IPL Highlights, RR vs DC: Rishabh Pant Propels Delhi Capitals To 6-Wicket Win vs Rajasthan Royals
IPL 2019, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals Highlights: Rajasthan Royals scored 191/6 in 20 overs.
Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 6 wickets in match 40 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Chasing 192, DC were given a flying start by Shikhar Dhawan. The left-hander scored a quickfire 54 off 27 balls. This was his 36th IPL fifty. Dhawan's innings included 8 fours and 2 sixes. He put together 72 runs for the 1st wicket with Prithvi Shaw. Captain Shreyas Iyer (4) fell cheaply. Rishabh Pant then joined Shaw, to stitch together 84 runs for the 3rd wicket. Shaw departed for 42 off 39 (4 fours, 1 six). But, Pant (78 not out) ensured that DC do not falter in their run-chase. The hard-hitting batsman hit 6 fours and 4 sixes. Sherfane Rutherford scored 11 off 5 balls (1 four, 1 six) towards the end. With this win, Delhi Capitals leapfrog Chennai Super Kings to go top of the points table. Earlier, RR scored 191/6 in 20 overs. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2019 Highlights Updates Between Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals, straight from Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
- 23:42 (IST)Thank you for joining usThis brings an end to match 40 of IPL 2019 between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals in Jaipur. Thank you for joining us for the live coverage.
- 23:35 (IST)SIX!Pant hits the ball towards deep mid-wicket region. Delhi Capitals win by 6 wickets. The TV umpire confirmed through the replay that the ball was hitting the ropes without touching the ground.
An unbeaten 78* from Rishabh Pant as the @DelhiCapitals win by 6 wickets #RRvDC pic.twitter.com/IxI9lAzgw2
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 22, 2019 - 23:34 (IST)Jaydev Unadkat will be bowling the 20th over.
- 23:33 (IST)Delhi Capitals need 6 runs to win off the final over.
- 23:32 (IST)SIX!Pant smacks the final ball of Archer's over, over the long-on region.
- 23:31 (IST)Comedy of errors!Miss fielding by Stuart Binny and Ben Stokes allowed Pant and Ingram to take two extra runs.
- 23:29 (IST)Archer bowling the 19th over has gone for just one run in 3 balls.
- 23:27 (IST)Colin Ingram is the new batsman at the crease.
- 23:26 (IST)WICKET!Kulkarni strikes! He gets the wicket of Sherfane Rutherford. The batsman mishits the ball as Riyan Parag takes the catch at long-off. DC are 175/4 in 18 overs.
- 23:25 (IST)FOUR!Rutherford dispatches the ball in the deep extra cover region.
- 23:22 (IST)SIX!Rutherford smacks the ball over long-on.
- 23:22 (IST)Delhi Capitals need 30 runs to win in 18 balls.
- 23:20 (IST)Sherfane Rutherford is the new batsman at the crease.
- 23:19 (IST)WICKET!Shreyas Gopal strikes! Prithvi Shaw top-edges the ball as Riyan Parag takes the catch at long-on. Delhi Capitals are 161/3 in 16.4 overs.
- 23:17 (IST)FREE HIT! FOUR!Pant smacks the ball straight down the ground as he hits his 6th boundary.
- 23:16 (IST)No ball! FOUR!Pant gets another boundary. He single-handedly hits the ball towards the fine-leg region.
- 23:14 (IST)After 16 oversDelhi Capitals are 151/2. Pant- 51 not out; Shaw- 42 not out.
- 23:13 (IST)FIFTY!With this six, Pant brings up his 10th IPL half-century.
- 23:12 (IST)SIX!Pant uses the pace of the ball and flicks it towards fine-leg.
- 23:10 (IST)Jofra Archer come in to bowl the 16th over.
- 23:09 (IST)After 15 overs10 runs were scored in Unadkat's over. Delhi Capitals are 142/2. They need 50 runs to win from 30 balls.
- 23:06 (IST)FOUR!Pant pulls the ball over short fine-leg to get his 4th boundary.
- 23:05 (IST)Jaydev Unadkat will be bowling the 15th over.
- 23:02 (IST)Time-out!Delhi Capitals are 132/2 after 14 overs. They need 60 runs to win in 36 balls.
- 23:01 (IST)FOUR!Pant sweeps the ball over the 30-yard circle towards the fine-leg region. This brings up the 50-run partnership between Shaw and Pant.
That's a 50-run partnership between @PrithviShaw & @RishabPant777 pic.twitter.com/iMoc6lLQZF
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 22, 2019 - 22:59 (IST)Kulkarni bowling the 14th over has given away 6 runs in 4 balls.
- 22:55 (IST)SIX!Shaw smacks the ball over long-on to hit his first maximum.
- 22:54 (IST)FOUR!Shaw pulls the ball in the gaps towards deep square leg.
- 22:51 (IST)Jaydev Unadkat comes in to bowl the 13th over.
- 22:51 (IST)After 12 oversDelhi Capitals are 108/2. They need 84 runs to win in 48 balls.
- 22:50 (IST)SIX!Pant dances down the track and dismisses the ball over long-on. This is his first maximum of the match.
- 22:49 (IST)100 up!Pant drives the ball square of the wicket as he and Shaw take two runs. DC are 100/2 in 11.3 overs.
- 22:47 (IST)FOUR!Shaw welcomes Gopal with a boundary. He drives the ball towards deep extra cover.
- 22:45 (IST)FOUR!Pant pulls the ball towards the backward square leg region.
- 22:45 (IST)FOUR!Pant dispatches the short, widish ball towards fine-leg.
- 22:42 (IST)Halfway!Delhi Capitals are 81/2 after 10 overs. Shaw is batting on 20, while Pant is unbeaten on 3.
- 22:39 (IST)After 9 oversDelhi Capitals are 78/2. They need 114 runs to win in 66 balls.
- 22:37 (IST)Rishabh Pant is the new batsman at the crease.
- 22:36 (IST)WICKET!Parag strikes! He gets the wicket of Delhi Capitals' captain Shreyas Iyer. Stokes takes the catch at long-on. DC are 77/2 in 8.5 overs.
Those first ever Vivo IPL wicket feels got @ParagRiyan
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 22, 2019
#HallaBol #RRvDC #RR pic.twitter.com/5RxFBby5BT - 22:35 (IST)After 8 oversDelhi Capitals are 73/1.
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