DC vs RR IPL 2024 Match Highlights: Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 20 runs, DC moves to 5th spot

Delhi Capitals win by 20 runs

Mukesh Kumar to Avesh Khan, FOUR runs

Full toss spliced! Avesh lunges, flat-bats it for a straight four over mid-off.

Mukesh Kumar to Powell, OUT

DC clinch it! Off-stump yorker beats Powell's slog sweep! Pant relieved, Mukesh celebrates a match-winning wicket!

8 runs from the over
RR 193/7 after 18.6 overs

Rasikh Salam to Powell, SIX runs

Powell kneels, swats wide yorker! Another six sails over long-on.

4 runs • 2 wickets
RR 185/7 after 17.6 overs

Kuldeep to Ashwin, OUT

Shastri's prediction rings true! Ashwin goes for big shot, skies it to long-on. Kuldeep roars again!

Kuldeep to Ferreira, OUT

LBW shout! Deep in the crease, Ferreira traps the ball on his pad. It's umpire's call, but DC review. Kuldeep celebrates prematurely, but Hawk-Eye shows the ball hitting leg peg! A brilliant delivery that straightens after pitching in line with the leg stump. Kuldeep roars like a lion, celebrating a crucial wicket!

11 runs • 1 wicket
RR 181/5 after 16.6 overs

Khaleel Ahmed to Dubey, OUT

Dubey skies it! 138 kph short ball pulled over long-on's head for a risky two! Chase hangs in the balance.

Khaleel Ahmed to Dubey, FOUR runs

High heat, chest-high pull! Rockets through midwicket for four

Khaleel Ahmed to Dubey, SIX runs

Slot ball dispatched! Dubey blasts Shastri-approved six over long-off! Wide ball, big swing, huge distance!

11 runs • 1 wicket
RR 170/4 after 15.6 overs

Mukesh Kumar to Powell, 4 leg byes

Missed leg glance! 130 kph length ball deflects wide for a bye.

Mukesh Kumar to Powell, FOUR runs

Short ball flicked! Back foot glance finds the gap behind fine leg for four.

Mukesh dismisses Samson

Hope claims a juggling catch at long-on! Samson slams a slower ball, Hope sprints left, dives, and snags it chest-high. Was it a clean catch? Replays inconclusive. Samson walks back but the umpire raises the finger! A heated discussion ensues

11 runs from the over
RR 159/3 after 14.6 overs

Khaleel Ahmed to Samson, 4 wides till now in this over

Khaleel Ahmed to Samson, FOUR runs

Samson's field placements are a nightmare for bowlers! Runs keep flowing

17 runs from the over
RR 148/3 after 13.6 overs

Sharma to Dubey, SIX runs

Slower ball bites! Dubey times it perfectly, picks the bones out for a wicket.

Sharma to Dubey, FOUR runs

Helped fine from an off-stump line

Sharma to Samson, FOUR runs

Slower ball deceives! Samson slices it for four, Axar misses diving attempt.

18 runs from the over
RR 131/3 after 12.6 overs

Rasikh Salam to Samson, SIX runs

Flat-bat excellence. 16 runs off the first three balls, aiming for 28 or more in this over. Samson stays deep in the crease with a firm base, shifting his front foot to the leg side for more room. He uses a flat-bat style like Marcus Stoinis to send the ball soaring over long-off.

Rasikh Salam to Samson, FOUR runs

Samson slices hard length ball, races past fielders for a lucky four!

Rasikh Salam to Samson, SIX runs

Decoy slower ball? Samson swings freely, blasts six over long-on!

10 runs from the over
RR 113/3 after 11.6 overs

Kuldeep to Samson, SIX runs

Slot ball on leg, Samson waits, Andre Russell-like mow over long-on for six!

10 runs • 1 wicket

RR 103/3 after 10.6 overs

Rasikh Salam to Parag, OUT

Parag mistimes slower ball! Back-of-length spins in, tickles off-stump, bails fly!

Rasikh Salam to Parag, SIX runs

Brutal pull! Cross-seam yorker swatted flat over cow corner for six!

7 runs from the over
RR 93/2 after 9.6 overs

Axar Patel to Parag, FOUR runs

Parag switches stance, executes a clean reverse sweep!

8 runs from the over
RR 86/2 after 8.6 overs

Kuldeep to Parag, SIX runs

Parag punishes full toss! Kneels, slaps it wide for a massive 83-meter six off Kuldeep.

8 runs from the over
RR 78/2 after 7.6 overs

Axar Patel to Parag, SIX runs

Skied but soaring! Axar slows it down, Buttler launches over long-off for six.

3 runs from the over
RR 70/2 after 6.6 overs

10 runs • 1 wicket
RR 67/2 after 5.6 overs

Axar Patel to Buttler, OUT

Buttler departs! Similar ball to his earlier six, but this short ball skids and spins in. Buttler tries a slug shot but under-edges it onto his stumps. Axar celebrates a well-deserved wicket!

Axar Patel to Buttler, FOUR runs

Buttler cuts length ball with spin for a four over cover.

15 runs from the over
RR 57/1 after 4.6 overs

Mukesh Kumar to Samson, FOUR runs

Missed yorker! Samson digs deep, straight drives for four. 41 off 16, reflexes on fire!

Mukesh Kumar to Samson, FOUR runs

Short ball climbs, Samson pulls inside line for backward square leg four. Fifty up for RR!

Mukesh Kumar to Samson, SIX runs

Flat-pulled six! 85 meters flat, another length ball dispatched by Samson.

Mukesh Kumar to Buttler, 1 run

Easy catch spilled! High ball to Stubbs at cover, bursts through his fingers for a costly drop.

Mukesh Kumar to Buttler, 1 run

Easy catch spilled! High ball to Stubbs at cover, bursts through his fingers for a costly drop.

15 runs from the over
RR 42/1 after 3.6 overs

Sharma to Samson, SIX runs

Sets up perfectly for the pull. This knuckle ball, though decent, sat up for the shot. Samson created space and maintained a solid stance to smash it over long-on.

Sharma to Samson, FOUR runs

Full toss on pads, Samson flicks it for an easy four backward square.

Sharma to Samson, FOUR runs

Knuckleball buffet! Samson feasts on Ishant's wide delivery, cuts it for four.

18 runs from the over
RR 27/1 after 2.6 overs

Khaleel Ahmed to Samson, FOUR runs

Smashed length ball like a pie! Deep crease, leg-side swing for a booming four.

Khaleel Ahmed to Samson, FOUR runs

Buttler stays put, blasts full toss over diving mid-on! Power beats placement.

Khaleel Ahmed to Samson, SIX runs

Samson muscles wide ball over long-on! Premeditated pull for a big six.

2 runs from the over
RR 9/1 after 1.6 overs

7 runs • 1 wicket

RR 7/1 after 0.6 overs

Khaleel Ahmed to Jaiswal, OUT

Khaleel fires wide, traps Jaiswal lbw! Back-of-length ball at 133 kph does the trick.

Khaleel Ahmed to Jaiswal, FOUR runs

Kuldeep scoops in style! Early shuffle, four over fine leg on the bounce!

Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal open for RR

Delhi Capitals set 222 runs target for Rajasthan Royals

Sandeep to Kuldeep, FOUR runs

Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! lbw b Sandeep Sharma.

LBW shout! A yorker length ball on leg hits Stubbs' pad, and the umpire raises the finger. Stubbs reviews, seemingly plumb. Replays show a dipping yorker, but incredibly, the ball would've clipped middle, not leg! Out he goes!

Sandeep to Stubbs, SIX runs

Deep crease whack! Flat six over bowler's head from a testing length!

Sandeep to Stubbs, SIX runs

Stubbs muscles wide toss! Early shuffle, lofts it for another booming six!

14 runs • 1 wicket
DC 203/7 after 18.6 overs

Marsh dismissed trying a Pant-like scoop! Impact sub smashes two fours!

Boult to Rasikh Salam, FOUR runs

Boult to Rasikh Salam, FOUR runs

First ball scoop over the keeper! Marsh starts aggressive, Ponting approves!

Boult to Gulbadin, OUT

Naib chips Boult's offcutter! Outside edge flies to short third, departs.

Boult to Stubbs, FOUR runs

Stubbs times slower ball perfectly! Pull shot races to deep square leg for four.

21 runs from the over
DC 189/5 after 17.6 overs

Chahal to Stubbs, SIX runs

Stubbs muscles Chahal's wide ball over deep square leg! Huge six, risky swing pays off!

Chahal to Stubbs, FOUR runs

Stubbs digs deep! Perfect paddle sweeps wide ball past diving square leg for four.

Chahal to Stubbs, FOUR runs

Naib flips the script! Reverse sweep finds gap behind off-side fielders for four.

Chahal to Gulbadin, FOUR runs

Naib stretches for wide ball, slices it just out of diving long-on's reach!

4 runs from the over
DC 168/5 after 16.6 overs

8 runs from the over
DC 164/5 after 15.6 overs

Chahal to Gulbadin, SIX runs

Naib blasts Chahal's full toss over the short ground boundary! Poor timing, perfect placement.

5 runs from the over
DC 156/5 after 14.6 overs

5 runs • 1 wicket
DC 151/5 after 13.6 overs

Chahal to Pant, OUT

Pant slogs late, skied whip-shot to fine leg! DC in trouble before death overs.

4 runs • 1 wicket
DC 146/4 after 12.6 overs

Ashwin to Abishek Porel, OUT

Ashwin's slower ball deceives Porel! Lofted shot skied to point, easy catch for Ashwin's third wicket.

13 runs from the over
DC 142/3 after 11.6 overs

Boult to Pant, SIX runs

Boult's vicious hook spins past! Pant ducks in, flicks it over fine leg for six!

Boult to Abishek Porel, FOUR runs

Porel slams Boult's short ball over deep midwicket! No deception this time.

14 runs from the over
DC 129/3 after 10.6 overs

Avesh Khan to Abishek Porel, FOUR runs

Porel cracks low full toss! Beats fielder for four through extra cover.

Avesh Khan to Abishek Porel, SIX runs

POREL scores half-century off 28 balls

Porel smashes six over mid-wicket for his fifty! Avesh's short ball finds Porel's power, soaring over the boundary.

6 runs • 1 wicket
DC 115/3 after 9.6 overs

Ashwin to Axar Patel, OUT

Ashwin tempts Axar with a full ball, lofted shot finds Parag at long-off!

11 runs from the over
DC 109/2 after 8.6 overs

Parag to Axar Patel, SIX runs

Axar muscles full toss over bowler's head for a deep six!

14 runs from the over
DC 98/2 after 7.6 overs

Chahal to Abishek Porel, FOUR runs

A close call, but Porel nabs four! Porel cleverly uses the paddle sweep to flick the full toss on middle and leg behind the square. Boult dives heroically to his left, fingertips brushing the ball just as it reaches the rope! The replays confirm the suspicion - Boult's foot was just touching the boundary as he made the save. That's a close call, but ultimately four runs awarded to Porel for a well-placed shot!

Chahal to Abishek Porel, SIX runs

Porel explodes from the start! First ball faced, and Porel wastes no time. Seeing a full toss on middle and leg, he explodes through the off-side with a powerful swing. The ball rockets towards the boundary, and replays confirm it's a SIX all the way!

6 runs from the over
DC 84/2 after 6.6 overs

Parag to Abishek Porel, FOUR runs

Scraped away for four! Axar gets lucky! A testing delivery from the bowler - a dipping full toss right on his leg stump. Axar manages a desperate paddle sweep, the top edge taking the ball just over the short fine leg fielder for a streaky boundary!

10 runs • 1 wicket
DC 78/2 after 5.6 overs