IPL 2019 RR vs DC highlights: Rishabh Pant guides Delhi Capitals to victory
Rajasthan put up 192-run target on Ajinkya Rahane's century but Delhi Capitals chased down the target. Delhi Capitals are now on top of IPL 2019 points table
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In match 40 of the VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday.
Delhi Capitals are now on top on the IPL 2019 Points table while Rajasthan Royals remains on second-last spot.
Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat, Rajasthan put up a mammoth 192-run target for Delhi on Ajinkya Rahane's century but Delhi Capitals chased down the target with four balls to spare on Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 78. Pant was also named Man of the Match.
Delhi Capitals are now on top on the IPL 2019 Points table while Rajasthan Royals remains on second-last spot.
Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat, Rajasthan put up a mammoth 192-run target for Delhi on Ajinkya Rahane's century but Delhi Capitals chased down the target with four balls to spare on Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 78. Pant was also named Man of the Match.
For Delhi, Shikhar Dhawan started with a bang as he smashed a fifty and Prithvi Shaw took the charge after his dismissal. Rishabh Pant joined Shaw and the duo quickly put a 50-run stand. Shaw departed during death overs and the onus was on Pant and he did not disappoint on the occasion and he went on to hit a six to seal the win for Delhi.
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Rajasthan Royals did not know what to bowl, where to bowl at Rishabh Pant, whose blistering 78 gave Delhi Capitals a six-wicket win and pole position in the IPL. While striking six fours and four sixes during his 36-ball furious gallop, Pant showed why his World Cup exclusion became a subject of intense debate.
Shikhar Dhawan got Delhi Capitals off to a rollicking start with a barrage of fours and sixes, adding 72 runs for the opening wicket with Prithvi Shaw in only 7.3 overs.
But it was Pant, who played the most influential role in DC's win, finishing it off with a six.
After a quiet first over, Dhawan cut loose and hammered Dhawal Kulkarni for a six over deep square and leg and a four. Having removed Kulkarni from the attack, Dhawan went down on his knee and whacked Shreyas Gopal over fine-leg for another maximum, and then hit two successive fours.
Kulkarni was brought back and the senior India opener responded with two more boundaries.
Shaw had luck on his side as Ashton Turner dropped him on 10, and the young batsman capitalised on that by hitting a few boundaries.
After pulling Gopal for a four, Dhawan was stumped while going down the wicket, and DC skipper Shreyas Iyer fell to a horrendous shot.
But Shaw and Pant added runs in double quick time to help Delhi Capitals cross the line. While Shaw was contend to play second fiddle when Dhawan attacked, he opened up in the company of Pant, who found the fence regularly.
It was a mature knock by Pant, who reached his half century in 26 balls.
Earlier, blending panache with power, Ajinkya Rahane roared back to form with a scintillating century and propelled Rajasthan Royals to 191 for six.
Rahane remained not out on 105 off 63 balls, decorating his knock with three sixes and 11 fours, while Steve Smith contributed 50 off 32 deliveries.
Asked to bat after Iyer called correctly at the toss, Rahane spearheaded Rajasthan Royals' innings after getting a life on 16, the culprit being Ishant Sharma, who dropped a sitter at sort fine-leg. The drop hurt the visitors, but Delhi did well to prevent RR from going past 200.
Entering the game with over 650 runs against Delhi in the league, Rahane chose his favourite opponents to find form, and when he walked back to the dressing room, he had over 750 to his name.
To start with, Rahane drove Ishant through a crowded off-side field for a boundary, a shot that had his characteristic elegance written all over it.
Stripped of captaincy last week following a string of poor results, the 30-year-old went into attack mode and smashed Axar Patel for a six and a four at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, which had a dash of pink.
Seeing the flight early, Rahane danced down the crowd to hoist's Axar ball over him and into the sightscreen.
Unfazed by the sight of pacer Kagiso Rabada steaming in, he smoked the South African's short of a length delivery down the ground for another maximum. Rahane soon brought up his second IPL hundred, the first coming seven years ago.
He raised his bat to acknowledge the applause from the crowd and his dugout that was as relieved as the batsman himself.
Meanwhile, Smith, who replaced Rahane as captain hours before the start of their last match against Mumbai Indians, struck medium pacer Sherfane Rutherford for three consecutive boundaries to score his second successive half century of the season.
And even as Smith and Ben Stokes gout out in quick succession, Rahane was going strong, swiftly hitting Morris for a boundary over mid-off. At the other end, Ashton Turner fell for a third golden duck.
12:10 AM
Delhi now tops the IPL 2019 Points Table
11:57 PM
Rishabh Pant named the Man of the Match
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11:52 PM
Watch: Celebration time for Rishabh Pant and Delhi Capitals!
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11:38 PM
WATCH: Rishabh Pant's falling pull shot
11:36 PM
Over 20 DELHI CAPITALS WIN
Over Summay: 1 6 DC 193/4
Ingram on strike, Delhi need 6 runs in last over, Unadkat with the ball, single off the first and Pant is on strike, SHOT!! PANT GOES BIG AND THE BALL CLEARS THE ROPE, SIX IT IS!! RISHABH PANT FINALLY FINISHES IT FOR DELHI!!
Ingram on strike, Delhi need 6 runs in last over, Unadkat with the ball, single off the first and Pant is on strike, SHOT!! PANT GOES BIG AND THE BALL CLEARS THE ROPE, SIX IT IS!! RISHABH PANT FINALLY FINISHES IT FOR DELHI!!
11:31 PM
Colin Ingram is the new batsman, Archer is the bowler, mix-up on the second ball for a single but both the batsmen are safe, single off the third and Pant is on strike now, the ball was in the air but fielder was far off to catch it, the ball spinbs after landing and batsmen get two extra runs, SIX!! PANT CONNECTS IT!!
Over 19
Over Summay: 0 0 1 3 0 6 DC 186/4
Colin Ingram is the new batsman, Archer is the bowler, mix-up on the second ball for a single but both the batsmen are safe, single off the third and Pant is on strike now, the ball was in the air but fielder was far off to catch it, the ball spinbs after landing and batsmen get two extra runs, SIX!! PANT CONNECTS IT!!
11:26 PM
Kulkarni to Pant, single, SIXI! Rutherford wastes no time adn goes big to long-on, two singles follow, FOUR!! straight to deep extra cover by Rutherford, OUT!! miscalculated shot by Rutherford and Parag takes the catch.
Over 18 Rutherford caught!
Over Summay:1 6 1 1 4 W DC 175/4
Kulkarni to Pant, single, SIXI! Rutherford wastes no time adn goes big to long-on, two singles follow, FOUR!! straight to deep extra cover by Rutherford, OUT!! miscalculated shot by Rutherford and Parag takes the catch.
11:20 PM
Over 17 Prithvi Shaw departs
Over Summay: 4Nb 4 1 0 W 1 0 DC 162/3
11:14 PM
Archer with the ball, in search of w wicket, two runs off the first three, SIX!! Pant hist it to fine-leg and clears the rope, SO CLSOE!! the ball hits the bails but it's intact so Shaw gets a lifeline!
Over 16
Over Summay: 1 0 1 6 1 0 DC 151/2
Archer with the ball, in search of w wicket, two runs off the first three, SIX!! Pant hist it to fine-leg and clears the rope, SO CLSOE!! the ball hits the bails but it's intact so Shaw gets a lifeline!
11:08 PM
Unadkat with the ball, FOUR!! Pant gets the boundary towards fine-leg with a signle handed shot, single off the next, Shaw hits down to long-off for one,
Over 15
Over Summay: 1 4 2 1 1 1 DC 142/2
Unadkat with the ball, FOUR!! Pant gets the boundary towards fine-leg with a signle handed shot, single off the next, Shaw hits down to long-off for one,
11:01 PM
Kulkarni with the ball, quick two off the first by Pant, another quick two by Pant off the next, single off the next as they fail to get two, single by Shaw, FOUR!! SHAW HITS IT TO FINE-LEG, quick two off the last by Pant.
Over 14
Over Summay: 2 2 1 1 4 2 DC 132/2
Kulkarni with the ball, quick two off the first by Pant, another quick two by Pant off the next, single off the next as they fail to get two, single by Shaw, FOUR!! SHAW HITS IT TO FINE-LEG, quick two off the last by Pant.
10:55 PM
Over 13
Over Summay: 1 1 4 0 6 0 DC 120/2
Shaw on strike, Unadkat with the ball, single off the first, Pant takes one to leg side, FOUR!! Shaw goes to backward square leg and fielder had no chance, SIX!! just a flick from Shaw and the ball goes all the way into the stand.
Shaw on strike, Unadkat with the ball, single off the first, Pant takes one to leg side, FOUR!! Shaw goes to backward square leg and fielder had no chance, SIX!! just a flick from Shaw and the ball goes all the way into the stand.
10:50 PM
Over 12
Over Summay: 4 1 2 1 1 6 DC 108/2
Shaw starts with a boundary to cover, takes one off the next, Pant gets two off the next and gets off the mark with a single, Shaw takes one off clip edge to long-on, SIX!! PANT GOES TO LONG-ON!!
Shaw starts with a boundary to cover, takes one off the next, Pant gets two off the next and gets off the mark with a single, Shaw takes one off clip edge to long-on, SIX!! PANT GOES TO LONG-ON!!
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First Published: Apr 22 2019 | 5:27 PM IST
