Delhi Capitals [184/8 (20)] defeat Rajasthan Royals [138 (19.4)] by 46 runs in IPL 2020

[MenInG]

When: Rajasthan Royals, Match 23, IPL 2020, 18:00 Local, 19:30 IST

Where: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

What to expect: Another high-scorer like we've witnessed throughout the tournament. Except for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, all other teams breached the 200-run mark in Sharjah.

Squads:

Delhi Capitals Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohit Sharma, Alex Carey, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Tushar Deshpande, Daniel Sams, Lalit Yadav

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler(c), Steven Smith(w), Sanju Samson, Mahipal Lomror, Tom Curran, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi, Robin Uthappa, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat, David Miller, Aniruddha Joshi, Manan Vohra, Andrew Tye, Shashank Singh, Oshane Thomas, Riyan Parag, Mayank Markande, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh

 

[MenInG]

Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and have opted to field

Teams:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler(w), Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Aaron

 

[Rana]

Dumb Move to bowl first at Sharjah against DC

Rabada and Nortje will not let a side chase 200+ even in Sharjah

 

[Justcrazy]

70 . 3

8.2 overs

Delhi need a solid partnership.

 

[Justcrazy]

Hetmeyer needs to be put up the order , he is wasted down the order.

 

[Rana]

Fat Pant run out

 

[Justcrazy]

Pant run out , Delhi loose 4th wicket

 

[Justcrazy]

87 . 4

10 overs

Delhi needs to target another 90 runs in last 10 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

Rajastahn would fancy chasing 160 here

 

[Justcrazy]

sixxxx

Hetmeyer hammers that away

 

[Justcrazy]

Stonis gone , Delhi loosing wickets at regular interval.

 

[Rana]

It’s not like RR have been very good with the ball. Delhi have just been quite terrible today

 

[JaDed]

DC is going to lose today, no one stepped up and this defn is Sanju's fav ground.

 

[Justcrazy]

Tewatia 1 - 20 after 4 overs , excellent spell on this pitch.

 

[Ab Fan]

180 here is 150.

 

[Justcrazy]

149 . 6

18 balls left

 

[Justcrazy]

Four .... Patel gets that way , as Delhi moving towards 180 here

 

[Rana]

Andrew Tye what a joke of a bowler!

 

[Rana]

If they can somehow scrape to 200 from here...

 

[Rana]

What a useless bowler! His main strength is to aim for the wide mark and keep it in by a centimetre!

 

[tyron_woodley]

lol prithvi looks like a little nugget. puffy little fatty boy.

 

[tyron_woodley]

What a useless bowler! His main strength is to aim for the wide mark and keep it in by a centimetre!

he is actually australia's lead bowler in first class cricket rofl.

 

[Justcrazy]

185 is the target for Punjab , they would fancy chasing this.

 

[Rana]

he is actually australia's lead bowler in first class cricket rofl.

I would take Faheem Ashraf over him.

 

[Ab Fan]

185 is the target for Punjab , they would fancy chasing this.

Rajasthan. Punjab can't fancy chasing anything. I think they are favourites.

 

[tyron_woodley]

man joffra is a top t20 bowler. His bowling just oozes class. What an elegant bowling action. He is an absolute gem in t20. phenomenal stuff. I tip my hat off to this guy. He is such a breath of fresh air in cricket.

Too bad he cant sustain his pace in longer formats especially in tests and odi to a lesser extent.

 

[Rana]

Only way I see DC winning this is 3-4 early wickets in the Power play

 

[tyron_woodley]

Only way I see DC winning this is 3-4 early wickets in the Power play

if this was mumbai i would have faith given mumbai's bowling attack but oh i forgot delhi have rabada and nortje. damn. I dont know now hey. I think delhi can cause an upset. I am going with delhi here.

 

[King_Kohli]

"Fielders goes down even after taking simple catches to look good on the television." - Sunil Gavaskar.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sanju samson will be crucial to this chase , he is the one who can play some big shots and get required rate down

 

[Rana]

Jaiswal keeping this game alive for DC

 

[Justcrazy]

sixxxxx

Jaiswal gets that one in orbit , Punjab in the game

 

[Rana]

Samson lol

Fails in Sharjah

 

[Justcrazy]

Stonis gets a wicket , right when Partneship was developing , samson gone

 

[Cric_lover4487]

Samson had 1 good game and has been failure since then. He was praised as someone who was denied his chances. Tells you a lot about our cricket pandits. Pant is a hack but atleast he is consistent. Scores 30s regularly.

 

[Justcrazy]

Stonis gets Jaiswal here , Punjab ship starting to crack here

 

[Justcrazy]

Sixxxx
Tye smashes that one out of the field.

 

[Rana]

Bowl it outside off and Tewatia ain’t got a clue what to do

 

[Rana]

Andrew Tye lol

 

[Justcrazy]

After this loss it will be very difficult for Punjab to qualify for play offs , they need to start winning some games.

 

[Justcrazy]

four sixxxx

Tewati using long handle but now its too late.

 

[Rana]

Nortje and Archer best fast bowlers in IPL

Rabada 3 and Bumrah 4

 

[Ab Fan]

After this loss it will be very difficult for Punjab to qualify for play offs , they need to start winning some games.

Brother, you have written Punjab three times in this thread now. Are you watching some other game?

 

[Justcrazy]

63 from 15 balls !

Delhi has the game in their pocket.

 

[JaDed]

Nortje wow , consistent performances and that too a steal for around 200 k $ .. better than Woakes who he replaced atleast in IPL!

 

[Hasan123]

DC were my pick for the start of the tournament. Really impressed with the combination of their side, Stonis and Iyer really stepping up with the responsibility.

Disappointed with RR. They have a lot of quality. And they seem all over the place. Steve Smith dismissals have been really questionable. He is looking to slog yet when he has been playing T20s for Australia he looks to bat through. Why doesn't he do the same for RR? Hopefully Ben Stokes can give them a lift. They are lack quality at 5 and 6.

 

[Rana]

Nortje wow , consistent performances and that too a steal for around 200 k $ .. better than Woakes who he replaced atleast in IPL!

Nortje is the best bowler after Archer for me. In fact he has been better than Archer.

This guy is the real deal!

 

[tyron_woodley]

Nortje is the best bowler after Archer for me. In fact he has been better than Archer.

This guy is the real deal!

Nobody us better than bumrah. But ok. Yes nortje is a beast.

Watch out for saffers in T20.
Nortje is number 2.

 

[JaDed]

Nortje is the best bowler after Archer for me. In fact he has been better than Archer.

This guy is the real deal!

Yeah what a steal for DC considering Woakes was considered a big loss lets see when DC reaches KO we will get an idea how he handles pressure.

Also having no crowd works well for Saffers.. QDK couldn't take the crowd pressure in prev IPLs..