<p class="bodytext">Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis shone with both bat and ball as Delhi Capitals regained the top spot in the IPL standings with a comprehensive 46-run win over Rajasthan Royals here on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Delhi posted 184 for eight, the lowest first innings total at the ground this season, riding on Shimron Hetmyer's 24-ball 45 and 39 off 30 balls from Stoinis.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kagiso Rabada (3/35) then picked three wickets, while Stoinis (2/17) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/22) snared two wickets each as Delhi dismissed Rajasthan for 138 in 19.4 overs to secure their fifth win in six matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajasthan were never convincing in the chase and ended up with their fourth loss in as many games.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jos Buttler (13) fell to a superb catch by Shikhar Dhawan and Steve Smith (24) and Sanju Samson (5) holed out to Hetmyer at deep square midwicket and long-on respectively to leave RR at 72 for three.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ashwin then returned to remove Mahipal Lomror (1), while Stoinis cleaned up young Yashasvi Jaiswal, who struggled to 34 off 36 after opening the innings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rahul Tewatia (38 off 29) hit a few lusty blows but wickets continued to tumble on a pitch that was not as good for batting as the earlier games here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, Jofra Archer (3/24) took three wickets and Tewatia (1/20) and young pacer Kartik Tyagi (1/35) captured one each as RR restricted to a below-par total.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Playing his first IPL match this season, Andrew Tye also took one wicket but he conceded 50 in his four overs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">RR also inflicted two run outs, removing Shreyas Iyer (22 off 18) and Rishabh Pant (5).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hetmyer smashed five sixes and a four to emerge as the top-scorer for Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Archer was the pick of the bowlers as he dismissed opener Shikhar Dhawan (5) in the second over.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Skipper Iyer smashed two fours off pacer Varun Aaron (0/25 in 2 overs) and then Prithvi Shaw (19 off 10) deposited him into the stands after Tyagi dropped the opener in the previous ball.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, Shaw couldn't stay longer as Archer induced a top-edge from the batsman and then completed the catch.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jaiswal then run out Iyer with a brilliant direct throw with Delhi slumping to 51 for three at the end of the powerplay.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Stoinis clobbered spinner Shreyas Gopal for successive sixes in the 7th over but Tyagi and Tewatia stymied the run flow before Hetmyer smashed Tye for a six to bring up the 100 in the 13th over.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After Stoinis was dismissed by Tewatia in his last over, Hetmyer took over the mantle and hit Tye for a four and six before launching Tyagi for successive sixes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But the young India pacer had the last laugh as the West Indies batsman was holed out at the long-on boundary.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the 18th over, Axar Patel (17 off 8) blasted two fours and a six off Tye to rack up 22 runs.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis shone with both bat and ball as Delhi Capitals regained the top spot in the IPL standings with a comprehensive 46-run win over Rajasthan Royals here on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Delhi posted 184 for eight, the lowest first innings total at the ground this season, riding on Shimron Hetmyer's 24-ball 45 and 39 off 30 balls from Stoinis.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kagiso Rabada (3/35) then picked three wickets, while Stoinis (2/17) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/22) snared two wickets each as Delhi dismissed Rajasthan for 138 in 19.4 overs to secure their fifth win in six matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajasthan were never convincing in the chase and ended up with their fourth loss in as many games.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jos Buttler (13) fell to a superb catch by Shikhar Dhawan and Steve Smith (24) and Sanju Samson (5) holed out to Hetmyer at deep square midwicket and long-on respectively to leave RR at 72 for three.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ashwin then returned to remove Mahipal Lomror (1), while Stoinis cleaned up young Yashasvi Jaiswal, who struggled to 34 off 36 after opening the innings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rahul Tewatia (38 off 29) hit a few lusty blows but wickets continued to tumble on a pitch that was not as good for batting as the earlier games here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, Jofra Archer (3/24) took three wickets and Tewatia (1/20) and young pacer Kartik Tyagi (1/35) captured one each as RR restricted to a below-par total.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Playing his first IPL match this season, Andrew Tye also took one wicket but he conceded 50 in his four overs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">RR also inflicted two run outs, removing Shreyas Iyer (22 off 18) and Rishabh Pant (5).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hetmyer smashed five sixes and a four to emerge as the top-scorer for Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Archer was the pick of the bowlers as he dismissed opener Shikhar Dhawan (5) in the second over.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Skipper Iyer smashed two fours off pacer Varun Aaron (0/25 in 2 overs) and then Prithvi Shaw (19 off 10) deposited him into the stands after Tyagi dropped the opener in the previous ball.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, Shaw couldn't stay longer as Archer induced a top-edge from the batsman and then completed the catch.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jaiswal then run out Iyer with a brilliant direct throw with Delhi slumping to 51 for three at the end of the powerplay.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Stoinis clobbered spinner Shreyas Gopal for successive sixes in the 7th over but Tyagi and Tewatia stymied the run flow before Hetmyer smashed Tye for a six to bring up the 100 in the 13th over.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After Stoinis was dismissed by Tewatia in his last over, Hetmyer took over the mantle and hit Tye for a four and six before launching Tyagi for successive sixes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But the young India pacer had the last laugh as the West Indies batsman was holed out at the long-on boundary.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the 18th over, Axar Patel (17 off 8) blasted two fours and a six off Tye to rack up 22 runs.</p>