IPL 2022, DC vs RR Highlights: IPL 2022, DC vs RR Highlights: Opener Jos Buttler struck his third century of the ongoing IPL to power Rajasthan Royals to a 15-run win over Delhi Capitals in a drama-filled match on Friday.
Brief Scores
Rajasthan Royals: 222 for 2 in 20 overs (Jos Buttler 116, Devdutt Padikkal 54, Sanju Samson 46 not out; Khaleel Ahmed 1/47, Mustafizur Rahman 1/43)
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Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2022 - Match 34
Delhi Capitals
207/8 (20.0)vs
Rajasthan Royals
222/2 (20.0)Match Ended ( Day - Match 34 )
Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by 15 runs
Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by 15 runs
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IPL 2022 DC vs RR playing XI, match prediction, pitch report: As both teams eye a return to winning ways, the batting unit that does well could be the difference. (Twitter/IPL)
When Lalit Yadav sliced a ball skywards, three fielders, none of them calling for the catch, sprinted in. One was Yuzvendra Chahal, the bowler; the second was Devdutt Padikkal from covers, and third Shimron Hetmyer from mid-off. Then, like a well-choreographed dance scene, they suddenly stopped and watched the ball plunge into the turf. It was a difficult catch to judge for all three and all three had to cover a fair distance, but memories of the catch they had dropped might have been fresh, thus holding them back from diving full-pelt . Hetmyer had let off Rishabh Pant in the ninth over, off Obed McCoy at deep midwicket. Pant was again the beneficiary when he misjudged a skier at deep fine leg, the ball eventually bouncing off the stretched palms, off the bowling of Prasidh Krishna. So both were understandably catch-shy. Padikkal’s case was baffling as he had clung onto a skyscraper from Pant. He too had misread the ball’s dip, but did not take the eyes off the ball and adjusted well enough to hold on. But a skier on a dewy Wankhede night was a fielder’s nightmare.
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Obed McCoy to bowl the last over of the match. Powell starts the over with a huge six. Woww! he hits another one for a maximum. That's three in three for Powell. What a hit!! What is happening? Delhi batters are chatting with the umpires, they ask for a no-ball. Wicket on the final ball. Rajasthan win by 15 runs.
"Sanju! Eranginaana, inda pakkam, anda pakkam paathuko!” (If he charges down the track, look out for either side), basically saying he might fire the ball down leg or off side if Rishabh Pant charges out at him. It was the sixth over of the chase, and just after Ashwin had taken out Sarfraz Khan first ball. But Ashwin didn’t really give Pant a chance to charge out by bowling two from well short of length - Pant whipped the first one for a four and turned the next for a couple. Finally, off the last ball of the over, Ashwin looped it up fuller on length, drawing Pant forward, and nearly had his man too. Pant lunged but was beaten in flight, and just about stretched to push-drive it through mid-off. At the end of the fourth over, Kris Srikkanth had a bit of advice to Sanju Samson. “Dei! Sanju! Ashwin ey kondu vaada! (Oi! Bring on Ashwin!) Samson listened to him an over later and was rewarded with a wicket. As soon as Srikkanth said that, R Sridhar, former fielding coach of India, said, he would bring the best bowler of the team on, which is Ashwin. Srikkanth didn’t bat an eyelid: “Sridhar! Best bowler of the team is Yuzvendra Chahal!” Sridhar tried saying that Ashwin’s discipline has been helping Chahal pick up wickets and Srikkanth decided to turn peaceful and mumbled out some sweet nothings.
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Prasidh takes the wicket of Lalit Yadav, and Samson does the rest by taking an easy catch. Lalit goes back to the pavilion after scoring 37 runs. DC are 187/7 after 19 overs.
Powell slashes it this time and gets a six off Boult. He hits another six, goes straight this time. That's two sixes in an over. DC are 187/6 after 18 overs.
Chahal to bowl the 17th over for Rajasthan. Chahal to Lalit Yadav walks down the wicket and hits a six against Chahal. That's attacking batting from him. DC are 172/6 after 17 overs.
Thakur pulls it hard and gets a six against Boult. What a shot by Lord Shardul. But, wait!!! Shardul goes back to the pavilion. He gets run out. Delhi in trouble now. Lalit hits a boundary now. DC are 162/6 after 16 overs.
Chahal with a breakthrough now. It's a good length delivery, Axar tries to sweep the ball and departs. That's a very good delivery by Chahal. DC are 131/5 after 13 overs.
Prasidh Krishna has his man. Rishabh Pant departs for 44. Padikkal hangs on to a skier. This was in the air for a long time and Padikkal has managed to pull it off. Delhi Capitals need 99 runs in 48 balls.
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David Warner’s bluff did not pay off. He had just edged an attempted flick—he backed away so far that his feet nearly hugged the tramline on his leg-side—to the wicket-keeper. The bowler, Prasidh Krishna, was so certain about the edge that he did not bother to turn back and appeal, and rushed to the embrace of his onrushing teammates.
But the Delhi Capitals opener pretended as though nothing had happened—as though the appeal was pseudo. He gestured the “don’t run” signal towards the non-striker Prithvi Shaw, and seemed to brush his thigh-pad to indicate that the ball had ricocheted off his protective equipment. All this while, Warner wore an expressionless face, like a method actor in a Konstantin Stanislavski movie. For a fleeting second, even Prasidh stood confused, and seemed to ask Warner why he was lingering on. And then they suddenly remembered that there was an umpire in the middle, to whom Prasidh implored than appealed. He duly lifted his index finger and Warner had to go. But not without some more acting—he shook his head, caressed his thigh pad twice more, and even lipped something at Prasidh before dragging off to the dugout, muttering something to himself, as if he had been punished for some crime he had not committed. No Oscar for this, Warner.
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Another life for Rishabh Pant, this time Yuzvedra Chahal drops it at the fine leg. The extra bounce from Prasidh has done the trick for Pant, it takes the top edge and Chahal drops a regular chance.
A one-handed six by Pant. Riyan Parag bowls with a slingy action and the Delhi Capitals skipper has launched it over long-on with his right hand. 22 runs came from Parag's over. Delhi Capitals need 102 runs in 54 balls.
Riyan Parag into the attack and Rishabh Pants welcomes him with a massive six over mid-wicket. It was a full toss from Parag, and Pant accepted the gift gleefully.
Prithvi Shaw holes out Trent Boult in the deep. Another wicket for R Ashwin. Prithvi rocks back and tries to clear the fence on the off side, but Boult takes a good running catch.
One-handed six from Prithvi Shaw. He first welcomes McCoy with a boundary and then plays a one-handed lofted shot over the cover for a maximum. McCoy followed it with a five no ball. It missed everyone, terrible delivery from the lanky Caribbean. He followed it with two wides. Shaw fails to connect the low full toss. Next ball, McCoy, strays down the pads of Rishabh Pant and he glances to the fine leg fence. Hetmyer dropped Pant at long-on and it went for another boundary. 26 came from McCoy's second over.
One of these have to go after the spinners. They can't chase this imposing total by negotiating their eight overs. It has been 25 balls, without a boundary.
Only five came from Yuzvendra Chahal's first over. He gave away literally nothing in his first over.
A left-handed helicopter from Rishabh Pant. The boundary also brings up 50 Delhi Capitals.
Ashwin strikes the first ball. Sarfaraz departs for 1. Sarfaraz wanted to take on the off-spinner and perishes in the process. He miscues the shot and offers a simple catch near square leg to Prasidh Krishna.
4,4 and OUT. Prasidh Krishna has the last laugh, and he gives a send off to Warner as well. Prasidh cramps Warner for the room, and he has nowhere to go as the ball keeps following him as he backs away, takes the outside edge and carries nicely to Samson.