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* Bowling change: Harshal Patel goes on the attack
5 overs: RR 33/1
Another neat one from Ravi Ashwin, gave away only three singles.
4 overs: RR 30/1
Steve Smith (12 *) finished Kagiso Rabada with a six and a four in the last two innings as the pacemaker leaked 14 runs. Rabada’s second consecutive expensive overs tonight, his figures: 2-0-24-0
3.5 over: SIX! Steve Smith (8 *) hits Kagiso Rabada on the deep square leg for his first high. RR 26/1
3 overs: RR 16/1
Ravichandran Ashwin’s successful start – a great plot and only three singles from him.
2.3 overs: OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin gets rid of Jos Buttler (13). RR 15/1
Shikhar Dhawan’s brilliant catch on the square leg as he dove fully to his right to grab her. Breakthrough for Delhi when Ashwin hit his first change.
* Bowling change: Ravi Ashwin goes on the attack
2 envelope: RR 13/0
Good start for Anrich Nortje, giving up just three runs and ending the finale with four point balls in a row.
1 more: RR 10/0
Jos Buttler (9 *) hit four in a row against Kagiso Rabada as the pacemaker leaked 10 runs on the first lap.
0.4 overs: FOUR! Jos Buttler opens his account with a four towards Kagiso Rabada’s fine leg. RR 5/0
Welcome back! Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler to start the RR chase. Kagiso Rabada with the ball for DC.
Rahul Tewatia (4-0-20-1):“I thought we had to vary the pace on this court as it is a small field and especially we have to play with the lines. I was just planning not to give the batters a lot of time and push the ball faster than giving more time to air. . Luckily I got the Hetmyer catch because it looked nice touch. First I thought I had miscalculated it and then I stayed close to the bounding strings to complete the capture. The total is actionable and it has been a huge effort on the part of the bowlers and now it’s up to the batsmen to do the rest. “
20 on: DC 184/8
Jofra Archer’s brilliant ending: a wicket and 3 singles. What an end to the pacemaker while returning figures of 3 for 24 in 4 overs.
19.4 overs: OUT! Jofra Archer fires Harshal Patel (16). DC 183/8
Third wicket for Archer.
18.6 overs: OUT! Andrew Tye ends Axar Patel’s 17-race cameo. AD 181/7
Tye ended his spell with a wicket, but his figures read 1 in 50 in 4 overs. The pacemaker gave up 22 runs in the penultimate of innings. A good one for Delhi. Patel hit six and two fours during his 8-ball cameo.
18.4 overs: SIX! Axar Patel (13 *) throws Andrew Tye’s free kick straight to the ground for a max. DC 177/6
18 on: DC 159/6
Harshal Patel (14 *) finished off Jofra Archer with a four while the pacemaker filtered 10 runs.
* 150 appears for DC in 17.1 overs – 150/6
16.6 overs: OUT! Kartik Tyagi fires Shimron Hetmyer (45). DC 149/6
GREAT ADVANCE! Young Tyagi provided the Royals with a timely breakthrough as Rahul Tewatia caught Hetmyer at long range distance. Hetmyer was going for a hat-trick of six but missed. The southpaw scored 45 of 24 balls that included five sixes and one four.
16.4 overs: SIX! Shimron Hetmyer (39 *) hits Kartik Tyagi in the long run for another high. DC 143/5
16 on: DC 135/5
Andrew Tye’s strong recovery as a mark ended the finale with three straight singles. However, Delhi scored 13 points when Hetmyer broke a four and a six in consecutive deliveries.
15.3 overs: SIX! After hitting a long four on the ground, Shimron Hetmyer (31 *) hits Andrew Tye over the extra coverage for a six. DC 132/5
15 on: DC 122/5
Hetmyer hit a six and pacemaker Tyagi allowed 11 runs.
14.4 overs: SIX! Shimron Hetmyer (21 *) hits Kartik Tyagi on a thin leg for a max. DC 121/5
Time is over!
14 about: DC 111/5
Brilliant end of the spell for Rahul Tewatia: a big wicket and 4 runs, including a goodbye. Final figures from Tewatia: 4-0-20-1
13.3 overs: OUT! Rahul Tewatia gets rid of Marcus Stoinis (39). DC 109/5
Another soft dismissal for Delhi. Stoinis had to reach out to connect the ball and threw it straight at Steve Smith at the point of coverage. Stoinis hit 4 sixes during his 30-ball hit.
13 about: DC 107/4
11 runs from Andrew Tye when Hetmyer hit a six.
12.3 overs: SIX! Shimron Hetmyer (12 *) hits Andrew Tye on the square leg back for a six to go up 100 for Delhi. DC 103/4
12 about: DC 96/4
Another big change from Rajasthan bowlers, as Rahul Tewatia gave away just 4 singles. Nine singles in the last two overs for Delhi, and the run rate has dropped to exactly 8.
11 about: DC 92/4
Brilliant bowling from young Kartik Tyagi, as the pacemaker conceded only 5 singles.
10 on: DC 87/4
Marcus Stoinis (31 *) made the most of the short limit when he hit another six, his fourth of the night, against Rahul Tewatia in the final. 9 races and a tremendous start. Delhi is scoring fast but has already lost four wickets and his last pair of proper batting in the middle.
9.2 overs: OUT! Rishabh Pant ends by 5. DC 79/4
What just happened? Stoinis hit a short midwicket straight and Pant was already at his side looking for a single. A confusion and Pant had to return and be stranded in the middle of the field. Terrible escape from Pant.
9 on: DC 78/3
Nice shot from Shreyas Gopal despite Marcus Stoinis (24) hitting a six. The roulette wheel conceded only 8 runs, and it also threw three point balls.
8.3 overs: SIX! Marcus Stoinis (23 *) hits Shreyas Gopal over the fence for additional cover for his third high. DC 76/3
Time is over!
8 on: DC 70/3
Good and orderly start from Rahul Tewatia, he gave up only 4 runs, including a wide one.
* More bowling change: Rahul Tewatia goes on the attack
7 on: DC 66/3
15 runs of Shreyas Gopal’s first over when Marcus Stoinis hit two consecutive sixes.
6.5 overs: BOOM! 6, 6 – Marcus Stoinis (14 *) hits consecutive highs from Shreyas Gopal, both over the middle of the wicket, to open his limit count. DC 65/3
* Another change of bowling: Shreyas Gopal enters the attack
6 on: DC 51/3
End of Powerplay. Delhi lost three wickets of 51 in the six powerplay overs. Rajasthan at the top so far.
5.5 overs: OUT! Shreyas Iyer is left without 22. DC 50/3
Another wicket fell in love with Delhi at the Powerplay. While attempting to steal a fast single, Iyer was sent back by Rishabh Pant, but the Delhi skipper came up short on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s direct hit. Brilliant fielding effort by the young man.
* 50 appears for DC in 5.4 overs – 50/2
* Bowling change: Andrew Tye goes on the attack
5 on: DC 43/2
Back to back successful reversals of Jofra Archer. This time he took a wicket and gave away only 5 runs on it. Archer figures so far: 2-0-11-2
4.2 overs: OUT! Jofra Archer hits again, fires Prithvi Shaw (19). DC 42/2
Caught and thrown. After hitting a four on the first ball, Shaw went for a big one and fully timed it. The top edge went up and Archer took a good catch to send the Delhi starter back to the pavilion. Shaw scored 19 on just 10 balls with the help of six and two fours.
4 on: DC 38/1
Good start from young pacemaker Kartic Tyagi, who gave up just 7 runs, even with Shreyas Iyer (16 *) hitting a four.
* Bowling change: Kartik Tyagi goes into attack
3 on: DC 31/1
0, 0, N4, 4, 1, 2, 6 – Most dramatic by Varun Aaron. Shreyas Iyer (10 *) hit four in a row to open his limit count. Then Prithvi Shaw (15 *) was brought down by Kartik Tyagi on the fine leg limit, before Delhi’s opener hit the last ball directly on the ground for the first high of the match. The unfortunate Aaron ended up conceding 18 runs.
2.3 overs: NO BALL AND FOUR! Shreyas Iyer (5 *) opens his limit count with a four crunch towards the deep point behind Varun Aaron. DC 18/1
2 on: DC 13/1
A wicket and 6 runs through the first over of Jofra Archer.
1.3 overs: OUT! Jofra Archer attacks early to fire Shikhar Dhawan (5). DC 12/1
First window for Archer in Powerplay this season. Dhawan hit Yashasvi Jaiswal squarely in the middle of the short wicket. Soft dismissal and Delhi lost a wicket early in the match as Dhawan’s under-peer run continued in the United Arab Emirates.
1.1 overs: FOUR! Prithvi Shaw (6 *) welcomes Jofra Archer with a four towards extra deep coverage. DC 11/0
1 envelope: DC 7/0
Shikhar Dhawan (5 *) finished off Varun Aaron with a four towards the deep square leg. However, the pacemaker conceded only seven runs.
Here we go … Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan to start the DC entries. Varun Aaron with the ball for RR.
Playing XI:
Capitals of Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (w), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
Royals of Rajasthan: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler (w), Steven Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Aaron
Captains in the draw:
Shreyas Iyer:“I guess there could be a little twist and anything can happen. We go with the same team. Everyone is eager to consolidate their place and all the players have great potential to win matches and I am very proud of my team. “
Steve Smith:“We’re going to have a bowl. It looks like a good surface and we want to chase it. We’re confident in our set-up and we need to start better with the bat. We made two changes. Ankit Rajpoot and Tom Curran out and Andrew Tye and Varun Aaron in. “
TOSS | Royals of Rajasthan Captain Steve Smith wins the toss, chooses to pitch against Capitals of Delhi
* Bowling change: Harshal Patel goes on the attack
5 overs: RR 33/1
Another neat one from Ravi Ashwin, gave away only three singles.
4 overs: RR 30/1
Steve Smith (12 *) finished Kagiso Rabada with a six and a four in the last two innings as the pacemaker leaked 14 runs. Rabada’s second consecutive expensive overs tonight, his figures: 2-0-24-0
3.5 over: SIX! Steve Smith (8 *) hits Kagiso Rabada on the deep square leg for his first high. RR 26/1
3 overs: RR 16/1
Ravichandran Ashwin’s successful start – a great plot and only three singles from him.
2.3 overs: OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin gets rid of Jos Buttler (13). RR 15/1
Shikhar Dhawan’s brilliant catch on the square leg as he dove fully to his right to grab her. Breakthrough for Delhi when Ashwin hit his first change.
* Bowling change: Ravi Ashwin goes on the attack
2 envelope: RR 13/0
Good start for Anrich Nortje, giving up just three runs and ending the finale with four point balls in a row.
1 more: RR 10/0
Jos Buttler (9 *) hit four in a row against Kagiso Rabada as the pacemaker leaked 10 runs on the first lap.
0.4 overs: FOUR! Jos Buttler opens his account with a four towards Kagiso Rabada’s fine leg. RR 5/0
Welcome back! Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler to start the RR chase. Kagiso Rabada with the ball for DC.
Rahul Tewatia (4-0-20-1):“I thought we had to vary the pace on this court as it is a small field and especially we have to play with the lines. I was just planning not to give the batters a lot of time and push the ball faster than giving more time to air. . Luckily I got the Hetmyer catch because it looked nice touch. First I thought I had miscalculated it and then I stayed close to the bounding strings to complete the capture. The total is actionable and it has been a huge effort on the part of the bowlers and now it’s up to the batsmen to do the rest. “
20 on: DC 184/8
Jofra Archer’s brilliant ending: a wicket and 3 singles. What an end to the pacemaker while returning figures of 3 for 24 in 4 overs.
19.4 overs: OUT! Jofra Archer fires Harshal Patel (16). DC 183/8
Third wicket for Archer.
18.6 overs: OUT! Andrew Tye ends Axar Patel’s 17-race cameo. AD 181/7
Tye ended his spell with a wicket, but his figures read 1 in 50 in 4 overs. The pacemaker gave up 22 runs in the penultimate of innings. A good one for Delhi. Patel hit six and two fours during his 8-ball cameo.
18.4 overs: SIX! Axar Patel (13 *) throws Andrew Tye’s free kick straight to the ground for a max. DC 177/6
18 on: DC 159/6
Harshal Patel (14 *) finished off Jofra Archer with a four while the pacemaker filtered 10 runs.
* 150 appears for DC in 17.1 overs – 150/6
16.6 overs: OUT! Kartik Tyagi fires Shimron Hetmyer (45). DC 149/6
GREAT ADVANCE! Young Tyagi provided the Royals with a timely breakthrough as Rahul Tewatia caught Hetmyer at long range distance. Hetmyer was going for a hat-trick of six but missed. The southpaw scored 45 of 24 balls that included five sixes and one four.
16.4 overs: SIX! Shimron Hetmyer (39 *) hits Kartik Tyagi in the long run for another high. DC 143/5
16 on: DC 135/5
Andrew Tye’s strong recovery as a mark ended the finale with three straight singles. However, Delhi scored 13 points when Hetmyer broke a four and a six in consecutive deliveries.
15.3 overs: SIX! After hitting a long four on the ground, Shimron Hetmyer (31 *) hits Andrew Tye over the extra coverage for a six. DC 132/5
15 on: DC 122/5
Hetmyer hit a six and pacemaker Tyagi allowed 11 runs.
14.4 overs: SIX! Shimron Hetmyer (21 *) hits Kartik Tyagi on a thin leg for a max. DC 121/5
Time is over!
14 about: DC 111/5
Brilliant end of the spell for Rahul Tewatia: a big wicket and 4 runs, including a goodbye. Final figures from Tewatia: 4-0-20-1
13.3 overs: OUT! Rahul Tewatia gets rid of Marcus Stoinis (39). DC 109/5
Another soft dismissal for Delhi. Stoinis had to reach out to connect the ball and threw it straight at Steve Smith at the point of coverage. Stoinis hit 4 sixes during his 30-ball hit.
13 about: DC 107/4
11 runs from Andrew Tye when Hetmyer hit a six.
12.3 overs: SIX! Shimron Hetmyer (12 *) hits Andrew Tye on the square leg back for a six to go up 100 for Delhi. DC 103/4
12 about: DC 96/4
Another big change from Rajasthan bowlers, as Rahul Tewatia gave away just 4 singles. Nine singles in the last two overs for Delhi, and the run rate has dropped to exactly 8.
11 about: DC 92/4
Brilliant bowling from young Kartik Tyagi, as the pacemaker conceded only 5 singles.
10 on: DC 87/4
Marcus Stoinis (31 *) made the most of the short limit when he hit another six, his fourth of the night, against Rahul Tewatia in the final. 9 races and a tremendous start. Delhi is scoring fast but has already lost four wickets and his last pair of proper batting in the middle.
9.2 overs: OUT! Rishabh Pant ends by 5. DC 79/4
What just happened? Stoinis hit a short midwicket straight and Pant was already at his side looking for a single. A confusion and Pant had to return and be stranded in the middle of the field. Terrible escape from Pant.
9 on: DC 78/3
Nice shot from Shreyas Gopal despite Marcus Stoinis (24) hitting a six. The roulette wheel conceded only 8 runs, and it also threw three point balls.
8.3 overs: SIX! Marcus Stoinis (23 *) hits Shreyas Gopal over the fence for additional cover for his third high. DC 76/3
Time is over!
8 on: DC 70/3
Good and orderly start from Rahul Tewatia, he gave up only 4 runs, including a wide one.
* More bowling change: Rahul Tewatia goes on the attack
7 on: DC 66/3
15 runs of Shreyas Gopal’s first over when Marcus Stoinis hit two consecutive sixes.
6.5 overs: BOOM! 6, 6 – Marcus Stoinis (14 *) hits consecutive highs from Shreyas Gopal, both over the middle of the wicket, to open his limit count. DC 65/3
* Another change of bowling: Shreyas Gopal enters the attack
6 on: DC 51/3
End of Powerplay. Delhi lost three wickets of 51 in the six powerplay overs. Rajasthan at the top so far.
5.5 overs: OUT! Shreyas Iyer is left without 22. DC 50/3
Another wicket fell in love with Delhi at the Powerplay. While attempting to steal a fast single, Iyer was sent back by Rishabh Pant, but the Delhi skipper came up short on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s direct hit. Brilliant fielding effort by the young man.
* 50 appears for DC in 5.4 overs – 50/2
* Bowling change: Andrew Tye goes on the attack
5 on: DC 43/2
Back to back successful reversals of Jofra Archer. This time he took a wicket and gave away only 5 runs on it. Archer figures so far: 2-0-11-2
4.2 overs: OUT! Jofra Archer hits again, fires Prithvi Shaw (19). DC 42/2
Caught and thrown. After hitting a four on the first ball, Shaw went for a big one and fully timed it. The top edge went up and Archer took a good catch to send the Delhi starter back to the pavilion. Shaw scored 19 on just 10 balls with the help of six and two fours.
4 on: DC 38/1
Good start from young pacemaker Kartic Tyagi, who gave up just 7 runs, even with Shreyas Iyer (16 *) hitting a four.
* Bowling change: Kartik Tyagi goes into attack
3 on: DC 31/1
0, 0, N4, 4, 1, 2, 6 – Most dramatic by Varun Aaron. Shreyas Iyer (10 *) hit four in a row to open his limit count. Then Prithvi Shaw (15 *) was brought down by Kartik Tyagi on the fine leg limit, before Delhi’s opener hit the last ball directly on the ground for the first high of the match. The unfortunate Aaron ended up conceding 18 runs.
2.3 overs: NO BALL AND FOUR! Shreyas Iyer (5 *) opens his limit count with a four crunch towards the deep point behind Varun Aaron. DC 18/1
2 on: DC 13/1
A wicket and 6 runs through the first over of Jofra Archer.
1.3 overs: OUT! Jofra Archer attacks early to fire Shikhar Dhawan (5). DC 12/1
First window for Archer in Powerplay this season. Dhawan hit Yashasvi Jaiswal squarely in the middle of the short wicket. Soft dismissal and Delhi lost a wicket early in the match as Dhawan’s under-peer run continued in the United Arab Emirates.
1.1 overs: FOUR! Prithvi Shaw (6 *) welcomes Jofra Archer with a four towards extra deep coverage. DC 11/0
1 envelope: DC 7/0
Shikhar Dhawan (5 *) finished off Varun Aaron with a four towards the deep square leg. However, the pacemaker conceded only seven runs.
Here we go … Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan to start the DC entries. Varun Aaron with the ball for RR.
Playing XI:
Capitals of Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (w), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
Royals of Rajasthan: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler (w), Steven Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Aaron
Captains in the draw:
Shreyas Iyer:“I guess there could be a little twist and anything can happen. We go with the same team. Everyone is eager to consolidate their place and all the players have great potential to win matches and I am very proud of my team. “
Steve Smith:“We’re going to have a bowl. It looks like a good surface and we want to chase it. We’re confident in our set-up and we need to start better with the bat. We made two changes. Ankit Rajpoot and Tom Curran out and Andrew Tye and Varun Aaron in. “
TOSS | Royals of Rajasthan Captain Steve Smith wins the toss, chooses to pitch against Capitals of Delhi
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Tone report:
“The total first-inning average here this year is 219 over four games. Not much has changed and it’s still tough and flat. Hitters will back off and unleash batting range. Variations will be crucial if you’re a bowler.” – Kevin Pietersen and Michael Slater
Hello and welcome to live coverage of 2020 Indian Premier League Match 23 between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals in Sharjah.
STATISTICS THAT MATTER
* Spinners from Delhi Capitals have been the cheapest of the season (6.13), while those from Rajasthan Royal are the most expensive (9.12).
* Rishabh Pant has scored 69 (29), 78 * (36) and 53 * (38) in his last three innings against RR.
* Ravichandran Ashwin has thrown 32 balls to Jos Buttler, conceding 31 runs without ruling out the latter. This will be their first confrontation after Mankad’s firing in 2019.
“Delhi is in a great rhythm and doing very well. We have lost a bit of a rhythm and we would like to recover something, hopefully put up a tough fight and play a good game.” – RR Kartik Tyagi pacemaker
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