Delhi Capital beat Rajasthan Royals by a narrow margin. Openers Butler and Jaishwal failed. Ashwin, who came in third, consistently led the scoreboard with a half-century. Rajasthan Royals scored 160 in 20 overs with Padikkal finally leading the way. Delhi Captains captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals scored 160 for 6 in the allotted overs. Opener Jose Butler was disappointed with just 7 runs to go. Successful Jaishwal made 19 (19) for the pavilion. Ravichandran Ashwin, who came to bat in the first down, surprised Audi with a half-century that did not live up to anyone’s expectations. Ashwin hit 38 off 38 balls with four fours and two sixes. In the last five overs .. Rajasthan Royals lost 3 wickets in the last five overs and scored 44 runs. Captain Sanju Samson, who came in fifth in the batting due to the absence of Hetmeyer in the match, could not excel at midfielder. He was bowled out for six off just 4 balls. Devdut Padikkal hit 48 off 30 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes. Ryan Parag 9 (5) hit a six and walked to the pavilion. Weedy Dozen 12 (10), Trent Boult 3 (3) not out. Delhi bowlers Mitchell Marsh, Chetan Zakaria and Nokia took two wickets each.
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