IPL 2020 LIVE SCORE, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals latest updates: That’s it, DC wins by 46 runs. RR stood out by 138 in 19.4 overs, in his response to DC’s 184/8. Rabada gets his third wicket, Pant picks up the catch to fire Varun Aaron and end the match. DC on the table.
Advance: Rajasthan Royals got off to a good start to the campaign with back-to-back victories against Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab. Interestingly, both victories came in Sharjah, a stadium that has been a hitters haven due to the smaller dimensions of the boundaries.
Just as they moved to Dubai and Abu Dhabi for their next three meetings, things went downhill for the team led by Steve Smith. They endured three trotting losses (against Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.
Jos Buttler (70 of 44 balls) was the only warrior in his gigantic 194 chase against the Mumbai Indians. Previously, Sanju Samson and Rahul Tewatia led them to victory. However, the over-reliance on these three hitters is an urgent concern and the team must rectify it quickly if they want to get their campaign back on track.
The team’s bowling department has been shaky so far. Therefore, they brought young Karthik Tyagi into the game XI as a replacement for Jaydev Unadkat, who was proving costly. Once again, the over-reliance on Jofra Archer and Shreyas Gopal is too much, and their Indian seamstresses Ankit Rajpoot and Tyagi must step up. Tom Curran is good with his variations, but he has yet to put together a winning performance on the ball.
RR certainly needs to bring his A game against DC, which has looked impressive in the tournament thus far. Young Shreyas Iyer will be a happy man as his team has achieved four victories from five matches. The reason behind the consistency of DC is that they have stepped up as a unit. Even their replacements have made it worthwhile. Rabada has led DC’s pace attack with finesse, while Prithvi Shaw has consistently provided them with solid starts at the top of the order.
DC currently ranks second in the points table with 8 points from five games, while RR (at seventh place) is only ahead of KXIP with four points from five games.
Squads
Full equipment of Rajasthan Royals: Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Robin Uthappa, David Miller, Ankit Rajpoot, Mayank Markande, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Oshane Thomas , Andrew Tye, Rahul Tewatia, Shashank Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anirudha Joshi, Tom Curran, Sanju Samson, Anuj Rawat.
Delhi Capitals Full Squad: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Daniel Sams, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Mohit Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, R Ashwin , Marcus Stoinis, Anrich Nortje, Rishabh Pant, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Tushar Deshpande.
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