RR vs DC Highlights, IPL 2019 Match at Jaipur, Full cricket score: Pant blitzkrieg takes Delhi Capitals home by 6 wickets

Shreyas Iyer, DC Captain: Wickets are so good in away games luckily. These wickets are perfcetly made for our batsmen. It is always good to get off to good start in  Powerplay and Dhawan is doing a great job there. Coming back to our own ground, we have been outplayed by away teams. Let’s not try and give reasons when we play at home. We knew we are going to go all out. We knew Rahane was not going to stop. The way he started, we expected around 200 but the bowlers really bowled well and curtailed them to 191. Ricky just says that either of the batsmen who gets a good start needs to convert it into a big score. Everyone is contributing and chipping in.

Rishabh Pant is the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 78 off 36 deliveries! 

Pant: Feeling lovely, to help your team win. (Not getting selected for the World Cup) The thought was running in my mind, but I just focussed on my process. …When you keep, you know how the wicket is behaving. (On team clicking at the right time) Everyone knows their role, and we just try to keep it simple.

Shikhar Dhawan (54 off 27 balls): I’ve changed the way I wanted to play, and it has been going for me and my team, and I’m very happy about it. I would say four-five games, from Bangalore I changed my mindset. I just played a bit more aggressive. Now I know that I’m just going to go all in, and enjoy attacking the bowlers.

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

Yet another game where the centurion has been on the losing side. Cue the ‘cricket is not an individual game’ sermons. But so disappointing for Rahane, he really would have thought that he had proven a point and played a winning hand. Will certainly be some mixed emotions in his heart tonight.

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Steve Smith, Rajasthan Royals captain: Yeah we probably didn’t finish off with the bat as well as we could have. The position we were in, 200 would’ve been ideal. The wicket was ideal, the best one we played on in the whole tournament. Shikhar played a magnificent knock, and Rishabh did a terrific job tonight. I didn’t want to bowl Shreyas in the powerplay with a bit of dew in the back end. Didn’t work out in the end. Good game of cricket. (On holding Archer back for the slog overs) You can try and get wickets with your best bowler upfront, or try and save him for the backend like Delhi did with Rabada. He still bowled well. We were just not good enough in the end.

After 20 overs,Delhi Capitals 193/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 78 , Colin Ingram 3)

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Unadkat bowls the final over. Ingram edges the ball towards third man fir a single first ball, before Rishabh Pant guides Delhi home with a six, hitting the ball towards deep midwicket where the ball lands on the boundary cushion. A century by a Rajasthan Royals batsman once again goes in vain as Delhi Capitals complete a six-wicket victory at Jaipur, and move to the top of the points table!

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SIX! That’s it! Pant wins it for Delhi Capitals as the visitors climb to the top spot in the points table with a six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur! DC 193/4

After 19 overs,Rajasthan Royals 183/4 ( Ajinkya Rahane 104 , Stuart Binny 17)

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Archer handed the crucial penultimate over, and he starts off with tow dots before the new batsman Ingram gets off the mark with a single off the third ball, before some comical by Binny and Stokes near square leg (caused apparently by the excessive dew) allows Pant to come back for a third run. Single off the fifth, before Pant finishes the over with a bang, lofting the ball down the ground for a maximum. DC need 6 to win off 6 balls.

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SIX! Pant finishes the penultimate over with a bang, lofting the ball down the ground for a maximum, making the job so much easier for the final over! DC 186/4

RR bowlers conceding 50-plus runs on two different occasions in IPL:

Munaf Patel
James Faulkner
DHAWAL KULKARNI*

After 18 overs,Delhi Capitals 175/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 63 , )

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Kulkarni bowls out his quota, and Rutherford decides to go after him, launching him for a six off the second delivery to get off the mark, before steering a full, wide delivery through extra cover for a boundary three balls later. Kulkarni, though, ends up collecting his first wicket off his final delivery of the evening, as Rutherford holes out to long off 13 runs and a wicket off the over. DC need 17 to win off 12 balls.

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OUT! One shot too many from Rutherford, and he perishes while looking for too many glory shots! Slower bumper from Kulkarni, and Rutherford slaps this down the ground, straight to Parag at long off; DC 175/4

Rutherford c Parag b Kulkarni 11(5)

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FOUR! Full delivery outside off, and Rutherford steers this through extra cover for a four! DC 175/3

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SIX! Rutherford gets off the mark with a pull, clearing the boundary rope at wide long on, where two fielders converge in vain. DC 169/3

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 162/3 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 61 , Sherfane Rutherford 0)

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Pant collects back-to-back fours at the start of Gopal’s final over, the first one being called a no-ball for height, with Pant making the most of the free hit. Gopal gets a second wicket before his quota comes to an end, denying Shaw a fifty. Rutherford joins Pant at the centre. DC need 30 to win off 18 balls.

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Shreyas again, but is it too late? Delhi are in the drivers seat, and it looks like once again, an RR batter scoring a hundred is going to go down in a losing cause. Who is going to bowl those tight overs that Rabada and Morris did at the end? Archer seems the only option, but not much else.

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OUT! Shaw’s stay at the crease finally comes to an end, as he falls eight short of a half-century. Skies the ball towards long on while looking for another big hit down the ground, but doesn’t quite get the distance as he gets the height. Parag shouts out for the catch, and ends up taking it safely. DC 161/3

Shaw c Parag b Gopal 42(39)

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FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries to Pant now, this time lofting the ball down the ground, making the most of the free hit! DC 159/2

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FOUR! Pant guides this towards fine leg to start off Gopal’s final over with a boundary. What’s worse, this has been called a no-ball for height! DC 155/2

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 156/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 42 , Rishabh Pant (W) 55)

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Nine runs collected off the over as Smith brings Archer back for his third over. Archer strays down the leg side in the fourth delivery, and Pant gleefully accepts it to flick it over long leg for a maximum, bringing up his half-century. Shaw misses a full toss off the last delivery, with the ball brushing past the furniture, only the bails refuse to dislodge once again. DC need 41 to win off 24 balls.

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SIX! Rishabh Pant brings up his second fifty this season, crossing the 50-run mark for the first time since his unbeaten 78 against Mumbai Indians, flicking a length ball towards the long leg fence! Also brings up the 150 for his side! Takes just 26 deliveries in this innings. DC 150/2

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 142/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 41 , Rishabh Pant (W) 43)

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10 off Unadkat’s third over, including a boundary to Pant off the second delivery of the over. Rajasthan desperately need a wicket at this stage, and skipper Smith might have to turn to Archer sooner that he would’ve liked. Both batsmen in their forties right now. DC need 50 to win off 30 balls.

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FOUR!! Pant goes on the front foot, but ends up hooking the short ball from Unadkat towards fine leg for a boundary, losing his balance and falling to the ground; DC 137/2

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 132/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 39 , Rishabh Pant (W) 35)

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Kulkarni returns to the attack now. Pant starts off the over with a couple of quick doubles, before Pant taps the ball towards square leg for a quick single off the third. Shaw changes strike with a tap towards mid off for a single off the fourth. Pant guides the ball towards fine leg for a boundary off the penultimate delivery, also bringing up the fifty stand, before collecting a double off the last ball. At the second timeout of the innings, Delhi have a required run-rate of 10, but have the luxury of two set batsmen and eight wickets in their kitty. 

Delhi need 60 to win off 36 balls

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FOUR! Fifty partnership up between Shaw and Pant for the third wicket, coming off just 30 deliveries. Pant brings up the milestone with a pick-up shot towards fine leg; DC 130/2

This is only second 30-plus score for Shaw this IPL. He scored 99 runs against KKR at Delhi earlier this IPL.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 120/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 38 , Rishabh Pant (W) 24)

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Smith turns to pace, desperately looking to break this stand, tossing the ball over to Unadkat. Single collected off each of the first two deliveries, before Shaw pulls the ball towards deep midwicket for a boundary. Follows it up with a flick over long on for a maximum two balls later. 12 off the over. Delhi once again are favourites in this chase.

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

Counter attack from Pant, taking on Shreyas who has been effective but expensive. This certainly is a good pitch to bat on, and we have seen these kind of scores chased down in this season. Unadkat has been a bit of a weak link at the death, and Stokes the bowler has disappeared, so a lot will ride on Shreyas’ last over and what Archer can do.

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SIX! Full delivery from Unadkat, near-yorker length. Shaw waits, and flicks the ball over long on for a maximum! Sweetly timed by the opening batsman! DC 120/2

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FOUR! Not the best of shots from Shaw, with the pull shot not coming from the middle of his bat, yet the fielder in the deep is beaten despite putting in a dive. DC 114/2

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 108/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 27 , Rishabh Pant (W) 23)

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Huge over for DC, with Gopal leaking 15 runs off his third over. While Shaw punches through extra cover after stepping outside the crease for a four, Pant ends the over with a mighty hit over long on for a maximum. In between those two deliveries, Pant and Shaw keep the scoreboard ticking with the ones and twos.

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SIX! First maximum of the innings for Rishabh Pant! Lofts the ball over long on off the last delivery of Gopal’s third over. DC 108/2

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FOUR! Shaw charged down the track looking to slog the ball down the ground, but changed his shot in the last second to punch it through extra cover; DC 97/2

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FOUR! Two boundaries in three deliveries for Pant! This one’s slightly short from Parag, and is pulled away towards deep square-leg! DC 93/2

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FOUR! A much-needed release shot for Pant! Gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps the ball towards long leg! DC 87/2

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 81/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 20 , Rishabh Pant (W) 3)

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Archer brought back into the attack with the balance suddenly swinging Rajasthan’s way after a couple of quick wickets. Single collected off each of the third and fourth deliveries after the English pacer starts off with a couple of dots. Single to Pant off the last ball of the over. Just three off Archer’s second. The required rate is climbing rather steeply for Delhi now at the halfway stage in their innings.

Youngest players to take a maiden IPL wicket:

17y 011d – Mujeeb-ur-Rahman 
17y 163d – Riyan Parag*
17y 181d – Pradeep Sangwan

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

There it is! Shreyas has been the crown in this Rajashtan bowling attack all season, and who could have predicted it. Brilliant from Dhawan, but even better from Shreyas because the batter was in such strong form! Takes courage to bowl the ball at that length when you’ve been hit from it before.

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 78/2 ( Prithvi Shaw 19 , Rishabh Pant (W) 1)

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Parag continues from the other end. Iyer cuts hard towards backward point for a single off the first delivery. Shaw then runs the ball down the ground, collecting all but one run off it. Iyer tries slogging towards long on, not quite getting the connection, but a poor throw from the man in the deep allows him to come back for a second. The DC skipper perishes while trying to go for a glory shot without quite settling himself at the crease yet, mistiming his slog and getting caught by Stokes at deep midwicket. Pant walks out to bat and gets off the mark right away with a quick single. Five runs and a wicket off the over.

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OUT! Iyer tries to accelerate early, going for a heave towards deep midwicket off Parag. Doesn’t time his shot though, and ends up offering Stokes the easiest of chances. DC 77/2

Iyer c Stokes b Parag 4(5)

After 8 overs,Delhi Capitals 73/1 ( Prithvi Shaw 18 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 1)

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Gopal brought back from the other end. Dhawan pulls the ball towards deep midwicket for a boundary off the second delivery, collecting his eighth four, but gets stumped off the following delivery, with Gopal firing it wide after seeing the batsman charge down the pitch. Skipper Iyer walks out to the crease, and gets off the mark with a single off the first delivery.

Most 50-plus scores v RR in IPL:

7 – AB de Villiers
5 – SHIKHAR DHAWAN*
4 – Shaun Marsh, Suresh Raina

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OUT! Gopal finally ends the opening stand, getting Dhawan stumped for 54! Sees Dhawan charging down the track, and changes the line of his delivery — firing it wider, out of his reach. Results in an easy stumping for Samson; DC 72/1

Dhawan st Samson b Gopal 54(27)

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FOUR! The ball stays a touch low, and Dhawan crouches while pulling it towards the midwicket fence! DC 72/1

After 7 overs,Delhi Capitals 67/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 17 , Shikhar Dhawan 50)

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Parag’s brought into the attack after the powerplay. Dhawan brings up his fourth fifty this season with a single off the third delivery. Shaw then collects another boundary, pulling the ball towards the midwicket fence. Shaw keeps the strike with a single off the last ball, with eight runs coming off the over.

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FOUR! Hammered away towards the midwicket fence by Shaw off Parag! DC 66/0

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Fifty up for Shikhar Dhawan — his fourth this season. This one’s come in quick time that too, wth Gabbar taking just 25 deliveries to get to the milestone, which he brings up with a single in the seventh over. DC 62/0

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Five bowlers in the first six overs again from Smith, but none of them have an answer to Dhawan. Most unsettling has been his domination of Shreyas Gopal, who bowls a lot of googlies and so turns the ball away from him. He’s fallen a few times to spin this season, so that will surely be where RR will look to attack him after this Powerplay.

After 6 overs,Delhi Capitals 59/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 11 , Shikhar Dhawan 48)

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Kulkarni gets a second over, and he concedes 14 off the over including three boundaries — two of which are collected by Dhawan. Additionally, Turner puts down a skier at midwicket to give Shaw a reprieve on 10. Timeout signalled at the end of the Delhi powerplay, and the visitors so far seem to be galloping away to the target.

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FOUR! Back-to-back fours to Dhawan, this one muscled away towards the midwicket fence! DC 58/0

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FOUR! Full delivery from Kulkarni, almost yorker length, and Dhawan shuffles to his left, guiding the ball behind square towards the leg side! DC 54/0

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DROPPED! Shaw skies the ball towards midwicket, where the ball pops out of Turner’s palms, worsening his evening after he collected a third consecutive golden duck earlier in the Delhi innings. Shaw collects a single, and that brings up the fifty opening stand — the first for Delhi this season! DC 50/0

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FOUR! Pulled away towards the midwicket fence by Shaw! First boundary to the right-hander! DC 49/0

After 5 overs,Delhi Capitals 45/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 6 , Shikhar Dhawan 39)

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Jofra Archer brought into the attack from the other end, as Smith introduces a fifth bowler in as many overs so far in the innings. He too concedes a boundary off his very first delivery, with Dhawan stepping out of his crease and whacking the ball towards deep midwicket. He however, keeps it tidy for the rest of the over, giving away just four singles. Eight off the over.

Shreyas Gopal’s ten victims in this IPL are: Jonny Bairstow, Vijay Shankar, Manish Pandey, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock.

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FOUR! The boundaries just continue to flow for Dhawan, as he flicks the ball towards the midwicket fence off Jofra Archer’s first delivery of the evening! DC 41/0

After 4 overs,Delhi Capitals 37/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 4 , Shikhar Dhawan 33)

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Shreyas Gopal is brought into the attack from the other end, and he concedes a six and two fours off his first six deliveries, with a confident-looking Dhawan hitting the ball around the park at will to make the most of the fielding restrictions. Dhawan has score 33 of the 37 runs collected so far. Impressive start for Delhi.

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FOUR! Swept once again towards long leg, this time the ball bouncing a couple of times before going over the boundary rope! DC 36/0

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

Steady from Delhi. What’s interesting is that once again Smith has used Binny to start off, while the ball has some swing, and it seems to be working. and again used different bowlers in the first three overs. Let’s see how many he uses in the Powerplay. Spin coming up

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FOUR! Right after the slog sweep for a six, Dhawan dances down the track and lofts the ball over the bowler’s head! Confident start by the southpaw! DC 32/0

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SIX! Dhawan welcomes leg-spinner Gopal into the attack with a slog sweep, clearing the long leg fence in the end! DC 28/0

After 3 overs,Delhi Capitals 22/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 4 , Shikhar Dhawan 18)

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Unadkat replaces Binny from the other end, and Dhawan greets him by stepping out of his crease and smacking the ball over mid on for a four. Dhawan then collects a single off the next ball. Shaw tries to heave the ball towards the midwicket region, but ends up guiding it towards square leg for a single. Dhawan retains the strike with a single off the last delivery. Seven off the over.

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FOUR! Dhawan shuffles down the track and slaps the ball over mid on! DC 19/0

After 2 overs,Delhi Capitals 15/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 3 , Shikhar Dhawan 12)

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Kulkarni it is from the other end. Shaw collects a single off the first delivery. Dhawan flicks the ball over the square-leg fence for a maximum off the third delivery, and pulls a slightly shorter one from the right-arm pacer through midwicket for a four. Good over for DC, with 12 coming off it. Should give the Delhi openers, especially Dhawan, a lot more confidence after a couple of boundaries.

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FOUR! Pulled away towards deep midwicket this time by Dhawan! DC 14/0

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SIX! Dhawan flicks the full delivery from Kulkarni over the square leg fence to collect the first maximum of the innings! DC 10/0

Shikhar Dhawan has scored 415 runs from 15 innings at an average of 31.92 against RR in IPL. He has scored 35-plus runs in three of his last four IPL innings.

After 1 overs,Delhi Capitals 3/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 2 , Shikhar Dhawan 1)

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Binny starts off with the ball for Rajasthan, ahead of the likes of Kulkarni, Unadkat, Archer, etc. Both Shaw and Dhawan collect a single each to get off the mark. Shaw retains the strike with a quick single off the last delivery, with Dhawan having to rush towards the striker’s end where the throw from short fine travels close to the stumps.

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Shaw and Dhawan walk out to open the innings, with Delhi needing a strong start if they are to chase down 192 in this game. Skipper Smith gives Binny the first over today.

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

RR will be slightly unhappy with that finish, but I guess you’re allowed a couple of tough overs. Some superb bowling from Morris and Rabada, but the story of the night is Ajinkya Rahane. What a knock. Just took more risks, and he has the class to pull most of them off. 

RR have already had a centurion in a lost match this season though, can they finish on the right side today?

After 20 overs,Rajasthan Royals 191/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 105 , )

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Two wickets in the last over. Both perfect yorkers from Rabada. RR manage 191/6 in the end. They should have got 200 had some wickets had not fallen in the middle overs after the departure of Smith. Top knock from Rahane, goes back unbetean on 105. DC have difficult task in hand but it is still achievable. We will be back soon with the chase.

MILESTONE ALERT

Ajinkya Rahane amassed 105* runs today – the highest individual score for RR in IPL, going past 104* runs scored by Shane Watson against KKR at Mumbai in 2015.

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OUT! Got hit for a four and then returned to bowl another brilliant yorker, hit the toe end of the stumps and dismissed Parag. Riyan Parag b Rabada 4(3)

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FOUR! Poor ball as Rabada bowls on the legs of new man Parag and he sviwels it to deep backward square leg for a boundary

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OUT! The Rabada special, the brilliant yorker. Binny gave the full sight of the stumps as he wanted to make room and Rabada disturbed the stumps as the ball hit the toe end of the middle stump. Binny b Rabada 19(13)

After 19 overs,Rajasthan Royals 183/4 ( Ajinkya Rahane 104 , Stuart Binny 17)

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Morris bowls the 19th over. Suddenly, RR finding it hard to play their shots. Binny has been stuck on one end and one must admit Morris bowled better in this over, good yorkers. Just one four in the over, which Binny managed on the last ball. 8 off the over. RR 183/4

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FOUR! Finally a boundary in the over as Binny smashes this fuller length delivery from Morris to long-on boundary.

The Aussie joins an unwanted list

Players with three consecutive ducks in IPL: Ashok Dinda, Rahul Sharma, Gautam Gambhir, Shardul Thakur, Pawan Negi, ASHTON TURNER*

After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 175/4 ( Ajinkya Rahane 103 , Stuart Binny 10)

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Rabada completes his third over. Just one four in the over. Does a good job. 10 in the over. How much can RR get from here?

Rahane definitely would’ve made it tougher for the selectors to ignore him

Marvellous century by @ajinkyarahane88 has been the highlight of Rajasthan’s batting. Would India’s selectors have been impressed had he had shown such form at the start of the season I wonder

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 22, 2019

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FOUR! Not too convincing from Binny, leading edge runs away for four behind the wickets. But four runs added to RR’s total.

After 17 overs,Rajasthan Royals 165/4 ( Ajinkya Rahane 101 , Stuart Binny 2)

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Well done, Rahane. Second IPL hundred. The ton came in Ishant’s over, who dropped him when Rahane was on 16. But what to say about Turner, who got out on the first for the third successive times. DC making a little  comeback here. Just 7 off the over. Binny joins Rahane.

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

Who would have predicted that Rahane would find his second IPL hundred in the season where there have been the most questions about his place in the side. This one is two balls faster than the one he scored in 2012. I started the season with the prediction that he might lose his place in the XI. So glad he has proven me wrong.

Centuries v DC in IPL:

Chris Gayle, RCB, Delhi, 2012
Murali Vijay, CSK, Chennai, 2012
Ajinkya Rahane, RR, Jaipur, 2019*

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OUT! Turner is gone. Can you believe this? This is third successive golden duck for him. Yet again, he is out on the first ball. Slower ball from Ishant, fuller in length, Turned played the short early and gave a simple catch to Rutherford at cover. Turner c Rutherford b Ishant 0(1)

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100 for Rahane. Brilliant innings. He has looked like the Rahane of old who played those text-book cricket shots, irrespective of the format. The fact that his hundred has come up in the 17th over tells us that he has paced the innings so well. 100 off 58 balls. He is not done yet.

After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 158/3 ( Ajinkya Rahane 96 , Ashton Turner 0)

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Morris returns to the attack again. He has had a few bad couple of matches and continues to look off-coloured in this one as well. He did get Stokes’ wicket but it came off a bad delivery. Rahane still in the middle on 96. Ashton Turner, who got two golden ducks in the previous two games, joins him. 8 off the over.

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

That sums up Stokes’ season. He looked good today as well, threatening to break out of the slump that has ensnared him, but nothing’s working. When you’re short of runs, you try to hit the ball too hard, and then even full tosses become wicket-taking balls.

It's a free-flowing innings from Rahane after a prolonged gap. He looked altogether a different batsman tonight. Some improvisation & some class. All in all, he bas been set free from a captaincy burden. What a knock on a surface which had been sluggish overall. #IPL2019 #RRvDC

— Tahir Ibn Manzoor (@TahirIbnManzoor) April 22, 2019

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OUT! Ah, Stokes goes back, gets dimissed on a ball, which should have been dispatched over deep mid-wicket, he tried the same but the ball took the bottom edge and went to the long-off fielder. Morris gets a lucky wicket. Stokes c Shreyas Iyer b Chris Morris 8(8)

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FOUR! Poor bowling from Morris, yorker goes wrong, on Rahane’s pads and he flicked it away to deep backward square leg for a boundary. Rahane moves to 94

After 15 overs,Rajasthan Royals 150/2 ( Ajinkya Rahane 88 , Ben Stokes 8)

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Ishant returns to the attack. Nothing has changed for DC at all. 11 in this over. Rahane hits a sublime lofted cover drive for a boundary. Stokes too coming into groove slowly with a boundary. Rahane just 12 away from the hundred. Oh, he deserves it today.

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FOUR! Half-volley from Ishant and Rahane stands still, hits it through the covers and fetched four runs. Moves closer to the hundred.

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FOUR! Stokes dances down the track to Ishant, smashes him past the umpire for a boundary. There was a mid-off fielder but he had no chance whatsoever.

Highest second wicket stands for RR in IPL:

130 – Ajinkya Rahane/Steve Smith v DC, Jaipur, 2019*
121 – Ajinkya Rahane/Owais Shah v RCB, Bangalore, 2012
119 – Ajinkya Rahane/Sanju Samson v SRH, Hyderabad, 2019

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

Yet another innings where Smith has looked good. It’s not just the runs he has scored, but the timing he has shown while scoring them. Wrote last time about how captaincy seems to benefit his batting. Again, perfectly plotted, accelerated at the right time. Now to see what the RR middle order can do. All season they’ve been denied platforms. Now they have one.

After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 139/2 ( Ajinkya Rahane 83 , Ben Stokes 3)

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Axar comes into the attack and he removes Smith on the first ball. The RR captain has done his job though. 50 off 32 balls he made. Rahane still there, looking all set for a fine hundred. Stokes has joined him in the middle. Good over for DC. 1 wicket and just 4 runs.

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OUT! Axar comes in, flights the ball and gets the right result as Smith comes down the track to clear the long-off fielder but ends up giving a catch to Morris right at the ropes. He goes after scoring a fifty. Smith c Chris Morris b Axar 50(32)

After 13 overs,Rajasthan Royals 135/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 82 , Steven Smith (C) 50)

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Morris into the attack and he continues to go for runs. Two boundaries in the over and both by Rahane. He is in red hot form and even the mishits are going for boundaries now. Smith gets to his fifty as well. 13 off the over.

Ajinkya Rahane has now scored 3,000 runs for RR in T20 cricket – the first player to do so

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FOUR! Not too convincing, as Rahane tries to go big on the off side, did not connect well but still manages to hit it just over the mid -off fielder for a boundary.

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SIX! Wait a sec, is this Rahane or Buttler, shuffles across and scoops the ball outside the off stump to clear the fine leg boundary. Result is 6 runs.

After 12 overs,Rajasthan Royals 122/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 71 , Steven Smith (C) 48)

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Sherfane Rutherford, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and he has leaked runs in abundance. Smith hit for three back-to-back boundaries. 16 off the over. RR are all set for a big total here.

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FOUR! This time more pace on the ball but too full outside the off stump, Smith goes on back foot and hits it through the point region for another boundary.

Century stands for RR v DC in IPL:

Ajinkya Rahane/Rahul Dravid, Jaipur, 2013
Ajinkya Rahane/Karun Nair, Mumbai, 2015
Ajinkya Rahane/Steve Smith, Jaipur, 2019*

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FOUR! Slower from Rutherford, Smith picks it up early and hits it to deep mid-wicket boundary for an easy boundary.

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FOUR! Bad ball, on the legs, Smith plays the leg glance and find the gap behind the stumps, gets for more runs.

DID YOU KNOW?

Ajinkya Rahane is now at the second place in the list of players scoring most runs against DC in IPL, going past Rohit Sharma’s tally of 745 runs.

After 11 overs,Rajasthan Royals 106/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 70 , Steven Smith (C) 35)

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Mishra continues, gets hit for two fours and then injures teammate Pant with an unnecessary throw at the striker’s end, which missed the batsman, stumps and hit the wicket-keeper. He got the medical attention. The senior leg-spinner is having a bad day. 11 off the over. 100 up for RR as well.

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

Who is this man and what has he done to Ajinkya Rahane? He’s really making the most of that dropped chance, and batting RR into a dominant position. And what’s great to see is how a lot of his runs have come against spin, something he is often slow against. Better late than never!

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FOUR! Beautiful use of wrist from Smith as he manoeuvres the ball to the off side and finds the gap behind point to collect four more runs.

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FOUR! As usual, flight from Mishra, nothing wrong with ball, leg-spinner, Smith comes down the track and hits it to deep mid-wicket boundary.

After 10 overs,Rajasthan Royals 95/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 68 , Steven Smith (C) 26)

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Axar continues. Half-way through the innings as 10 overs are done. RR placed beautifully on 95/1. Rahane playing as well on front foot as on back foot. He is complete control of things at helm. 14 off the over, including two boundaries.

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FOUR! Bad ball, on the leg stump line and he sort of scoop-sweeps it to fine boundary for a four.

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FOUR! Lovely shot, Rahane comes down the track, plays inside-out shot, and hits it over the cover fielder for a boundary deep extra cover

After 9 overs,Rajasthan Royals 81/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 55 , Steven Smith (C) 25)

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Mishra continues. RR needed partnership after the loss of first wicket and Smith, Rahane have provided the same. This has come at a quick pace as well. 76 off 47 balls. DC need to break this stand quickly.

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FOUR! Flight in the ball, Smith comes down the track, hits it against the spin and the ball goes to the deep mid-wicket boundary on one bounce.

Most 50-plus scores against DC in IPL:

8 – Virat Kohli
7 – AJINKYA RAHANE*
5 – Yuvraj Singh

After 8 overs,Rajasthan Royals 71/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 52 , Steven Smith (C) 18)

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Morris into the attack. Rahane gets to his fifty and points to dressing room, announcing his comeback. This has been a terrific knock from him. Got second chance thanks to Ishant Sharma but he has made most of it. Morris is completely out of touch. Two boundaries in the over. 12 off the over. Time-out taken.

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FOUR! On the legs of Smith, the huge backlift of his comes down on the ball quickly and the ball races away to deep backward square leg for four.

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

Two big overs providing the impetus, and its great to see Rahane take up the aggressive role. He’s always had shots, just not taken enough risks with them. But with the team faced with no option, he’s going all guns. Strong Power play for RR.

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FOUR! What a shot,pure timing meets good shot selection, short from Morris and he pulls it standing still, the ball races to deep mid-wicket boundary for a boundary. FIFTY for Rahane as well.

Ajinkya Rahane becomes the first player to score 1,000-plus runs at Jaipur in IPL.

After 7 overs,Rajasthan Royals 59/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 46 , Steven Smith (C) 13)

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Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, brought into the attack. Rahane wanted to cut a googly from Mishra. Dangerous. Rahane is a good cutter of the ball but he needs to pick those deliveries. Great running between the wickets between him and Smith in the middle. Couples of two ran. When the boundaries don’t come easily, these quick singles and doubles have to be taken. 7 off the over.

Amit Mishra has picked up 27 wickets in IPL against RR which is the most by any player against them. (17 matches, 16.22 average, 14.0 SR)

After 6 overs,Rajasthan Royals 52/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 40 , Steven Smith (C) 12)

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Rabada comes back on. But this over sees the comeback of Rahane, the T20 batsman, who hit the bowler for a flat-batted six and then flicked him for a boundary. Rahane is looking completely a different player today. Powerplay over and fifty is also up for RR. Great comeback by the team after loss of Samson.

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FOUR! On the leg stump line and all that Rahane had to do was flick the ball off his hips. The ball beats the fielder at short fine leg and races away for a boundary.

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SIX! Another off the bat of Rahane, short from Rabada, Rahane makes room and hits a flat six down the ground.

After 5 overs,Rajasthan Royals 38/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 27 , Steven Smith (C) 11)

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Ishant drops a simple catch at short fine leg. The next two balls for a six and then four, to add salt to Ishant’s wounds. 13 in the over and a costly drop.

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

Rahane has been dot dot four, just about making for a run a ball innings. Two anchor style players at the crease, so pushing the scoring rate will be a challenge for RR. These two will need to match their natural game with the aggression required by the Power play.

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FOUR! Rahane sweeps and sweeps well, the ball got the leading edge but it flew over Ishant at short fine leg and raced away for four.

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SIX! Rahane steps out and dispatches it over the long-on boundary for a maximum.

After 4 overs,Rajasthan Royals 25/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 16 , Steven Smith (C) 9)

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Change of ends for Ishant. Bowled well and almost got a wicket as well but in the end, has given away one boundary. Smith looking to attack. Hit that boundary but it was not a convincing one. 7 off the over

Can Rahane change the tide, now that he has been relieved of the burden of captaincy?

Rahane's struggles with the bat this season can be seen by his position in this graph - he is among the lowest rated batsmen for both Timing and Power. His Attack rating has been 154, only just below the IPL average, so the intent has been there but the execution has not. #IPL pic.twitter.com/IMU9DUu4x2

— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) April 22, 2019

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FOUR! Not the best of cricket shots from Smith, the ball was in the air as he played a lofted on-drive, at mind-on, Rabada flew himself in the air and almost reached the ball. It however had the legs to run down to the boundary.

After 3 overs,Rajasthan Royals 18/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 16 , Steven Smith (C) 2)

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Spin introduced into the attack in the third over as Axar gets the ball in hand. Rahane is looking to attack despite the fall of Samson. The plans seems to be to keep the score-board ticking and play lesser dots. 8 off the over.

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FOUR! Axar flights the ball and Rahane dances down the track and flicks it over the mid-wicket region to fetch a boundary.

After 2 overs,Rajasthan Royals 10/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 10 , Steven Smith (C) 0)

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Wicket on the first ball of the over. Bizarre run-out. No communication between Rahane and Samson which led to the fall of first wicket. Samson was very angry and so he should be. He has gone without having faced a ball. He is the man in form. Steve Smith joins Rahane and they need to form a partnership here.

Steve Smith has a batting average of 60.50 at Jaipur in IPL. (242 runs, six innings)

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FOUR! Fuller in length and Rahane puts his foot forward, leans into the straight drive and this goes past the mid-off fielder for a boundary.

MILESTONE ALERT

Ajinkya Rahane needs to score 35 more runs to become the first player to score 1,000 IPL runs at Jaipur in IPL.

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OUT! Bizarre, absoluetly bizarre from RR. First ball from Rabada, angled into Rahane, he dabs the ball to short mid-wicket, calls for the run and then says no, by that time opening partner Samson was in the middle of the pitch, Rabada collected the ball himself and threw to the non-striker’s end, hit the stumps. Samson was a long distance away from the crease. He goes back without scoring a run and facing a ball. Samson run out (Rabada) 0(0)

After 1 over, Rajasthan Royals 5/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane 5 , Sanju Samson (W) 0)

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Ishant Sharma bowls the first over and little movement off the pitch straightaway as Rahane pokes at the ball just outside the off stump line. Next ball, a little short and Rahane leans into the shot and fetches four on the off side. He needs some quick runs under his belt. Good start from Ishant. 5 off the over.

Ajinkya Rahane’s 677 runs against DC are the third most by any player in IPL. (16 innings, 61.54 average, six fifties)

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FOUR! The Rahane we know, brings front foot forward and hits the ball between backward point and covers for a four, leans into the shot to make sure he had timing behind it.

Can they add another win tonight?

Delhi Capitals have the best away record this IPL so far as they have won four of their five matches.

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Alright, Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson walk out to the middle to open the batting for Rajasthan. Ishant Sharma to bowl the first over.

Rajasthan Royals are the only team not to have won a match batting first this season.

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

Delhi have swapped a spinner for a pacer, and Smith too said this pitch looks better than the one in the last game, so we should expect some runs. That’s good news for RR, who have lost the advantage of the toss. Last time their middle order served them well in a controlled chase, but while setting a target, they will need to take more risks, and follow their late slogan of playing with freedom.

DC playing 11 today 

Delhi Capitals XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Colin Ingram, Chris Morris, Sherfane Rutherford, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma

Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals Head to Head

RR have a 11-7 record against DC in IPL. Moreover, since 2013, DC have beaten RR only once out of eight matches.

RR playing 11 today 

Rajasthan Royals XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson(w), Steven Smith(c), Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Ashton Turner, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni

Shreyas Iyer, DC Captain: We are relying on chasing, Our batsman are more confident chasing. Really looking forward for it.

Steve Smith, RR captain: Did not know if the dew is going to be there or not. Wanted to bowl first as well. We won the last game against Mumbai and hope we take the confidence from the previous game.

RR vs DC toss result today

Toss News: Shreyas Iyer wins toss and Delhi Capitals have decided to bowl first.

RR vs DC Expert’s Voice

Two sides who have played on similar surfaces come up against each other. Delhi are likely to stick with their three pronged spin attack, which will be a challenge for the Royals, who are playing five knockout games. But they start at Jaipur, where they have won more than 70% of their games in the IPL. Not a bad place to start a walk on a precipice.

“Much bigger playing surface than what we’ve seen this IPL. Offers a little bit of dryness and grass. Rabada will likely operate from the Pavilion End. Length is going to be key. Win the toss, bowl first and chase under lights,” says Graeme Smith in the pitch report.

Highlights from Super Sunday

Sunday witnessed two contrasting results: While SRH brushed KKR aside rather easily, collecting a nine-wicket victory in the end, a brilliant MS Dhoni nearly guided CSK to victory over RCB from an impossible position, suffering a narrow one-run loss in the end. Relive some of the highlights from the double-header in our photogallery here .

IPL final shifted out of Chennai

Big news coming in, with the IPL 2019 final now slated to take place in Hyderabad on 12 May, instead of Chennai as originally planned. Find out more on the development in our report here .

IPL 2019 Purple Cap, Leading Wicket Taker latest updates

Kagiso Rabada is still at top in the Purple Cap list with 21 wickets in 10 matches. He will be playing today for sure and would like to strengthen his position with a couple of more wickets. 

Check out the full list of Purple Cap contenders here .

IPL 2019 Orange Cap, Highest Run Scorer latest updates

David Warner maintains his dominance in the Orange Cap list. He has smashed 517 runs in 9 games so far. His opening partner st SRH Jonny Bairstow is not too far behind though. 

Check out the full list here .

Ambati Rayudu’s cheeky tweet, Kuldeep Yadav’s teary-eyed night, Shikhar Dhawan’s dance at the non-striker’s, and more in this week’s lighter side of IPL 2019.

James Marsh is back with Week 5 edition of IPL 2019’s lighter side. Click here to read the piece.

IPL 2019 Points Table, Team Standings and Rankings Latest Updates

RCB pulled off narrow win against CSK to stay alive in the competition. However, with 3 wins they still lag behind at No 8 in the points table. Click here to check out the full points table.

With both Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals rejuvenated after their respective victories, it will be an interesting battle for one-upmanship come Monday.

Read the preview of RR vs DC game here .

Today’s IPL match live blog between RR vs DC

Hello and welcome to the coverage of Match No 40 in IPL 2019 between Rajasthab Royals and Delhi Capitals. This is the first time RR and DC are meeting in the competition and both would fight hard to outdo each other and get those two important points.