IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals stay in playoff hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring clash
Sanju Samson’s knock of 86 runs from 46 balls went in vain as the Capitals secured a 20-run win over the Royals.
The Delhi Capitals stayed in the hunt to qualify for the playoffs of the 2024 Indian Premier League with a 20-run win over the Rajasthan Royals in Delhi.
Having been put to bat first, Delhi posted 221/8 and ended up restricting the Royals to 201/8 in 20 overs. With the win, Delhi have moved to fifth on the points table with 12 points with the Royals second with 16 points.
Delhi got off to a perfect start with the in-form Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abhishek Porel punishing the Royals bowlers in the powerplay overs. Fraser-McGurk raced to another half-century in the IPL before being dismissed by R Ashwin for a 20-ball 50.
Porel took over the mantle of hitting and brought up his fifty. However, Porel’s dismissal for a 36-ball 65 halted the Capitals’ scoring.
Shai Hope, Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant had short stints in the middle as the Royals applied the squeeze. However, Tristan Stubbs’ 20-ball 41 at the death took the home side to 221, 10-15 runs more than Royals captain Sanju Samson would have liked.
The Royals lost opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on the second ball with Jos Buttler departing soon after. Samson played the role of the anchor to perfection as he scored his fifth half...
