Jaipur – Rajasthan Royals won by 12 runs against Delhi Capitals. Chasing a target of 186 runs, Delhi Capitals managed to score only 173 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. With their second win, Rajasthan are second in the points table. Losing both games, Delhi is eighth. Delhi’s top scorer is David Warner who scored 49 runs off 34 balls. Tristan Stubbs remained unbeaten on 44 off 23 balls. Mitchell Marsh (23 off 12 balls), Rishabh Pant (28 off 26 balls) and Akshar Patel (15 off 13 balls) were the other top scorers for Delhi.
Needing 32 runs to win in the last two overs, Rajasthan ended the game by bowling Indian pacers Sandeep Sharma and Josh Khan. Captain Sanju Samson gave the ball to the Indian bowlers even though pacers Trent Boult and Andre Burger had one over each left. Sandeep conceded 15 runs in the 19th over, but Azush Khan conceded only four runs in the last over. Nandre Burger and Yuzvendra Chehal took two wickets each for Rajasthan.
Rian Parag to the rescue, Rajasthan 185 for five
Rajasthan scored 185 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs on the strength of Rian Parag who scored a half-century. Parag faced 45 balls and remained unbeaten on 84 runs. The player hit six sixes and seven fours. Rajasthan did not get the expected start in the match. Opener Yashaswi Jaiswal got out after scoring only five runs. With the score standing at 30, Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler were out at 36, Rajasthan was in crisis. Rajasthan R to bat with Parag as a test. Ashwin was dropped early. Ashwin hit three sixes and was dismissed for 29 runs.
Rajasthan reached 100 in 14.3 overs. Dhruv Jurel, who scored 20 runs, was bowled by Antich Nortya. It was in the last overs that Parag Vishwarupam brought out the half-century in 34 balls. The player scored 59 runs in the last 19 balls he faced. Two sixes and three fours were produced in the 20th over bowled by Antich Nortya. The best score of the player’s IPL career was scored at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Thursday. Shimron Hetmyer also strengthened the Rajasthan innings by scoring 14 runs in seven balls. Delhi won the toss and allowed Rajasthan to bat.
Delhi Capitals – David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Ricky Bhui, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper, captain), Tristan Stubbs, Akshar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Antich Nortya, Khalil Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar.
Rajasthan Royals – Jos Buttler, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain, wicketkeeper), Ryan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, R. Ashwin, Trent Boult, Josh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chehal.
2024-03-28 17:24:08
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