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Rajasthan vs Delhi Live Highlights, Match 9, Indian Premier League, 2024, March 28, 2024

RR 185/5 (20)
Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs
DC 173/5 (20)
Match over
1.2 : 1.2: Mukesh Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! SWEET TIMING! Mukesh Kumar serves it on a good length and around the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal strides ahead and punches it with impeccable timing through covers. The ball is in the gap and meets the fence for the first boundary of the night.
1.5 : 1.5: Mukesh Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! CASTLED! RIPPER!
3.1 : 3.1: Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Great start to the over! Mukesh Kumar drops it short and outside off. Sanju Samson tentatively guides it past gully. The ball races away to the deep third fence for four runs to begin the over.
3.2 : 3.2: Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Better shot this time! Mukesh Kumar bangs it short and over off. Sanju Samson pulls it well and sends it over mid-wicket. The ball is hit well and it bounces away to the cushions for four more runs.
3.3 : 3.3: Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! PURE TIMING! Three in a row! Goes for the good length and keeps it around off. Sanju Samson hangs back and punches it through covers. The ball runs away to the fence for the third boundary of this over. That is some confident batting on display by the Rajasthan skipper.
5.2 : 5.2: Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, OUT! c Rishabh Pant b Khaleel Ahmed.
7.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Jos Buttler, OUT! LBW! Instant impact for Kuldeep Yadav and he gets the big fish! Bowls it on a nagging length, at the stumps, Jos Buttler reaches out in front and goes for the reverse sweep. The ball sneaks under the bat and it goes on to ping Buttler on the front pad. A big, big shout for LBW but turned down by the umpire. It looked adjacent and the only matter of concern was did it pitch outside leg? There is nothing on UltraEdge and it is three reds on Ball Tracking
8.5 : 8.5: Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Short and punished! Axar drops it way too short, on middle and leg, Riyan Parag rocks on the back foot and nails the pull to the right of deep square leg for a boundary. A boundary after 31 balls for Rajasthan.
9.5: Kuldeep Yadav to Ravichandran Ashwin, Six!
10.1 : 10.1: Anrich Nortje to Ravichandran Ashwin, SIX! All the way! Short of a length, around off. Ashwin picks the length early and powers it over deep mid-wicket boundary for a biggie.
10.4 : 10.4: Anrich Nortje to Ravichandran Ashwin, SIX MORE! Ashwin is on fire! Short of a good length, outside off. Ashwin pulls it over the cow corner for a smoking hit.
12.3 : 12.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, SIX! BOOM! Drops it a fraction short on off. Parag rocks back and hammers it hard over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen. 
13.3: Axar Patel to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! c Tristan Stubbs b Axar Patel.
14.3: Khaleel Ahmed to Riyan Parag, Six!
14.4 : 14.4: Khaleel Ahmed to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Smart batting! Low full toss, outside off. Parag gets low, opens the bat's face and slices it through backward point for a boundary.
14.5 : 14.5: Khaleel Ahmed to Riyan Parag, Four!
15.1 : 15.1: Mukesh Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Dhruv Jurel gets into the act now! At pace, on a good length, around off, Dhruv Jurel stays deep in his crease and swipes it to the left of deep mid-wicket for his first boundary.
15.4 : 15.4: Mukesh Kumar to Riyan Parag, FOUR! A bit too straight and these are easy pickings for Parag! Strays on the pads, full as well, Riyan Parag stays balanced and clips it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
15.6 : 15.6: Mukesh Kumar to Riyan Parag, SIX! BANG! Hit with real authority and that brings up FIFTY for Riyan Parag! He is turning on the heat here for Rajasthan but the job is not over yet and he needs to power his side to a daunting total. Fuller, around off, Riyan Parag picks up the length early and holds his shape to tonk it flat and to the right of long off for six more runs.
16.3 : 16.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Streaky but Rajasthan will take it any way they come! Holds his line near the wide guideline on off, Dhruv Jurel reaches out in front to go back over the bowler's head. Gets a bottom edge that goes past short third for a boundary.
16.6 : 16.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, SIX! Too short and Riyan Parag climbs all over it! 15 runs off the over. Kuldeep misses his mark and bowls a half-tracker, slower through the air, on middle, Riyan Parag is quick to rock back and hammers the pull over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
17.1 : 17.1: Anrich Nortje to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Clever! This is on a back of a length, outside off, Dhruv Jurel premeditates and moves to the off side nice and early. Plays the scoop and gets it to the left of the keeper for a boundary.
17.2 : 17.2: Anrich Nortje to Dhruv Jurel, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Anrich Nortje fights back!
18.3 : 18.3: Mukesh Kumar to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Shimron Hetmyer goes big! Mukesh Kumar goes searching for the yorker but misses his mark and ends up serving a low full toss, on middle, Shimron Hetmyer stays low to make the connection and thumps it over deep square leg for his first maximum.
18.4 : 18.4: Mukesh Kumar to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! Picks the gap to perfection! Going across the left-hander, on a fullish length, near the tramline on off, Shimron Hetmyer takes a couple of steps in front and takes it on the full. Hits it along the ground to the left of deep cover for a boundary.
19.1 : 19.1: Anrich Nortje to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Not where he intended but Riyan Parag and Rajasthan will take it!
19.2 : 19.2: Anrich Nortje to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Two in two and this was hit with full control!
19.3 : 19.3: Anrich Nortje to Riyan Parag, SIX! This has come right off the screws! Nortje errs in length and serves it right in the slot, on off, Riyan Parag holds his shape and clobbers it over long off for a maximum. Parag moves to 73 and this is now his highest Indian T20 League score.
19.4 : 19.4: Anrich Nortje to Riyan Parag, Four!
19.5 : 19.5: Anrich Nortje to Riyan Parag, Six!
1.1 : 1.1: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Mitchell Marsh with the first boundary for Delhi!
1.3 : 1.3: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Hit with some power! Burger goes full in search of swing, around off, Mitchell Marsh gets his weight on the front foot and hits it through the line. Hits it past David Warner at the bowling end and beats the diving mid off fielder to his right for a boundary.
1.4 : 1.4: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Marsh slashes and slashes hard!
2.2 : 2.2: Trent Boult to David Warner, FOUR! Short and dispatched! Boult goes short but it is not short enough to trouble the batter, on middle, David Warner clears his front leg and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
2.4 : 2.4: Trent Boult to Mitchell Marsh, Four!
2.6 : 2.6: Trent Boult to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Easily done! Boult slants it back into the right-hander, full and on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh shows the full face of the bat and lofts it over mid on for yet another boundary. 14 runs off the over and Delhi are off to a brisk start here.
3.2 : 3.2: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! b Nandre Burger.
3.4 : 3.4: Nandre Burger to Ricky Bhui, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! That's what pace can do! An absolute snorter from Nandre Burger and he now has two in the over.
3.5 : 3.5: Nandre Burger to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Rishabh Pant is up and running in his 100th Indian T20 League game.
4.1 : 4.1: Trent Boult to David Warner, SIX! Nonchalantly done!
4.4 : 4.4: Trent Boult to David Warner, SIX! Straight as an arrow! Boult serves a knuckle-ball, on a good length, on off and middle, David Warner picks the change of pace and presents a high elbow to loft it back over the bowler's head for a maximum.
5.1 : 5.1: Nandre Burger to David Warner, Four!
5.2 : 5.2: Nandre Burger to David Warner, SIX! BANG! Short of a length, angling into the batter. Warner gets into the position and pulls it over the deep backward square leg boundary for a biggie.
7.1 : 7.1: Avesh Khan to David Warner, Four!
7.2 : 7.2: Avesh Khan to David Warner, FOUR MORE! Nicely done! Short of a length, around off. Warner pulls it with control to the deep backward square leg region and collects back-to-back boundaries. 
8.3 : 8.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Rishabh Pant, Four!
9.4 : 9.4: Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Six!
11.1 : 11.1: Avesh Khan to David Warner, FOUR! Shot! Avesh bowls it on a back of a length, outside off, David Warner walks across his stumps a bit and rolls his wrists to shovel it wide of square leg inside the circle for a boundary.
11.2 : 11.2: Avesh Khan to David Warner, OUT! c Sandeep Sharma b Avesh Khan.
13.1 : 13.1: Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes with his first delivery of a new spell and he gets the big wicket of the Delhi skipper.
14.1: Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Four!
15.3 : 15.3: Yuzvendra Chahal to Abishek Porel, OUT! c Jos Buttler b Yuzvendra Chahal.
16.5 : 16.5: Ravichandran Ashwin to Tristan Stubbs, Six!
16.6 : 16.6: Ravichandran Ashwin to Tristan Stubbs, SIX MORE! Stubbs goes back to back! Ashwin bowls a carrom ball in the slot. Stubbs gets under it and powers it over the wide long-on boundary for another biggie. 19 runs coming off the over. 
17.1 : 17.1: Avesh Khan to Axar Patel, FOUR! Axar Patel gets into the act now! Smart batting! A full-length delivery, angling across the batter. Axar Patel guides it past short third and collects a boundary. 
18.1: Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Just over the ropes! Shorter and slower outside off. Stubbs fetches it and hacks it over the wide long-off fence for a 75-meter hit. 
18.2 : 18.2: Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! DISPATCHED! Slower length ball outside off. Stubbs thrashes it hard through the extra cover region and collects a boundary. This is powerful batting by the young Proteas batter.