Delhi opts to hit first.
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SHUTTER
Kartik Tyagi to the rescue! Ball length. Iyer decides to go downtown again, but passes it across the sky to the man who is far away. Jofra takes the trap and it’s the end of a successful partnership for DC.
HALF CENTURY
Spectacular catch or six? Six is, after multiple reps and that’s fifty for Shreyas Iyer! Two sixes of that Unadkat more to reach the milestone, in 40 installments. It wouldn’t have been if Stokes, who caught the ball in midfield, threw it into the air a second earlier. He caught it, realized he was going to cross the boundary rope, threw him into the air, and caught him again after jumping backwards, but his one foot touched the ball the second he tried to throw it. So six. Iyer raises his bat to acknowledge.
FIFTY
… for Dhawan. Half centuries in a row to the premiere of Delhi! He follows with the first six balls from Gopal’s next over: DC’s 12th inning. 100 coming for them.
@PurnimaMalhotra Dhawan is clearly trying to fill the pant and hetmyer void by attacking early on and not repeating the same mistake from the previous game.
02:54 PM ?? Oct 10, 2020
Powerplay
Dhawan has led DC’s comeback on the power play after those first two hits. He’s done a quick 30 with a 200 SR! DC 47/2 after 6 ov.
That’s why the captain should always give the new ball to his best pitcher – Jofra archer @PurnimaMalhotra
02:25 PM ?? Oct 10, 2020
Another for Jofra
Rahane falls this time. He misses his pull and it’s catch practice for Robin Uthappa midway. Jofra reaps rewards for his excellent line and lengths. DC at a point of annoyance early on. Here’s your captain, Shreyas Iyer.
@PurnimaMalhotra This is the difference between P Shaw and S Gill. Aggression VS Technique. Shaw needs to work on his technique quickly in the long run … Gill tends to focus more on his technique than on racing.
02:28 p. Tue Oct 10, 2020
SHUTTER
I clean it! Golden duck for Shaw when Jofra hits the first ball. Short, just outside, Shaw pushes him but no footwork. Inner edge and in the stumps … Delhi loses its first window even before opening its account. Rahane joins Dhawan in the middle.
Then all set.Shaw and Dhawan to open. Shaw strikes the first blow; in front of Jofra Archer.
Team changes
IPL Debut for Tushar Deshpande, coming through DC. Harshal sits down. Meanwhile, RR does not change.
TOSS: Delhi opts to hit first
TOSS is coming
In Dubai, the fields have already started to shrink as the tournament progressed. Add in the expected spray and you don’t want to be the captain calling incorrectly on launch.
Hello and welcome to post a live blog for IPL Game 30 2020, where second place Delhi Capitals take on seventh place Rajasthan Royals?
Clear Delhi favorites then? Not quite, write Ganesh C in his preview here.
Rajasthan comes into today’s contest with a boost the size of Ben Stokes. And a comeback win against SRH. For Delhi, first place was within reach, but it was a key game for MI. His campaign has been marred by injuries of late. And the latest from Rishabh Pant has thrown his team’s balance a bit off balance. They need to quickly strengthen their middle order to make sure they don’t slip anymore.
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