Rajasthan Royals who kickstarted their IPL 2024 campaign with a victory in their first game against LSG, registered their second victory of the season by beating Delhi Capitals by 12 runs.
Riyan Parag’s Unbeaten 84 Leads RR to Register 185 Runs
As per the IPL 2024 Schedule, Rajasthan Royals was scheduled to face Delhi Capitals on March 28 in Jaipur. Delhi were under pressure to register their first victory of the season after registering a narrow defeat against PBKS in their season’s first match.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals kick-started their IPL 2024 campaign with a comfortable victory against LSG.
Speaking on the game, Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl first where Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler opened the inning for Rajasthan Royals.
While the duo is expected to make a steady inning, DC’s Mukesh Kumar struck earlier and dismissed dangerous Yashasvi Jaiswal for just 5 runs. Soon after his dismissal, Jaiswal’s opening partner Jos Buttler was dismissed for 11 runs by chinaman Kuldeep Yadav.
Following the RR skipper’s dismissal for 15 runs, Ashwin promoted himself to the top and contributed 29 runs for 19 balls.
Though RR batters struggled to make an impact with their bat on one end, Riyan Parag, on the other hand, scored an unbeaten 84 runs from 45 deliveries. At the end of 20 overs, Rajasthan Royals scored 185 runs for 5 wickets loss.
On the other hand, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh opened the inning for Delhi Capitals where Nandre Burger drew the first blood by dismissing Mitchell Marsh for 23 runs. Following his dismissal, Ricky Bhui returned to the pavilion without scoring while Rishabh and Warner made a 67-run stand for the next wicket.
Delhi Capitals’ chances of registering their first victory of the season started to faint as they lost wickets at regular intervals of time. At the end of 20 overs, Delhi Capitals managed to score only 173 runs for 5 wickets and fell short of 12 runs for the victory.
IPL 2024 RR vs DC Highlights
Rajasthan Royals Batting
| BATTING | Status | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | b Mukesh Kumar | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Jos Buttler | lbw b Kuldeep Yadav | 11 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Sanju Samson (c)† | c †Pant b Ahmed | 15 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 107.14 |
| Riyan Parag | not out | 84 | 45 | 73 | 7 | 6 | 186.66 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Stubbs b Patel | 29 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 152.63 |
| Dhruv Jurel | b Nortje | 20 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 166.66 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | not out | 14 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
Delhi Capitals Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 4 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 12.25 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Delhi Capitals Batting
| BATTING | Status | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| David Warner | c Sandeep Sharma b Avesh Khan | 49 | 34 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 144.11 |
| Mitchell Marsh | b Burger | 23 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 191.66 |
| Ricky Bhui | c †Samson b Burger | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant (c)† | c †Samson b Chahal | 28 | 26 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 107.69 |
| Tristan Stubbs | not out | 44 | 23 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 191.3 |
| Abishek Porel | c Buttler b Chahal | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Axar Patel | not out | 15 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 115.38 |
Rajasthan Royals Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Trent Boult | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.66 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nandre Burger | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 9.66 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6.33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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