Rajasthan Royals

With Lucknow Super Giants needing a win to claim the second spot in the points table, skipper K.L Rahul was happy to bowl first as Samson won the toss and elected to bat.

Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan, said they want to bat as that has been their strength. "We want to bat. That's been our strength throughout the tournament. It's important to keep a balanced state of mind.

In the ninth over of Delhi's successful chase of 161, Warner had a huge slice of luck when on last ball of the over, a leg break from Chahal went past his bat and brushed the leg stump. It was sufficient to light the stumps but not enough to dislodge one of the bails, which is a requirement for a clean bowled dismissal.

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.

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.

After winning the toss, Agarwal said his playing eleven is unchanged from their eight-wicket win over Gujarat Titans. "Looks like a good wicket, might get slower as the game progresses. It is important to understand the conditions. It might turn in the second innings. Fantastic from Liam (Livingstone) to go out there and do what he did, I am glad."

The 28-year old Powell had started this IPL season at No. 6, then batted twice at No. 5 in the middle, before being pushed down to No 6 again, and was even held back to No. 8 against Rajasthan Royals, in a game in which they were chasing 223 and fell short.

One of the biggest factors for Rajasthan's success has been the runs scored by swashbuckling opener Jos Buttler, who is leading the run-chart with 588 runs in 10 matches at an average of 65.33 and strike-rate of 150.76. In the match against Mumbai, Buttler was kept quiet in the middle overs despite late acceleration for a half-century and fell cheaply against Kolkata, though captain Sanju Samson got a fifty.

Only Virat Kohli has scored four hundreds in a single season, a feat he achieved in the 2016 edition. Meanwhile, the 31-year-old Rajasthan Royals opener also leads the six-hitters chart with 36 sixes to his name this season. Punjab Kings' Chris Gayle leads the overall list with 357 sixes.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Monday defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 7 wickets. Before that match, KKR were struggling as they lost their 5 matches in a row. RR is in the top 4 of the point table as they have brilliant bowling as well as batting attack.