Live Score: Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
OVERS 15: Good over from Mohd Shami, gave away just four singles. RR 117/4
Strategic Time-out after over No. 14
OVERS 13.4: OUT! Shahbaz Nadeem struck again, Ajinkya Rahane gone for 45. RR 112/4
OVERS 13: Ajinkya Rahane hit Mohd Shami for back-to-back fours and took
Rajasthan Royals to 108/3
100 up for Rajasthan Royals in 12.1 overs
OVERS 11: OUT! Shahbaz Nadeem got the big wicket, dismissed Sanju Samson (37). RR 90/3
Samson hit two sixes and two fours in his quick-fire 22-ball 37 and added 62 runs for the third wicket with skipper Ajinkya Rahane
OVERS 10: Rajasthan Royals 84/2 at the halfway mark. Rahane 29* and Samson 33*
Strategic Time-out
OVERS 9: 15 RUNS! Another big over for RR as Samson hit Nadeem for a six and a four in consecutive balls. Royals 77/2
OVERS 8.1: SIX! Sanju Samson hit Shahbaz Nadeem for his second maximum. RR 68/2
OVERS 7: Rahane 19* and Samson 17* take Royals to 58/2
50 up for Rajasthan Royals in 5.5 overs
OVERS 5: 15 RUNS! After the Stokes wicket, Sanju Samson and Ajinkya Rahane hit two fours and a six to score 15 off Trent Boult. RR 43/2
OVERS 4.1: OUT! Trent Boult got the big one, scalped Ben Stokes for 16. RR 28/2
OVERS 3.4: SIX! Ben Stokes smacked Chris Morris for first maximum of the innings. RR 27/1
OVERS 3: Ben Stokes and Ajinkya Rahane take Rajasthan Royals to 19/1
OVERS 1.2: RUN OUT! Early setback for the hosts. D'Arcy Short gone for 5. Rajasthan Royals 11/1
OVER 1: Rajasthan Royals 6/0
Here we go...Ajinkya Rahane and D Arcy Short started the Royals innings with Trent Boult on the ball for Daredevils
TOSS - Delhi Daredevils opt to bowl against Rajasthan Royals
Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (c), D Arcy Short, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Jos Buttler (w), Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Laughlin
Delhi Daredevils: Colin Munro, Gautam Gambhir (c), Shreyas Iyer, Vijay Shankar, Rishabh Pant (w), Glenn Maxwell, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Nadeem, Trent Boult, Mohammed Shami
Pitch Report
"The length will be crucial. We have got hardness and a bit of green on the wicket. The green has been retained by the curator for the ball to carry through" -
Michael Slater