Highlights, Tata IPL 2022 DC vs RR, Full Cricket Score: RR survive late scare to beat DC by 15 runs

Rishabh Pant: “I thought we could’ve checked the no-ball. Disappointed, but not much we could’ve done. Everyone in the ground saw that. I think third umpire should’ve interfered, but I don’t think I can change the rules. (On a DC official walking out to the centre) Obviously it wasn’t right, but what happened with us wasn’t right either. Obviously it hurts when you get so close.”

After 20 overs,Delhi Capitals 207/8 ( Kuldeep Yadav 0 , )

Superb comeback by Obed McCoy after getting smacked for three sixes by Rovman Powell in the first three balls. Follows up the hat-trick of maximums with a dot, as Powell swings his bat and misses. Collects a brace off the fifth, before getting dismissed for 36 in the last delivery. Rajasthan win by 15 runs, and jump to the top of the IPL 2022 points table.

19.6: OUT! Powell ends up skieing the ball high in the night sky! Samson settles under the ball and ends up completing a fine catch, as Rajasthan Royals win by 15 runs to go to the top of the IPL 2022 points table!

Powell c Samson b McCoy 36(15)

19.5: TWO! Powell connects, but can only collect a brace as he works the ball towards the midwicket region. DC 207/7

19.4: DOT!  Swing of the bat, and this time Powell fails to connect with the ball. DC 205/7

Play held up for a bit as DC assistant coach Pravin Amre rushes out to the centre, arguing with the umpires over the height of the third delivery. That could lead to Delhi losing momentum in the process.

19.3: SIX! Powell clears his front leg and clobbers the ball into the stands beyond the midwicket fence! DC 205/7; need 18 off 3

19.2: SIX! Powell goes for an inside-out slog over the extra cover region in the second. DC 199/7

19.1: SIX! Powell makes room and clobbers the ball straight down the ground for a massive six at the start of the over. DC 193/7

Obed McCoy to bowl the final over.

After 19 overs,Delhi Capitals 187/7 ( Rovman Powell 16 , Kuldeep Yadav 0)

Prasidh Krishna bowls the crucial penultimate over. Starts off with consecutive dots. An under-pressure Lalit goes for a wild swing in the next ball, and ends up getting an audible nick off the toe end to get caught-behind for 37. One Yadav replaces another as Kuldeep walks in to replace Lalit. Krishna then bowls out three more dots to bowl out a wicket maiden!

OUT! This is some unreal death bowling from Prasidh Krishna! Bowls another full, wide delivery, and this time Lalit ends up getting a nick off the toe end of the bat that results in a simple catch for keeper Samson. Third wicket for Krishna this evening! DC 187/7

L Yadav c Samson b Krishna 37(24)

After 18 overs,Delhi Capitals 187/6 ( Lalit Yadav 37 , Rovman Powell 16)

Boult into his final over. Starts off with a dot, followed by a single off each of the next two. Wide conceded off the fourth. Powell then sends out a warning to the Rajasthan attack with a superbly-timed pull over the wide long on fence for a maximum. Swing and miss in the fifth. Powell ends the over with another monster of a hit, this time clearing the long off boundary. 15 from the over. Delhi need another 36 to win from 12.

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 172/6 ( Lalit Yadav 36 , Rovman Powell 3)

Lalit keeps Delhi’s hopes alive with his clean hitting as he gets down one one knee and slog-sweeps the ball into the stands beyond deep midwicket off Chahal. 10 off the leg-spinner’s final over of the evening, with Delhi needing another 51 from their last three overs.

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 162/6 ( Lalit Yadav 29 , Rovman Powell 1)

SIX! Thakur rocks back and pulls a short ball from Boult behind square in the second delivery to collect his first maximum. The all-rounder though, departs in the next delivery while pushing for a risky second run. Rovman Powell, the hard-hitting West Indian who hasn’t been in great form lately, walks in next and gets off the mark with a single right away. Lalit collects a four in the penultimate delivery. 13 runs and a wicket from the over. DC need another 61 off 24.

OUT! Thakur falls short of the striker’s end while pushing for a risky second run, as Delhi lose their sixth! Rajasthan get the wicket thanks mainly to Parag’s accurate throw from deep midwicket. Samson whipped the bails off in a flash, and was instantly celebrating, confident of the dismissal. DC 157/6

Thakur run out (Parag/Samson) 10(7)

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 149/5 ( Lalit Yadav 24 , Shardul Thakur 3)

10 off Chahal’s third over of the evening, including a first maximum of the day to Lalit Yadav as he slog-sweeps a full toss from the leggie into the stands in the second delivery. Another five overs to go, Delhi need 74 off 30. Lalit, batting on 24 off 15, is their main hope now.

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 139/5 ( Lalit Yadav 15 , Shardul Thakur 2)

Single off each of the first four deliveries of Ashwin’s final over, before Lalit Yadav ends the over with back-to-back hits to the fence. 12 off the over, as Ashwin signs off with 2/32 from his quota. Delhi need another 84 off 36.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 127/5 ( Lalit Yadav 5 , )

Another quality over for the Royals, with Chahal getting rid of Axar in this over. Delhi have now lost two wickets for just three runs, their hopes of pulling off a victory quickly fading away.

BOWLED! Chahal gets rid of Axar, breaching the southpaw’s defence after the batter gets down on one knee and goes for a wild swing of the bat, hoping to smash the ball towards the midwicket region. Delhi have lost half their side now with nearly a 100 runs still left to be chased, and a victory looks near-impossible now. DC 127/5

Patel b Chahal 1(4)

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 124/4 ( Lalit Yadav 3 , Axar Patel 0)

Prasidh returns. DROPPED! Chahal puts down a chance at fine leg after a thick top-edge off Pant’s bat in the second delivery. Luckily for the Royals, the spilled chance doesn’t cost them much as Pant skies the ball again two balls later, this time Padikkal settling undertone ball and pulling off a superb catch. Just three runs and a wicket from what could be a match-defining over.

OUT! Pant skies the ball high in the air, the ball almost disappearing in the black night sky. Devdutt Padikkal settles under the ball and pulls off a brilliant catch in the end! Huge blow to Delhi’s hopes as their captain departs after a quickfire 44. DC 124/4

Pant c Padikkal b Krishna 44(24)

After 11 overs,Delhi Capitals 121/3 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 43 , Lalit Yadav 1)

Rough start for Riyan Parag after being brought in place of McCoy, as he concedes 22 in his first over. Pant smashes two mighty sixes, one of which is his trademark one-handed slog, along with a four in the penultimate delivery. A wide conceded in the final delivery, followed by a brace. 22 from the over, one that brings Delhi back in the hunt.

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 99/3 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 24 , Lalit Yadav 0)

Excellent over from Ashwin, one in which he builds up pressure by allowing Pant and Shaw just four singles in five deliveries, which brings up the fifty stand between the third-wicket pair. Shaw then decides to take a risk in the final delivery, and ends up holing out to Boult at deep extra cover. Advantage Rajasthan at the halfway stage of the Delhi chase.

OUT! Ashwin breaks the third-wicket stand right after it crosses the fifty-mark! Shaw looks to heave this over the extra cover, but doesn’t get enough power on the shot to clear the fence. Boult is stationed in front of the boundary in that direction and grabs a sitter. DC 99/3

Shaw c Boult b Ashwin 37(27)

FIFTY partnership comes up between Shaw and Pant for the third wicket, the former bringing up the milestone with a single. DC 98/2

Strategic timeout signalled by the umpire after the nightmare of an over from McCoy.

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 95/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 35 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 22)

FOUR! Shaw rocks back and smashes the short-of-length ball from McCoy towards the cow corner fence. Shaw then follows it up with an outrageous one-handed six (perhaps inspired by his batting partner). McCoy follows it up with a terrible delivery — full toss well above waist height that beats both the batter and the keeper for five wides. McCoy bowls back-to-back wides, before restricting Shaw to a single in the free hit. Pant makes things even worse for the West Indian with back-to-back fours, the second one landing between two fielders at wide long on. Dot off the last ball. 26 runs from the over!

After 8 overs,Delhi Capitals 69/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 24 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 14)

Shaw and Pant keep the scoreboard ticking with the ones and twos, with eight coming off Ashwin’s second over of the evening, including a brace off the first delivery and two wides in the penultimate ball.

After 7 overs,Delhi Capitals 60/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 22 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 9)

Yuzvendra Chahal introduced right after the end of the powerplay. He starts off on a tidy note with a single coming off each delivery barring the second, which goes for a dot.

After 6 overs,Delhi Capitals 55/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 20 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 6)

Ashwin strikes off his first ball of the evening, as Sarfaraz Khan departs not too long after arriving at the crease, hitting the ball straight to Krishna at square leg off a sweep. Pant walks in next and gets off the mark with a boundary, flicking a short-of-length ball through the midwicket region. Single off each of the last three deliveries. Seven runs and a wicket from the over. Delhi collect 55 in the powerplay.

OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin strikes off his first ball of the evening! Sarfaraz goes for a sweep, and serves up the simplest of catches to Krishna standing at square leg. DC 48/2

Khan c Krishna b Ashwin 1(3)

After 5 overs,Delhi Capitals 48/1 ( Prithvi Shaw 19 , Sarfaraz Khan 1)

Warner starts the over with consecutive fours, getting an under-edge in the first delivery that beats the keeper, followed by a solid pull down the ground past mid on in the second delivery. Prasidh gets him caught-behind in the third delivery, cramping him for room with a clever change in angle. New batter Sarfaraz Khan gets off the mark with a single in the penultimate ball, before Shaw ends the over with a boundary. 13 runs and a wicket from the over.

OUT! Excellent comeback by Krishna after getting hit for consecutive boundaries as he gets Warner caught-behind to break the opening stand. Warner shuffled to his left and was making room for an expansive pull, but Prasidh altered his line to cramp him for room, and ultimately got a deflection off the edge. DC 43/1

Warner c Samson b Krishna 28(14)

After 4 overs,Delhi Capitals 35/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 15 , David Warner 20)

Obed McCoy introduced in the fourth over. Lovely use of the wrists by Shaw in the second delivery as he works a short-of-length ball through the midwicket region for his third four. Warner helps himself to another boundary, slashing the penultimate delivery behind point. The Aussie keeps the strike with a single off the last ball.

After 3 overs,Delhi Capitals 25/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 10 , David Warner 15)

Single to Shaw at the start of Boult’s second over. Warner then collects a four in the third ball, flicking through the square leg region, before collecting the first maximum of the innings in the last ball, slashing the ball towards the third man fence.

After 2 overs,Delhi Capitals 14/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 9 , David Warner 5)

Prasidh Krishna bowls from the other end. FOUR! Warner gets off the mark with a boundary, getting down on one knee and heaving a full, wide delivery over extra cover! Excellent comeback by Prasidh though, as he concedes just two singles in the next five deliveries. Six from the over.

After 1 over,Delhi Capitals 8/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 8 , David Warner 0)

The Delhi innings gets off to a promising start with back-to-back hits to the fence by Shaw off Boult, though the Kiwi seamer keeps things tight for the remainder of the over with four consecutive dots. Eight from the over.

Trent Boult to start off with the ball in hand as Prithvi Shaw and David Warner walk out to begin Delhi’s chase of the challenging 223-run target. Certainly not impossible, but will need a tremendous start from the in-form openers if they are to chase this down.

Richie Benaud would be smilling in heaven right now

Rajasthan Royals 222/2 on April 22, 2022. Nice! #DCvsRR

— Prasenjit Dey (@CricPrasen) April 22, 2022

Just one short of VK’s legendary feat now!

Most centuries in an IPL season:

4 - Virat Kohli, 2016
3 - Jos Buttler, 2022*
2 - Chris Gayle, 2011
2 - Hashim Amla, 2017
2 - Shane Watson, 2018
2 - Shikhar Dhawan, 2020/21#DCvsRR

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 22, 2022

After 20 overs,Rajasthan Royals 222/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 46 , Shimron Hetmyer 1)

Thakur returning for the first time since the powerplay, starts off with a wide, with Samson collecting a brace and a four off the next two. Another wide off the third, followed by a couple of singles. Thick outside edge off Samson’s bat in the penultimate delivery results in the ball going all the way to the third man fence for a four. Thakur bowls a juicy full toss to Samson in the last delivery and the RR captain promptly smacks it over the square leg fence to end the innings with a maximum.

Rajasthan set Delhi a humongous 223 to win after being asked to bat!

After 19 overs,Rajasthan Royals 202/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 29 , Shimron Hetmyer 0)

Buttler starts off with a four and a six off consecutive balls — sweeping Mustafizur behind square before just about clearing the man at long off. Fizz does well to restrict Buttler and Samson to just a single off the next two. Excellent piece of fielding by Powell at the straight boundary to save a couple of runs for the Capitals. Fizz finally gets Buttler in the last ball as the latter holes out to Warner at long on to depart for 116.

OUT! Buttler’s magnificent knock FINALLY comes to an end as he holes out to David Warner at long on while looking for his tenth maximum of the innings. Mustafizur with the breakthrough, collecting just the second wicket of the innings. RR 202/2

Buttler c Warner b Mustafizur 116(65)

After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 188/1 ( Jos Buttler 103 , Sanju Samson (C) (W) 28)

OUCH! Samson looks to play a ramp towards the third man region, but instead ends up top-edging the ball onto his throat, the ball narrowly missing the grille of his helmet. He needs a quick look from the physio before continuing with his innings. The RR skipper looks unfazed from the blow as he collects a four and a huge six off the next two balls. An under-pressure Khaleel bowls a wide outside off in the fourth delivery. Another four and a six off consecutive deliveries for Samson, targetting the off side on both occasions. The misery concludes with Khaleel dropping a sitter off his own bowling. 21 runs and dropped catch off Khaleel’s final over of the evening as he signs off with 1/47.

After 17 overs,Rajasthan Royals 167/1 ( Jos Buttler 103 , Sanju Samson (C) (W) 8)

The Fizz into his third over of the evening. Keeps things fairly tidy in the over barring the third delivery, in which skipper Samson goes for a ramp that sends the ball towards the third man fence. Nine from the over. Rajasthan on course for a total in excess of 200.

After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 158/1 ( Jos Buttler 101 , Sanju Samson (C) (W) 1)

Outstanding over from Khaleel with just three runs coming off it along with the wicket of Padikkal that breaks the marathon 155-run opening stand. But the focus is firmly on Jos Buttler, who collects a brace in the penultimate delivery to bring up his third century of the season!

Making it look like a cakewalk, is Jos

Dear Jos Buttler

Can you please stop making batting look so easy, it's embarrassing for most other batters in the world.

Thanks
😂😂

— Manya (@CSKian716) April 22, 2022

What an incredible turnaround by Jos the Boss!

This time last year, Jos Buttler had never scored a T20 hundred. Now, he’s scored 5 in his last 24 innings - and 4 in his last 8 IPL innings

A remarkable player making the most of his incredible talents - undoubtedly the best T20 batter in the world at the moment

— Matt Roller (@mroller98) April 22, 2022

For making batting look this ridiculously easy!

Jos has a cheat code for batting 😂

— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher) April 22, 2022

CENTURY FOR JOS BUTTLER — HIS THIRD OF THE SEASON! What a run the English keeper-batter’s having so far in IPL 2022. Brings up his third ton of the season in just 57 deliveries — his fastest ton so far this season — collecting eight fours and as many sixes along the way. RR 158/1

OUT! Khaleel with the breakthrough, as he traps Padikkal leg-before to bring the marathon opening stand to an end. The umpire rules it not out initially, DDP got a bit of bat on it. Pant goes for the review, and gets three reds in return. The umpire signals timeout after the wicket. RR 155/1

Padikkal LBW Ahmed 54(35)

After 15 overs,Rajasthan Royals 155/0 ( Jos Buttler 99 , Devdutt Padikkal 54)

Buttler smashes Kuldeep for back-to-back sixes at the start of the chinaman bowler’s third over, the first one once again going past the 100-metre mark as it sails into the top tier. He then collects a four three balls later, and is one short of his third ton of the season at the end of the over. 18 off the over. Nothing’s going Delhi’s way at the moment. The opening stand too is in excess of 150 at the moment.

After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 137/0 ( Jos Buttler 82 , Devdutt Padikkal 53)

Axar replaces Mustafizur. Nine from the over, with Buttler and Padikkal collecting a boundary each, the latter bringing up his first half-century of the season in the process.

FIFTY up for Devdutt Padikkal as he bounces back to form with his first half-century of the season, bringing up the milestone in just 31 deliveries — five less than what Buttler needed earlier today. RR 137/0

After 13 overs,Rajasthan Royals 128/0 ( Jos Buttler 77 , Devdutt Padikkal 49)

Buttler continues to toy with the Delhi attack, smashing two maximums and a four as Lalit Yadav’s final over of the evening yields 18 runs for the Royals. The nightmare just doesn’t seem to end for the Capitals at the moment.

After 12 overs,Rajasthan Royals 110/0 ( Jos Buttler 60 , Devdutt Padikkal 48)

A relatively better over for the Royals as Mustafizur concedes just six from his second over after being brought back in place of Thakur. Concedes just two singles in the first five deliveries before Buttler drills the ball down the ground, nearly taking the non-striker out.

After 11 overs,Rajasthan Royals 104/0 ( Jos Buttler 55 , Devdutt Padikkal 47)

HUGE over for the Royals, with Lalit Yadav getting smashed for 17 runs. Not only does Buttler bring up his fifth fifty-plus score of the season with a four, but Padikkal also completes the century stand — the first of the season — with a six off the last ball. Royals are cruising towards a massive score at the moment.

SIX! DDP brings up the century opening stand — the first of the season — with a maximum off Lalit Yadav in the same over as Buttler brings up his third fifty of the season. RR 104/0

FOUR! Jos Buttler brings up his fifth fifty-plus score of the season as he completes a 36-ball half-century by smashing a full toss from Lalit Yadav over the extra cover region. RR 91/0

After 10 overs,Rajasthan Royals 87/0 ( Jos Buttler 49 , Devdutt Padikkal 36)

Thakur returns. SIX! Buttler rocks back and smashes the ball over long on, into Wankhede’s top tier for a 107-metre hit! He’s batting on 49 at the end of this over. RR in full control at the halfway stage.

After 9 overs,Rajasthan Royals 78/0 ( Jos Buttler 41 , Devdutt Padikkal 35)

An even more expensive over from Kuldeep in his second, as he ends up conceding 15, with Buttler collecting a six and a four off consecutive deliveries and is batting in the 40s at the end of the over. Umpire signals timeout at the end of the ninth.

After 8 overs,Rajasthan Royals 63/0 ( Jos Buttler 29 , Devdutt Padikkal 33)

Padikkal continues to dominate the spinners, this time smashing Axar for a six and four off consecutive deliveries, with 12 coming from the eighth over. Padikkal’s batting in the 30s at the moment.

After 7 overs,Rajasthan Royals 51/0 ( Jos Buttler 28 , Devdutt Padikkal 22)

Kuldeep Yadav introduced into the attack for the first time on the other side of the powerplay. Seven off the over, including a boundary to Padikkal in the fourth off a well-timed sweep, as the partnership between the Rajasthan openers goes past the 50-mark.

FIFTY of the partnership comes up between Rajasthan openers Buttler and Padikkal! Padikkal collects a single off Kuldeep to bring up the milestone. RR 50/0

After 6 overs,Rajasthan Royals 44/0 ( Jos Buttler 26 , Devdutt Padikkal 17)

Khaleel brought back for the final over of the powerplay. Buttler, meanwhile, continues to boss the Capitals, smashing two maximums in three deliveries — the ball sailing over the midwicket fence on both occasions. Would’ve also collected a four in the second delivery had it not been for a fine effort by Warner to save a couple of runs. Buttler keeps the strike with a single off the last ball, with 15 coming from the over.

After 5 overs,Rajasthan Royals 29/0 ( Jos Buttler 11 , Devdutt Padikkal 17)

Lalit continues. Another tidy over from the off-spinner with Buttler and Padikkal happy to rotate the strike between themselves through singles, three of which are added to the Rajasthan total in this over.

After 4 overs,Rajasthan Royals 26/0 ( Jos Buttler 9 , Devdutt Padikkal 16)

Mustafizur Rahman introduced, replacing Thakur. And he’s off to a poor start as he leaks 14 from his first, including a hat-trick of fours to the left-handed Padikkal, who guides the ball to third man and fence leg before producing a lovely cover drive. Confident start for the Royals so far.

After 3 overs,Rajasthan Royals 12/0 ( Jos Buttler 9 , Devdutt Padikkal 2)

Offie Lalit Yadav replaces Khaleel Yadav, with Delhi bringing spin into the equation early in the innings. He starts off on a tidy note with just three singles coming from the over.

After 2 overs,Rajasthan Royals 9/0 ( Jos Buttler 8 , Devdutt Padikkal 0)

Shardul Thakur steams in from the other end, with Devdutt Padikkal on strike for the first time. Big appeal for LBW against the southpaw in the second delivery, and Pant decides to review it after umpire shakes his head. And Delhi lose the review, with the ball found to be pitching outside off. With just a leg bye added to the Royals’ score in this over, Thakur starts off with a maiden.

After 1 over,Rajasthan Royals 8/0 ( Jos Buttler 8 , Devdutt Padikkal 0)

Khaleel starts off with three dot balls, before Jos Buttler gets going early on, collecting two boundaries in three balls to open the team’s account. The Englishman though, isn’t in full control in the two shots, the ball flying off the edge towards the third man fence on both occasions.

Khaleel Ahmed to bowl the first over of the evening. Jos Buttler and Devdutt Padikkal to open the innings as usual.

DC XI: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed

RR XI: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Karun Nair, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sanju Samson: I don’t mind. We’re ready for both. Toss isn’t something in our control. I think we definitely had a lot of discussions around, both batters and bowlers have to be ready for both situations. We’ve done well, but each and every game is important. No change to our XI.

Rishabh Pant: These conditions might be helpful for the fast bowlers and spinners. Let’s not focus on the outside. This is the only thing we can control as a player. When you get the desired result, it’s good, but we’re looking to improve with each and every match. We’re playing the same side.

TOSS: Delhi Capitals win the toss, and skipper Rishabh Pant opts to field against Rajasthan Royals

Pitch report by Graeme Swann:

“It’s an absolute belter. There’s a bit of grass, but it’s rock hard. We’re halfway through and the leading wicket-takers are spinners. Both Kuldeep and Chahal are bowling brilliantly, and there maybe a bit of turn as well. Overall, expect high scores.”

We have come to associate the skill of nerveless anticipation and execution with MS Dhoni for over a decade now. The game against Mumbai Indians further shows how the mind never gets old even as his body is closing in on 41 years on the planet.

Rajesh Tiwary writes on how MSD’s prevails in final over 3D chess against familiar foes. Click here to read

The DC vs RR fixture will witness two top Indian spinners — Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal — battle it out at the Wankhede Stadium.

Chahal’s haul of 5/40 against KKR, which included the first hat-trick of the season, turned the match on its head and helped the Royals defeat Shreyas Iyer’s Knight Riders. Kuldeep too has been in fine form for the Capitals so far this season in what has been a fine comeback for the left-arm wrist spinner since joining the Delhi franchise.

Both teams, most importantly, will seek consistency going forward after getting their campaigns back on track with a victory in their last outings.

Ponting isolates after family member tests positive for COVID

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting will not be present at the sidelines for his team’s fixture against the Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium after a member of his family returned a positive test, forcing the former Australia captain to isolate along with the rest of his family.

Delhi has witnessed several COVID cases since physio Patrick Farhart returned a positive test. Since then, overseas players Mitchell Marsh and Tim Seifert have also joined the list.

Click here for the report

Click here for the full timeline of COVID-19 cases in the DC camp

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Match 34 of IPL 2022, with Delhi Capitals taking on the Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. Delhi enter this game on the back of a commanding nine-wicket thrashing of Punjab Kings just down the road at the Brabourne Stadium just two days ago. Rajasthan, on the other hand, pulled off a nervy seven-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the same venue earlier on Monday.