RR vs DC IPL 2023 Highlights: Rajasthan win by 57 runs

Rajasthan have won the match. They have defeated Delhi easily by 57 runs to get their second win of the tournament. DC have now lost all three of the games. RR were outstanding both with the bat and as well with the ball. Buttler and Jaiswal sent great pressure on Delhi and Hetmyer helped RR finish well at 199. Boult was again right on the mark with a double maiden and the spinners then choked Delhi. So DC need to work a lot. Thanks for joining.

RR have got the 9th wicket in the form of Anrich Nortje and DC are eyeing another big defeat.

DC are staring another defeat as 82 are needed off 24 balls. M Ashwin comes to bowl, Sandeep has one over left and Holder has 2 more to go.

Chahal has got his first wicket of the match as he has got Axar out stumped. Axar came down the track and wanted to slog but got beaten by the turn. And now, Ashwin strikes as he gets Powell caught at deep mid-wicket. Powell hit is fine but finds the fielder at deep mid-wicket.

Oh no, Delhi fans, the Capitals have lost another one just when things started to go well. Trent Boult strikes in his final over as he cleans Lalit Yadav, who was looking well set and confident. He bowled this one on the fourth stump and angled in from around the wicket. Lait wanted to slog on the leg side but fails to connect.

Lalit and Warner are stichting a crucial partnership. They have made 57 runs in 38 balls for the 4th wicket. DC are at 93/3 in 12 overs and still need 107 in 48 balls.

We are at the half stage of the chase and Delhi are not going well at the moment. They have scored 68/3 in the first 10 overs as Trent Boult and Ravi Ashwin took three wickets. Meanwhile, Warner is out in the middle but just like the first game against LSG, he is not able to fire. He has made 33 off 30. Can Warner fire? He certainly needs to if DC are to win this. Lalit Yadav is with him and he can attack as well to take pressure off Warner.

David Warner is keeping DC's chances alive even after poor show by the team till now. Meanwhile, he has achieved a special feat of making 6000 runs in IPL. What an achievement. Champion player. More on this by Aachal Maniyar

Jos Buttler is off the field as he has been substituted with an impact player. Murugan Ashwin comes in as the Royals want some spin to do help them in their defence.

And now Ashwin strikes for RR. Rossouw attempted a reverse sweep but by no means could get the middle of the bat. It hit the toe end as Jaiswal takes a good diving catch at covers. Oh no, its happening again for DC with the bat. They are not able to score runs and the load now shifts to Warner and the middle order with the asking rate steeping high. They are 38/3 after 6.

And Trent Boult has provided another dream start to RR. A double-wicket maiden for him to start and this is the second time he has done in this season. He set the impact player Shaw beautifully with his swinging deliveries and got him before accounting for Manish Pandey on the first ball. 

So Rajasthan Royals have finished their innings at 199/4 in 20 overs. This is a good score but RR could have got more, considering the start that they got. Rajasthan got a fiery start with Jaiswal and Buttler hitting the bowlers. There was no stoppage as they amassed 68 in the powerplay without losing any wickets. DC bowlers found some reward late as they pulled things back in the middle overs and got wickets too. But Buttler and Hetmyer batted smartly and launched in the death overs. The former fell short of a hundred as he walked back on 79 but he gets the orange cap now. Hetmyer and Jurel helped them get over 190, which looked a bit difficult when DC pulled things back. So, the Capitals need 200 to get their first win of the season? Who will be the impact players now? We shall find that out soon. Back with the chase.

And Mukesh has got the other RR opener now. This was a bit strange as whether the ball bumped or not was the question. This was fuller from Mukesh as Buttler fired it straight to the bowler. He attempted a run-out ott but Warner appealed for a catch. The replay shows the ball did not bump and bounced before hitting the bat and Mukesh took a juggling catch. 

RR are now at 168/3 after 18. 25 runs from the previous two overs as RR are probably picking the momentum at the right time. Hetmyer and Buttler are going well and the latter is closing in on his 100. Can he get there.

Josb Buttler and Shimron Hetmyer are in the midde as RR are at 143/3 in 16 overs. We now head to the final four. Can RR get to 190? They were probably set for 200+ but DC have pulled things back.

And the trick has done more than what DC would have wanted. Powell might have been brought to get an economical over but he gets the wicket of Riyan Parag on this good-length ball. Powell angled this one in from good length, Parag wanted to clear mid-wicket but the ball goes between the bat and pad as he falls. RR are 3 down now

And there's his fifty. Buttler gets to it in style as he hits Axar for a six over the cow corner. It was six after 25 balls. RR are 122/2 after 13 overs as the second time-out is done. DC now introduce their sixth bowler in the match in the form of Powell. They were forced to do this because their regular bowlers have been hit badly today.

Rajasthan Royals are at 107/2 after 11 overs. The last two overs have been good for Delhi Capitals as they have got the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson. They have found a door, can they keep the march going? Meanwhile, Jos Buttler is in middle for RR and is eyeing a big knock. He is yet to get a fifty in the match but has been good till now.

And this one is a big one. Kuldeep gets the RR captain out on a duck as Delhi sense a comeback. Kuldeep pitched this away from Samson's hitting zone onto the fifth or sixth stump. Samson goes for the slog but holes this one to Nortje at long-on. Local boy, Parag is in.

And there's the much-needed wicket for Delhi. Mukesh gest Jaiswal. Mukesh bowled a bouncer as he saw Jaiswal coming down to him. The Southpaw gets a top edge on the pull as Mukesh takes the catch as well. Samson now comes to bat.

Jaiswal has hit his 5th IPL fifty. And this was some batting. Played his shots right from the start and looked so confident. He has helped them get to a brilliant start.

RR are off to a flier here. Jaiswal and Buttler hitting boundaries at will. Almost everyone is sent to the fence. It's time-out and DC need wickets and that too in bunches. Can RR continue their work?

RR are looking for a big total in the powerplay and set the platform right after being asked to bat first. DC bowlers are missing their marks. RR are 50/4 after 4. Ohh wait, Anrich Nortje put in a wonderful effort running back to take this way the difficult chance of the final ball of the 4th over. he got it but it came out of his hand.

Rajasthan have began their batting and Jaiswal is going all guns blazing right from the word go. He has hit 5 fours in the first over off Khaleel Ahmed. This is some start. Buttler has hit 3 fours too in the second over. Brilliant by RR.

DC's four subs are Aman Hakim Khan, Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, Ishant Sharma and Praveen Dubey. Aman Khan or Shaw can come in when DC chase in the evening. 

RR have named Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif and Donavon Ferreira as their substitutes. They can bring KM Asif when they bowl later.

DC's Playing XI:

David Warner(c), Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel(w), Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar

Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

So Delhi have won the toss and they are bowling first. Marsh is out and Sarfaraz is out too for DC. For RR, Buttler is playing.

Buttler vs Nortje

Buttler has hit 72 runs at a strike rate of 163.63 against Nortje and got out only two times in 9 innings.

Warner vs Ashwin

Ashwin has had the better of Warner. He has dismissed him 5 times andDC will likely bring him early in front of him.

Buttler vs Kuldeep

Buttler has enjoyed batting against Kuldeep. He has scored 67 runs in 7 innings at 143 strike rate and got out two times.

The Capitals can drop Sarfaraz and pick someone like Yash Dhull. Khaleel Ahmed can walk in as impact player if they bowl second, while he can play first if they bowl first.

DC's Probable XI:

Prithvi Shaw, David Warner (c), Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Sarfaraz Khan/Yash Dhull, Abishek Porel (wk), Aman Hakim Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar.

RR will be mulling over whether to play Padikkal or Dhurv Jurel. RR can replace either of them with a bowler as an impact player as and when the need arises.

RR's Probable XI:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(c/wk), Devdutt Padikkal/Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal.

In the past matches played at this Stadium, it has been observed that the pitch has been an advantage to the batsman in both innings.This might turn the game in a high-scoring event. The average of last five T20 games in the first innings score at this venue has been 187 runs.

Hello and Welcome to the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday. Rajasthan Royals face Delhi Capitals at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. After winning their opening game against SRH in Hyderabad and losing to PBKS in Guwahati, Sanju Samson's men will look to return to winning ways. Meanwhile, DC are still winless in the tournament, falling short on both occasions against LSG and GT. With the points table battle set to heat up in the near time, David Warner's men will surely want to get a win under their belt. Will taht happen tonight? We shall find that out soon. So sit back and enjoy as I Varun Malik, take you across this afternoon game.