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Delhi vs Rajasthan Live Commentary, Match 30, Indian Premier League, 2020, October 14, 2020

DC 161/7 (20)
Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 13 runs
RR 148/8 (20)
Match over
Delhi Capitals Inning Rajasthan Royals Inning
0.0 : Round 1 between these two went to Iyer's men. How will Round 2 go? Delhi have been unfliching this season, well almost. 5 wins and 2 losses from their 7 games. Rajasthan, well, 3 wins and 4 losses from their 7 matches. Delhi were on a 3-match winning streak before Mumbai halted them. The Men in Pink meanwhile pulled off a heist against Hyderabad in their last game. How will these results play an impact on today's game? Stay tuned as we find out. Toss and team updates coming up shortly...
Pitch Report - Pommie Mbangwa and Kevin Pietersen are the pitch analysts. Pietersen says that the pitch is a lot drier than in the past 3 weeks. Very little grass is there, he further adds. Mbangwa says that the ball has turned a lot and expects more turn in the games to come. Win the toss and bat, both say unanimously. 
TOSS - Delhi opt to Bat!
Shreyas Iyer, Delhi's captain, says that he wants to bat first as he expects the pitch to consistently get slower. Adds that everyone has a rough idea about the wicket as they have spent a good deal of time in the middle. Says that they are definitely missing Pant. Informs that Tushar Deshpande comes in for Harshal Patel. 
Steven Smith, Rajasthan's captain, says that he would have opted to bat first as well, had he won the toss. Now, it is to bowl well and restrict them to as low a total as possible. Adds that it is a used wicket. Smith says that it is nice to get a win after 4 straight losses. Informs they are unchanged and Stokes will open. 
Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (C), Alex Carey (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Tushar Deshpande (IN FOR HARSHAL PATEL), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.
Rajasthan (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (WK), Steven Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi.
Ben Stokes is up for a chat. Says that they needed the win last game to get back on the road. Hopes they can continue that momentum going forward. Stokes adds that Rajasthan need to take one game at a time. Important to now win more games given the stage we are in, he says. 
We are all set to begin at the Ring of Fire. The umpires make their way out, followed by the Rajasthan players. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw are the openers for Delhi. Jofra Archer to start off proceedings for Rajasthan with the ball. Let's play...
0.1 : Jofra Archer to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! BOWLED! What about that! What about that! Just the start that Rajasthan wanted. Full ball around off, a hint of away movement as well. Shaw comes on the front foot and looks to drive. Gets an inside edge and the ball goes onto hit the stumps. Just what the doctor ordered for the Men in Pink.
Ajinkya Rahane walks out to bat now. 
0.2 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, Full ball on off, bounces a touch as well. Rahane looks to defend. It comes off the glove to the leg side. 
0.3 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, WIDE! Back of a length ball outside leg, Rahane lets it be.
Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, Fullish ball on middle and leg, Rahane keeps it out back on to the pitch. Pacy stuff from Archer here.
0.4 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, WIDE! Bangs it short but down the leg side, Rahane half-ducks to let it through. Wide called.
Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, Full on middle, knocked to the man at mid on.
0.5 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length ball around off, Rahane guides it to third man for a single. First runs off the bat. 
0.6 : Jofra Archer to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball outside off, Dhawan looks to play at it but misses. Good first over for Rajasthan, good start. Just 3 runs, 2 off extras. And the big wicket of Prithvi Shaw!
Who will bowl from the other end? Jaydev Unadkat it is.
1.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and well outside off, Rahane leans and looks to drive but misses. Well, it looked to be within the tramline and hence was not wided.
1.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ajinkya Rahane, Full on middle and leg, tapped to short mid-wicket for a quick single. 
1.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shikhar Dhawan, Slow good length ball outside off, Dhawan comes down the track and looked to drive but is done on the bounce here. 
1.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shikhar Dhawan, Fullish on middle and leg, played back to the bowler. 
1.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shikhar Dhawan, Fullish on middle, clipped to mid-wicket for a couple. 
1.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shot! Finishes the second over in style. Shortish outside off, Dhawan shuffles across and launches a short arm jab. The ball races away to the mid-wicket fence. 
2.1 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, Fullish on off, defended back on the track.
2.2 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, On a good length outside off, Rahane looks to cut but fails to get bat on ball.
2.3 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT! No timing, no elevation for Rahane here. He perishes. What a start for Rajasthan here. On a length around off, Rahane looked to go big on the leg side. Does not time it right. Ends up lobbing a simple catch to Robin Uthappa at mid on.
Shreyas Iyer walks out to the crease now.
2.4 : Jofra Archer to Shreyas Iyer, Good length ball around off, tapped to cover-point for a dot.
2.5 : Jofra Archer to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Bowls a wayward bumper, Shreyas Iyer lets it be. Wide called.
Jofra Archer to Shreyas Iyer, Full and swinging away from off, Iyer taps it on the off side.
2.6 : Jofra Archer to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length ball on top of off, knocked to square leg for a single. Iyer is up and running with that. 
3.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Full and on off, defended to the off side.
0.0 : Kartik Tyagi is into the attack now.
3.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Full and around off, around 140 kph, knocked to mid on for a quick run.
3.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Beautifully pulled away for a six. Shortish ball on middle, Dhawan pulls it with disdain to the fine leg fence for half a dozen.
3.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and around off, driven through cover-point for one.
3.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Bouncer on top of the stumps, Shreyas ducks under it.
3.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Iyer works this towards point where Stokes fields well. 8 runs off Tyagi's first over.
Ben Stokes is into the attack.
4.1 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and around off, driven to mid off.
4.2 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Short ball outside off, Dhawan slaps it over covers for a boundary. It was hit powerfully.
4.3 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, This is worked by Dhawan on the off side for a single. 
4.4 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, Caught but off the free hit! Full and outside off, Dhawan looked to go big but gets a top edge. It goes to Smith at mid off who takes a simple catch. But it was off the free hit. A single taken.
4.5 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Just over the fielder at mid on. Full and around off, Shreyas moved to the off side but manages to lift it just over the man at mid on and gets a boundary.
4.6 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, A single to finish. Full on middle, this is flicked to the on side for one.
5.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Tyagi misses his line and bowls one down the leg side. Shreyas looks to flick but the ball is well away from him.
Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Good length ball on off, Shreyas defends it with soft hands towards cover-point and takes a single. 
5.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Smashed! You will not see a shot which will feel more like a slap than this one. Length ball outside off, Dhawan smashes it through covers for a boundary. This was equivalent of a Knockout punch by  a boxer.
5.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, On the pads, Dhawan flicks it through mid-wicket. Long boundaries here so the ball does not reach the fence. Three taken. 
5.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Length ball on off, Iyer punches it sraight down the ground and rotates the strike. 
5.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan has decided to go after Tyagi! Poor ball this from Tyagi, it is on a length and on the body. Dhawan pulls it behind square leg and gets another boundary.
5.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, Dot to finish the over! 14 runs off the final over of the Powerplay. Good end for Delhi. Good length ball outside off, Dhawan comes down the track and looks to hit but this time misses. Delhi 47/2 at the end of the Powerplay.
6.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, Floated around off and middle, knocked down to long on for a single. 
6.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter ball on off, tapped towards mid-wicket for a single. Dhawan wanted two but it was not possible here.
6.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter and around off, Iyer backs away and hits it firmly but straight to Smith at cover.
6.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side outside off, cut to deep point for a single. 50 up for Delhi with that.
6.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Floated around off, swept to square leg for one.
6.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, A single to end. Flatter on off, dabbed to the off side for a single.
Rahul Tewatia is into the attack.
7.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side on off, Iyer rocks back and works this to long off for a single.
7.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter on off, knocked down towards long on for a single.
7.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, On off and middle, Iyer taps this gently to short mid-wicket and takes a quick run.
7.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter and around off, cut to Gopal at point. They pinch in a single. 
7.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, Floated down the leg side, Iyer watchfully flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. 
7.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Just short! Samson could have never caught that though. Flatter ball outside off, Dhawan reaches out and slog sweeps it to mid-wicket. It falls just short of the diving Samson and goes into the boundary. He also did not commit himself fully though.
8.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side outside off, bunted down to long off for a single.
8.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Flat and outside off, cut to deep point for one.
8.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, On middle, Iyer works this to the leg side for a single.
8.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Good running, Dhawan is quick and he will get two here. On middle, Dhawan knocks this towards Stokes at mid-wicket and comes back in for the second.
8.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Flat on middle, Dhawan goes back and taps this past square leg for a single.
8.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, A single to end. Flat and outside off, Iyer cuts it on the off side and takes a single.
DRINKS! A couple of early blows for Delhi, the wickets of Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane. But they have recovered fairly well after that, Dhawan has started to go for the big shots, knowing that despite a good score in the last game, his scoring rate was slow. Iyer is watchfully knocking the balls around for 1s for now. Only a matter of time before he starts exploding as well.
9.1 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, Length ball on middle and leg, worked to the leg side for a single. 
0.0 : Ben Stokes is back in the attack. 1-0-13-0 for him. Expensive in the first.
9.2 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, NO BALL! An off-pace delivery but ends up bowling it over the hip. Dhawan hits it to backward square leg and takes a single. Free hit to follow.
Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Not much of a timing on this one but will get a boundary. Short ball outside off, Iyer looks to pull but it comes off the top edge and goes to the long on fence for a boundary.
9.3 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, On middle, Iyer taps this to the leg side. Tewatia has a shy at the bowler's end as Dhawan had strayed out. He though misses and the batters take a single off overthrows as the ball goes past the stumps.
9.4 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, Another single. Short ball, Dhawan pulls it past square leg for one.
9.5 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, A couple this time, good innovation from Iyer. A good length ball around off, Iyer goes to the leg side and ramps it over the keeper's head, towards third man. Takes a couple.
9.6 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, A dot to finish. This is tapped by Iyer towards point for a dot.
10.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, Floated on off,Dhawan taps it to cover against the spin.
0.0 : Rahul Tewatia is back in the attack. 1-0-9-0 so far.
10.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, Flighted on off, Dhawan defends it. 
10.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Lovely shot! Tossed up on off, Dhawan makes a bit of room by going away from the stumps and then lofts it over extra cover for a boundary.
10.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, Follows the boundary with a single via a flick to the on side. 
10.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, Flighted on off, Shreyas milks it straight down the ground for one. 
10.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, FIFTY FOR SHIKHAR DHAWAN! It has been a very good innings so far and he has shown his exprience and class tonight. His 39th in this league.
11.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! He is a special player, Dhawan. Full and around off, Dhawan gets down and mows a slog sweep over mid-wicket. 
11.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Short ball, pulled firmly to mid-wicket for a single.
11.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter on middle and leg, bunted down to long on for one. 
11.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, WIDE! Gopal bowls a shorter one well outside off, Dhawan lets it be.
Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! CAUGHT! Shikhar Dhawan is gone. A big wicket. Fullish and outside off, Dhawan switches to a right hander's stance and looked to work that over third man. A reverse sweep of sorts. He though ends up getting it off the top edge. It goes to Tyagi at short third man who takes a comfortable catch. 
11.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side on middle, tapped to the on side for one.
11.4 : Who will walk out to bat now? Marcus Stoinis it is.
11.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter on off and middle, Marcus backs away and drives it to the right of the bowler, to long on for a single. 
12.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter ball on off, aerially hit to Archer at long on for a single. 
12.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side outside off, Iyer rocks back and punches but finds cover.
12.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, Goes back and punches again, but this time to the man at point.
12.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side well outside off, Iyer watchfully leaves it expecting a wide. Not wided as it was within the tramline though.
12.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan should have done these reckon the on-air commentators, instead of going for the unorthodox stroke. Short ball well outside off, Iyer slaps it over covers for a boundary.
4.4 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer,  NO BALL! Full on middle and leg, clipped to the leg side for a single. Wait...The siren goes...No ball for overstepping. A free hit to follow. 
12.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, Iyer tries a Dhawan, goes for the reverse sweep. Gets glove as he mistimes it. It goes under the keeper to fine leg and a couple is sneaked in.
13.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, Floated on off and middle, defended back to the bowler.
13.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, Stoinis works this on the off side but finds Smith at cover.
13.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Stoinis has got power. Short ball, he pounces on it immediately. Launches this over mid-wicket for a boundary.
13.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! A flatter ball bowled well outside leg, Buttler misses as he moved to his left. They think of the run, Delhi, but decide against it.
Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter ball on middle and off, worked through covers for a single. 
13.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter ball on middle and off, driven through covers for a single.
13.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, On middle, worked to the leg side for a single. 
14.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Marcus Stoinis, Fullish and outside off, worked through point for a single. 
0.0 : Jaydev Unadkat is back in the attack. 1-0-7-0 so far.
14.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shreyas Iyer, On middle, Iyer taps this to the leg side for a single. 
14.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Marcus Stoinis, An off-pace ball outside off, Stoinis bunts this to wide long off for a single. 
14.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Time to launch. Full and around off, Iyer lofts it over mid-wicket for a huge maximum. Time to move on and the Delhi skipper knows it pretty well.
14.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shreyas Iyer, Short ball, pulled to Archer at mid-wicket. Iyer comes back in for the second. Excellent running. 
14.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! That is a simple catch to the fielder.
14.5 : Is that a catch? Has Stokes taken it? The front angle seems inconclusive. So they view it from the top. Now, back to the first angle. Signalled as a six!
14.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! He did not time it that well, Iyer. Full and around off, Iyer looks to go big over mid-wicket again. He however does not time it as well as the previous occasion. This one is just looking like it might go over deep mid-wicket. But...Ben Stokes there puts in a magnificent effort. Leaps and throws the ball upwards as he was going into the ropes, to prevent a six. Stokes comes back into play and then holds it. The umpires want to have a look at whether
15.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, On middle and off, Stoinis mistimes it to long on for one. 
15.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Good length ball on middle, Shreyas plays it to mid-wicket. 
15.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Brilliant yorker! It is on middle and leg, Iyer does really well to jam it out. It hits his bat then the boot. The ball rolls to the off side and they take a single.
15.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, Yorker followed by a short ball! Terrific bowling! Stoinis looks to play the upper cut but misses. 
15.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, On the pads, Stoinis turns it to the on side and gets to the other end. 
15.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Captain Iyer departs and Rajasthan have struck gold at the right time. Good catch by Archer. He can do nothing wrong tonight. Credit to Tyagi as well. He has bowled a fantastic over and deserves this wicket.  Full ball around off, Iyer swings but it is a very tired looking shot from the Delhi skipper. He ends up hitting  in the air towards mid off. Archer comes running in and takes a very good catch. 
DRINKS! Just as Delhi needed to motor on hard and fast, Iyer perishes. A well made 53 from him, but Delhi needed him to be there till the end. But Stoinis is there, and hence Delhi would pin all their hopes on him to see them to a competitive total. Let's see how much they can get...
16.1 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Yorker around off, dug out back to the bowler.
0.0 : Death overs coming up then. Alex Carey walks out to bat. Jofra Archer is back in the attack. 2-0-5-2 for him.
16.2 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Full toss, just below the hip height, hit to deep point for a couple.
16.3 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, On middle, Carey drives this to long on and takes a single. 
16.4 : Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, Full and outside off, driven to mid off and Stoinis takes one.
16.5 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, SIX! Carey watches the ball really well here. On a length on top of the stumps, Carey backs away and lifts it over third man for a six.
16.6 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Leg bye to finish. Follows Carey with a full ball on the pads, Carey misses his flick. It comes off the pads and goes to the leg side and they sneak in a leg bye.
17.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Alex Carey, Fullish ball around off, Carey taps this on the off side.
17.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Alex Carey, Full on middle, Carey taps it to short mid-wicket and gets to the other end. 
17.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, Yorker, outside off, Stoinis gives room but does not play at it. 
17.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, Yorker on off, Stoinis shuffles across and glances it to deep square leg for a couple.
17.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, Very full outside off, Stoinis moves to the off side and hits it towards mid-wicket for a single. 
17.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Alex Carey, Yorker on leg, Carey digs it out to long on and takes a single. 
18.1 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Full toss on off, Carey drives but only gets it to mid off. Runs quickly to the other end. 
18.2 : Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, Low full toss around off, Stoinis moves a hint to the leg side and hits it aerially to long off for one. 
18.3 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Full toss again, on off, Carey smashes it but finds Tewatia at point. Just the one.
18.4 : Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, Full and around off, Stoinis flicks it with disdain. Good shot. But just the single again as it was hit straight to mid-wicket.
18.5 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Leg bye! Length ball on the pads, Carey looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. It goes off the deflection behind square on the leg side and a leg bye is taken.
18.6 : Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! CAUGHT! What an impact Jofra Archer is having in this game. 3 wickets for him. He finishes with 4-0-19-3. Full and around off, Stoinis looks to heave that over the leg side. He however gets it only as far as mid-wicket who takes a simple catch. Tewatia it is.
19.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Alex Carey, Full and around off, worked on the off side for a single.
19.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Axar Patel, Full and outside off, Patel hits it over covers and takes a couple.
19.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Axar Patel, Full toss outside off, Patel whacks it but straight to long on. Just the single. 
19.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Alex Carey, OUT! CAUGHT! Two simple catches in the deep for Rajasthan - Stoinis earlier, Carey now. Pace off does the trick. Slow full ball outside off, Carey looks to lift it over long off. However, he gets it off the toe end of the bat and gives catching practice to long off. Jofra Archer takes it with ease.
19.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Axar Patel, FOUR! He can bat, Axar Patel. Full and well outside off, he creams the drive through covers for a boundary.
19.4 : Who will walk out to bat now? Ravichandran Ashwin it is.
19.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Axar Patel, OUT! Pace off does the trick again for Rajasthan. Unadkat gets his second wicket. Full length ball around off, Patel shuffles across and looks to slog sweep. Ends up getting a top edge towards short third man where it is taken. DELHI FINISH AT 161/7.
A very good finish to the innings by Rajasthan and they have managed to finish the game just the way they started it - in a dominant fashion. Just 18 runs in the final 3 overs along with 3 wickets and the boys from the Pink City will feel they enter the break with momentum on their side.  Delhi, though will not be too displeased with their performance and will back themselves to defend 161 on this slowish track especially with the bowling attack they have. 
After opting to bat, Delhi got off to a terrible start as they lost their key batter, Prithvi Shaw in the very first ball of the innings. Dhawan though looked in the mood and seemed to be batting on a completely different pitch to his other teammates. Dhawan and captain Shreyas Iyer both got 50s but it was a contrasting innings where Dhawan was going hammer and tongs, Iyer struggled but showed fight. Delhi had the base for a big finish but their middle order could not get going on this sluggish
Excellent bowling display from Rajasthan. They started off well and ended it even better. They gave away just 32 runs and picked up 4 wickets in the final 5 overs which has seen them stay in this game and gain some momentum heading into the break. Jofra Archer set the ball rolling from the very first ball as he dismissed Shaw. He was the star with the ball as he finished with absolutely bonker number of 3/19 from his 4! Unadkat was expensive but finished well and ended up with 2 wickets. Tyagi a
Shikhar Dhawan says that the wicket is on the slower side. States that it is a used wicket. Adds that they were a bit short though, the way they were going earlier. Dhawan states that he had practiced the reverse sweep but unfortunately it did not pay off today. Finishes off by saying that Delhi can defend this total.
So the match is evenly poised as we head into the break. Rajasthan need 162 to get their second consecutive win of the season. Delhi will back themselves as their bowlers have been the stars for them so far. We are in for a fantastic chase, so make sure you join us for it in a while but before that let's hear what Delhi's Shikhar Dhawan as to say as he is caught down for a quick chat.
0.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Four! Played towards mid wicket.
0.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, No run, the batsman has just watchfully blocked this out.
0.0 : We are back for the chase! The Delhi players are in a huddle near the ropes. They then take their respective positions on the field. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttlers are the openers for Rajasthan. Kagiso Rabada with the ball for Delhi. Here we go...
0.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Full on middle and off, Stokes defends it towards covers.
0.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Run out chance....missed. Fullish ball outside off, Stokes strokes it towards Rahane at cover and sets off for a quick single. Rahane flicks a throw to the non-striker's end but misses the stumps. Stokes would have been a goner had it hit.
0.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Excellent shot. Full and well outside off, Buttler creams it through the covers and bags a boundary.
0.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Jos Buttler, A single to end the first over. On middle, Buttler taps it on the on side and takes one.
1.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, Leading edge but safe. Fullish around off, Buttler looked to turn that on the leg side but ends up getting a leading edge just over the bowler's head. A single taken.
1.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Full ball outside off, Stokes hammers it through the covers for a boundary.
0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? Tushar Deshpande.
1.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Ben Stokes, Around off, full, Stokes stands tall and defends it back on the track.
1.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Ben Stokes, FOUR! HAMMERED! Full and well outside off, Stokes unleashes himself at it. Gets it through the covers for another boundary.
1.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Ben Stokes, Full around off and middle, driven to long off for a single.
1.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, A single to end the second over. Full around off, Buttler works that to the leg side and takes a single.
2.1 : Anrich Nortje to Jos Buttler, SIX! Greeted with a biggie straightaway. Full and around off, Buttler lifts it over wide long on for a maximum.
0.0 : Anrich Nortje is into the attack.
2.2 : Anrich Nortje to Jos Buttler, Full on middle and leg, tapped to the on side for one.
2.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Full ball, outside off, Stokes looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge. It goes to third man and they take a single.
2.4 : Anrich Nortje to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Incredible! Full ball on middle, Buttler shuffles across and just lifts it over short fine leg for a boundary.
2.5 : Anrich Nortje to Jos Buttler, FOUR! And again. Full on off and middle, Buttler moves across his stumps and paddles it again, this time to the left of short fine leg for another boundary.
2.6 : Anrich Nortje to Jos Buttler, OUT! TIMBER! What a response from Nortje. Knocks Buttler over. Full on off and middle, Buttler swings across the line. Completely misses the ball and it crashes into the stumps behind. Nortje is pumped after going for 16 in his first over.
Who will walk out to bat now? Steven Smith it is. Also, Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl now.
3.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, On off, clipped to the leg side for a single.
3.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Flatter ball on middle, Smith knocks it to square leg and takes one. 
3.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Full on off and middle, Stokes closes the face of the bat early. Gets a leading edge through the carpet past mid off for a single.
3.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Flatter ball on middle, Smith flicks but finds square leg.
3.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, On the shorter side outside off, Smith backs away and looks to cut but gets an inside edge which falls safely on the leg side.
3.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, OUT! CAUGHT! A clever bowling change from Shreyas Iyer yields the result. Smith's stay at the crease is short lived. A flat off break, lands on off and spins in, Smith looked to flick that but gets an uppish leading edge back to the bowler. It is just above Ashwin. He leaps and takes it with ease. 122 runs needed in 96 balls for Rajasthan.
4.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Full and outside off, driven to cover.
0.0 : Who will walk out to bat now? Sanju Samson it is.
4.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Full ball outside off, Stokes taps it on the off side for a dot.
4.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Full and around off, driven to mid off for a quick single. The fielder was deep, ran in but fails to collect the ball on the first attempt.
4.4 : Anrich Nortje to Sanju Samson, Length ball around off, Samson jumps and taps it towards short cover. Takes a quick single.
4.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Full and outside off, Stokes lets out an on-drive but finds mid on.
4.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Full and outside off, driven to mid off. Iyer runs to his left, dives and intercepts that. They take a single though, Rajasthan.
What has happened to Shreyas Iyer there? Maybe he has injured himself during the dive. Hope it is not a shoulder dislocation or anything of those sorts. He gets back up. Let's hope he can continue.
5.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Good length ball outside off, dabbed to the off side for a dot.
0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is back in the attack.
5.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Stokes taking charge here. Shortish ball outside off, he pulls this to the mid-wicket fence.
5.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Outside off, Stokes puches this towards extra cover and takes a single. 
5.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Sanju Samson, Fullish and outside off, Samson guides it towards third man for one.
5.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Short ball, Stokes pulls but finds Stoinis at mid-wicket. 
5.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Outside off, punched to mid off for a single. End of the Powerplay and Rajasthan are 50/2.
Axar Patel to bowl now.
6.1 : Axar Patel to Ben Stokes, Flatter on off, Stokes rocks back and taps it towards mid-wicket for a single. 
6.2 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, On the shorter side outside off, Samson goes back and defends this out.
6.4 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, Follows the maximum with a single by pushing the flatter ball past point for one.
6.3 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, SIX! How big is that? That is huge. Full ball outside off, Samson comes down and lofts it over the bowler's head for a huge maximum.
6.5 : Axar Patel to Ben Stokes, On middle, Stokes works this on the on side for a single.
6.6 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, Shorter ball around off, Samson rocks back and looks to play it on the off side. Gets an inside edge onto his pads. It rolls to the left of the keeper who collects that. Samson wanted a single but there was no chance of one there.
7.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Full ball on middle, Stokes defends this to mid on.
7.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Stokes gets a boundary. On the shorter side on midde and leg, Stokes gets down and lifts it over short fine leg for a boundary.
7.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Floated on off, knocked towards wide mid on for a single.
7.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sanju Samson, Flatter ball on middle and leg, tapped to the leg side for a single.
7.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, On middle, Stokes goes back and clips this on the leg side for a single.
0.0 : DRINKS! Whose camp would you want to be in? Rajasthan or Delhi? At the moment, Rajasthan are head of the asking rate but have lost Smith and Buttler. The Men in Pink and Blue need 103 off 78 balls, if the pair of Stokes and  Samson can ontinue then it will be an easy ask. Delhi need to keep plucking wickets at regular interval to stay alive. Will the break bring about a break in concentration? We have seen that in the past. Delhi will definitely hope that.
7.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sanju Samson, Another single, to finish the over. Down the leg side, Samson helps it to the right of short fine leg and takes a single.
8.1 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, Short ball, pulled to mid-wicket for a single.
8.2 : Axar Patel to Ben Stokes, FOUR! He will keep attacking, Stokes. Around off, flat, Stokes goes for the reverse sweep. Gets it well over short fine leg for a boundary.
8.3 : Axar Patel to Ben Stokes, Outside off, flat, punched through cover-point for a single.
8.4 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, On middle and leg, Samson tucks it towards mid-wicket and takes a single.
8.5 : Axar Patel to Ben Stokes, Flatter outside off, Stokes punches it on the off side and takes one.
8.6 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, SIX! That one was huge! Fullish ball on middle, Samson lofts it handsomely over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
9.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Around off, fuller, Stokes sweeps it to the left of Rabada at deep mid-wicket and collects a single.
9.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sanju Samson, Flatter on middle, Samson goes back and works it through mid on for a single.
9.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Flat on the stumps, Stokes rocks back and punches it on the off side for a dot.
9.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Short, around off, pulled to Rabada at deep mid-wicket for one.
9.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sanju Samson, A single again. On middle, Samson clips it past short mid-wicket for a single.
9.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, A dot to finish. Flatter on off, Stokes rocks back and punches it hard but finds the man at cover.
10.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Sanju Samson, Good length delivery around off, Samson runs it down to third man for a single. 
10.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Ben Stokes, OUT! CAUGHT! Stokes holes out and Tushar Deshpande takes his first wicket in the league on his debut! What a man to get! It is the English World Cup winning hero, Ben Stokes. A moment he will never forget in his life. Massive moment in the context of the game as well. Ben Stokes was looking so good and was motoring this chase with minimum fuss but with this wicket Delhi are back in the game. Smart bowling from the debutant. He takes the pace off the ball.
Robin Uthappa walks out to bat now. 
10.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Sanju Samson, On off, Samson dabs it to third man for one. 
10.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Robin Uthappa, WIDE! Deshpande overcooks the bouncer. It goes over the head of Uthappa who sits under it.
Tushar Deshpande to Robin Uthappa, NOT OUT! The T.V. umpire is convinced that Uthapa has not changed the direct of his run deliberately. Fuller ball on off, Uthappa drives it straight down the ground. Deshpande gets a hand to it and the ball after kissing his hand goes past the stumps. Uthappa comes down for a run but Samson sends him back. Uthappa turns his bike but the ball hits his body when the throw comes in. The umpires get together and send it upstairs. Replays roll in and the T.V.
10.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Robin Uthappa, Good length ball on off, Uthappa runs it down to third man and gets to the other end. 
10.4 : Has Uthappa changed the direction of his run to stop the ball from hitting the stumps at the keeper's end?
10.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Sanju Samson, 1 run, the cover drive is played for a run.
Tushar Deshpande to Sanju Samson, NO BALL! Good length ball on off, Samson pushes it to cover and takes a single. Hold on! Deshpande has overstepped as the buzzer goes on! Ahh, how costly will this Free Hit delivery prove? It was a very good over but this one ball can spoil it. 
Tushar Deshpande to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! The Free Hit ball does spoil the over! Length ball around the body, Uthappa comes down the track and looks to hit but the ball takes an inside edge and goes past the diving short fine leg fielder for a boundary.
11.1 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, Flatter ball on middle and leg, knocked down past mid on for a single. 
11.2 : Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, On the shorter side outside off, Uthappa taps it to point.
11.3 : Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, Quick single. Floated on off, Samson lunges forward and defends this to the off side. They take a quick single. Samson dives and gets safely, to the striker's end.
11.4 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, OUT! BOWLED! Big wicket, Sanju Samson. Can Axar Patel turn this game around for Delhi? Can he be the gamechanger? Flatter ball on middle and off, the arm ball. Samson backs away and looks to cut but misses. The ball crashes into the woodwork behind.
11.5 : Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, Floated outside off, driven past mid off for a run.
11.4 : Who will walk out to bat now? Riyan Parag it is.
11.6 : Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, A single to end. Flat and outside off, driven through mid off for a single. 63 needed in 48 balls.
12.1 : Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, Full and on middle, tapped to the on side for a dot.
12.2 : Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Short and outside off, Uthappa lets out a ferocious cut. Gets it over point for a boundary.
12.3 : Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, Full on middle, tucked towards mid on.
12.4 : Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, SIX! A top edge but still a biggie! Short ball, Uthappa looks to pull but gets a top edge. It still goes over fine leg for a maximum.
12.5 : Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, Full and around off, driven to long on for a single.
12.6 : Anrich Nortje to Riyan Parag, A dot to finish the over. Good length ball outside off, Parag keeps it out.
13.1 : Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, Full and outside off, driven to cover-point.
13.2 : Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, OUT! The bolwer whips the bails off and appeals. The umpire raises his finger and the batsman is run out.
Who will walk out to bat now? Rahul Tewatia it is.
13.3 : Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, Flatter and outside off, Uthappa punches but finds point.
13.4 : Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, Floated around off and middle, Uthappa comes forward and keeps it out.
13.5 : Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Innovative way to get a boundary. Flatter ball on off, Uthappa lets out a reverse sweep and gets it to the left of the man at short fine leg and bags a boundary.
13.6 : Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, A single to end the over as Uthappa rocks back and clips the shorter ball through mid-wicket for one.
14.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Robin Uthappa, WIDE! Full and down the leg side, Uthappa lets it be. Wided.
Tushar Deshpande to Robin Uthappa, Full and outside off, driven to deep extra cover for a single.
0.0 : DRINKS! This game is evenly poised and not for the faint hearted. Rajasthan need 47 off the last 6 overs with the experienced Robin Uthappa and the magical man, Tewatia out in the middle. Delhi have been breathtaking at the death and have 2 overs of Rabada remaining along with 1 from Nortje. How will the other 3 be split? Will we see Stoinis bowl? Put on your seat belt because we are in for a thrilling ride. 
14.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Rahul Tewatia, DROPPED! Anrich Nortje puts it down. Shortish ball on the pads, Tewatia pulls it to fine leg, Anrich Nortje runs forward, slides and gets his hands on it. But it pops out. A single taken.
14.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Robin Uthappa, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a couple.
14.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Robin Uthappa, Full on off, Uthappa hits it with a straight bat to long on for one.
14.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Rahul Tewatia, Short ball outside off, Tewatia pulls it through the carpet to mid-wicket for a single.
14.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Robin Uthappa, A single to finish as Uthappa swipes the good length ball to mid-wicket for one.
15.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Robin Uthappa, Flat carrom ball outside off, Uthappa taps it on the off side for a single.
0.0 : Axar Patel has completed his 4 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin is back in the attack now. 3-0-15-1 for him.
15.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tewatia, On the shorter side outside off, Tewatia rocks back and punches it to cover-point.
15.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tewatia, Flatter on off, Tewatia hits it back to Ashwin.
15.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tewatia, Outside off, flat, dabbed to point for a dot.
15.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tewatia, Full on off, knocked to the off side. Tewatia wanted the single but Uthappa says no.
15.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tewatia, A single and just two from the over. Flatter ball around off, Tewatia hits it towards point and takes a single to keep strike. 37 needed in 4 overs for Rajasthan.
Kagiso Rabada is back in the attack. 2-0-17-0 for him.
16.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Rahul Tewatia, Outside off, worked on the off side for a single.
16.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, So close to a catch for Rabada! Legcutter, dug in short, Uthappa goes for the pull, too early. Gets an edge which goes to the left of Rabada. The bowler dives to his left and looks to pouch it but it was beyond his stretch.
16.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, Short ball, pulled over mid-wicket for a couple.
16.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, A quick single this. Uthappa looked to work this on the on side again but gets a leading edge to backward point. Takes a quick one.
16.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Excellent improvisation. Back of a length ball, Tewatia sways away and uppercuts it over the keeper's head to the third man boundary.
16.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Rahul Tewatia, A dot to finish. Full on middle and leg, Tewatia clips it but finds the man at short mid-wicket. 29 needed in 3 overs for Rajasthan.
 Ravichandran Ashwin has completed his 4 overs. Anrich Nortje to bowl his last. 3-0-30-1 so far.
17.1 : Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, Uthappa shuffles across and looks to paddle this over fine leg. Misses. So does the keeper on the first attempt. Rajasthan sneak in a bye before Carey collects it again.
17.2 : Anrich Nortje to Rahul Tewatia, Full and around off, Tewatia looked to heave on the leg side. Ends up getting a bottom edge. It goes towards third man, to Rabada's right there. Falls safely though and a single is taken.
17.3 : Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, OUT! BOWLED! Uthappa goes. A big, big wicket for Delhi in the circumstances. Very full, almost a yorker, on middle. Uthappa moves to the leg side, comes down and looked to go big over covers. However, he cannot get the length of the ball right. Misses and it hits the stumps behind.
13.2 : Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, OUT! RUN OUT! Sloppy work from Rajasthan, real sloppy. It is a wicket, 5-down for the Men in Pink. Flatter ball on middle and off, Uthappa knocks it to the right of Patel. Yes and Parag steps out but then comes the no. Too late though, Patel gets there, collects the ball and flings in a throw at the non-striker's end. Hits the stumps and catches Parag well short.
17.4 : Anrich Nortje to Jofra Archer, Full and around middle and leg, Archer swings it uppishly towards long on. Takes one and wants two but Tewatia says no. Needs to keep his calm here, Archer. Plenty of balls left. No need to take unnecessary risks.
17.3 : Who will walk out to bat now? Jofra Archer it is.
17.5 : Anrich Nortje to Rahul Tewatia, Back of a length slower ball outside off, Tewatia moves across his stumps and looked to work that over fine leg. Misses completely.
17.6 : Anrich Nortje to Rahul Tewatia, Low full toss outside off, Tewatia drives to long off and takes a single. Just 4 runs off it and a wicket as well. 25 needed in 12 balls for Rajasthan now. Brilliant over from Nortje.
18.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Rahul Tewatia, Very low full toss around off, Tewatia gives himself room on the off side and gets it past Rabada. Mid on mops it up. A single taken.
18.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Jofra Archer, Digs in a slow short ball outside off, it keeps very low though. Goes under the swinging blade of Archer on its way to Carey.
18.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Jofra Archer, Short ball, more pace this time, outside off, Archer looks to pull but misses it completely. Close to being called a no ball due to the height, luckily for Delhi not so.
18.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Jofra Archer, OUT! CAUGHT! Some high quality death bowling this from Delhi. They have gone to their experienced bowlers - Rabada and Nortje - both have delivered. Full and in the blockhole outside off, Archer digs it out, uppishly but straight into the hands of Rahane at point.
Who will walk out to bat now? Shreyas Gopal walks out to bat.
18.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Shreyas Gopal, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single.
18.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Rahul Tewatia, Short ball, Tewatia pulls it to wide long on and takes the single. He wants the strike and will keep it. 22 needed in the last over.
Who will bowl the last over? Tushar Deshpande it is.
19.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Rahul Tewatia, WIDE! A fair call, full and well outside off, just past the tramline, Tewatia lets it be. Wide called.
19.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Shreyas Gopal, Full and outside off, driven through mid on for a single. 
19.1 : Is that a save? Or is it a six? It is a save, excellent effort from Rahane.
19.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Rahul Tewatia, Low full toss around off, Tewatia hits it but finds short mid-wicket.
19.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Rahul Tewatia, A catch? Nope. Was supposed to be one but ends up being a single. Deshpande is not happy with Gopal. Fullish ball outside off, Tewatia hits it high in the air, to the right of the bowler. Deshpande wants to take that one, so he runs in, but is sort of blocked by Gopal who had taken off to the striker's end for a single. Both of them almost collide, luckily, avert it. But Gopal sort of spoils the catch and pulls back from the single. Deshpande though is no
19.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Shreyas Gopal, FOUR! Full and well outside off, Gopal throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets a thick outside edge which flies to the third man fence.
19.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Shreyas Gopal, OUT! CAUGHT! A brilliant win for Delhi. Tushar Deshpande has been excellent in the end. Full and well outside off, Gopal hits it uppishly towards backward point. The substitute fielder takes the catch. DELHI WIN BY 13 RUNS.
19.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Rahul Tewatia, Excellent save from Rahane at the deep. Just the single. Full and well outside off, Tewatia reaches out and hits it high and mighty towards wide long off. Rahane there, jumps, but he knows he would go inside the ropes so he pushes the ball back in and falls inside the ropes. Nobody to catch it as he flicked it in, so Rahane gets back up from inside the ropes, comes into play and then throws the ball back in. Just the single. But what a magnificent fieldin
19.6 : Stay tuned for the presentation as we will hear from the victorious Delhi skipper and also find out who the Man of the Match is. 
For his 2 crucial wickets at critical junctures, Anrich Nortje has been named the Man of the Match. On whether he knew how fast he bowled today, Nortje says that he has no idea, with a smile. Nortje says that he wanted to stick to his strength rather than trying too much. In the end, it paid off, he says. States that the League has been a fine experience so far. Adds that they have excellent coaching support. Says that Deshpande was bowling really well in the nets early on. Nortje says that he i
They say batting wins you matches but bowling wins you the championship. If that saying holds true then this might as well be Delhi's year. The team from the capital city have turned the game around and roared their way into the top of the table, courtesy a phenomenal bowling display at the death! Rajasthan will be kicking themselves as they looked on course to win but Delhi have done the double over them this season.
Rajasthan have done to themselves what they did to Punjab and Hyderabad. They won those two games when defeat looked inevitable but tonight they have shot themselves and lost a game which they were dominating for most of the game. Chasing 162, Buttler and Stokes got them off to a flier before the former departed. Smith too followed suit but Stokes continued his merry way and was cruising along with Samson. The pair were motoring along with the chase before Stokes departed. What followed was s
What a bowling performance from Delhi! They look like a champion side and have the feel of a champion side. This looks like the year their trophy drought gets over. This was a game they had no right to win but champions find a way to win such games and Delhi managed to do just that. Defending 161, Delhi did not start well with the ball. Though they picked two wickets inside the Powerplay, they were also taken to the attack. It was Rajasthan's game till the halfway stage of the chase but after th
Earlier in the evening, it was Shreyas Iyer who won the crucial toss and opted to bat. His side did not get off to a good start but a blistering 57 off just 33 balls from Dhawan along with a fighting 53 from the skipper himself took the side to a very competitive total of 161 on a pitch that was not easy to bat on. Jofra Archer was fierce and a treat to watch for Rajasthan as he finished with 3/19 but his efforts were not enough for his side to restrict Delhi to a total which Rajasthan could cha
Steven Smith, Rajasthan's captain, says that they had a partnership at intervals but kept losing wickets. They needed a big partnership towards the end which did not happen, he says. Adds that they bowled well towards the end earlier on. States that Archer has been amazing for Rajasthan while Nortje and Rabada have been exceptional for Delhi. Smith says that they will look on the areas to improve and will work on it. Says that they have a big game in 3 days time and it is important to work on
Delhi skipper, Shreyas Iyer is not fit so Dhawan is up for a chat as he also marshalled the troops in the absence of their skipper. He says that Shreyas got hurt on his shoulder. Tells his shoulder is moving but they will know the length of the injury tomorrow. Dhawan tells he is glad that they got this game as at one moment it was very even. Dhawan tells they believed that they had a chance and all of them stayed positive. Adds they were aware that their batting is not that experienced and if t
The runaway leading wicket-taker of the tournament and the leader of the mouth-watering Delhi bowling attack, Kagiso Rabada is up for a chat. Starts by saying that he is happy to win the game. Feels that Stokes and Buttler were superb at the start but the change of pace worked for them. Says that he is learning from Nortje and tells that he is really fast. Adds that he shares his experience with him. On his ball that clocked 156 kph, Rabada says that he is really happy for him but is not happ
Right, that's that from Match 30. What next? Match 31. Yes. Between Bangalore and Punjab. The latter had hammered Kohli's men earlier. And Kohli's men would be eagerly looking to make it even. And the battleground - Sharjah! Mouth-watering, pretty much. Join us on 15th October 2020 at 1800 Local (1400 GMT) for this epic clash. Until then, take care and good night.