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DD beat RR by 4 runs (D/L method) | Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals, Highlights And Cricket Score 32th T20 Match
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 02, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Faced with an imminent danger of losing the race to the Indian Premier League (IPL)play-offs, bottom-placed Delhi Daredevils now face an uphill task of treating each game as a virtual knock-out as they prepare to host an inconsistent Rajasthan Royals.
After the resignation of Gautam Gambhir, the struggling Daredevils, under new skipper Shreyas Iyer received a ray of hope when he blasted a 40-ball 93 to power Delhi to a 55-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the Ferozshah Kotla here.
But Monday's 13-run loss to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Pune almost dashed all hopes of a comeback as Delhi succumbed to their sixth loss in eight games and now need to win all their remaining matches to salvage any hopes of staying alive in the tournament.
In the batting department, Iyer and stumper Rishabh Pant have done the bulk of the scoring for Delhi, amassing 306 and 257 runs respectively so far and the onus would be on the duo to lead the batting unit on Wednesday.
Delhi will also hope for a repeat of the brilliant opening platform, they got against KKR from young Prithvi Shaw and Colin Munro besides expecting Australian power-hitter Glenn Maxwell for some fireworks lower down the order.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have experienced a topsy-turvy campaign and find themselves on fifth in the table with six points from seven matches. With the IPL, entering its business end, skipper Ajinkya Rahane will expect his team to get their act together and aim for consistency.
In their previous match, Rajasthan fell short of Sunrisers Hyderabad's modest target of 152 by 11 runs. It was despite Rahane scoring a 65 and young Snaju Samson hitting a 40 as they didn't get support from other batsman. Rahane and Samson have been their best batsmen this season but inconsistent run of Ben Stokes and Jos Butler has affected their performance this season.
Among the bowlers, young seamer Jofra Archer have done well to claim six wickets in the two matches that he has played so far while this IPL's costliest buy Jaydev Unadkat have also been amongst the wickets. But RR's main concern will be the form of their spinners -- Shreyas Gopal and K. Gowtham -- who have so far failed to hunt in pairs.
Teams (From) Delhi Daredevils: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Rishabh Pant (WK), Glenn Maxwell, Gautam Gambhir, Jason Roy, Colin Munro, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra, Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Daniel Christian, Jayant Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Trent Boult, Manjot Kalra, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane, Naman Ojha, Sayan Ghosh, Liam Plunkett, Junior Dala.
Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Ankit Sharma, Anureet Singh, Jofra Archer, Stuart Binny, Aryaman Birla, Jos Buttler, Dushmantha Chameera, Prashant Chopra, Shreyas Gopal, Krishnappa Gowtham, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Dhawal Kulkarni, Ben Laughlin, Mahipal Lomror, Sudhesan Midhun, Sanju Samson, Jatin Saxena, D'Arcy Short, Ish Sodhi, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Jaydev Unadkat.
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Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights And Cricket Score 32th Match - T20 Summary
We come to the end of this exciting clash. Delhi got over the line and earn vital two points for themselves, lifting them to sixth place in the table. Rajasthan moves down to seventh place with this loss. Moving on, on the 3rd of May, we have Kolkata hosting Chennai at Eden Gardens. The action begins at 2000 local (1430 GMT), so do join in for that. See you folks then!
Rishabh Pant has been handed over the Man of the Match award for his scintillating knock in the first innings. His 69 off 29 was vital in his side getting to a daunting total, but more than that, it was the momentum his knock provided which swung the tide in his team's favour.
D'Arcy Short struggled a lot for the most part, but his onslaught in his fellow countryman's (Glenn Maxwell) over, where he scored three consecutive maximums, put the visitors back on track somewhat. Krishnappa Gowtham and Rahul Tripathi took it deep and tried to get their side over the line, but it just wasn't meant to be. Earlier in the evening, before the rain intervened, Delhi powered themselves close to 200 on the back of fine knocks from Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. The revised target then came in and Delhi got the job done with the ball.
Phew! What a thrilling end to this rain-hit encounter. Went right down to the wire and Rajasthan almost got a victory out of the jaws of defeat. With the revised target, the away side needed 151 to win in 12 overs and Jos Buttler got them away to the perfect start. Scored a fifty in absolutely no time and put Rajasthan in a good position to clinch this. But, after his departure, the wickets kept falling and the asking rate crept up quite a lot.
Trent Boult to Krishnappa Gowtham. He can't! Trent Boult holds his nerves. Been a terrific over from the Kiwi. Keeps it outside off on a full length, Gowtham lofts it over covers. Just the single and that's it. DELHI WIN BY 4 RUNS!
Trent Boult to Krishnappa Gowtham. DROPPED and FOUR! Rajasthan can still win this. Need one big hit. Full and in the slot, Gowtham lofts it high over mid-wicket. Iyer out in the deep, gets under the ball, tries to take it but it goes through his hand. One bounce and over the rope. Six needed of the last ball! Can Gowtham put this away?
Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi. OUT! Tripathi is run out. All but over now? Surely? Or is there still a twist in the tale? Full outside off, Tripathi swings and misses and both batsmen once again take off for the run. Pant throws it back to Boult who takes the bails off at his end with ease.
Trent Boult to Krishnappa Gowtham. Excellent delivery from Boult. Spears it full and wide outside off again, Gowtham swings and gets an inside edge behind. Tripathi runs and his partner responds. The run is completed.
Trent Boult to Krishnappa Gowtham. Boult does well. Fires it full and wide outside off, away from Gowtham's arc who prefers the leg side. It's lofted over covers and two runs are taken as the men in the deep mop it up.
Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi. Good length ball on middle stump, Tripathi gets down on one knee and sweeps it through square leg. Wants the second, but will have to settle for just one.
Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi. Wide! Full and well outside off, Tripathi leaves it alone. It's across the tramline, so a wide is signalled.
Liam Plunkett to Krishnappa Gowtham. SIX! Krishnappa Gowtham is keeping the fight alive! What a hit, my man. He picks up the length early, it's a little shorter in length, so he swivels and pulls it over mid-wicket and sends it sailing into the stands.
Liam Plunkett to Krishnappa Gowtham. FOUR! Lucky runs but it's all the same. Short of a length, Gowtham swings and gets a top edge over the vacant slip cordon for a boundary.
Liam Plunkett to Rahul Tripathi. Fullish outside off, Tripathi slaps it aerially towards long on and crosses over.
Liam Plunkett to Rahul Tripathi. Not out! Cutter on middle and leg, coming in, Tripathi gets low to sweep but is hit on the pads. Big appeal goes up but the umpire says no. Plunkett runs in and takes the catch thinking there might be an inside edge. Rahul is out of the crease, so Liam looks to run him out but misses. Iyer wants to review, maybe thinking he can get his man here. Replays show there was no edge and the ball would have been missing leg stump.
Liam Plunkett to Rahul Tripathi. FOUR! Finds the fence. Excellent placement. Short ball angling in on the body, Tripathi with a little swivel pulls it over backward square leg for a boundary.
Liam Plunkett to Rahul Tripathi. Slower length ball outside off, Tripathi swings and misses.