IPL 2020
Kagiso Rabada, Shimron Hetmyer Guides DC To An Easy Win Over RR
By CricShots - Oct 10, 2020 12:52 am
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In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, Sharjah has been a batsman’s paradise, and the Delhi Capitals (DC) only managed to set a target of 185 against Rajasthan Royals (RR) still they managed to win the game by 46 runs. In the first innings, a belligerent knock from Shimron Hetmyer helped DC to a decent total and in the second innings, Kagiso Rabada did his magic. 

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Shimron Hetmyer and Marcus Stoinis

Backing his men, Steve Smith decided to chase after winning the toss, and his bowlers obliged to his decision as Jofra Archer dismissed Shikhar Dhawan cheaply. Things went from bad to worse as the Capitals lost two key men – Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant – of their order to misjudged and uncalculated calls. After suffering back to back blows, DC found themselves reeling at 79 for 4 before Marcus Stoinis (39 off 30) and Shimron Hetmyer (45 off 24) upped the ante.

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Hetmyer slapped two sixes in a row to Kartik Tyagi, who gave away 14 runs in the 16th over, but the latter had the last laugh as Htemyer holed out to long-on, where Rahul Tewatia made no mistake. Eventually, DC reached a respectable total of 184.

Considering that RR has chased down 224 against KXIP, they must have backed themselves to chase 185 down with ease. However, the Capitals’ bowlers had different plans as Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Jos Buttler courtesy of a marvelous catch by Shikhar Dhawan at square leg. With a big gun gone cheaply in the powerplay, things started to look not-so-easy for the Royals.

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DC bowlers were outstanding against RR

Youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to get a good start but failed to continue for long and even skipper Steve Smith played a couple of positive strokes, although Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada tightened the noose around both the batsmen to bring them under pressure. A brief partnership between Smith and Jaiswal aside, the middle-order of the Royals looked absolutely bamboozled in front of both the Patels and Stoinis. 

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Expectations from Sanju Samson – who lasted only 9 balls – were high, although he handed a simple catch for Hetmyer at long-on after he smacked a length ball of Stoinis in the air, brought down curtains upon him. Rahul Tewatia did show some courage, however, chasing more than 20 an over became out of reach even for him. Wickets kept falling from the other end, and the Royals eventually ended 46 runs short to suffer their fourth straight loss on the trot.

Match Summary:

Delhi Capitals – 184/8 in 20 overs (S Hetmyer: 45, M Stoinis: 39; J Archer: 3/24) defeated Rajasthan Royals – 138 all-out in 19.4 overs (R Tewatia: 38; R Rabada: 3/35, M Stoinis: 2/17) by 46 runs

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