On Thursday, March 28 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by a score of 12 runs to claim their second straight victory in the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024). With Riyan Parag hitting a half-century, RR amassed a massive 185/5 in their allocated 20 overs after being put in to bat first.
With David Warner (49 off 34) and Tristan Stubbs (44* off 23) as the leading scorers, DC was only able to muster 173/5 in their allotted 20 overs in response. With four wins from their first two games, Rajasthan moved up to the second position on the points table, while Delhi, who have yet to earn a point, is now in seventh place.
Also read: IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals, 9th Match – Who Said What?
Now, let’s examine the game’s highlights:
RR is first put under pressure by DC bowlers
After choosing to bowl first, the Delhi Capitals spinners prevented the Rajasthan openers from finding easy boundaries, which helped their team get off to a strong start. Mukesh Kumar bowled out Yashasvi Jaiswal (5 off 7) to start the match, and Khaleel Ahmed forced RR captain Sanju Samson (15 off 14) to edge one to the wicketkeeper. By catching Jos Buttler (11 off 16) in front of the wickets, Kuldeep Yadav added more misery to the RR team, leaving them on 36/3 after 7.2 overs.
CASTLED!
Early success for Mukesh Kumar & @DelhiCapitals 👏👏#RR lose Yashasvi Jaiswal
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2. Riyan Parag salvages the innings for Rajasthan Royals
During the powerplay, the 22-year-old batted after skipper Samson was out of the game in the final over. After hitting Kuldeep Yadav for a six, Parag moved on after initially batting carefully and only scoring 15 runs off of the first 19 balls. With seven fours and six sixes to help RR secure a commanding lead, the right-handed hitter steadily gained momentum in his innings and recorded his best-ever IPL total of 84* (45).
Riyan Parag is on the charge 🔥🔥#IPLonJioCinema #RRvDC #TATAIPL #JioCinemaSports pic.twitter.com/aGahxAeGPJ
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Come for that shot, stay for that reaction at the end 🥵#IPLonJioCinema #RRvDC #TATAIPL #JioCinemaSports pic.twitter.com/HZfniV3mgv
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) March 28, 2024
3. Nandre Burger upends the hierarchy in Delhi Capitals
In his maiden IPL season, the left-arm seamer looked amazing with the ball. The DC openers had gotten their team off to a fast start, amassing 30 runs for the first wicket before Burger dragged RR back into the contest. After destroying Mitchell Marsh’s stumps in the fourth over of the innings, he bounced out Ricky Bhui three balls later, leaving DC reeling at 30/2 after 3.4 overs.
Powerplay brilliance ⚡️⚡️
Nandre Burger is breathing 🔥 at the moment!
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Check out more highlights from Rajasthan’s second consecutive win:
MAXIMUMS 🆚 spin and pace 💥
Counter-attacking in style, the R Ashwin way 🔥🔥
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𝙍𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙩! 🚨
Sandeep Sharma with an unbelievable catch to dismiss David Warner 👏👏
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Tristan Stubbs’ dual maximums have kept things alive for @DelhiCapitals !🔥
32 needed off the final two overs
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Avesh Khan holds his nerves and concedes only 4 runs in the final over! 👏
Two in two for the @rajasthanroyals, who clinch a 12-run win in Jaipur! 💗
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 28, 2024
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