to bowl the last over. Tewatia is on strike. RR need 22 runs.
19.1 WIDE! Fuller delivery way outside off stump.
19.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Tewatia swings his bat and sends the ball to long off for a single.
19.2 Fuller delivery and Gopal plays the ball to midwicket for a run.
19.3 Fuller delivery and Tewatia plays the ball to leg side.
19.4 Fuller delivery and Tewatia swings his bat. The ball goes high in the air. Deshapnade drops the catch.
19.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Gopal plays the ball to third man for a boundary.
19.6 WICKET! Shreyas Gopal c Axar b Tushar Deshpande 6(4)
Fuller delivery and Gopal plays the ball to point. Axar Patel takes an easy catch.
RR 140/7 after 19 overs.
Rabada to bowl. Tewatia is on strike.
18.1 Full toss outside off. Tewatia plays the ball to mid-off for a single.
18.2 Slow ball outside off. Archer swings his bat but misses.
18.3 Fast ball outside off. Archer swings his bat but misses.
18.4 WICKET! Jofra Archer c Rahane b Rabada 1(4)
Fuller delivery on off stump. Archer plays the ball straight into the hands of Ajinkya Rahane at point.
Shreyas Gopal is the new batsman.
18.5 Fuller delivery and Gopal plays the ball to mid-off for a run.
18.6 Short ball and Tewatia plays the ball to deep midwicket for a run.
RR 137/6 after 18 overs.
Nortje to bowl. Uthappa is on strike.
17.1 Fuller delivery and Uthappa plays a lap shot for a single.
17.2 Fuller delivery. Tewatia swings his bat. The ball takes the top edge and goes to third man. Rabada stops the ball. Tewatia takes a single.
17.3 WICKET! Uthappa b Nortje 32(27)
Good fast yorker. Uthappa makes room to play the ball through off side. The ball hits the stumps.
Jofra Archer is the new batsman.
17.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Archer swings his bat and sends the ball down to long-on for a single.
17.5 Slower ball outside off stump. Tewatia moves across and aims fine-leg but misses.
17.6 Full toss outside off. Tewatia plays the ball to mid-off for a single.
RR 133/5 after 17 overs.
Rabada is back in the attack. Tewatia is on strike.
16.1 Short ball and Tewatia plays the ball down to third man for a single.
16.2 Short ball and Uthappa goes for pull. The ball takes the outside edge and the ball just goes past diving Rabada.
16.3 Short delivery and Uthappa pulls the ball over the fielder at short midwicket for 2 runs.
16.4 Short ball and Uthappa pulls. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to short third as Uthappa takes a run.
16.5 FOUR! Short ball on middlle stump. Tewatia improvises and lifts the ball over the keeper's head for a boundary.
16.6 Short ball and Tewatia pulls the ball toward the fielder at short midwicket.
RR 125/5 after 16 overs.
Ashwin is back in the attack. Uthappa is on strike.
15.1 Short ball and Uthappa plays the ball to cover for a single.
15.2 Short ball outside off stump. Tewatia pushes the ball to cover.
15.3 Short ball and Tewatia goes on backfoot to block the ball.
15.4 Fuller dleivery and Tewatia plays the ball to short third man.
15.5 Fuller delivery and Tewatia plays the ball to cover.
15.6 Fuller delivery and Ashwin plays the ball to off side for a run.
RR 123/5 after 15 overs.
Tushar Deshpande to bowl. Uthappa is on strike.
14.1 WIDE! Poor delivery by Deshpande as he bowls down the leg side.
14.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Uthappa punches the ball through cover for a single.
14.2 DROPPED! Short delivery on leg stump. Tewatia pulls the ball to fine leg. Nortje drops an easy catch. Tewatia takes a single.
14.3 Fuller delivery and Uthappa drives the ball for 2 runs.
14.4 Fuller delivery and Uthappa plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
14.5 Short delivery and Tewatia plays the ball to square leg for a run.
14.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Uthappa slogs the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
RR 115/5 after 14 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl. Uthappa is on strike.
13.1 Back of the length delivery and Uthappa plays the ball to point.
13.2 WICKET! Riyan Parag run out (Axar) 1(2)
Fuller delivery and Uthappa pushes the ball just round the corner. He first calls for a single. Parag responds to the call. Then Uthappa sends Parag back. Patel collects the ball and gets a direct hit.
Rahul Tewatia is the new batsman.
13.4 Fuller delivery and Uthappa blocks.
13.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Uthappa plays a reverse sweep for a boundary.
13.6 Back of the length delivery and Uthappa plays the ball to midwicket for a run.
RR 110/4 after 13 overs.
Nortje is back in the attack. Uthappa is on strike.
12.1 Short delivery outside off. Uthappa plays the ball to backward point.
12.2 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Uthappa cuts the ball through point for a boundary.
12.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Uthappa plays the ball to leg side.
12.4 SIX! Nortje bangs a short delivery. Uthappa goes for pull. The ball takes the top edge of the bat and flies over fine-leg for a maximum.
12.5 Fuller delivery and Uthappa drives the ball down to long-on for a run.
12.6 Fuller delivery on off stump. Parag blocks the ball.
RR 99/4 after 12 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl. Samson is on strike.
11.1 Fuller deivery on middle stump. Samson plays the ball to mid-on for a run.
11.2 Back of the length delivery outside off. Utthapa plays the ball to point.
11.3 Fuller delivery and Uthappa pushes the ball to cover for a single.
11.4 WICKET! Samson b Axar 25(18)
Quick short ball. Samson makes room to cut the ball. He exposes all three stumps. The ball skids and hits the stumps.
Riyan Parag is the new batsman.
11.5 Fuller delivery and Parag plays the ball to off side for a single.
11.6 Fuller delivery and Uthappa pushes the ball to off side for a run.
RR 90/3 after 11 overs.
Tushar Deshpande is back in the attack. Samson is on strike.
10.1 Length delivery outside off stump. Samson plays the ball to third man for a run.
10.2 WICKET! Stokes c (sub)Lalit Yadav b Tushar Deshpande 41(35)
Slow short ball outside off stump. Stokes makes room and plays the ball to long-on. He has not hit the ball well. The ball goes to Lalit Yadav and he takes an easy catch.
Robin Uthappa is the new batsman.
10.3 Fuller delivery on off stump. Samson plays the ball to third man for a single.
10.4 WIDE! Good short delivery and Uthappa ducks to leave the ball for the keeper.
10.4 Fuller delivery and Uthappa drives the ball to mid-on. He wants a single. Samson refuses the single. Uthappa runs back. There is a good throw from Dhawan. The ball hits Uthappa. DC appeal for obstructing the field. The third umpire gives that as NOT OUT!
10.5 Fuller delivery and Uthappa plays the ball down to third man for a single.
10.6 Fuller delivery and Samson plays the ball to extar cover for a single.
NO BALL.The bowler has overstepped.
FREE HIT!
10.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery. Uthappa comes down the track to play a big shot. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to fine leg for a boundary.
RR 85/2 after 10 overs.
Ashwin to bowl. Stokes is on strike.
9.1 Short delivery and Stokes plays the ball to deep midwicket for a run.
9.2 Fuller delivery and Samson plays the ball around the corner for a run.
9.3 Short ball and Stokes punches the ball to cover.
9.4 Short ball and Stokes pulls the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
9.5 Fuller delivery and Samson plays the ball to leg side for a single.
RR 81/2 after 9 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl. Samson is on strike.
8.1 Short delivery. Samson plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a run.
8.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Stokes plays a good reverse sweep to send the ball to third man for a boundary.
8.3 Short ball and Stokes plays the ball through cover for a single.
8.4 Length delivery on the pads. Samson plays the ball down the ground for a single.
8.5 Flat delivery outside off stump. Stokes plays the ball to off side for a single.
8.6 SIX! Short delivery and Samson plays the ball to deep midwicket for a maximum.
RR 67/2 after 8 overs.
Ashwin to bowl. Stokes is on strike.
7.1 Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Stokes blocks the ball.
7.2 FOUR! Short delivery on off stump. Stokes pulls the ball to fine leg for a boundary.
7.3 Fuller delivery and Stokes plays the ball to long-on for a run.
7.4 Short delivery and Samson plays the ball to fine leg for a single.
7.5 Fuller delivery and Stokes plays the ball to square leg for a run.
7.6 Fuller delivery and Samson plays the ball to fine leg for a run.
RR 59/2 after 7 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl. Stokes is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery and Stokes plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
6.2 Fuller delivery. Samson goes on the backfoot to block the ball.
6.3 SIX! Fuller delivery. Samson comes down the track and lifts the ball over the bolwer's head for a maximum.
6.4 Short ball. Samson plays the ball to off side for a single.
6.5 Fuller delivery and Stokes plays the ball to leg side for a single.
6.6 Short ball. Samson makes room and cuts. The ball takes the inside edge and goes around the corner.
RR 50/2 after 6 overs.
Rabada to bowl. Stokes is on strike.
5.1 Short delivery outside off stump. Stokes plays th ball back to the bowler.
5.2 FOUR! Short ball on off stump. Stokes pulls the ball through midwicket for boundary.
5.3 Short delivery outside off stump. Stokes hits the ball through cover for a single.
5.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Samson works the ball down to third-man for a run.
5.5 Short delivery on middle stump. Stokes plays the ball towards the fielder at short midwicket.
5.6 Short delivery outside off stump. Stokes plays the ball to mid-off for a run.
RR 43/2 after 5 overs.
Nortje to bowl his second over. Stokes is on strike. Sanju Samson is the new batsman.
4.1 Fuller delivery on off stump. Stokes plays the ball to mid-off.
4.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Stokes drives the ball to cover.
4.3 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Stokes pushes the ball to mid-off and takes a quick single.
4.4 Fuller delivery on off stump. Samson plays the ball to off side for a single.
4.5 Length delivery on off stump and Stokes punches the ball to mid-on.
4.6 Fuller delivery and Stokes plays the ball down the ground for a run.
RR 40/2 after 4 overs.
R Ashiwn to bowl. Stokes is on strike. Steve Smith is the new batsman.
3.1 Fuller delivery drifing on leg. Stokes plays the ball to long-on for a run.
3.2 Short delivery on middle stump. Smith plays the ball to leh side for a single.
3.3 Fuller delivery. Stokes looks to plays the ball to off side for a single.
3.4 Fuller dleivery and Smith plays the ball to leg side.
3.5 Short ball. Smith makes room and plays the ball to leg side.
3.6 WICKET! Smith c and b Ashwin 1(4)
Good slow delivery on middle stump. Smith leans in and pushes the ball. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to Ashwin. He makes no mistake in completing an easy catch.
RR 37/1 after 3 overs.
Bowling change. Anrich Nortje to bowl. Buttler is on strike.
2.1 SIX! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Buttler just stands in his crease and lifts the ball over long-on for a maximum.
2.2 1 Leg Bye! Fuller delivery on middle stump. The ball hits the pads and goes to leg side. Buttler takes a single.
2.3 Fuller dleivery outside off stump. Stokes plays the ball to third-man for a single.
2.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Buttler walks across his stumps and flicks the ball to fine-leg for a boundary.
2.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Buttler walks across his stumps again and scoops the ball to fine-leg for a boundary.
2.6 WICKET! Buttler b Nortje 22(9)
Great comeback from Nortje!!!! Quick delivery on middle stump. Buttler could not moves his feet. The ball goes through his defences and hits the stumps.
RR 21/0 after 2 overs.
Tushar Deshpande to bowl. Buttler is on strike.
1.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Buttler closes the face of his bat early. The ball takes the outside edge and goes past the bowler. Buttler takes a single.
1.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Stokes cracks the ball through cover for a boundary.
1.3 Good length delivery on off stump. Buttler blocks.
1.4 FOUR! Short delivery on off stump. Buttler smashes the ball through cover for a boundary.
1.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Stokes drives the ball to mid-off and takes a single.
1.6 Fuller delivery on off stump. Buttler works the ball to mid-on and charges down the other end for a single.
RR 10/0 after 1 over.
Kagiso Rabada to bowl the first over. Ben Stokes is on strike.
0.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery on leg stump. Stokes flicks the ball through leg side for a boundary.
0.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Stokes plays a frontfoot defensive shot.
0.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Stokes blocks the ball with the full face of the bat.
0.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Stokes drives the ball to cover and takes a single.
0.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Buttler drives the ball through cover for a boundary.
0.6 Fuller delivery on off stump. Buttler plays the ball to leg side for a run.
So, RR's chase is about to get underway. DC players are out on the field in a huddle. Shreyas Iyer is inspiring his team. And Out walk the English duo of Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler to open the inning for RR.
DC 161/7 after 20 overs.
Unadkat to bowl the last over of the inning. Carey is on strike. Axar Patel is the new batsman.
19.1 Slow fuller delivery outside off stump. Carey cuts the ball through point for a single.
19.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Axar Patel chips the ball over the infield on the off side for 2 runs.
19.3 Full toss outside off stump. Patel hammers the ball down to long-on for a single.
19.4 WICKET! Carey c Jofra Archer b Unadkat 14(13)
Slow fuller delivery way outside off stump. Carey goes for big shot. The ball goes high in the air and Archer takes a good catch in deep.
R Ashwin is the new batsman. Axar Patel is on strike.
19.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Patel hammers the ball over cover for a boundary.
19.6 WICKET! Axar c Kartik Tyagi b Unadkat 7(4)
Slow fuller delivery outside off stump. Patel goes for big shot. The ball takes the outside edge and lobs to Kartik Tyagi at short third-man.
DC 153/5 after 19 overs.
Archer to bowl his last over. Carey is on strike.
18.1 Full toss outside off stump. Carey plays the ball to mid-off for a single.
18.2 Full toss outside off stump. Stoinis plays the ball down to long-off for a single.
18.3 Full toss on middle stump. Carey backs away and plays the ball to point and gets a single.
18.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Stoinis flicks the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
18.5 1 Leg Bye! Short ball on middle stump. The ball raps on the pads and goes to leg side. Carey takes a single.
18.6 WICKET! Stoinis c Rahul Tewatia b Jofra Archer 18(19)
Short ball on middle stump. Stoinis goes on the backfoot and pulls the ball. The ball flies to deep midwicket where Rahul Tewatia takes an easy catch.
DC 148/4 after 18 overs.
Tyagi to bowl. Carey is on strike.
17.1 Fuller delivery. Carey drives the ball to cover.
17.2 Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. Carey plays the ball to leg side for a single.
17.3 Fuller delivery just outside off stump. Stoinis backs away for room and misses the ball. The ball goes to the keeper.
17.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Stonis plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
17.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Stoinis flicks the ball to leg side for a single.
17.6 Low full toss on leg stump. Carey plays the ball to leg side for a run.
DC 143/4 after 17 overs.
Archer is back in the attack. On strike is Alex Carey.
16.1 Good yorker from Archer. Carey digs the ball out.
16.2 Full toss outside off stump. Carey plays the ball to third-man for 2 runs.
16.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Carey plays the ball to leg side for a single.
16.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Stoinis drives the ball down the ground for a single.
16.5 SIX! Short ball outside off stump. Carey makes room and cracks the ball through point for a flat six.
16.6 1 Leg Bye! Short ball on leg stump. The ball hits on arm guard and goes to leg side. Carey takes a single.
DC 132/4 after 16 overs.
Tyagi is back in the attack. Stoinis is on strike.
15.1 Back of the length delivery. Stoinis pulls the ball to long-on for a run.
15.2 Short delivery outside off stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg side.
15.3 Good yorker on middle stump. Iyer digs the ball out and plays it to off side for a single.
15.4 Short ball on middle. Stoinis makes room to play the ball to third-man but misses the ball.
15.5 Good yorker and Stoinis plays the ball to fine-leg for a single
15.6 WICKET! Shreyas Iyer c Jofra Archer b Kartik Tyagi 53(43)
Fuller delivery outside off. Iyer goes for big shot. The ball lobs high in the air. Archer runs in from deep and settles under the ball. He takes a good catch.
DC 129/3 after 15 overs.
Unadkat is back in the attack. Stoinis is on strike.
14.1 Back of the length delivery around off. Stoinis plays the ball past point for a single.
14.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer flciks the ball to leg side for a run.
14.3 Back of the length delivery and Stoinis plays the ball to
14.4 SIX! Monster hit from Iyer. Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer launches the ball over midwicket. The ball goes in the stands.
14.5 Short ball and Iyer pulls the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
14.6 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer swings his bat aiming for deep midwicket boundary. The ball flies to deep midwicket boundary. Stokes at the boundary rope jumps and takes the catch. He gets rid of the ball before topplig over the boundary rope. The onfield umpire checks with the third umpire. The replay shows that Stokes was in contact with the ball while he went over the boundary rope.
DC 112/3 after 14 overs.
Shreyas Gopal to bowl. Stoinis is on strike.
13.1 Slower delivery drifting in. Stoinis blcoks the ball.
13.2 Short delivery on leg stump. Stoinis makes room and plays the ball to cover.
13.3 FOUR! Short delivery on middle and leg stump. Stoinis goes on the backfoot and plays the ball through midwicket for a boundary.
13.3 WIDE! Poor ball going down the leg side.
13.4 Short delivery and Stoinis plays the ball through off side for a single.
13.5 Short ball on leg stump. Iyer guides the ball to leg side for a single.
13.6 Short ball on leg stump. Stoinis plays the ball to leg side for a run.
DC 104/3 after 13 overs.
Tewatia to bowl his last over. Stoinis is on strike.
12.1 Short ball on leg stump. Stoinis plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
12.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer drives the ball to cover.
12.3 Short delivery outside off stump. Iyer cuts the ball to off side.
12.4 Short ball outside off stump. Iyer leaves the ball for the keeper.
12.5 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. Iyer hammers the ball over cover for a boundary.
12.6 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays a reverse sweep. Iyer takes 2 runs.
DC 97/3 after 12 overs.
Shreyas Gopal to bowl. Dhawan is on strike.
11.1 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan slogs the ball to send the ball back in the stands.
11.2 Short ball and Dhawan pulls the ball to leg side for a single.
11.3 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a single.
11.3 WIDE! Poor ball by Gopal as he bowls way outside off stump.
11.4 WICKET! Dhawan c Kartik Tyagi b Shreyas Gopal 57(33)
Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan goes for a reverse sweep. He doesn't time the shot well. The ball takes the edge of the bat and goes to third-man. Kartik Tyagi takes an easy catch.
Marcus Stoinis is the new batsman. Iyer is on strike.
11.5 Short delivery and Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a single.
11.6 Short delivery on leg stump. Stoinis pushes the balld down the ground for a single.
DC 86/2 after 11 overs.
Tewatia to bowl. Dhawan is on strike.
Tewatia to bowl. Dhawan is on strike.
10.1 Slower ball and Dhawan plays the ball to cover.
10.2 Short ball and Dhawan plays the ball to cover.
10.3 FOUR! Tossed up delivery on middle stump. Dhawan plays the ball over cover for a boundary.
10.4 Short delivery on leg stump. Dhawan plays the ball to leg side for a single.
10.5 Short delivery on leg stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a single.
10.6 Good length delivery and Dhawan plays the ball through leg side for a single.
DC 79/2 after 10 overs.
Ben Stokes to bowl his second over. Iyer is on strike.
9.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Iyer plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
9.1 NO BALL! Waist high full toss and Dhawan plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
FREE HIT!
9.2 FOUR! Short delivery on middle and leg stump. Iyer makes room and whacks the ball over the bowler's head. The ball goes down the ground for a boundary.
9.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a single.
9.4 Good length delivery on middle stump. Dhawan pulls the ball to leg side for a single.
9.5 FOUR! Short delivery on middle stump. Iyer chips the ball over the keeper's head for a boundary.
9.6 Full toss outside off stump. Iyer drives the ball to the fielder at point.
DC 68/2 after 9 overs.
Shreyas Gopal to bowl. Shreyas Iyer is on strike.
8.1 Short delivery on leg stump. Iyer punches the ball off his backfoot and takes a single.
8.2 Short delivery outside off stump. Dhawan cuts the ball through point for a single.
8.3 Fuller delivery outsdie off stump. Iyer works the ball to leg side for a run.
8.4 Short delivery outside off stump. Dhawan plays the ball through midwicket and takes 2 quick runs.
8.5 Short delivery on off stump. Dhawan goes back in his crease and plays the ball to fine-leg for a run.
8.6 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer drives the ball through cover for a run.
DC 61/2 after 8 overs.
Rahul Tewatia to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
7.1 Short delivery on leg stump. Iyer goes on the backfoot and punches the ball down to long-off for a run.
7.2 Short delivery outside off stump. Dhawan pulls the ball down to long-on for a run.
7.3 Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg side ofr a run.
7.4 Short delivery outside off stump. Dhawan cuts the ball through off side and is happy with a single.
7.5 Fuller deivery on leg stump. Iyer guides the ball to leg side for a run.
7.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan slogs the ball to cow corner. Samson at deep midwicket puts in a dive to take the catch but he cannot. The ball goes beyond the boundary rope.
DC 52/2 after 7 overs.
Shreyas Gopal to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer drives the ball down to long-on for a run.
6.2 Back of the length delivery outside off. Dhawan goes on backfoot and plays the ball to leg side for a run.
6.3 Short delivery outside off stump. Iyer cuts the ball but Smith at cover stops the ball.
6.4 Short delivery outside off. Iyer cuts the ball through point for a single.
6.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Dhawan sweeps the ball to fine-leg for a single.
6.6 Tossed up delivery outside off . Iyer pushes the ball through off side for a run.
DC 47/2 after 6 overs.
Tyagi to bowl his second over. Iyer is on strike.
5.1 WIDE! Fuller delivery going down leg.
5.1 Short delivery outside off stump. Iyer goes behind the length of the delivery and plays the ball to off side for a single.
5.2 FOUR! Creamed through extra-cover. Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan slaps the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.
5.3 Fuller delivery on middle and leg. Dhawan plays the ball to leg-side and takes a single.
5.4 Short delivery outside off. Iyer gets the inside edge of the bat and the ball goes to leg side. Iyer takes a quick single.
5.5 FOUR! Short ball on leg stump. Dhawan pulls the ball through short fine-leg for a boundary.
5.6 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan comes down the track to the play the ball to off side but misses.
DC 33/2 after 5 overs.
Ben Stokes to bowl. Dhawan is on strike.
4.1 Fuller deivery outside off stump. Dhawan drives the ball towards the fielder at mid-off.
4.2 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Dhawan slaps the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.
4.3 Short delivery on middle and leg stump. Dhawan cuts the ball to off side and is happy with a single.
4.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer guides the ball to fine-leg for a single.
NO BALL. The Third Umpire has signalled as that as NO BALL because Stokes has over stepped.
FREE HIT!
4.4 Fuller delivery band Stokes takes the pace from the ball. Dhawan goes for a big shot. The ball goes high in the air and Smith takes the catch. Dhawan takes a single.
4.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle. Iyer clears his front leg and hammers the ball over mid-on for a boundary.
4.6 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball to fine-leg for a run.
DC 20/2 after 4 overs.
Kartik Tyagi to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
3.1 Fuller delivery on off stump. Iyer drives the ball to cover.
3.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer drives the ball to mid-on and takes a quick single.
3.3 SIX! Short delivery going down the leg side. Dhawan pulls the ball to send it flying over fine-leg for the first maximum of the match.
3.4 Fuller delivery on off stump. Dhawan drives the ball through cover and takes a single.
3.5 Good short delivery. Iyer ducks and leaves the ball for the keeper.
3.6 Short delivery outside off stump. Iyer cuts the ball to point. Stokes put in a good dive and stops the ball.
DC 12/2 after 3 overs.
Archer to bowl his second over. Rahane is on strike.
2.1 Fuller delivery coming back in. Rahane blocks the ball.
2.2 Short delivery outside off stump. Rahane goes for cut but misses. The ball flies to the keeper.
2.3 WICKET! Rahane c Uthappa b Jofra Archer 2(9)
Good length delivery on middle stump. Rahane goes for pull. The ball flies straight to mid-on where Robin Uthappa makes no mistake in completing a good catch.
Shreyas Iyer is the new batsman.
2.4 Short delivery outside off stump. Iyer cuts the ball to cover.
2.4 WIDE! Short ball way outside off stump.
2.5 Fuller deivery on off stump. Iyer plays the ball to off side.
2.6 Short delivery on middle stump. Iyer works the ball to leg side and takes a single.
DC 10/1 after 2 overs.
Jaydev Unadkat to bowl from the other end. Rahane is on strike.
1.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rahane goes for drive through off-side but misses.
1.2 Good length delivery on middle stump. Rahane guides the ball to leg-side and takes a single.
1.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Dhawan comes out of his crease to cut the ball but the ball beats the outside edge.
1.4 Fuller delivery targeted on middle stump. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and rolls back to the bowler.
1.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan plays the ball to leg side and takes 2 runs.
1.6 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Dhawan pulls the ball to send the ball flying past midwicket for a boundary.
DC 3/1 after 1 over.
Jofra Archer to bowl the first over for RR. On strike is Prithvi Shaw.
0.1 WICKET! Prithvi Shaw b Jofra Archer 0(1)
Great delivery to start the match! Good length delivery coming back in. Shaw goes for front foot drive. The ball takes the inside edge and hits the middle stump.
Anjikya Rahane is the new batsman.
0.2 Fuller delivery which comes back in. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to leg side.
0.2 WIDE! Poor ball by Jofra as he bowls down the leg side.
0.2 Fuller delivery which hits the pads.
0.3 Short delivery on middle and leg stump. Rahane leaves the ball for the keeper.
0.4 Fuller delivery on middle and off stump. Rahane drives the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
0.5 Short delivery outside off stump. Rahane guides the ball to third-man and takes a single.
0.6 Good length delivery moving away. Dhawan goes for cut but the ball beats the outside edge.
The two umpires are out on their way to the middle. RR players make their way out of the dugout. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan march towards the pitch to open the DC inning.
Trivia Alert!
Steve Smith plays his 200th T20 match tonight.
RR Playing XI
Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi
DC Playing XI
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
Steve Smith: I was gonna bat as well. Hopefully we can bowl well, restrict them and chase it later on. It's obviously used wicket and hopefully we will put some pressure with the ball. We are playing the same team. And yes, Ben (Stokes) will open again.
Shreyas Iyer: We will bat first. It's been dry and like we saw the other games, it's holding a bit. We want to approach every game positively and we got really good bowling attack to execute our plans. We got good back-ups who can come and perform, we are definitely missing him (Pant). We got one change. Tushar comes in for Harshal.
Toss
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and opts to bat.
Pitch Report
Another dry pitch on offer. The pitch could get slow as the patch progresses. There is hint of grass on the track. The captain winning the toss should bat first.
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis, Rahul Tewatia, R Ashwin, Jofra Archer, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel
Impact player for RR
Jofra Archer:He has bowled with a fiery pace and has clocked eight of the 10 fastest deliveries this season. He provides early breakthroughs and plugs the flow of runs. He needs to improve his death bowling, however.
Impact player for DC
Marcus Stoinis:The Aussie all-rounder has got six wickets and scored 175 runs with two fifties. He is vital for DC’s continued success.
RR Threats:Every match for RR is important. They will need at least four to five more wins to fight for a play-off spot.
RR Opportunities:RR will be high on confidence after a stunning comeback against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. A weakened DC could provide an opening to get on a winning roll.
RR Weaknesses:RR’s overseas players are some of the best around but they haven’t lived up to expectations. Steve Smith hasn’t got going in the last few matches and Jos Buttler has just one fifty. Ben Stokes just joined the team without match practice. Oshane Thomas has been unused.
RR Strengths:RR's Indian players have found some form and delivered some wins. Rahul Tewatia has been the star in two stunning comebacks and Riyan Parag impressed with the bat in the last match. Pacer Kartik Tyagi has also been decent in the limited opportunities has has got so far.
The SWOT for RR
DC Threats:The DC bench strength will be tested. Amit Mishra is already ruled out and R Ashwin just came back from injury. Pacer Ishant Sharma has also been ruled out. Pant is out for at least a week. The rest of the team have to be extra careful now to guard against injuries.
DC Opportunities:Iyer may play Carey and Rahane again. Can they come good this time? Carey, in particular, can be devastating on his day.
DC Weaknesses:An injury to Rishabh Pant has considerably weakened DC’s batting. In their last match, DC played Ajinkya Rahane and Alex Carey and they didn't make an impact. Shikhar Dhawan hit his first half-century in that match but the innings was far. The batting needs to get much better.
DC Strengths: DC’s bowling has been great. Kagsio Rabada is the leading wicket taker of the tournament with 17 scalps. Anrich Nortje has picked 8 wickets. Axar Patel, R Ashwin and Marcus Stoinis have picked 6 wickets each. Rabada has never gone wicketless for DC. Such is his huger for wickets.
The SWOT for DC
Form Guide (last five matches)
Delhi Capitals: L-W-W-W-L
Rajasthan Royals: W-L-L-L-L-W
The two teams had contrasting sets of fortune in their previous matches. Delhi Capitals went down against Mumbai Indians in a top of the table clash. Rajasthan Royals stunned Sunrisers Hyderabad to win their third match of the season. Will RR win tonight? To RR's advantage DC have injury concerns which has destablized their playing XI. DC wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is injured so they had to play Ajinkya Rahane and Alex Carey against Mumbai Indians. As far as Rajastha Royals are concerned all eyes will be on Ben Stokes.
What happened in the reverse fixture?
Batting first Delhi Capitals posted 184/5 in 20 overs thanks to lower-order blitz from Marcus Stoinis (39 from 30) and Shimron Hetmyer (45 from 24). Jofra Archer had picked 3 wickets for Rajasthan Royals. RR capitulated in the chase with the highest individual score of 38 from Rahul Tewatia. RR were all-out on 138 in 19.4 overs handing DC a 46-run win. Kagiso Rabada, R. Ashwin and Marcus Stoinis were the wrecker in chief of DC inning.
Head to Head:
Matches Played: 21
Delhi Capitals: 10
Rajasthan Royals: 11
Delhi Capitals are second in the league with 10 points from 7 matches. Rajasthan Royals are seventh in the league with 6 points from their 7 games.
Goodevening and welcome to the coverage of match 30 of the 2020 Indian Premier League. Tonight the match is between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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