Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 6 wickets

Jaipur: Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals by six wickets in the Indian Premier League in Jaipur on Monday. Sent into bat, Rajasthan Royals scored 191 for six in the stipulated 20 overs, and then, Delhi Capitals chased down the target with four balls to spare losing 4 wickets. Rishav Pant remained unbeaten at 78 in 36 balls with 4 sixes. Opener Shikhar Dhawan scored 54 off 27 and added 72 with Prithvi Shaw (42) for the opening wicket.

Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane's brilliant century (106 not out) followed by skipper Steve Smith's 50 propelled Rajasthan Royals to a fighting 191/6. Put to bat, the hosts lost opener Sanju Samson (0) with just 5 runs on board. However, Rahane and Smith stitched a 130-run partnership for the second wicket. They took just 10.3 overs to help Rajasthan touch the three-digit mark. Rahane and Smith were batting at 70 and 35, respectively, at that time.

With everything going in Rajasthan's way, it was Axar Patel who made a much needed breakthrough for Delhi by sending a well-settled Smith to the hut with Rajasthan's score card reading 135 in the 14th over.

South African Chris Morris then cut short all-rounder and incoming batsman Ben Stokes' stay in the middle by dismissing him in the 16th over. Stokes while trying to clear the fence handed a catch to Shreyas Iyer at long-on.

Brief scores: Rajasthan Royals 191/6 in 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 105 not out, Steve Smith 50; Kasigo Rabada 2/37) lost to Delhi Capitals 193/4 in 19.2 overs (Pant 78no, Dhawan 54, Shaw 42). IANS

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