DC vs RR Live Updates, Match 56: The Delhi Capitals secured a comfortable yet controversial victory over Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi. RR lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler early on in the run-chase. However, skipper Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag steadied the ship for the side. All was well for RR as they looked comfortable in the run-chase until the controversial decision that involved Samson. DC bowlers held their nerves as they picked up more wickets after the RR skipper’s dismissal, ensuring that DC clinched a 20 runs.
DC vs RR Live Updates
DC win!
Mukesh Kumar strikes in the final over!
Rajasthan Royals are letting the game slip out of their hands. Mukesh Kumar strikes to remove Rovman Powell.
RR: 194/8 after 19.2 overs and need 28 runs in 4 balls.
Kuldeep Yadav strikes again!
Another wicket falls. This time Kuldeep Yadav manages to dismiss Ravichandran Ashwin.
RR: 185/7 after 18 overs and need 37 runs in 12 balls
Another wicket falls!
Kuldeep Yadav traps Ferreira for a LBW as Royals lose their sixth wicket.
RR: 181/6 after 17.1 overs and need 41 runs in 17 balls
Samson departs!
Sanju Samson narrowly misses out on his century as Shai Hope takes a brilliant catch on the boundary to get rid of the RR skipper. Samson departs after scoring 86 runs. The RR skipper is seen arguing with the umpires who are attempting to make him understand why the decision was given. A disappointed Samson walks back to the pavilion.
RR: 162/4 after 15.4 overs.
RR on their way
The Rajasthan Royals are on course to chase the 222-run target. Samson and Dubey are both striking at over 200, and 74 runs are now needed in 36 balls.
RR: 148/3 after 14 overs.
Scintillating Samson!
A fourth fifty of the season for Sanju Samson. He’s been having an amazing time in IPL 2024, but he won’t be happy just yet and would rather take his team home.
Parag departs!
Rasikh Dar castles Riyan Parag to dismiss him.
RR: 103/3 in 11 overs
100 comes up for RR
Samson, Parag power RR past 100 in just 10 overs, maintain upper hand in run-chase.
RR: 101/2 in 10.4 overs
Buttler’s departs
Axar Patel cleans up Jos Buttler with a brilliant delivery.
RR: 67/2 after 5.5 overs.
RR race to fifty!
Sanju Samson is on fire! The Kerala batter is dealing in boundaries, wreaking havoc on RR bowlers.
RR: 57/1 after 5 overs.
Expensive Khaleel Ahmed
Khaleel Ahmed gets smashed for 18 runs in his 2nd over as Samson, Buttler wreak havoc.
RR: 27/1 after 3 overs.
DC keep things under control
RR haven’t managed to get going after losing Jaiswal.
RR: 9/1 after 2 overs.
Jaiswal perishes
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s up-and-down season continues. He falls on the second ball of the inning for just 4 runs.
RR: 4/1 after 0.2 overs.
RR begin 222-run chase
Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal are in the middle.
DC finish at 221
Delhi Capitals lose a wicket of the final ball, thanks to a run out.
RR need 222 runs to win the game.
Sandeep Sharma strikes!
Sandeep Sharma traps Stubbs for a LBW.
DC are 215/7 in 19.4 overs.
DC lose another wicket
Naib departs as Trent Boult strikes. DC are now 6 wickets down.
DC are 195/6 in 18.4 overs.
DC eye 200-run mark
Gulbadin Naib and Tristian Stuubs take Chahal to the cleaners, smash 21 runs in one over.
DC are 189/5 in 18 overs.
Chahal scripts history
Chahal becomes first Indian player to pick 350 wickets in T20s
Rishabh Pant departs
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant departs as Yuzvendra Chahal strikes.
DC are 150/5 in 13.5 overs.
Three wickets for Ashwin
Ashwin brings the curtains down on Abhishek Porel’s 65-run knock.
DC are 144/4 in 12.4 overs.
Ashwin strikes again!
Ashwin strikes for the second time in the match to get rid of Axar Patel. Capitals are now three wickets down.
DC are 110/3 in 9.2 overs.
Capitals continue to score
Middle overs aren’t slowing Abhishek Porel and Axar Patel down; they have scored 20 runs in the last two overs.
DC are 98/2 in 8 overs.
DC dominate powerplay
DC are 78/2 in 6 overs.
No hope for Hope!
Shai gets out in the most unfortunate fashion as Sandeep Sharma manages to get a hand on the ball off a straight shot from Porel and it goes on to crash into the stumps, resulting in a run-out.
DC are 68/2 in 5.1 overs
Ashwin strikes!
Ravichandran Ashwin strikes with the carrom ball, gets rid of the dangerous Fraser-McGurk
DC are 60/1 in 4.2 overs
McGurk races to fifty!
Jake Fraser-McGurk takes Avesh Khan to the cleaners, smashes him for 30 runs in one over, reaches half-century in 19 deliveries.
DC are 59/0 in 4 overs
DC start off on a strong note
Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abhishek Porel start off on a strong note.
DC are 31/0 in 3 overs
IPL debut for Gulabdin Naib
India’s T20 World Cup keepers lock horns!
Kul-Cha reunite!
Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch report
The Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch has hosted three IPL 2024 games so far. In all those game, a 220-plus run total was posted by the teams batting first. Hence this venue has been known as a batting paradise. The pitch is known for its dry and hard surface, offering minimal assistance to the pacers early on. Batsmen can relish playing strokes freely, with the short boundaries on both sides of the wicket further aiding their cause.
DC vs RR Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Subs: Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tanush Kotian, Kunal Singh Rathore
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Gulbadin Naib, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Impact Subs: Rasikh Dar Salam, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra
RR win toss, opt to bowl first
RR skipper Sanju Samson wins toss and opts to bowl first at Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi.
Our combined XI for DC vs RR
Welcome to the live coverage of the 56th match of the IPL 2024 season between the Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals.
DC vs RR: Squads
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore.
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar Salam, Lizaad Williams, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Sumit Kumar, Praveen Dubey, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Ishant Sharma, David Warner, Gulbadin Naib, Jhye Richardson, Anrich Nortje, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Swastik Chikara.
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