IPL 2020: Clinical Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 13 runs to top the table
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2020: Hello and welcome to our coverage of the live IPL match of DC vs RR from Dubai. Bolstered by the arrival of Ben Stokes, the Rajasthan Royals will look forward to a stronger show from their slightly faded senior order when the team tries to adjust scores against the Delhi Capitals in second place in their IPL second leg on Wednesday. The Capitals had beaten RR by 46 runs last week and Steve Smith’s men will look to return the compliment when they meet for the second time in the tournament. The last time the two teams met, RR did not have Stokes in the ranks and although the England all-rounder did not set the stage on fire in its opening game, his presence inspired the former champions to break up a match of four. losing streak with a five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Follow all Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals match updates here. (SCOREKEEPER)
DC beat RR by 13 runs
23.08 IST: Tushar to Gopal, OUT! and it’s DONE AND DUST DC beat RR by 13 runs
23.08 IST: Tushar to Gopal, FOUR! The batter swings it hard and gets a thick edge that runs away to a boundary.
23.01 IST: Rabada to Archer, OUT! Rabada looks to break the shackles and tries to cut it above the point, but the ball lands in the safe hands of Ajinkya Rahane.
22.53 IST: Nortje to Uthappa, OUT! Yorker and Uthappa fail to meet again. RR six down and all responsibilities on Tewatia’s shoulders again.
22.48 IST: Rabada to Tewatia, FOUR! Nice short ball from KG, but Tewatia was ready for him and attacks him for a limit over the head of the goalkeeper.
22.45 IST: Rabada to Uthappa, DOUBLE! Nice shot, but not the best of cuts, as the ball did not reach the deep limit of the half-gate.
22.29 IST: Axar to Uthappa, RUN! It was a bad call from Uthappa, but Riyan Parag pays the price.
22.27 IST: Nortje to Uthappa, SIX! Short ball and Uthappa tries to pull it but gets a top edge, however it was enough to pick up a six.
22.26 IST: Nortje to Uthappa, FOUR! Short and wide as Uthappa cuts it hard to collect a crucial limit to release some pressure.
22.21 IST: Axar to Samson, OUT! CASTLED! Sanju tries to gain a foothold and is hit by the ball of his arm.
22.19 IST: Tushar to Uthappa, FREE HIT! FOUR! Uthappa charges through the ground, but gets an outside edge when the ball slips into a boundary in the thin leg region.
10:12 PM IST: Tushar to Stokes, OUT! Slow down one, from the side of the leg and Stokes swings down to throw you over the middle of the wicket only to find Lalit Yadav in the depths. Tushar gets his maiden wicket.
22:07 IST: Axar to Samson, SIX! Short in length and Samson hit him max.
22:04 IST: Axar to Stokes, FOUR! Reverse sweep and the ball travels over a short third man to mark a boundary.
22:02 IST: Ashwin to Stokes, FOUR! Stokes dropped to one knee and slid it over the square leg back to mark a boundary.
21.55 IST: Axar to Samson, SIX! MASSIVE! The batter takes us a step and throws it directly at 102 meters six.
9:42 PM IST: Ashwin to Smith, OUT! Smith’s misery in the tournament continues when Ashwin catches him and throws him this time.
21.39 IST: Nortje to Buttler, OUT! BOLUS! The bowler gets his last laugh when he beats the best hitter with a lethal pace this time.
21.38 IST: Nortje to Buttler, FOUR! JOS THE BOSS! Full house and Buttler play their favorite return shot to mark a limit.
9:35 PM IST: Nortje to Buttler, SIX! CLASS! Too full and Buttler just raises it about half for a max.
9:32 PM IST: Tushar to Stokes, FOUR! The length ball and Stokes stay inside the crease and hit it over the covers to mark a boundary.
21.29 IST: Rabada to Buttler, FOUR! Long ball and Jos drives her through the decks for a beautiful boundary.
21.27 IST: Rabada to Stokes, FOUR! On the pads and the southpaw hits the mark with a boundary through square leg.
* Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler are back for the chase. Rabada to start the process with the new ball
21.10 IST: Unadkat to Axar, OUT! Delhi Capitals 161/7 in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals in Dubai. Dhawan 57, goalkeeper 3/19
21.10 IST: Unadkat to Axar, FOUR! In the groove and Axar hits him on the covers to mark a boundary.
9/21 IST: Unadkat Carey, OUT! A slower one and Carrey tries to throw it from afar, but is caught.
21.05 IST: Goalkeeper to Stoinis, OUT! Short ball and Stoinis’s misery ends when he tries to pull her over the middle of the deep gate and Tewatia takes an easy catch.
20.55 IST: Goalie to Carrey, SIX! Short ball and Carrey makes room to cut hard for a max point.
8:48 PM IST: Tyagi to Iyer, OUT! The captain tries to clear the rope one more time but couldn’t time it well as Archer catches him comfortably.
20.41 IST: Unadkat to Iyer, SIX! STOP AND DELIVER IT! The skipper hits him over a medium deep wicket for a 91 meter biggie.
22.35 IST: Gopal to Stoinis, FOUR! Length ball and Stoinis hits it hard through the middle of the wicket to mark a boundary.
22.33 IST: Tewatia to Iyer, FOUR! Wide enough for Iyer to hit it over the decks to create a boundary.
22.27 IST: Gopal to Dhawan, OUT! Poor shot selection when Dhawan tries to reverse sweep and is caught.
22.25 IST: Gopal to Dhawan, SIX! In the slot and Dhawan crashed it over a half-deep wicket for a max.
20.22 IST: Tewatia to Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan loads the ground and lifts it over additional decks for a limit.
20.18 IST: Stokes to Iyer, SIX! Shreyas Iyer makes full use of the free kick. Straight to the ground for max.
20.09 IST: Tewatia to Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan looks in good contact tonight as he smashes this one over the middle of the deep wicket for a boundary.
20.02 IST: Kartik to Dhawan, FOUR! Bad length and Dhawan plays square leg for a limit.
19.54 IST: Stokes to Dhawan, FOUR! A little room and the southpaw hits it through the covers to mark a boundary.
19.49 IST: Tyagi to Dhawan, SIX! Short ball and Dhawan pulls it over the square leg for maximum
19.44 IST: Archer to Rahane, OUT! The pressure of the spot ball had Rahane play that shot and get caught inside the circle.
19.40 IST: Unadkat to Dhawan, FOUR! CRACKING! Length ball and southpaw propels her through a medium deep wicket to mark a boundary.
7.30pm IST: Archer to Shaw, OUT! BOLUS! Right on the money with his first ball and Shaw goes for a golden duck.
19.28 IST: Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan to open the tickets for Delhi. Jofra Archer to run the business with new ball.
19.04 IST: Playing the XI of both teams are eliminated
Rajasthan Royals (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
Delhi Capitals (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
19:00 IST: Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer wins the draw and chooses to bat against the Rajasthan Royals
18.47 IST: Two best bowlers in the business will collide in the mega meet.
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Blink and you miss it 🤫@rajasthanroyals, let’s get these two to recreate #The flash pose together tonight 😉#DCvRR # Dream11IPL #YehHaiNayiDilli pic.twitter.com/A2QHuC9iMB
– Delhi Capitals (tweeting from 🇦🇪) (@DelhiCapitals) October 14, 2020
18.24 IST: Rajasthan Royals will seek revenge for their latest loss to Delhi Capitals at IPL 2020
We are half way in # Dream11IPL how @DelhiCapitals will assume @rajasthanroyals in match 30.#DCvRR pic.twitter.com/gz8jjM3O9m
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 14, 2020
18.10 IST: Hello and welcome to our DC vs RR Dream 11 IPL 2020 live blog from Dubai.
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