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IPL: Rajasthan Royals clinch 12-run win over Delhi
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23:27 Royals clinch 12-run win over Capitals
DC 173/5 (20 overs) vs RR 185/5 | Scoreboard
Delhi need 32 from the last two overs. Sandeep Sharma bowls the penultimate over and is hit for a six straightaway. Stubbs punishing the Royals as he hammers it over long on for a maximum.
Four more! 10 runs already off the first two balls. Brutal as Stubbs smashes it through the off side. 15 runs come off the penultimate over.
Capitals need 17 to win from the final over. Avesh Khan handed the ball. Stubbs takes a single and Axar Patel on strike. 16 needed off 5. Another spot on delivery as he bowls a yorker again, no run. 16 needed off 4 now.
Another yorker, Axar takes a single. Stubbs on strike. 15 needed off 3. Brilliant from Avesh as Delhi fall to a 12-run loss.
The home teams continue their winning run this season as Royals pick up their second win. Capitals fall to their second straight loss.
23:15 Stubbs survives, hammers Ashwin
DC 154/5 (18 overs) vs RR 185/5 | Scoreboard
Ashwin bowls his third. 60 needed from the final four overs. Quick two to get Ashwin's over underway.
In the air for a long time. Trent Boult runs in, but makes a mess of it. Misjudges it and ends up far away as Stubbs survives.
SIX! Stubbs goes big again but its crossed the boundary ropes this time. Back-to-back maximums! Stubbs is punishing RR for the dropped catch and Delhi looking a bit optimistic now. Ashwin leaks 19 runs.
Avesh to bowl the 18th and Axar Patel welcomes him with a boundary. Axar hits it straight to cover. Quick single. Run out chance, but looks like Axar is back in time. But umpires take a look. A direct hit would have done it, Axar survives. Stubbs smashes it to cover again. A single to end the over. Avesh concedes 9 runs.
23:04 Chahal removes Porel
DC 126/5 (16 overs) vs RR 185/5 | Scoreboard
Sandeep Sharma continues, starts with a wide. Four! Tristan Stubbs smashes it past cover for a boundary.
11 runs come off Sharma's over as DC reach 120/4. Capitals need 66 from the last five overs. Chahal continues.
WICKET! Second one for Chahal as Impact sub Porel departs for 9 off 10. Jos Buttler picks it up at long off as Royals lose their fifth. And with the wicket its time for a time out.
Chahal continues. Axar Patel the new man in. Another good over as Chahal concedes six and picks up a wicket.
22:53 Chahal removes Pant
DC 109/4 (14 overs) vs RR 185/5 | Scoreboard
Sandeep Sharma continues. Rishabh Pant brings up the 100 for the Capitals with a single. Another quiet over from Sharma as he concedes just six runs. The last few overs have put the pressure back on the Capitals.
WICKET!! Chahal returns and strikes on the first ball! It's the big wicket of Rishabh Pant. Playing in his 100th Pant departs for 28 off 26. Samson makes no mistake behind the stumps as DC lose their fourth.
Impact Sub Porel the new man in. Stellar over from Chahal as he concedes just four and picks up a wicket.
22:42 Warner falls on 49
DC 99/3 (12 overs) vs RR 185/5 | Scoreboard
At the halfway stage, Delhi reach 89/2. Capitals need 97 off 60 to win. Sandeep Sharma comes into the attack. A single to get the over underway. Quiet start from Sandeep as he concedes just four.
Avesh back into the attack and is hit for a boundary straightaway.
WICKET!! Sandeep Sharma takes a stunner as David Warner falls on 49. Thick outside edge and Sandeep takes a brilliant catch. Warner departs for 49 off 34. Big wicket as Avesh gets his first. Stubbs the new man in. Just six runs and a wicket of the over.
22:31 RR fumble run out chance
DC 89/2 (10 overs) vs RR 185/5 | Scoreboard
Ashwin continues. Mix-up and easy run out chance but a royal fumble! Pant charges down but then sends Warner back. Jaiswal collects it and runs towards Ashwin before throwing it. Taken off guard by Jaiswal's run, Ashwin fails to collect it as Royals fumble the easy run out chance. Relief for the Capitals as Warner makes it back in time.
Four! Pant cuts this through point for the only boundary off Ashwin.
Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack. Pant cuts it to deep point to get Chahal's over underway with a single.
SIX!! Pant gets his first six. It was in the air for a while, with two fielders converging in, but it clears the boundary ropes for a maximum. 9 runs off the over.
22:24 Warner, Pant put DC in control
DC 73/2 (8 overs) vs RR 185/5 | Scoreboard
Despite losing two, Delhi Capitals have enjoyed a good powerplay, posting 59/2. R Ashwin comes into the attack after the powerplay, replaces Boult. Ashwin begins his spell with a quiet first over, conceding just four.
Avesh Khan comes into the attack, replaces Burger. Warner reaches out and despite a good effort from Chahal at the boundary ropes, it races away for a boundary. Four more as he beats square leg for the second boundary off Avesh. 10 runs off Avesh's first over.
22:13 Warner in charge
DC 59/2 (6 overs) vs RR 185/5 | Scoreboard
SIX!! Warner scoops it over fine leg to get Boult's over underway with a maximum. SIX more!! Warner whacks this one back over the bowler's head. Boult leaks 13 runs.
Burger continues, bowls the final over of the powerplay. Four! Inside edge and Warner gets the over underway with a boundary and follows it up with a SIX! Warner smashes this into the crowd.
Capitals post 59/2 at the end of the powerplay.
22:05 Marsh, Bhui depart
DC 34/2 (4 overs) vs RR 185/5 | Scoreboard
Marsh has gotten off to a cracking start. Boult continues, Marsh heaves the second one over midwicket for a four. The fourth delivery is smashed through the covers for four more. Marsh lifts it over the bowler's head to end the over with a boundary. Three boundaries of the over as Boult concedes 14 runs.
BOWLED: Burger strikes! Burger has the last laugh as he picks up the big wicket of Mitch Marsh. The opener departs for 23 off 12 as Capitals lose their first.
Ricky Bhui the new man in. Huge appeal for LBW. Umpire is unmoved. Samson has a chat with Burger, Ashwin and Chahal and Royals take the review. Royals lose the review as Bhui survives.
WICKET!! Bhui survives to go on the very next one! Brilliant Burger picks up two as Samson takes an effortless catch.
Rishabh Pant walks in. Playing in his 100th IPL match, Pant gets off the mark with a boundary.
21:54 Chase underway
DC 15/0 (2 overs) vs RR 185/5 | Scoreboard
The Delhi Capitals need 186 to win after Riyan Parag powered the Royals back into the match. It's time for the chase to get underway. David Warner and Mitch Marsh to open as Trent Boult begins the attack with new ball. Just two runs off the first over as Capitals make a cautious start.
Nadre Burger shares the new ball and is welcomed by a boundary. Burger came on as the Impact sub with Hetmyer going off. Four to begin his spell as Marsh guides it through the covers. Back-to-back fours! Marsh putting the pressure on Burger early. Burger leaks 13 runs in his first over.
21:26 Parag takes RR to 185/5
RR 185/5 (20 overs) vs DC | Scoreboard
Mukesh Kumar to bowl out, bowls the penultimate over. Begins with a wide. Lands the yorker, Hetmyer hits it towards first slip for a single.
SIX!! Mukesh misses the yorker and Hetmyer hammers it over the leg-side for a cracking six! A big grin on his face. Four! Sliced through covers for a second boundary on the trot.
Caught-behind appeal from an excited Rishabh Pant. Capitals review it. No edge and DC los the review. Quick two to end the over. This puts Parag on strike in the final over.
Nortje to bowl the final over and the pressures on him as Riyan Parag dispatches the first one for a boundary and follows it up with a second four on the trot. SIX!! Parag putting on a show as he smacks it over the covers for a maximum. Four more! Parag is ruthless, wide yorker and he goes again.
SIX!! Another cracker, Parag is just enjoying himself at this stage. 24 runs already with one ball left, finds the fielder to end the over with a single.
Parag takes RR to 185/5. Nortje leaks 25 runs in the final over. Parag finishes unbeaten at 84 off 45.
21:11 Jurel departs
RR 145/5 (18 overs) vs DC | Scoreboard
Kuldeep Yadav to bowl out, Jurel flicks it to fine leg to get the over underway with a single. Four! Bottom-edge as Jurel gets the boundary off Kuldeep.
Six!! Another big one from Parag as he sends it into the crowd over midwicket. Kuldeep leaks 15 runs in his final over.
Nortje to bowl his third and is welcomed with a boundary. Dhruv Jurel's cameo ends as its padded onto the off-stumps as Nortje gets his first! Jurel falls for 20 off 12. Shimron Hetmyer the new man in. Seven runs and a wicket of the over. Reviewed for a wide, but Royals lose the review.
21:01 Parag takes chare
RR 123/4 (16 overs) vs DC | Scoreboard
Khaleel to bowl out after the time out. He's been brilliant so far. A big appeal on the very first delivery. Pant and Khaleel chat till the timer ticks away. The skipper isn't convinced and replays show that Pant took a good call.
SIX! 100 comes up for the Royals as Riyan Parag hammers it over the fine-leg boundary. Attempted yorker from Khaleel on the next one, but Parag gets another boundary. Four more as Parag slashes the next one over extra cover. This over is denting Khaleel's brilliant spell. A dot to end the over. Khaleel finishes his spell with figures of 1/24. His last over went for 15 runs.
He's done with his spell, so he subbed out as Abhishek Porel comes in.
Five overs to go. Mukesh comes back into the attack. Four! Pulled away to the onside as Jurel finds the gap to open the over with a boundary. Four! Flicked away as Parag finds the gap again. SIX!! Pulls it over mid-off and Riyan Parag brings up his fifty off 34 deliveries. Mukesh leaks 15 runs.
20:49 Axar removes Ashwin
RR 93/4 (14 overs) vs DC | Scoreboard
Kuldeep Yadav bowls his third. Riyan Parag clips it to deep square leg to take a single. SIX!! Parag joins the party with a cracking six over midwicket. A dot to end the over as Kuldeep concedes 11. Uh, wait! Pant reviews for a caught behind, but nothing on ultra-edge. Review lost.
WICKET!! Ashwin's cameo ends as he holes out to the deep midwicket. Ashwin departs for 29 off 19 as Axar Patel gets his first. RR four down. Dhruv Jurel the new man in
20:37 Ashwin takes charge
RR 77/3 (12 overs) vs DC | Scoreboard
At the halfway stage, Royals toil to 58/3. Anrich Nortje bowls his second and Ashwin looks to have switched gears as he welcomes Nortje with a cracking six.
After hammering the first one off Kuldeep in the previous over, Ashwin pulls it to the leg side for his second his. SIX! Another one of Nortje as Ashwin pulls it over the cow corner for the second maximum of the over. Expensive over as Nortje leaks 15 runs.
Axar returns for his third, replaces Kuldeep. Quiet over from Axar as he concedes just four.
20:29 DC in firm control
RR 58/3 (10 overs) vs DC | Scoreboard
Axar Patel continues, Parag punches it to long-on to get the over underway with a single. Four! First boundary for Parag. Short from Axar and Parag pulls it to the long-leg fence to get the first boundary in 31 balls. 8 runs off the over.
Time for the strategic timeout. The Capitals are in firm control so far. Kuldeep continues after the timeout. Stumping appeal, but Ashwin is inside the crease. SIX!! Ashwin dances down the track and lifts it over wide long-on for the first maximum of the match.
20:19 Kuldeep removes Buttler
RR 38/3 (8 overs) vs DC | Scoreboard
The powerplay has been dominated by the Capitals as Royals toil to 31 for the loss of two. Axar Patel comes into the attack after the powerplay. Buttler guides it to midwicket to get the over underway with a single. Another quiet over from the Capitals as Axar concedes just four in his first.
Spin from both ends as Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. Huge appeal for LBW. Not given, but Kuldeep convinces Rishabh to go upstairs and its a brilliant review as Buttler departs for just 11. Kuldeep strikes in his very first over as RR lose their third.
Oh! Ashwin comes up the order, the new man in at No. 5. Spinner vs Spinner!
20:10 Samson departs for 15
RR 31/2 (6 overs) vs DC | Scoreboard
Anirch Nortje comes into the attack. Jos Buttler punches it to square to get the over underway with a quick single. Samson punches it to mid on to take another quick single. Good start from the returning Nortje as he concedes just three in his first over.
Khaleel continues, bowls his third. Brilliant from Khaleel as he gets the massive wicket of the in form Rajasthan skipper. Sanju Samson departs for just 15 as RR lose their second. Khaleel cramps Samson for room and trying to back away, the RR skipper nicks it to Pant. Riyan Parag the new man in. Another brilliant over from Khaleel as he concedes just two and picks up a wicket. RR post 31/2 at the end of the powerplay.
19:59 Samson takes charge
RR 26/1 (4 overs) vs DC | Scoreboard
Good start for Delhi. Khaleel continues and another superb over as he concedes just three. Samson takes five deliveries to get off the mark with a single.
Mukesh continues. And after the quiet previous over, Samson takes charge. The Royals skipper hammers Mukesh for three boundaries on the trot to take charge of the innings. After getting the first boundary past the diving gully fielder, Samson pulls the next one for a second four on the trot. Field change, but Samson gets another one as he guides it in the gap in front of point for a third four on the trot. After the superb first over, Mukesh leaks 14 runs in his next.
19:47 Mukesh removes Jaiswal
RR 9/0 (2 overs) vs DC | Scoreboard
It's time for match no. 9 to get underway. Rajasthan Royal openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler arrive at the crease. Khaleel Ahmed to open the attack with the new ball. It's game time in Jaipur!
Khaleel delivers it wide on length, Jaiswal punches it to point. A dot to begin. Slight delay, something to do with the sightscreen. And we're back on. Lucky! Doesn't time it well, just clears mid-off, gets off the mark with a single.
Buttler on strike, tucked to midwicket, no run. Flicks the next one to fine to get off the mark with a couple. Quiet start as Khaleel concedes four in the opening over.
Mukesh Kumar shares the new ball. Buttler reaches out, gets an edge. A single to begin. FOUR! Lovely timing from Jaiswal as he drives it wide off mid-off to get the first boundary.
BOWLED!! Mukesh Kumar strikes and its the big one of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Huge wicket for the Capitals as it crashes onto the stumps. Yashasvi departs for just 5 off 7. Skipper Sanju Samson the new man in. Good start from Mukesh as he concedes just five and picks up the first wicket.
19:19 RR vs DC Playing XIs:
Here's how tonight's playing XIs look:
Rajasthan Royals:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (wk/capt), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Sub: Rovman Powell, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Shubham Dubey, Kuldeep Sen
Delhi Capitals:
Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Ricky Bhui, Rishabh Pant (wk/capt), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Sub: Abhishek Porel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Pravin Dubey, Kumar Kushgara, Rasikh Dhar
19:05 Toss: Delhi invite Royals to bat
Speaking at the toss, Rishabh Pant, who is playing his 100th IPL match, said, "The wicket looks fine. We wanted to use a wicket as dry as possible. Feels pretty good to play 100th match for the same franchise, but not thinking about that too much. (Last match) I think most of the concerns will be injury based. It was a very close match, if Ishant wouldn't have gotten injured, we could've gotten away with a win. Two changes: Ishant hasn't recovered and Shai has a back spasm. Mukesh Kumar and Anrich Nortje comes in."
Delhi Capitals win the toss and opt to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.
Meanwhile, Royals skipper Sanju Samson said, "We would have also like to bowl first, expecting some dew later on in the game. Both pitches look similar. We're playing with the same side."
18:38 Rajasthan Royals host Delhi Capitals
Hello and welcome to the coverage of match no. 9 of the ongoing Indian Premier League season.
Not even a week has passed since the opener, and the tournament has already served up record-breaking clashes. In tonights contest at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, hosts Rajasthan Royals will take on Delhi Capitals.
While the Royals will enter the match on the back of a win, the Capitals will look to bounce back from their opening loss.
DC skipper Rishabh Pant will look to overcome his rustiness as the Capitals aim for an improved batting display in their bid for a first win of the IPL season tonight. Pant's much-anticipated return to action 453 days after he suffered grievous injuries in a horrific car accident, lasted just 13 balls (18 runs) with Punjab Kings winning by four wickets at their new home ground in Mullanpur.
Pant, though, displayed his usual lively demeanour behind the stumps and also effected the stumping of Jitesh Sharma.
Having overcome the early jitters and nervousness in his first game, Pant would be eager to regain his mojo quickly as his match-up against the likes of Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal would be the highlight of the contest.
Delhi's spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel will have a bigger role to play after what was witnessed on a dry surface at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium the other day when Royals' opening duo of Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal faced some early hiccups against Lucknow Super Giants.
However, Sanju Samson struck an unbeaten 82 as the Royals won by 20 runs. By scoring a fifty in his team's first match of the season for the fifth successive time, Samson has become an early contender for the hotly-contested spot for the wicketkeeper-batter's slot in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
With Riyan Parag also among the runs, the Royals top-four will pose questions to the Delhi bowling lineup, and here's where Kuldeep and Axar's overs will be crucial in the middle.
In the ongoing season, the home teams hold an all-win record so far and the Royals will look to maintain the streak. Stay tuned as we bring you the updates of match no. 9. The toss will be held at 7:00pm IST.
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