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Delhi vs Rajasthan Live Highlights, Match 56, Indian Premier League, 2024, May 7, 2024

DC 221/8 (20)
Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 20 runs
RR 201/8 (20)
Match over
0.5 : 0.5: Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! FANTASTIC! Trent Boult sticks to the same line and length from 'round the wicket. Jake Fraser-McGurk creates room this time and lofts it over mid on. The ball bounces a couple of times before crossing the fence and gets himself four runs.
1.4 : 1.4: Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Uppish but safe! Sandeep Sharma bowls it full and on off. Abishek Porel just lofts it over the bowler's head and it is enough to take the ball bouncing away to the ropes for four runs.
1.6 : 1.6: Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, FOUR! MUCH BETTER! Sandeep Sharma serves this on a length, around the off pole. Abishek Porel stays back and punches it with impeccable timing. The ball beats the fielder at mid off and runs off to the cushions for four more runs to end the over.
2.1 : 2.1: Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! BANG! Trent Boult goes slightly full and angles it towards leg. Jake Fraser-McGurk moves away and lofts it down the ground. The ball is hit well and it clears the ropes for the first maximum of the match.
2.2 : 2.2: Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! MORE RUNS! Trent Boult drops it short now, outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk slashes hard and gets some bat on it. The ball clears short third and from there it is another four runs for the youngster.
2.4 : 2.4: Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! LOVELY! Trent Boult sticks to the short length, comes from 'round the wicket this time. Jake Fraser-McGurk slaps it from over his shoulders and the ball clears covers. It races off to the fence for four more runs for Delhi.
3.1 : 3.1: Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! STREKY! Quick and full on middle. Jake Fraser-McGurk tries to hit it down the ground, gets an inside edge and the ball rolls to the fine leg fence for four more runs.
3.2 : 3.2: Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! ANOTHER ONE! Avesh Khan serves it on a good length and keeps it outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk stands tall and finds the gap through covers. The ball is again going to the cushions for consecutive boundaries.
3.3 : 3.3: Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! MAGNIFICENT! Avesh Khan bowls it full and outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk gets low and carves it over point. The timing is perfect and the ball bounces just before the ropes for three boundaries in a row,
3.4 : 3.4: Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! BEAUTY! Avesh Khan takes some pace off, delivers it on a length and over off. Jake Fraser-McGurk slaps it with power. The ball is hit well and soars over the long off ropes for the second maximum off his bat. This over is going to be a big one for Delhi and it is again Jake Fraser-McGurk who puts pressure on the bowlers.
3.5 : 3.5: Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! POWERFUL! Avesh Khan drops it short this time around off. Jake Fraser-McGurk creates some room and lofts it square of the wicket on the off side. The ball bounces inches before the ropes which earns him another four runs. 
3.6 : 3.6: Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! BASHED IT! FIFTY UP FOR JFM! Avesh Khan delivers a juicy full toss around the knees. Jake Fraser-McGurk sends it flying over the cow corner region and the ball lands in the stands. That is a 19-ball fifty for JFM and we have seen it before. 28 runs off Avesh's first over.
4.2 : 4.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUT! TAKEN! THAT IS THE BIG WICKET! Ravichandran Ashwin draws first blood and with a full toss on the stumps. Jake Fraser-McGurk gets tempted by it and looks it clear the field on the off side. There isn't any pace on the ball and he sends it flat towards Donovan Ferreira at covers. He doesn't make any errors and that is the end of a fiery innings by JFM.
4.4 : 4.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to Abishek Porel, SIX! BANG! Ravichandran Ashwin drops it a bit short and around off. Abishek Porel swivels and sends it flying over the cow corner region straight into the stands for a biggie.
5.1 : 5.1: Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, RUN OUT! How unfortunate for Shai Hope! One brings two for Rajasthan.
5.2 : 5.2: Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Hit with real authority! Angling in, on a short of a good length, on middle, Abishek Porel stays put and swipes it across the line. Hits it in the vacant deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.
5.5 : 5.5: Sandeep Sharma to Axar Patel, FOUR! Streaky! Slanting into the left-hander from around the wicket, on a length, Axar Patel swings to hit the through the line. Gets an inside edge that sneaks past the leg stump and beats the dive of Sanju Samson for a boundary.
6.2 : 6.2: Riyan Parag to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Not in control but Abishek Porel still manages to find the fence. Loopy low full toss, sliding down leg, Abishek Porel goes for the sweep but gets a top edge that lands safely in the vacant deep backward square leg region for a boundary.
7.1 : 7.1: Yuzvendra Chahal to Abishek Porel, SIX! Porel puts pressure on Chahal straight away!
7.6 : 7.6: Yuzvendra Chahal to Abishek Porel, Four!
8.6: Riyan Parag to Axar Patel, SIX! BOOM! Clean strike! Axar ruins what was turning out to be another tidy over from Parag. A bit too full, on off and middle, Axar Patel is allowed to get underneath it and tonks it over long on for a biggie.
9.2 : 9.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Axar Patel, OUT! c Riyan Parag b Ravichandran Ashwin.
10.2: Avesh Khan to Abishek Porel, SIX! PULLED AWAY! FIFTY FOR POREL! Avesh Khan drops it short and keeps it around off. Abishek Porel pulls well and sends it flying over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. That was pleasing to the eye as well.
10.5 : 10.5: Avesh Khan to Abishek Porel, FOUR! PUNISHED! Avesh Khan bowls a juicy full toss on off. Abishek Porel drills it past the fielder at covers. The one in the deep fails to reach it before the ball touches the cushions for four more runs.
11.3 : 11.3: Trent Boult to Abishek Porel, FOUR! IN THE GAP! Trent Boult bowls a slow bouncer over off. Abishek Porel pulls it but gets the timing wrong. The ball was in the gap away from deep mid-wicket and it rolls off to the fence for four more runs.
11.5 : 11.5: Trent Boult to Rishabh Pant, SIX! INNOVATIVE! Trent Boult bangs it short and keeps it over middle. Rishabh Pant moves towards off and pulls it very late. The ball flies off over the fine leg fence for his first maximum in this game.
12.4 : 12.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to Abishek Porel, OUT! TAKEN! ANOTHER ONE FOR ASHWIN! He gives it some air and bowls it full. Abishek Porel creates some room but the ball turns away from him. He gets the connection off the toe end of his bat and chips the ball up towards point. Sandeep Sharma settles under it and brings an end to a fine knock by Porel.
13.5 : 13.5: Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, OUT! c Trent Boult b Yuzvendra Chahal.
15.1 : 15.1: Yuzvendra Chahal to Gulbadin Naib, SIX! Gulbadin Naib with the first six of his Indian T20 League career! Tosses it up but errs in length does Chahal as it is too full, on middle, Gulbadin Naib plants his foot forward and tonks it over long on for a maximum.
17.1: Yuzvendra Chahal to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! In the gap! Flat by Chahal, on a nagging length, on off, Gulbadin Naib drags the hit and he is able to generate power behind it. Hits it to the right of long on for a much-needed boundary.
17.3 : 17.3: Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Tristan Stubbs gets funky and gets the reward! Fuller and quicker, on middle, Tristan Stubbs is aware that there is no deep on the off side square of the wicket. Pulls out the reverse sweep and hits it over cover-point for a boundary.
17.4 : 17.4: Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Two in two! Stubbs has out thought the bowler on both occasions. Chahal loops it up, on a fullish length, near the tramline on off, Tristan Stubbs moves across to the off side nice and early and sweeps it wide of square leg for four more runs.
17.6 : 17.6: Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! BOOM! Belted away! 21 runs off the over and this has come just at the right time for Delhi. It is quicker from Chahal but a bit too full, outside off, Tristan Stubbs reaches out in front and gets underneath it nicely. Nails the sweep shot over deep square leg for half a dozen.
18.2 : 18.2: Trent Boult to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Short and punished! Boult takes pace off and tries to dig it in short, on off, Tristan Stubbs gets this one at a good height, rides the bounce well and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.
18.4 : 18.4: Trent Boult to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! c Ravichandran Ashwin b Trent Boult.
18.5 : 18.5: Trent Boult to Rasikh Dar, FOUR! Rasikh Dar is up and running!
18.6 : 18.6: Trent Boult to Rasikh Dar, Four!
19.1 : 19.1: Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Carved away and Tristan Stubbs made that look easy!
19.2 : 19.2: Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Hit flat and hit for half a dozen! Sandeep drags his length back and bowls it outside off, Tristan Stubbs picks the length early and picks the bones out of that. Flat bats it down the ground and gets it over the long off fence for six more.
19.3 : 19.3: Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Sandeep Sharma gets the yorker right and gets his man!
19.4 : 19.4: Sandeep Sharma to Kuldeep Yadav, FOUR! How did Kuldeep Yadav get that away? A valiant effort though from Donovan Ferreira.
19.6 : 19.6: Sandeep Sharma to Rasikh Dar, RUN OUT! They had to go for the second run and it is a run out to end the innings!
0.1 : 0.1: Khaleel Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal almost takes out his partner at the other end. Gets a boundary and Rajasthan are away! Khaleel goes full and gets a hint of away movement, on off and middle, Jaiswal drives it with a straight bat straight back towards Jos Buttler. Buttler fails to get out of the way quickly. The ball deflects off his body and goes away from the fielder at mid on who was sprinting across to his right to cut it off. 
0.2 : 0.2: Khaleel Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! c Axar Patel b Khaleel Ahmed.
2.2: Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, SIX! Sanju Samson goes big! 200th maximum of Samson's Indian T20 League career. Length delivery, on off and middle, Sanju Samson takes no half measures as he swings through the line and deposits it over long on for a biggie.
2.4 : 2.4: Khaleel Ahmed to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Gets it through! Serves it fuller in length as he switches back to over the wicket, around the wicket, Jos Buttler looks to hit it down the ground. The bat turns in his hand on impact but still manages to get it past the diving Mukesh Kumar at mid on for his first boundary.
2.6 : 2.6: Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Excellent timing! Khaleel did not do much wrong there as this was closer to the off pole, on a good length, Sanju Samson relies on timing and threads it through covers for a boundary. Khaleel could not quite follow up his first over and this went for 18 runs.
3.3 : 3.3: Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Poor delivery and it gets the treatment! Width on offer on off and it is slower as well, short in length, Sanju Samson waits on it and pumps it through covers for a boundary.
3.5 : 3.5: Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Easy pickings! Too straight from Ishant, sliding on the pads, on a length, Sanju Samson flicks it behind square for an easy boundary.
3.6 : 3.6: Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, SIX! Sanju Samson finishes the over in the best possible fashion. 18-run over followed by a 15-run over.
4.4 : 4.4: Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, Six!
4.5 : 4.5: Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! The boundaries continue to flow for the skipper of Rajasthan!
4.6 : 4.6: Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Timed to perfection! What could have been a successful over for Mukesh Kumar and Delhi has gone for 15 runs and ended up being a fruitful over for Rajasthan.
5.1 : 5.1: Axar Patel to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Axar Patel drops it a bit short and around off. Jos Buttler hangs back and lofts it over extra cover. The ball bounces and crosses the fence for four runs.
5.4 : 5.4: Axar Patel to Jos Buttler, SIX! BANG! Axar Patel tosses it up and on the off pole. Jos Buttler clears his front foot and lofts it over long on. The ball lands beyond the fence and he gets half a dozen more runs.
5.5 : 5.5: Axar Patel to Jos Buttler, OUT! b Axar Patel.
7.4 : 7.4: Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, SIX! UP UP AND AWAY! A bit short and on off by Axar Patel. Riyan Parag gets under it and lofts it straight down the ground. The timing was a bit off but enough to send the ball over the fence for a biggie.
8.6 : 8.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, SIX! POWERFUL! Kuldeep Yadav goes flatter and fuller outside off. Riyan Parag gets low and he launches it over extra covers. The ball lands in the crowd and he ends the over with a biggie to release some pressure off the team.
9.3 : 9.3: Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, FOUR! INNOVATIVE! Axar Patel tosses it up around leg. Riyan Parag switches hands and reverse hits it over backward point. The ball bounces away to the fence for four runs.
10.3: Rasikh Dar to Riyan Parag, SIX! Dispatched with disdain! Lands it on a back of a length, on off, Riyan Parag picks it up nice and early and smacks it over wide long on for a biggie.
10.6 : 10.6: Rasikh Dar to Riyan Parag, OUT! BOWLED'EM! First with the bat and now with the ball, the Impact Player, Rasikh Dar is making a real impact.
11.2 : 11.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, SIX! DISPATCHED! FIFTY FOR THE SKIPPER! Kuldeep Yadav tosses it full and keeps it on off. Sanju Samson clears his foot and swings his blade hard. The ball connects well and the ball flies off into the stands for a biggie.
12.1 : 12.1: Rasikh Dar to Sanju Samson, SIX! That has gone many a mile! Rasikh Dar takes pace off and bowls it on a length, outside off, Sanju Samson picks the change of pace and pounces all over it. Smokes it over long on for a 99-metre maximum.
12.2 : 12.2: Rasikh Dar to Sanju Samson, Four!
12.3 : 12.3: Rasikh Dar to Sanju Samson, SIX! Stand and deliver stuff! 16 runs off the first three balls. Can Samson make this a massive over? On a back of a length, on off, Sanju Samson stands tall and slaps it flat and hard. Hits it to the right of long off for half a dozen.
13.3: Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Just over! Into the wicket, slower and near the tramline on off, Sanju Samson reaches out and lifts his front leg to slap it over extra cover. Gets enough bat on it to clear the leaping Axar Patel there for a boundary..
13.5 : 13.5: Ishant Sharma to Shubham Dubey, FOUR! Shubham Dubey does not miss out this time! The runs need to come from both ends for Rajasthan's cause. Delivers it on a good length but the line is around middle and leg, Shubham Dubey smears it and it races towards the deep backward square leg fence for four more.
13.6 : 13.6: Ishant Sharma to Shubham Dubey, SIX! Shubham Dubey gets into the six-hitting act! Big finish to the over for Rajasthan. Ishant tries to bang into the deck and it is slower as well, on off and middle, Shubham Dubey gets this one into the arc and it comes at a nice height. Leaves nothing in the tank and spanks it over wide long on for a 95-metre maximum.
14.1 : 14.1: Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Expertly played! Nails the yorker does Khaleel, outside off, Sanju Samson stays deep in his crease and glides it to the left of deep point with an open bat face for a boundary.
15.4 : 15.4: Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, OUT! TAKEN! HOPE HAS TAKEN A STUNNER! Mukesh Kumar serves it on a length and on middle. Sanju Samson slaps it down the ground and it almost clears the fence. Shai Hope cuts it off and takes a brilliant catch. The replays show that he was close to the cushions but didn't touch them. Sanju Samson isn't happy with that but he has to depart.
15.5 : 15.5: Mukesh Kumar to Rovman Powell, FOUR! OFF THE MARK! Mukesh Kumar hits the hard length and keeps it on the pads. Rovman Powell nudges it off past square leg and the fielder in the deep fails to cut it off. He gets four runs and is off the mark in style.
16.1 : 16.1: Khaleel Ahmed to Shubham Dubey, SIX! BANG! Khaleel Ahmed goes full and outside off. Shubham Dubey takes out his foot and lofts it over long off. The ball lands in the stands and gets himself six more runs.
16.2 : 16.2: Khaleel Ahmed to Shubham Dubey, FOUR! PULLED AWAY! Khaleel Ahmed now shortens his length and keeps it outside off. Shubham Dubey pulls it with great power and finds the gap near the cow corner. The ball meets the cushions and he gets four runs more.
16.4 : 16.4: Khaleel Ahmed to Shubham Dubey, OUT! c Tristan Stubbs b Khaleel Ahmed.
17.1 : 17.1: Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, OUT! LBW! CONFIDENT REVIEW! Kuldeep Yadav bowls it full and turns in on the batter. Donovan Ferreira is pushed to his back foot and hit on the pads. Kuldeep Yadav is convinced and Rishabh Pant reviews it. UltraEdge shows that there is no spike and ball tracking confirms the wicket with three reds. Donovan Ferreira has to depart without making his mark. The pressure is back on Rajasthan.
17.6 : 17.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! c Shai Hope b Kuldeep Yadav.
18.4 : 18.4: Rasikh Dar to Rovman Powell, SIX! FETCH IT! Rasikh Dar bowls a juicy full toss outside off. Rovman Powell gets low and launches it with power to the second tier beyond the long off fence. He gets six runs and is finally finding his timing.
19.2 : 19.2: Mukesh Kumar to Rovman Powell, OUT! CASTLED! That should do it for Delhi! He nails the yorker on the off pole. Rovman Powell tries to pick it up and send it over the fence but gets beaten completely. The ball crashes into the off stump and Powell has to walk back.
19.4 : 19.4: Mukesh Kumar to Avesh Khan, FOUR! GOOD SHOT! A juicy full toss outside off. Avesh Khan slaps it past mid off. The ball bounces off to the fence for four runs. 200 on the board now for Rajasthan but it would be in a losing cause.