Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals (DC) on Wednesday defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 8 wickets. Ravichandra Ashwin came to bat at no. 3 and made his first half-century in IPL. DC bowled, fielded, and batted well. Some mistakes, dropped catches, and bad luck became the main reason for RR's loss.

Sakariya had been drafted into the playing eleven as fellow left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed had a hamstring injury. Pushed into batting first, Buttler was kept quiet by Sakariya's left-arm pace. Eventually, Sakariya got him out when the Englishman hit one coming in straight to mid-on off a thick inner edge.

Coming in after the fall of Mitchell Marsh, Pant carted leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for two sixes over long-off and deep extra cover to remain unbeaten at 13 off just four balls to complete Delhi's chase of 160 with 11 balls to spare. "Arrived on the scene as an absolute smasher, living it like an audacious entertainer. 4000 T20 runs for our Captain Pantastic," wrote the franchise on their official Twitter handle.

For Delhi, Chetan Sakariya was the standout with the ball, picking 2/23 while Mitchell Marsh and Anrich Nortje took two wickets each. Pushed into batting first, Jos Buttler had been kept quiet by Sakariya's left-arm pace. Eventually, Sakariya got Buttler out when he got one to move one full ball in, with the Englishman hitting straight to mid-on off a thick inner edge.

Till now in IPL 2022, Delhi have had an inconsistent campaign, unable to string consecutive wins and are now at fifth place with 10 points. With their net run rate taking a hit due to 91-run loss to Chennai Super Kings at the same venue on Sunday, the match against Rajasthan becomes all more crucial for Delhi to have a chance at making the playoffs.

Delhi Capitals are clubbed together with Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Punjab Kings at 10 points but have a superior net run rate. Rishabh Pant's side will be looking to bounce back into form after suffering a 91-run defeat to Chennai Super Kings in their last match at the same venue.

The 24-year-old Pant has't had the best of the season with the bat. He has reached at least 20 in eight innings but hasn't converted any of those knocks into fifties. Overall, the left-hander batter has scored 281 runs in 11 matches, with 44 being his highest score so far

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) crushed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 67 runs and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) crushed Delhi Capitals (DC) by 91 runs. Here are the key highlights of both of the matches:

The Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals are scheduled to play the late evening match against CSK at the DY Patil Stadium and the report also said that the players of both sides had supposedly 'mingled' on Saturday during a training session.

Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 21 runs. Umran Malik bowled the second fastest delivery (157 kmph) in the IPL history. With a tremendous fifty, David Warner surpassed Chris Gayle in the list of most fifties scored in T20 cricket.