DC vs RR highlights, IPL 2024: DC jump to 5th spot with 20-run win against RR

DC have won the match by 20-run margin as they thrash RR at the Arub Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. RR failed to chase down the target of 222 runs as they felt short by 20 runs. 

RR have lost their 7 wickets. They were once cruising in the chase with Samson and Shubham sharing a 59-run stand. Howeve,r things only went down-hill from there as the team lost 3 wickets in quick succession.

Shai Hope take a brilliant catch at the boundary to dismiss Sanju Samson for 86. Samson was not happy with the umpire's decision as he did not get the time to review the catch. His wicket was followed by that of Shubham Dubey.

RR scored scored 35 runs from 12th and 13th over to hold an upper hand in their chase of 222 runs. RR will back themselves to hunt down the target with plenty of wickets in hands. The duo of Samson and Shubham have completed 50-plus run partnership alreafy. 

Onus will be on Sanju Samson to help RR cross the line in their chase of 222 runs. Meanwhile, he has been joined by Shubham Dubey as RR lost their top order.

Rajasthan have reached the 100-run mark as Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson continue to go strong for RR.

Axar Patel spins his magic as Buttler could not make use of his lifeline. RR have lost both of their openers within the powerplay in their chase of 222 runs.

Jos Buttler has been DROPPED!!! by Tristan Stubbs. It was a fuller length delivery, right outside the off-stump and Buttler looked to slog it across and got a leading edge. Stubbs didnt really look settled as he got low to catch it reverse cup, but the ball popped out. How costly will it prove for DC?

Sanju Samson has walked in at No. 3. He has joined Jos Buttler. There is no scope for the Rajasthan batters to see things off here. The asking rate will shoot up with a couple of dot balls. 

Samson is in good form and he would want to prove a point in this steep chase. Keep in mind, Jos Buttler has already scored a hundred in a 220-plus successful chase this season. 

WICKET! What a huge blow this is for the Royals. Khaleel Ahmed gets a big wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal falls for 4. A poor shot as he tries to smash one into the stands with a cross bat in the second delivery of the innings. 

A simple catch to Axar Patel outside the 30-yard circle. 

DC have managed to post the lowest 1st innings total in Delhi of iPL 2024 as they scored 221. However, this was the 4th consecutive time when the 200-mark was breached for the 4th consecutive time in the first innings this season. Jake Fraser-McGurk went berserk within the powerplay as he slammed a 19-ball fifty, his fourth of the season. Ashwin picked up 3 crucial wickets and Chahal got Pant as his 350th T20 wicket as DC kept on losing wickets. Tristan Stubbs scored a 20-ball 41 to take DC's total to 221 runs. An interesting chase coming up....

DC have notched up 200 runs on the board as they eye a strong finish. Rasikh Salam slammed Trent Boult for 2 consecutive boundaries to bring up the 200-run mark.

Not a great debut for Afghanistan's Gulabadin as he gets dismissed for 19 runs from 15 balls. Trent Boult gets his first wicket of the night to break the 45-run partnership.

Tristan Stubbs is on a mission to provide DC to a great finish. He took on Yuzvendra Chahal and slammed 21 runs off his 4th over. After a little bit of lull in the middle overs, Stubbs broke the shackles as he eyes a strong finish for Delhi.

Yuzvendra Chahal becomes the first Indian bowler to pick 350 T20 wickets. He scalped the wicket of Rishabh Pant to achieve this feat. It was a full length delivery and Pant got down and tried to hit ot across but had no balance while playing the shot. Pant ended up mistiming the shot and was caught by Trent Boult at the deep backward square leg.

Abhieshek Porel wenr dir a lofted inside out drive and sliced it completely and it was an easy catch for Sandeep Sharma at the backward point. Ashwin picked his 3rd wicket of the night to bring an end to a brilliant innings of 65 runs by Abhishek Porel.

Abhishek Porel slammed maiden IPL fifty as he reached the fifty-run mark within 28 balls. Avesh Khan continues to be expensive as Porel notched up his fifty with a massive six.

Ashwin got his 2nd wicket of the night as Axar Patel was caught by Riyan Parag at the long-off. It was a flighted delivery outside the off-stump and Axar tried to loft it down the ground and the ball landed straight into the hands of Parag. 

Both the teams are evenly placed after the end of powerplay. DC managed to score 78 runs within the powerplay with the help of fire works from Jake Fraser-McGurk. Meanwhile, RR managed to pick 2 of the wickets of DC batters.

Another unfortunate dismissal for DC as Shai Hopes gets involved in a run-out. Abhishek Porel played a straight drive of Sandeep Sharma's delivery. The ball faced deflection as it touched Sandeep Sharma's hands. The ball crashed onto the stumps and Hope was almost 2 feet far from the crease.

Ashwin managed to dismiss Fraser-McGurk out of sheer luck this time. It was a high full toss by the RR bowler and the batter looked to smack it over the infield and picked out cover and was caught by Ferreira.

Fraser-McGurk has taken on the RR bowlers as the DC opener has slammed a 19-ball fifty, His 4th half-century of the season. He scored 28 runs from Avesh Khan's over as the bowler was slammed for 4 boundaries and 2 sixes.

The opening pair of Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abhishek Porel have started the proceedings for DC. In the very first over Faser-McGurk got hit on the box and received a treatment from the physio. Trent Boult started on a usual note as he gave away just 6 runs in first over.

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0 && comm[ts].geo.indexOf($root.$GEO.country) == -1" ng-if="comm[ts].evt != 'Plugin:news' && comm[ts].evt != 'Plugin:video' && comm[ts].evt != 'Plugin:comments'">Rishabh Pant: Pitches this season are more batting friendly. Some injuries, health issues are there in the team but we don't focus on those things and we got to focus on the team and do our best. Ishant and Gulbadin come in.

Sanju Samson: We would like to bowl first, looks a good a wicket to chase on. We are comfortable doing both. The environment in the team is what pleases me, we have great characters, of course winning helps. Dhruv and Hetmyer are unavailable. Dubey and Donovan are in.

RR have won the toss and opted to bowl first against DC. Meanwhile, Delhi will eye to put a big total on the board. 

Pitch report by Deep Dasgupta and Brian Lara: Fourth game here in Delhi and the average score is 249 so far, five out of the six innings have seen scores over 200. One of the reasons is the dimensions of this ground. Today the side boundaries are 59m and 67m, 74m straight hit. Pitches early on here had more grass, now we have more bare patches and a few cracks. There is still some grass cover in the middle of the pitch. I believe it is going to be another high-scoring game.

Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have come together to create a hilarious meme ahead of DC vs RR. Chahal and Kuldeep have been selected in India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad. (read more)

Varun Aaron suggested that the RR bowlers need to keep DC's Jake-Fraser-McGurk and Tristan Stubbs quiet to stand a chance and win the encounter in Delhi. He was also looking forward to their match-up against RR pacers.(read more)

The Royals, in the meantime, are only a win away from making their way through to the playoffs. They have arguably been amongst the strongest teams of the tournament. But after losing their top spot to KKR, RR will be aming to bounce back strongly. 

DC are in with a great chance of making their way through to the playoffs. After a rough start, Rishabh Pant and Co. have started to find their feet. But with 3 matches left, the Capitals do not have much room for error with competition getting intense.