IPL 2019, Match 40: Rishabh Pant powers Delhi Capitals to 6-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals
Sports | April 23, 2019 8:54 ISTWith this win, Delhi Capitals now lead the points table with 14 points while Rajasthan Royals lie at the seventh spot.
With this win, Delhi Capitals now lead the points table with 14 points while Rajasthan Royals lie at the seventh spot.
If CSK's problem is the non-performance of the top-order, Sunrisers Hyderabad's issues are that there are no performers in the middle-order with bulk of the runs being scored by openers David Warner (517 runs) and Jonny Bairstow (445 runs).
Pant made a statement with a blistering 78 off 36 balls and powered Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
Ajinkya Rahane's ton went in vain as Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 78 and Dhawan's fifty guided Delhi to a comfortable 6 wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.
MS Dhoni's scintillating 48-ball 84 went in vain as CSK failed to cross the line by just one run in yet another edge-of-the-seat contest against RCB.
Dhoni, who has served as India captain, was the first to present CSK's yellow jersey to Solih before current India skipper Kohli presented RCB's red-and-black outfit to the visiting dignitary.
Bairstow smashed an unbeaten 80, while his partner in crime Warner scored 67 to take their team a dominating win over Kolkata by 9 wickets.
"This tournament is all about stringing wins together and we need to catch the momentum now," Ashwin said after Punjab succumbed to their third loss in the last four games.
RCB had to face an embarrassing seven-wicket defeat against CSK in the first game of the IPL 2019. Here is the playing XI of the upcoming clash between RCB and CSK.
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Defending champions CSK, who lost to SRH in the previous game for only their second loss this season, will get to 16 points with a win at the Chinnaswamy and it should be enough to guarantee a place in the top-four.
The Punjab-based franchise lost the match on Saturday night by five wickets after Delhi chased down the 164-run target with two balls to spare.
Ashwin is the fourth captain to be fined for slow over-rate in the ongoing season of the IPL after Mumbai Indian's Rohit Sharma, Royal Challengers Bangalore's Virat Kohli and Rajasthan Royals' recently-sacked skipper Ajinkya Rahane.
Considering the talent and the results, he may not have played as many matches as he would have loved to, but Lamichhane has no complaints.
Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer heaped praise on Shikhar Dhawan, saying that the "fearless cricket" played by the senior batsman is helping the team in IPL 2019.
Chasing a target of 162, Royals won the game with five balls to spare as the former Australia captain anchored the innings with an unbeaten 59 off 48 balls.
Navdeep Saini is the sole bowler among the standbys with the others being Ambati Rayudu and Rishabh Pant.
Bairstow will play two more games for the Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders here on Sunday and against the defending champions Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on April 23.
Smith, who is back in action after serving a one-year ban for his role in the ball-tampering scandal, has been made the leader of the team once again. The announcement was made ahead of Royals' clash against Mumbai Indians.
Steve Smith scored unbeaten 59 to guide Rajasthan Royals to 5-wicket win over Mumbai Indians.
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