Delhi Capitals versus Rajasthan Royals was a really exciting and high-scoring match. The fightback of the captain of Rajasthan Royals Sanju Samson showcased his character and capability to manage pressure situations. But the fight Back was not enough for Rajasthan Royals as Delhi Capitals won the match and kept their hopes alive for the playoffs. So let’s get into the article to check out the full details of the match between Delhi Capitals versus Rajasthan Royals.
A look back to the game between Delhi Capitals versus Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field first and the batting unit of Delhi Capitals utilized the opportunities as the opening pair started to dominate from the initial stage of the game. Jake Fraser-McGurk smashed 50 from 20 while his partner Abishek Porel smashed 65 from 36.
The brilliant start was not capitalized by other players as Shai Hope went back to the pavilion for just 1 while Axar Patel and the captain of the side Rishabh Pant added 15 respectively.
But the sensational innings of Tristan Stubbs helped the side to post a massive total as he smashed 41 from 20. Gulbadin Naib and Rasikh Salam contributed 19 and 9 respectively. Kuldeep Yadav contributed 5 and Delhi Capitals finished the innings at 221 with the loss of 8 wickets.
In the reply, Rajasthan Royals had a very bad start as they lost Yashasvi Jaiswal for 4 and he went back to the pavilion on the second bowl of the innings. While Jos Buttler added 19 to the total.
Rajasthan Royals were in trouble but the captain of the side Sanju Samson took the responsibility and started to Smash big boundaries and made everyone believe that the team would achieve the target.
He smashed 86 from 46 and the catch was taken from the boundary line and it was visible that the fielder had touched the boundary rope but the third umpire didn’t spend the time to examine the visuals in detail and made a wrong decision that made everyone disappointed.
Riyan Parag contributed 27 while Shubham Dubey added 25 from 12. It was believed that Rovman Powell would be capable of guiding the team to victory but he failed to smash boundaries and went back to the pavilion after scoring just 13. Donovan Ferreira and Ravichandran Ashwin contributed 1 and 2 as well as Trent Boult contributed 2 and Avesh Khan contributed 7. But that was not enough for the team and they ended the innings at 201 after losing 8 wickets.
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