New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals (RR) trashed Delhi Capitals (DC) by 57 runs to register their second win of the season. Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal picked three wickets apiece as RR restricted DC for 142 for 9 in latter’s chase of 200.
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RR top point table
With this win against DC, RR topped the ten-team point table. With 2 victory in 3 played game Rajasthan had gained 4 points, but due better Net Run Rate (NRR) then Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Sanju Samson-led side scaled top spot. RR has the NRR of +2.067.
Match recap
Earlier, Jos Buttler (79 off 51) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (60 off 31) provided a terrific start while Shimron Hetmyer (39 not out off 21) gave a strong finish as RR posted 199 for 4. Mukesh Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2 for 36.
Milestone for Warner
For Delhi Capitals, David Warner scored 65 runs. Skipper David Warner on Saturday became the quickest batter to reach the 6000-run mark in theIndian Premier League (IPL). The left-hander brought up a 44-ball fifty with a four off Ravichandran Ashwin. It was Warner’s 57th half-century in the IPL. He has also struck four centuries in the tournament.
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.@davidwarner31 leading from the front once again with a FIFTY 👌👌#DC need a special finish with the bat as they require 82 off 27!
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RR batting recap
Yashasvi and Buttler gave Rajasthan an violent start, stitched 98 runs for the opening wicket before Mukesh Kumar picked the former for 60(31) in the 9th over. Capitals then fought their way back into the game but Buttler along with Shimron Hetmyer helped Rajasthan regain control with some lusty blows towards the end of the innings.
Buttler was caught-and-bowled by Mukesh for 79(51), while Hetmyer returned unbeaten on 39(21).
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RR vs DC IPL Match 11 Playing XI
Delhi Capitals: David Warner(c), Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel(w), Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.
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