RR vs DC: Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals registered a thumping win over David Warner's Delhi Capitals in the 11th match of IPL 2023. The Royals defeated the Capitals by 57 runs at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati to make it 2 wins in 3 games in the tournament. Meanwhile, DC have now suffered their third straight loss and are yet to open their mark.
Rajasthan Royals were dominant with both bat and the ball. The Royals first scored 199 runs in 20 overs as openers- Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler starred. Shimron Hetmyer provided the finishing touches with his power-hitting and helped RR post a big total. Coming out to chase, the Capitals were jolted with the fiery spell of Trent Boult, who took another double wicket maiden to send DC in mess. Ravi Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal then chipped in with wickets as Rajasthan implemented further control to restrict Delhi to just 142 runs.
For his fiery 31-ball 60-run knock, Jaiswal was awarded the Player of the Match award. He sent RR to a blistering start along with Buttler. Rajasthan amassed 68 runs without losing a wicket in the powerplay. Even after losing a couple of wickets, Buttler held one end and hit a 51-ball 79. For the Capitals, Mukesh Kumar was the leading wicket-taker in the game as he took 2 wickets. In the chase, David Warner top scored with 65 runs from 55 balls, but his fifty went into vain. Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets each, while Ashwin and Sandeep Sharma chipped in with 2 and 1 wickets each.
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI:
Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Delhi Capitals Playing XI:
David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel (wk), Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
