IPL Highlights, DC vs RR Highlights: Delhi Capitals Beat Rajasthan Royals By Five Wickets
IPL 2019, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: Riyan Parag became the youngest player to score a fifty in IPL history.
- Dipankar Lahiri
- Updated:May 04, 2019 07:27 PM IST
Delhi Capitals (DC) have won their last league match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season against Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 5 wickets and 3.5 overs to spare at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on Saturday. The DC chase, despite several bumps, was propelled by a responsible innings from Rishabh Pant (53*), who played his way in and batted with the lower order and then finally burst into life with the finish line in sight. Ish Sodhi (3/26) and Shreyas Gopal (2/21) had made early inroads into the DC batting order to make their chase of 116 more difficult that it had appeared it would. RR had scored 115/9 in their 20 overs. Winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane decided his team would bat first. Ishant Sharma (3/38) got the home team off to a perfect start, capturing the wickets of openers Rahane (2) and Liam Livingstone (14) in successive overs. Sanju Samson (5) was run out after a mix-up with his partner Mahipal Lomror (8) as wickets kept falling. Amit Mishra (3/17) then came up with a killer blow, taking two wickets in consecutive balls - Shreyas Gopal (12) and Stuart Binny (0) falling to him in successive balls. He could have captured a hat-trick as well, which would have been his third in IPL history, but Trent Boult missed an easy catch. Young Riyan Parag (50) anchored the RR innings, even taking 18 runs off Ishant's last over. He never had any partners sticking with him for long enough though, as only Livingstone and Shreyas Gopal managed to reach double figures. He hit Trent Boult for two sixes in the 20th over to bring up his fifty, thus becoming the youngest player in IPL history to score a fifty. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2019 Highlights Between Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, straight from Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi
- 19:20 (IST)Thank you for joining usThat's it from the Feroz Shah Kotla, where the home team have walloped Rajasthan Royals. Thank you for joining us here, you can now head over to our live coverage of today's second IPL match, where SRH and RCB are facing off in their last league match of the season.
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Match 53. It's all over! Delhi Capitals won by 5 wickets https://t.co/MHl5ZVPywi #DCvRR #VIVOIPL
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 4, 2019 - 19:18 (IST)Pant finishes off the match with another sixGets to his fifty as well. Talk about finishing it in style! DC win by 5 wickets with 3.5 overs to spare.
- 19:16 (IST)Another six for PantSix number 87 for Pant. Six monster! DC need 2 to win.
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SIX NUMBER 86 FOR @RishabPant777 in @IPL, the most for Delhi by any player
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) May 4, 2019
Kya banda hai yaar!#DC - 96/4 in 14.5 overs.#DCvRR #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals - 19:12 (IST)
Steadying the chase ft. @RishabPant777#DCvRR #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals #IPL #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/c0mTsIAS4r
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) May 4, 2019 - 19:11 (IST)Rutherford is outShreyas Gopal gets another wicket. Livingstone takes a nice catch. That went up very high. DC lose their fifth wicket. Need 10 more runs off 28 balls as we head into a Timeout. Keemo Paul had walked off the field in the first innings. Will he pad up now? Or will Axar Patel be sent out?
- 19:10 (IST)Six for RutherfordDC want to finish this quickly.
- 19:09 (IST)Four for Pant16 runs off Aaron's over. DC need just 16 more runs to win. Pant moves on to 39. What a point he has made today. Responsible, measured innings. Going for the kill now.
- 19:08 (IST)Six for PantSwiveled and hit over the fine leg boundary for six. Varun Aaron's over has been expensive. Expense the RR team can ill afford at this stage.
- 19:03 (IST)DC 84/4 after 14 oversThree runs and one wicket in Ish Sodhi's third over. DC need 32 off 36 balls. Shreyas Gopal and Ish Sodhi both have one over remaining. Varun Aaron has three overs left. Could we have a twist in the tail in this match? DC and RR are the two teams who have been most susceptible to late nervous breakdowns this season.
- 19:00 (IST)Ingram is outPant is not so lucky. Ish Sodhi gets his third wicket. Ball struck Ingram's wrist and looped up. Rahane, standing at first slip, went around the keeper to grab the catch. DC 83/4 after 13.4 overs. Rutherford the new man in.
- 18:59 (IST)Pant survivesPant tried to take Ish Sodhi on and almost regretted it. Ball goes up high and not very far but luckily for the batsman, lands in no man's land.
- 18:57 (IST)Four runs off Gowtham's overDC 81/3 after 13 overs. Need 35 more runs in 42 balls. Required run rate 5 runs per over. Pant and Ingram should be looking to finish this job themselves. A few quick wickets could still turn this match around, given the nature of this track.
- 18:54 (IST)Two runs off Gopal's overAnother stunning spell by Shreyas Gopal. 1/6 in his three overs so far. DC need 39 off 48 balls.
- 18:50 (IST)Five runs off Gowtham's overRishabh Pant is playing an unusual innings. 24 off 23 balls. Strike rate just above 100. Historic in its own little way, this innings. Ingram is with him, on 9 off 16 balls.
- 18:46 (IST)Six runs off Binny's overDC move to 70/3. Pant and Ingram knocking the ball around for ones and twos. Sensible approach.
- 18:42 (IST)Three runs off the 9th overGowtham concedes just three runs in his second over. Ingram happy to set his eye in before bringing out his shots. Now that the NRR equation can be thrown out of the window, the DC batsmen will want to bat safely and surely. So that they can ensure the two points at least.
- 18:41 (IST)What happens here onThe two Guyana boys, Rutherford and Keemo Paul, are slotted to come in after this. However, Ingram needs a big score. DC need 52 runs off 70 balls. Looks like the target of finishing the chase in the first 10 overs can be safely discounted now.
- 18:35 (IST)Shreyas Iyer is outShreyas gets Shreyas! Gopal gets Iyer out. DC 61/3. Could RR get their way back into the match from here on? Ingram's form has not been the best. Pant's wicket will be crucial.
- 18:32 (IST)Six again!Rishabh Pant punishing Parag in this over. That landed just outside the rope. 67 metres. That would have been a four in most grounds.
- 18:31 (IST)Six for PantPant gets down on his knees and slams Parag on to the leg side. Flat six.
- 18:30 (IST)Riyan Parag into the attackHas shone with the bat as well as in the field today already. Can he do the trick with the ball in hand as well? A wicket here could really get RR back into the game.
- 18:27 (IST)Four for PantPant gets off the mark with a four. DC finally looking to shake off the shock Ish Sodhi inflicted on them with his double strike.
- 18:25 (IST)Six for Iyer againHits the very next ball even further. Almost in the same area. Iyer going for the kill!
- 18:24 (IST)Six!Shreyas Iyer hits Ish Sodhi down the ground for a maximum. Cleanly hit.
- 18:23 (IST)DC 29/2 after 5 oversOne run off Gopal's over. Rishabh Pant has faced 9 balls without scoring. How often have we seen that!
- 18:19 (IST)Double wicket maiden for Ish SodhiDC stuck on 28/2. Pant watching the ball very closely and very suspiciously. This match could get interesting. When will Shreyas Gopal, the man in form, be introduced by Rahane?
- 18:18 (IST)No hat-trickTwo almost-hat-tricks in this match, how often have we seen that! Amit Mishra in the first innings, Sodhi here. Pant defends the hat-trick ball safely. Pant and Iyer at the crease. DC need to re-evaluate their approach a bit.
- 18:15 (IST)Prithvi Shaw is bowled!Ish Sodhi is turning this match on its head! Another wicket! Two in two balls. DC 28/2 after 3.2 overs
- 18:14 (IST)Dhawan is outDhawan perishes in the attempt to hit another big shot. Riyan Parag with the catch (this boy seems to be everywhere!), Ish Sodhi with the wicket. DC lose their first wicket.
- 18:12 (IST)Flicked for four by ShawThree boundaries and one single in that Oshane Thomas over. DC are starting to look like they are chasing this down with the run rate factor in mind. 28/0 after 3 overs.
- 18:10 (IST)Driven for four! Dhawan againBeautiful shot for four. Dhawan is on song today. Oshane Thomas is bearing the brunt of his confident strokes.
- 18:09 (IST)Four for DhawanOshane Thomas into the attack and welcomed with open arms by Dhawan. Lofted over point for four.
- 18:06 (IST)Four leg byesOff Dhawan's pads. Runs past the keeper for four. DC 15/0 after 2 overs
- 18:03 (IST)Six runs off the first overThree runs each for Dhawan and Shaw. Varun Aaron bowling the second over.
- 18:03 (IST)Net run rate equationIf DC can chase down this target within 10 overs, they can leapfrog CSK and MI on net run rate. The race for the top two spots in the table is well and truly alive.
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B. E. L. I. E. V. E.#ThisIsNewDelhi #DCvRR #DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/t6GQLFDGI5
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) May 4, 2019 - 17:57 (IST)Ready for the chasePrithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan come out to the middle for DC. Krishnappa Gowtham bowling the first over.
- 17:44 (IST)Parag is outGoes for a big shot off the last ball. Is caught in the deep. Rajasthan Royals score 115/9 in their 20 overs. Riyan Parag has brought some semblance of respectability to this total. Will DC chase this down easily or does skipper Rahane have a trick or two up his sleeve?