Delhi Capitals (DC) returned to winning ways with a handsome 20-run victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 56 of IPL 2024 and kept their slim IPL playoff hopes alive on Tuesday.
Tristan Stubbs smashed a quickfire 41 from 20 balls to lift Delhi Capitals to 221/8 after Rajasthan Royals opted to field.
In reply, Rajasthan Royals were restricted to 201 for 8 with Kuldeep Yadav being the pick of the bowler for Delhi, returning with 2/25. Khaleel Ahmed (2/47) and Mukesh Kumar (2/30) also picked up two wickets apiece.
Delhi has now joined Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants with 12 points each in a mid-table scramble for the playoffs.
Skipper Sanju Samson led Rajasthan’s chase with his fifth half-century of the season.
But his splendid knock of 86 off 46 balls (8×4, 6×6) came to an end after Shai Hope took a controversial catch at the edge of long-on boundary.
Thereafter, Kuldeep gave a twin blow in his final over to virtually end Rajasthan’s hopes.
Earlier, Jake Fraser-McGurk (50 off 20 balls) and Abhishek Porel (65; 36 balls) duo put together 60 runs in just 26 balls before India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (3/24) triggered a collapse.
Delhi Capitals drafted Afghanistan all-rounder Gulbadin Naib and veteran pacer Ishant Sharma in their playing XI, while Royals named South African all-rounder Donovan Ferreira and batter Shubham Dubey in the playing eleven.
| Rajasthan Royals Inning | ||||||
| 201-8 (20 ov) CRR:10.05 | ||||||
| batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | MR | |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c A Patel b KK Ahmed | 4 | two | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Jos Buttler | bA Patel | 19 | 17 | two | 1 | 111.76 |
| Sanju Samson (WK/C) | c SD Hope b M Kumar | 86 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 186.96 |
| Riyan Parag | b Rasikh Salam | 27 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 122.73 |
| Shubham Dubey | c T Stubbs b KK Ahmed | 25 | 12 | two | two | 208.33 |
| Rovman Powell | bM Kumar | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 130 |
| Donavon Ferreira | lbw b K Yadav | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c SD Hope b K Yadav | two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Trent Boult | Not out | two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Avesh Khan | Not out | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 233.33 |
| Extras | 15 (b 0, Ib 4, w 10, nb 1, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 201 (8 wkts, 20 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | W.D. | ECO |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 47 | two | 7 | 11.75 |
| Ishant Sharma | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 11.33 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 3 | 0 | 30 | two | 1 | 10 |
| Axar Patel | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 0 | 25 | two | 0 | 6.25 |
| Rasikh Salam | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Delhi Capitals Inning | ||||||
| 221-8 (20 ov) CRR:11.05 | ||||||
| batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | MR | |
| Jake Fraser McGurk | c D Ferreira b R Ashwin | 50 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 250 |
| Abishek Porel | c S Sharma b R Ashwin | 65 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 180.56 |
| Shai Hope | runout (S Sharma) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Axar Patel | c R Parag b R Ashwin | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 150 |
| Rishabh Pant (WK/C) | c T Boult b Y Chahal | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 115.38 |
| Tristan Stubbs | lbw b S Sharma | 41 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 205 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c R Ashwin b T Boult | 19 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 126.67 |
| Rasikh Salam | runout (S Samson / R Parag) | 9 | 3 | two | 0 | 300 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Not out | 5 | two | 1 | 0 | 250 |
| Extras | 1 (b 0, Ib 0, w 1, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 221 (8 wkts, 20 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | W.D. | ECO |
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Avesh Khan | two | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Riyan Parag | two | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
IPL 2024: DC vs RR Playing 11
DC Playing 11: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Gulbadin Naib, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed.
Delhi Capitals Impact Subs: Rasikh Dar Salam, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra
RR Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tanush Kotian, Kunal Singh Rathore
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Star Sports will live telecast the Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) match today. The English commentary will be available on Star Sports 1 HD/SD and Star Sports 2 HD/SD. Meanwhile, the live Hindi commentary will be available on Star Sports Hindi HD/SD. DC vs RR live broadcast will be available in seven other regional languages.
IPL 2024, DC vs RR Live streaming
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