Delhi Capitals are at the top of the table! RR all out on 138.
BOWLED! On good length outside off, Tewatia intended to pull but finds an inside-edge off to stumps. DC only one wicket away from win.
Delhi Capitals will be at the top of the table after beating the Rajasthan Royals tonight. Five wins from six matches -- the first team to ten points in this edition of the tournament.
Another boundary for Tewatia but the target is now mathematically impossible to achieve. Still, RR would aim to get as many runs as possible for the NRR.
Room outside off stump and Tewatia has driven it between point and cover. Beautiful shot.
Hetmyer is everywhere today. Another terrific catch from the West Indian. Gopal pounced on a fullish delivery outside off and Hetmyer takes another forward-diving catch at deep cover.
Thick edge or a cheeky push? A four anyway. Opens the face of the bat and guides it towards third man boundary.
A full toss from Nortje and Tewatia has hammered it towards long on.
Archer watned to go for a six but mistimes it. Rabada gets his first and DC look set to finish the day at the top of the table.
It was a free hit and a full toss. Tewatia smacked it over the mid-off which was up.
Axar gets his first, and RR lose their sixth. Tye had pulled this towards the midwicket but found Rabada, who took a rather impressive catch after being out of position.
Straight over the bowler's head! Full and Tye has hammered it!
Slower one towards the leg stump and Jaiswal intended to flick it -- completely misses the ball and the ball deflects to the stumps after hitting the pads. RR in all sorts of trouble here - half the side in pavilion with 82 on board.
Brilliant sweep. Jaiswal has been good in the leg-side so far in the innings. He has hit all of his boundaries on the leg-side so far, and he sweeps this one towards deep square leg.
Flights the ball and gets a second! Lomror had already committed to a flick but finds an outside edge. Too late for him before he could change his mind, as he finds Axar Patel at silly mid-off. Four down!
BIG WICKET! Samson intended to attack Stoinis but couldn't get his timing right. Length ball, attempted to clear the deep midwicket but finds Hetmyer.
HAMMERED! That's out of the ground! Length ball and Yashasvi had made up his mind to smack it. First boundary in over two overs.
Momentum with DC after Smith's wicket. Created pressure with good lines and restricted Yashasvi, which in turn forced Smith to go for a big hit. RR 56/2 in 8.1 overs, need 129 runs to win in 71 balls.
The pressure was mounting on RR after over two overs without a boundary. Flicks the first ball over the midwicket and Nortje takes a superb catch!
Makes space and pulls it away towards the cow corner.
Finally opens his arms, Yashasvi. He pulls it away over midwicket!
Cheeky! Short from Rabada and Smith plays a rather unorthodox shot over the short fine leg.
Brilliant shot! Bowled in the line of off-stump, a little full and Smith plays his trademark flick. Dhawan was placed at the perfect spot to take the catch but the ball was a little too far from his reach.
Not a sweet reunion for Buttler this time either! Ravichandran Ashwin dismisses Jos Buttler as he intended to sweep it past the backward square leg.
Short from Rabada this time and Buttler doesn't play it with too much strength. Simply pulls it, providing direction to the ball. The short boundaries help the ball steer away for a four.
Poor ball. Down the leg side from Rabada and Buttler only needed to guide the ball away. First boundary of RR's innings.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is out in the middle with Jos Buttler, as RR aim for a third win in the tournament. The target is 185 for the side.
Harshal tried to go for the maximum but mistimes it. Finds Tewatia at long-on.
Slight edge! Too wide from Tye and would've certainly have been an extra run for DC.
Good over for DC. This time, Axar goes on the leg side and smacks the length ball to deep midwicket.
Beautiful shot from Axar, this. Straight down the ground.
The ball slipped from Tye's hand and Buttler misfields it too. Four-wide!
Length ball and Axar Patel smacks it over the bowler's head. Needs more of those, considering the dew which will aid RR in the second innings.
Finally gets a four on the last ball of the over. Half volley outside off and Patel opens the face of the bat and gets a boundary at deep point.
Finally. Respite for Tyagi as he gets his man. Good catch from Tewatia at the long on boundary.
A slow length ball and Hetmyer gives it the same treatment. Waits for it, gets on the knee again and launches it in the nightsky. This one was a little square and goes over the cow corner.
Full toss from Tyagi and Hetmyer smacks it away towards the long on boundary.
First a four, and now gets the maximum! Too much width from Tye and Hetmyer gets on one knee and hammers it away towards deep extra cover.
Short from Tyagi and Hetmyer waits for the ball, and guides it away with a brilliant pick-up shot towards the deep fine leg boundary.
Tewatia gets the big fish! Outside off and Stoinis mistimes. An easy catch for Steve Smith on the edge of inner circle as Stoinis intended to put the ball over the deep point boundary.
First boundary for Hetmyer. Short from Tye and the West Indian hooks it over the third man boundary. First boundary in three overs.
Brilliant over from Tyagi. Concedes only five. But DC needs both the batsmen to play a long innings here.
HAMMERED THAT! Absolutely straight over the bowler's head this time. Little full from Tewatia.
POOR! Absolutely no communication between Pant and Stoinis, the Australian batsman was too late to call and Pant departs!
Too much width from Gopal this time and Stoinis slams it away over the deep extra cover. Easy pickings again for the Australian batsman.
Royals go into the timeout as the more dominant of the two sides. Three crucial wickets for them inside the first powerplay have put them in command. DC now needs Marcus Stoinis and Rishabh Pant to stay at the crease and steer the innings now. Delhi Capitals 70/3 in 8 overs.
Stoinis remains unfazed! Almost a repeat of the previous shot. Gopal goes short again and Stoinis accepts the gift. Similar shot, and goes the same way.
HUGE! This was was short from Gopal and Stoinis smacks it away to the midwicket.
IT'S YASHASVI JAISWAL AGAIN! The youngster throws a direct hit to run Shreyas Iyer out. DC in big trouble here.
Length ball from Tye and Iyer goes on the backfoot, and sweetly guides the ball towards the deep cover boundary. Nice start from the DC captain, who needs to play a crucial knock here.
BIG BLOW! Shaw had a boundary on the previous ball but attacks the short ball again. Finds an upper edge but this time, Archer makes no mistake as he takes an impressive catch.
A thick outside edge and the ball goes over the short third man for four.
First maximum of the game and what a way to get it! Immediately after the dropped catch, Shaw punishes the bowler. A little full and Shaw hammers it away over long off.
Aaron persists with the bouncer and it almost reaps rewards! He finds an upper edge and the ball sails over the night sky, but Kartik Tyagi fails to catch at fine leg.
Bouncer and Iyer guides it to deep midwicket. Easy pickings for the DC captain.
The captain has replaced Dhawan at the crease and has started the fireworks straightaway. Back of the length delivery and Iyer cuts it square. Also, FREE HIT!
Another failure for Dhawan! The left-hander faced a similar delivery as the one which he flicked away for four in the previous over. Couldn't get the ball in the air, however, as he finds Yashasvi Jaiswal at midwicket.
Too full. Archer gives Prithvi the room to work with, and the youngster guides the ball to deep extra cover. Shaw gets his first boundary!
A little full from Aaron and Dhawan flicks it on the on-side! Lofts the ball and clears the inner circle, and DC get the first four on the last ball of the over.
The players are on the ground. A high-scoring game is on, so tighten your seat belts!
Final preparations are on..
Rajasthan Royals XI: J Buttler, Y Jaiswal, S Smith, S Samson, M Lomror, R Tewatia, J Archer, S Gopal, A Tye, V Aaron, K Tyagi
Delhi Capitals XI: P Shaw, S Dhawan, S Iyer, R Pant, S Hetmyer, M Stoinis, A Patel, R Ashwin, K Rabada, A Nortje, H Patel
Two paces - Andrew Tye and Varun Aaron are in for Rajasthan Royals.
Steve Smith has won the toss and opted to bowl against DC in Sharjah.
Sharjah has seen the most sixes in this tournament so far. The last time Delhi Capitals played at Sharjah (Against Delhi Capitals), they hit 14 of them.
Delhi Capitals have a chance to go top of the table with 10 points against Rajasthan Royals tonight. With big hitters like Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer and Marcus Stoinis in form, DC can count themselves as favourites.
Or, can they?
The RR have been poor ever since their twin wins in Sharjah, as they conceded defeats in their next three matches. As they return to the venue, the Royals face a tough test against Delhi Capitals.
A bowler's nightmare and a batsman's paradise, we're back in Sharjah in IPL 2020! Rajasthan Royals take on the Delhi Capitals at the venue tonight.
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