IPL 2020 Highlights, DC vs RR Match, Full Cricket Score: Delhi beat Rajasthan by 13 runs, collect two more points

Anrich Nortje is the Man of the Match

Nortje: Did not know I bowled 156 kph. I thought he (Buttler) plays them (scoops) really well. I was touch too full but he played it really well. I thought I would stick to my strength and maybe he was expecting something else, maybe a short ball, but I stuck to my strength. We have got some good coaches, working with KG, other fast bowlers has been great. Enjoying this experience. It is really good to be playing.

Shikhar Dhawan on behalf of injured Shreyas Iyer:

“He (Iyer) is in a bit of pain, but his shoulder his moving, luckily. We will get a report tomorrow. We kept the energy gfoing, we knew their battig isn’t too deep. we knew we had an experienced bowling attack. Everytime we needed a wicket, the bowlers delivered. Tushar was very smart as well. He took the important wicket of Stokes that turned the momentum in our favour. We want to keep the momentum going and stay at the top of the table.”

Steve Smith, RR captain: Disappointing one. We got off to a good start. We lost a couple of wickets. We lost wickets in succession. We needed to take deeper. We thought we bowled pretty well. We restricted them to a par score on the wicket. Batting wise, guys were getting in and getting out.

After 20 overs,Rajasthan Royals 148/8 ( Rahul Tewatia 14 , )

Excellent last over from Tushar, and an overall death bowling exhibition from Delhi Capitals. Rabada and Nortje didn’t give an inch, and Tushar didn’t crumble under pressure. He stuck to his lengths, and was too good for Gopal and Tewatia. DC win by 13 runs.

That’s it. Tushar gets Gopal on the last ball after conceding a boundary the previous ball. Delhi Capitals have won by 13 runs.

After 19 overs,Rajasthan Royals 140/7 ( Rahul Tewatia 12 , Shreyas Gopal 1)

Rabada to bowl the 19th, and he delivers an excellent over. This is death bowling masterclass. Three runs and a wicket.

Archer is gone! Rabada troubled him all through with his change in pace until Archer squeezes one straight to Rahane at cover point. 

Jofra Archer c Rahane b Rabada 1(4)

After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 137/6 ( Rahul Tewatia 10 , Jofra Archer 1)

29 needed of 18. Not too many, but the pitch is already playig tricks. It is stopping and gripping, just what they predicted at the toss. Meanwhile, here’s Nortje. Uthappa tries to lap that but is beaten by the slower one. Then, Tewatia’s swipe takes the leading edge but the ball falls safely. Something’s gotta give, as they say, and it does! He bowls Uthappa with a 150 kmph yorker and follows it with a 154 kmph delivery to the new man Archer. This has been an excellent over thus far. Lots of field changes there and Nortje foxes Tewatia with a (relatively) slower one slanting across him. Single off the last ball but that was an excellent over.

Forget slower ones, this, at 149.6 kmph is an absolute screamer. Nortje yorks Uthappa as ressure mounts on RR. 

Uthappa b Nortje 32(27) [4s-3 6s-1]

After 17 overs,Rajasthan Royals 133/5 ( Robin Uthappa 32 , Rahul Tewatia 8)

Good over from Rabada that. Beats Uthappa on the pull thrice with his change in pace before Tewatia gets an important boundary. The pitch is slowing.

Tewatia!! Short from Rabada and Tewatia ramps this over the ‘keeper’s head.

After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 125/5 ( Robin Uthappa 29 , Rahul Tewatia 3)

Ashwin returns. Starts with a single to Uthappa and bowls four straight dots to Tewatia who nudges the last ball for a single. Just two from this over. Excellent stuff from Ashwin.

After 15 overs,Rajasthan Royals 123/5 ( Robin Uthappa 28 , Rahul Tewatia 2)

Tushar continues. RR should go after the debutant, put him under pressure and try and break him. He bowls one short to Tewatia who swivels and directs it straight to fine leg, where Nortje grasses a fairly regulation chance. They need to take their chances because this looks set for a close finish.

Rahul Tewatia has hit 14 sixes during 11-20 overs in this IPL – the most by any player so far.

After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 115/5 ( Robin Uthappa 23 , Rahul Tewatia 0)

Great over from Axar. He follows up the wicket of Samson with a run-out off his own bowling of Riyan Parag, who won RR their last game. Terrible calling from Uthappa. He now has to deliver along with Tewatia.

Terrible calling there from Uthappa. He hit that straight to Axar, the bowler, and called for a tight single. Axar recovers and hits the stumps to run Parag out at the non-striker’s end. They are digging a hole there, are RR. 

Riyan Parag run out (Axar) 1(2)

After 13 overs,Rajasthan Royals 110/4 ( Robin Uthappa 18 , Riyan Parag 1)

A largely neat over from Nortje spoiled by a four and a six from Uthappa. Excellent strokemaking there. 52 needed off 42.

Uthappa hooks this one over the ropes. Short ball from Nortje at 148 kmph and Uthappa swivels and executes.

Short and wide from Nortje and Uthappa cuts this hard and all along the ground.

After 12 overs,Rajasthan Royals 99/4 ( Robin Uthappa 7 , Riyan Parag 1)

Axar continues, and delivers an excellent over. Just four runs and the wicket of Sanju Samson there. He has found his rhythm here after being hit for a couple of sixes by Samson. This is a tough second innings track, and expect things to move swiftly now.

Axar strikes! He was hit for a couple of sixes by Samson, but the bowler has the last laugh. Darts in an arm ball and Samson is beaten. 

Samson b Axar 25(18) [6s-2]

After 11 overs,Rajasthan Royals 95/3 ( Sanju Samson 24 , Robin Uthappa 5)

Tushar returns and creates an immediate impact with the wicket of Ben Stokes. This is a big, big moment in the game. He saw Stokes advancing and bowls a slower one. The catch is taken in the deep. This was quite an over with an appea for obstructing the field against Robin Uthappa. There was a no-ball to boot too, and an Uthappa slog ensures a boundary off the free-hit.

Stokes is gone! Debutant Tushar strikes with a slower delivery as the left-hander holes out in the deep. What a moment for the yougster.

Stokes c (sub)Lalit Yadav b Tushar Deshpande 41(35) [4s-6]

After 10 overs,Rajasthan Royals 85/2 ( Ben Stokes 41 , Sanju Samson 21)

Ashwin continues. Couple of cracking shots there from Stokes that have been fielded well by Rabada in the deep. Overall, a quet over with just four off it.

After 9 overs,Rajasthan Royals 81/2 ( Ben Stokes 39 , Sanju Samson 19)

Productive over that for RR. They have been attacking relentlessly, and this Axar over gets them 14, including a massive six from Samson.

Now Samson joins the act. They are targetting Axar, for sure. Short again from the bowler, and duly dispatched.

Great shot from Stokes. Goes reverse to Axar and makes his intentional to hit it in the air. Good placement too.

After 8 overs,Rajasthan Royals 67/2 ( Ben Stokes 33 , Sanju Samson 11)

Five bowlers used by DC already as Ashwin marks his run-up. He will be bowling to Stokes, whi hits his poor, short delivery for a boundary. He corrects his length immediately and concedes just four singles on next four balls.

Axar Patel’s economy rate of 5.07 in middle-overs in IPL is the best among all the bowlers who have bowled minimum of seven overs in the middle-overs this IPL so far.

Short from Ashwin and Stokes just sits and pulls it away. Bad delivery.

After 7 overs,Rajasthan Royals 59/2 ( Ben Stokes 27 , Sanju Samson 9)

Axar Patel into the attack with a left-hander batting. He has bowled really well this season and is yet to be hit for a six in IPL 2020. Amd just as I type this, Sanju Samson jumps out ad hits him for what should be a 12! Lovely hit that. Good comeback from the bowler too as he ends the over with just nine off it.

That should be a 12! Tossed up from Axar and Samson jumps out and hits this straight and really, really long.

After 6 overs,Rajasthan Royals 50/2 ( Ben Stokes 25 , Sanju Samson 2)

Good comeback from Rabada after conceding a four to Stokes early in this over. Ends the over with a seven-run over. It’s even-stevens at this stage.

Short from Rabada and Stokes’ pull beats the diving square leg.

After 5 overs,Rajasthan Royals 43/2 ( Ben Stokes 19 , Sanju Samson 1)

Nortje continues. He has been extremely quick through the air tonight, taking the slow pitch out of the equation. Sanju Samson has joined Stokes. He’d like to get a few runs under his belt after a poor run. Just three singes there as Iyer, trying to stop a Stokes straight drive, seems to have injured his shoulder. The physio is out.

After 4 overs,Rajasthan Royals 40/2 ( Ben Stokes 17 , )

R Ashwin comes in, and craetes an immediate impact. Just three runs and the wicket of RR skipper Steve Smith through a genuine off spinner. Lovely passage of play, this.

Well, well…another wicket falls! R Ashwin gets Steve Smith with a perfect, Test match-style, off-spin. Drew a drive, decieved him in flight, and carches the leading edge. 

Smith c and b Ashwin 1(4)

After 3 overs,Rajasthan Royals 37/1 ( Ben Stokes 15 , Steven Smith (C) 0)

What an eventful over that from Nortje. Starts with a 148 kmph screamer that Buttler deposits for a six, and ends with a 155 kmph brute that breaches his defence. Quick, quick over with a couple of lapped fours. Phew!

That’s it, for Buttler. A 155 kmph good length ball breaches his defence as DC draw first blood. 

Buttler b Nortje 22(9) [4s-3 6s-1]

156 kmph from Nortje and Buttler moves across and laps it again past short fine-leg. Unreal stuff.

Wow, that’s stunning from Buttler. Full, yorker length from Nortje and Buttler moves across and laps it for four. Fine leg was inside, so good shot selection too.

Scorching six that from Buttler. Length ball, angling in at 148 kmph from Nortje and Buttler calmy deposits him over long on. Clean, clean strike.

After 2 overs,Rajasthan Royals 21/0 ( Ben Stokes 14 , Jos Buttler (W) 7)

Eventful first over from Tushar Deshpande, who is on his IPL debut. Bowls a decent pace but he can’t give ay width to these guys. He gives it twice, and Stokes duly hits them for fours.

Stokes again! Back of length on off but that’s enough width for Stokes who beats the field with another fine shot.

Width from Tushar and Stokes cracks this through the off-side.

After 1 overs,Rajasthan Royals 10/0 ( Ben Stokes 5 , Jos Buttler (W) 5)

Ben Stokes accompanies Jos Buttler to the crease as Kagiso Rabada stands at the top of his mark. Turns out to be quite an eventful over this with two fours – one from each batsman – and a missed run out chance.

Delhi Capitals’ economy rate of 7.00 in the PP overs this IPL is the best among all the teams in the tournament so far.

Cracking stuff this from Buttler. A bit fuller and in excess of 145 kmph from Rabada and Buttler drives this beautifully through the off-side.

What a start this for Stokes and DC! Full and on the legs at 146 kmph from Rabada and Stokes flicks it through square leg. The chase is underway.

Chase on!

So DC end their innings at 161/7. They lost a wicket on the first ball of their innings, and they lose one on the last ball too. This is a middling tally, but we know chasing is tough in these conditions and Rabada and Co will be quite handful here. A word for RR’s death bowling though. They conceded 32 runs and picked four wickets in last five overs; perhaps DC attack can take a leaf out of their rivals’ playbook. A lot will depend on the way the likes of Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson play tonight. It promises to be a tricky chase.

DC today:

PP overs: 47/2 (RR – 7.83)
Middle-overs: 82/1 (RR – 9.11)
Death overs: 32/4 (RR – 6.40)

After 20 overs,Delhi Capitals 161/7 ( Ravichandran Ashwin 0 , )

Excellent last over that from Unadkat. Concedes a boundaru but gets Alex Carey amd Axar Patel on either side of that four. Varies his length and pace so well as RR complete a superb phase of death bowling. Game on.

Axar Patel is gone on the last ball of DC innings. He got a boundary just the previous ball so Unadkat recalibrates his line and length. Axar goes across the line but the leading edge fails to clear Kartik Tyagi at backward point. 

Axar c Kartik Tyagi b Unadkat 7(4) [4s-1]

Now Carey goes! Unadkat takes the pace off, goes wider and Carey tries to muscle this. That went off the toe end of the bat and lands safely in the palm of Archer.

After 19 overs,Delhi Capitals 153/5 ( Alex Carey (W) 13 , Axar Patel 0)

Archer to continue. Starts with a pacey full toss to Carey from round the wicket for a single. The pace has been in excess of 145 kmph throughout. He has done a superb holding job this over. Didn’t try to bowl the magic bowl and his accuracy results in the wicket of Stoinis on the last ball. 14 dots in his spell!

Big blow for DC as Stoinis departs at the end of the 19th over. Archer drops short and Stoinis puls it straight to deep square leg. 

Stoinis c Rahul Tewatia b Jofra Archer 18(19) [4s-1]

After 18 overs,Delhi Capitals 148/4 ( Marcus Stoinis 16 , Alex Carey (W) 11)

Excellent over this from Tyagi. The cnsistency in line, length and pace was just superb right across his last two overs. Just five from this and he ends his spell with 30 runs and the invaluable wicket of Iyer.

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 143/4 ( Marcus Stoinis 13 , Alex Carey (W) 9)

Archer returns. He was in sublime rhythm in his first spell and now has two overs to have a crack at DC. The pace is right up there; 145 kmph and beyond. He hits the right length early, but a short ball from Archer disappears for a six. 11 from that one.

Great shot from Carey. Archer digs this in from round the wicket to Carey, who moves towards the leg side and cuts this flat and hard. Brilliant.

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 132/4 ( Marcus Stoinis 12 , )

Excellent over this from Tyagi. Just 3 runs and the wicket of Iyer. Makes up a bit for the 17-run Unadkat over. Alex Carey is the new man in.

Iyer departs. He tries to hit Tyagi out of Dubai, but the skier doesn’t travel beyond Jofra Archer’s safe hands. Good hand that from the skipper. 

Shreyas Iyer c Jofra Archer b Kartik Tyagi 53(43) [4s-3 6s-2]

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 129/3 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 52 , Marcus Stoinis 10)

Big over this for DC. Iyer launches Unadkat for a couple of sixes over the on-side as they take 17 off that one. Iyer completes his 50 as well; he is making up for the balls consumed.

Iyer would have had his heart in his mouth there. Unadkat bowls another length ball from over the wicket, and Iyer launches this over midwicket. Stokes juggles that one across the ropes and fails to let go of the ball in time. Six runs.

Iyer launches this one way into the stands. Unadkat cons round the wicket but bowls length, and Iyer sends him over midwicket.

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 112/3 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 37 , Marcus Stoinis 8)

Gopal continues. Quite effective over, this, despite the boundary to Stonis. He ends his spell with just 31 runs.

Stoinis pulls! Gopal drops short and the big  frame of Marcus Stoinis does the rest. That was a powerful hit.

Landmark for Iyer!

Shreyas Iyer has completed 1000 runs as a captain in IPL.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 104/3 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 36 , Marcus Stoinis 2)

Tewatia continues. That was going well until Uyer decides to flay him for a four through the off side. Tries a reverse sweep next ball and gets into an awkward position. Loses his shape and balance, but survives.

Length from Tewatia, Iyer stays still in the crease and lets his arms go through. Lovely shot.

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 97/3 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 30 , Marcus Stoinis 1)

Very important over that from Gopal. Concedes 11, but importantly, gets rid of a well-set Dhawan. Stoinis comes in wit plenty of balls to go. Brace yourselves!

He’s gone! He could have played it with a straight bat, but goes for a reverse sweep. This catches the top edge of the bat and goes to short-third who takes it comfortably. 

Dhawan c Kartik Tyagi b Shreyas Gopal 57(33) [4s-6 6s-2]

After 11 overs,Delhi Capitals 86/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 50 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 28)

Tewatia continues. We are officially into the middle overs now, and Dhawan reaches his half century off 30 balls. That inside-out four was the highlight of this over.

Lovely placement from Dhawan there. Tewatia gives this length ball some air and Dhawan goes inside out to bisect the long-off and sweeper cover.

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 79/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 44 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 27)

Stokes returns. His first over was the one where DC broke the shackles a bit. He tries a slower ball but ends up bowling a loopy high ball to Dhawan that’s been deemed a no-ball. Iyer gets a boundary to make use of the free hit. Eventful over that as Tewatia misses a direct hit that could have sent Dhawan back.

Iyer gets into the act. Slower and back of the length from Stokes and Iyer hacks at it with abandon. Free hit has been dealt with.

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 68/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 42 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 19)

Gopal continues. He looks to be settling into a rhythm. Dhawan and Iyer just knock him around for five singles and a double. Iyer is playing the anchor here and Dhawan is going for his shots. A bit of a role reversal one would say, but it’s going well for DC.

After 8 overs,Delhi Capitals 61/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 38 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 16)

Rahul Tewatia comes into the attack. Starts neatly; gets the length right and concedes just singles in first five balls before Dhawan brings out the sweep. The rebuild is on.

Dhawan sweeps! Tossed up from Tewatia and Dhawan goes for a slog sweep. That was in the air and Samson dives forward, but those are always tough.

Highest batting SR in middle-overs for teams this year in IPL:

MI : 141.27 
KXIP : 139.95
DC : 133.86

After 7 overs,Delhi Capitals 52/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 32 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 13)

Shreyas Gopal comes in. Still looking to hit the right length; drops a few short but is saved by some excellent stops inside the ring. Five easy singles there.

After 6 overs,Delhi Capitals 47/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 30 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 10)

Very productive over this for DC. Tyagi trying to bounce Dhawan first and then tries to trap him with a slower one. Bad lines on both occasions means Dhawan collects a couple of fours. DC score 47/2 in powerplay.

SR in middle-overs in IPL:

Shikhar Dhawan : 126.5
Shreyas Iyer : 129.8

Slower ball from Tyagi, but poor length and line. Drops short on the leg stump and Dhawan doesn’t miss out. Pulls this for four.

Width from Kartik Tyagi, doesn’t matter if it’s 141 kmph. Dhawan absolutely crucnhes this through covers.

After 5 overs,Delhi Capitals 33/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 19 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 8)

Stokes into the attack. One reckons they should’ve persisted with Archer since he was roubling these two. Instead, here’s Stokes with a 129 kmph delivery to Dhawan who nails a drive through the off-side for a boundary. What’s more, there’s a no-ball too. Dhawan hits the resulting free hit high in the orbit and Steve Smith takes it…but to no avail. Iyer nails the last ball for another boundary as DC make the most of Stokes’ first over.

Good shot from Iyer. Medium pace from Stokes and Iyer opens up and hits over the head of mid-on.

Shot! A 129 kmph loosener outside off from Stokes and Dhawan flays it through the off-side.

After 4 overs,Delhi Capitals 20/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 13 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 2)

Bowling change. Young Kartik Tyagi replaces Unadkat. Neat start from teh youngster before he drops one short to Dhawan who hooks him for a six. Just two more in that over, could have been four more but Stokes stops a cracking square drive from Iyer at point.

Dhawan hooks! Back f length on leg stump is a bad, bad line and Dhawan simply picks it up for a six. Good, clean strike.

After 3 overs,Delhi Capitals 12/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 6 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 1)

Excellent second over from Archer. He is ferociously quick, and letting the batsmen know he means business. He gets Rahane with a 145 kmph short ball, and follows it up with a 151 kmph to skipper Shreyas Iyer. Just a run off the bat in this over.

Rahane departs, and it is that man again! Jofra Archer is on fire. He digs one in at 145 kmph, Rahane goes for a pull, mistimes, and is taken at mid-on. 

Rahane c Uthappa b Jofra Archer 2(9)

After 2 overs,Delhi Capitals 10/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 6 , Ajinkya Rahane 2)

Unadkat to bowl the second over. Can he get to bend one into the right-handed Rahane? He’s a wily bowler, especially on these kind of tracks. Rahane gets off strike on the second ball, but Dhawan is finding it slightly tough to get going. He shuffles across his off stump and plays the penultimate ball to the on-side for a couple before unleashing a pull for a four to end the over in style.

Short from Unadkat and he doesn’t have much pace…Dhawan pulls it in front of midwicket and collects his first boundary.

After 1 overs,Delhi Capitals 3/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 0 , Ajinkya Rahane 1)

Jofra Archer begins the proceedings for RR as DC openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan walk out. Archer has been really quick in his recent matches and has troubled the openers consistently…and here’s why! He gets one to seam back first ball and Prithvi Shaw is bowled. What a start this from Archer and RR. Ajinkya Rahane walks out and is greeted with a 147kmph delivery. Ends the over with an away swinger to Dhawan who fishes without any result. Great start.

Shaw departs

Gone! Prithvi Shaw goes first ball. Back of length, quick and coming in from Jofra Archer. Shaw goes for an expansive drive, gets an inside edge and the ball crashes into the stumps. He’s shocked, and Archer is away!

Playing XI

RR XI: Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi

DC XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Toss time! 

DC win the toss and Shreyas Iyer has decided to bat first. “The pitches are getting slower as the tournament is progressing, so we would like to make first use of the pitch. Losing Pant has definitely affected the team balance, but we have enough players to step in,” says the skipper. One change for DC; Tushar Deshpande gets an IPL debut. He comes in place of Harshal Patel. 

RR skipper Steve Smith says, “The pitch looks pretty dry, we would have batted first too. We’d look to bowl well and restrict them. It’s a used wicket, put a bit of pressure on the and see how it goes.” Rajasthan are playing an unchanged XI.

Will we see a Stoinis assault today?

This is a big ground, but one man whi can clear it comfortably is DC’s Marcus Stoinis. He has been very effective this season and has been a key to DC’s all-round effectiveness. With 175 runs and six wickets from seven matches, he surely does pack a punch.

DC v RR in IPL:

Matches played : 21
DC won : 10
RR won : 11

DC has beaten RR in each of the last four matches that they played against each other.

Pitch report by Kevin Pietersen and Pommie Mbangwa: Feels rather cool today. A lot drier with little patches of grass, but that won’t play a great role. This is a new-ball wicket that has something for seamers and spinners. Win the toss and bat first, says KP rather emphatically.

Will we see a Tewatia finish today?

There is something about Rahul Tewatia; a journeyman cricketer shining at the big stage. In IPL 2020, he has amassed 189 runs and taken five wickets from seven matches. More than the stats, it is the belief he has given RR that the match isn’t over till he is at the crease. He has already done it twice, will he be able to do it tonight? For DC, they’d want their young opener Prithvi Shaw to fire. The yougster has shown flashes of brilliance, and is too good a batsman to waste his wicket early.

Big match-up

This promises to be an intriguing battle. High-flyig DC have been laid low by injuries to Rishabh Pant and Ishant Sharma, whose IPL 2020 has sadly ended. Pant’s unavailability has necessitated the inclusion of a very competent ‘keeper-batsman in Alex Carey, but as we saw against MI, that has altered the team balance. 
RR, on the other hand, are placed in the bottom half of the table but will draw a heart from their stunning win over SRH last weekend, thanks to late heroics from Rahul Tewatia and young Riyan Parag. This means both teams start on a pretty much even keel, though one would still consider DC as favourites to begin with.

Here are the two teams playing today: Who all do you think should feature in their XIs? What changes are in your mind?

RR: Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Robin Uthappa, David Miller, Ankit Rajpoot, Mayank Markande, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Oshane Thomas, Andrew Tye, Rahul Tewatia, Shashank Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anirudha Joshi, Tom Curran, Sanju Samson, Anuj Rawat.

DC: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Daniel Sams, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Mohit Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, R Ashwin, Marcus Stoinis, Anrich Nortje, Rishabh Pant, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Tushar Deshpande.

Cricket fans have slammed CSK captain MS Dhoni for apparently bullying umpire Paul Reiffel into changing a wide call during an game against SRH.

The incident occurred Tuesday when Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings paceman Shardul Thakur bowled outside the off stump of Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Rashid Khan.

Read more about the incident here.

Last night, Chennai Super Kings bowlers stepped up in death overs to topple Sunrisers Hyderabad and get back to winning ways. 

Check out the key moments from the match here.

Bolstered by the arrival of Ben Stokes, Rajasthan Royals will hope for a stronger show from its slightly off-colour top order when the side tries to settle scores against second-placed Delhi Capitals in their return leg IPL match on Wednesday.

Read the full preview here.

Hello and welcome to Match 30 of IPL 2020 played between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. At half-way stage of the tournament, DC are placed on second on the table with five wins in seven games while Rajasthan are at seventh position with three wins and four losses. RR are coming into the contest with a morale boosting win over SRH in their last game while DC had lost their last game to Mumbai Indians and would be looking to come back to winning ways. Stay tuned for more updates on this blog as we build up to the another exciting match