The Delhi Capitals have placed sixth on the IPL 2024 points table, while the Rajasthan Royals are in the second spot.
DC vs RR Live Updates, Match 56: An important game for the Delhi Capitals. With 5 wins from 11 matches, Rishabh Pant and co. have a golden opportunity to go as high as third on the points table with a win against the Rajasthan Royals. A win could mean that other top contenders will create distance and put an end to their hopes.
Capitals continue to score
Middle overs aren’t slowing Abhishek Porel and Axar Patel down; they have scored 20 runs in the last two overs.
DC are 98/2 in 8 overs.
DC dominate powerplay
DC are 78/2 in 6 overs.
No hope for Hope!
Shai gets out in the most unfortunate fashion as Sandeep Sharma manages to get a hand on the ball off a straight shot from Porel and it goes on to crash into the stumps, resulting in a run-out.
DC are 68/2 in 5.1 overs
Ashwin strikes!
Ravichandran Ashwin strikes with the carrom ball, gets rid of the dangerous Fraser-McGurk
DC are 60/1 in 4.2 overs
McGurk races to fifty!
Jake Fraser-McGurk takes Avesh Khan to the cleaners, smashes him for 30 runs in one over, reaches half-century in 19 deliveries.
DC are 59/0 in 4 overs
DC start off on a strong note
Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abhishek Porel start off on a strong note.
DC are 31/0 in 3 overs
IPL debut for Gulabdin Naib
India’s T20 World Cup keepers lock horns!
Kul-Cha reunite!
Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch report
The Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch has hosted three IPL 2024 games so far. In all those game, a 220-plus run total was posted by the teams batting first. Hence this venue has been known as a batting paradise. The pitch is known for its dry and hard surface, offering minimal assistance to the pacers early on. Batsmen can relish playing strokes freely, with the short boundaries on both sides of the wicket further aiding their cause.
DC vs RR Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Subs: Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tanush Kotian, Kunal Singh Rathore
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Gulbadin Naib, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Impact Subs: Rasikh Dar Salam, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra
RR win toss, opt to bowl first
RR skipper Sanju Samson wins toss and opts to bowl first at Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi.
Our combined XI for DC vs RR
Welcome to the live coverage of the 56th match of the IPL 2024 season between the Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals.
DC vs RR: Squads
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore.
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar Salam, Lizaad Williams, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Sumit Kumar, Praveen Dubey, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Ishant Sharma, David Warner, Gulbadin Naib, Jhye Richardson, Anrich Nortje, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Swastik Chikara.
Editors pick
