IPL 2019, RR vs MI: Delhi beat Punjab, Rajasthan Royals trump Mumbai Indians
Steve Smith, who replaced Ajinkya Rahane as the new captain, remained unbeaten on 59 runs as Rajasthan Royals chased down the total with five wickets in hand, and five balls to spare.
Delhi Capitals avenged their shocking first-leg defeat with a five-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab. Chasing 164 for a win, senior opener Shikhar Dhawan laid the foundation with a fluent 56 of 41 balls, while skipper Shreyas Iyer contributed an unbeaten 58 off 49 balls to complete the job with two balls to spare. Iyer hit five fours and a six. (Soure: BCCI)
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl in their IPL match against Kings XI Punjab. (Source: BCCI)
Earlier, Chris Gayle smashed five gargantuan sixes into the night sky before Delhi Capitals put the brakes and restricted Kings XI Punjab to 163 for seven. Gayle top-scored with 69 off 37 balls, reaching the half century in 25 balls and hitting six boundaries besides the towering sixes. (Source: BCCI)
The Delhi openers started in right earnest but the young Prithvi Shaw, after showing promise, was run out after Dhawan changed his mind to leave his partner stranded at the non-striker's end. (Source: BCCI)
Dhawan struck seven fours and a six before Ravichandran Ashwin ran from mid-on to the midwicket region to compete a fine catch while avoiding a collision with an onrushing Chris Gayle. During his stay in the middle, Dhawan had some fun by dancing around the crease as Ashwin threatened to Mankad him. (Source: BCCI)
This was DC's second win at home in five outings and sixth overall, occupying the third place in the standings. KXIP remained on fourth with 10 points. (Source: BCCI)
Rajasthan Royals skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to field against Mumbai Indians. Coming off to bat, MI were once again given a great start by Quinton de Kock who scored 65 runs in 47 balls. (Source: AP)
Jofra Archer made a couple of crucial drops in the match. He dropped de Kock in the 3rd over, just after Shreyas Gopal had dismissed Rohit Sharma. He later also dropped Hardik Pandya. (Source: IPL)
Hardik Pandya played another cameo, scoring 22 runs in 15 balls, as Mumbai Indians reached 161/5 in 20 overs. (Source: IPL)
Rajasthan Royals got off to a brisk start. But the pressure starting building after Rahul Chahar dismissed Sanju Samson and Ben Stokes in the same over. (Source: IPL)
Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith and Riyan Parag added 70 runs together as RR shifted back the momentum to their side. (Source: IPL)
Steve Smith remained unbeaten on 59 runs as Rajasthan Royals chased down the total with five wickets in hand, and five balls to spare. (Source: IPL)
