RR vs DC IPL 2024 Highlights: Royals beat Delhi by 12 runs, record 2nd consecutive victory at home

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Pant gets a boundary off the third ball of that ninth over from Ashwin but before that was a bit of luck for Warner. Mix-up off the first ball after Pant works it to covers and Warner has to run back after being halfway down the track. Jaiswal is the fielder, he sends in a horrendous throw to Ashwin, who could not hold on either and Warner is saved. The Pant uses the width Ashwin offered third ball and sends it through point to the boundary. Singles off the next three balls and Pant is on 14 off 14, Warner on 42 off 26 balls.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 80/2 in 9 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Ashwin comes in to bowl the first over of spin and it keeps the DC batters down. Just four singles in it and nothing more. Warner on 32 off 20, Pant on seven off eight.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 63/2 in 7 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Well the powerplay has been better for DC than it was for RR, obviously, but Delhi are not out of the woods at all. They have two dangerous and experienced players out there in Pant and Warner though so far from panic stations. Warner is looking good on 30 off 16, Pant in five off six.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 59/2 in 6 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Warner getting into the act now. He scoops Boult off the first ball of the fifth and that goes all the way over the boundary for a six. Then another six off the fourth ball and then a single. Warner is on 20 off 13, Pant on four off three.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 47/2 in 5 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Burger with three unplayable deliveries. Big appeal for LBW off the third ball which is turned down. RR review that and it would've been out had it not ben for the fact that the ball was pitching outside leg. However, Burger then bangs the next ball in short, Ricky Bhui tries to fend it away, it lobs to the wicketkeeper off the gloves.

Bhui c Samson b Burger 0 (2)

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 30/2 in 3.4 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Burger bursts through Marsh's gates and that is that for the big Aussie. Length delivery nearly 146kph, Marsh tries to send it down third man and he is done by the movement inside.

Marsh b Burger 23 (12)

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 30/1 in 3.2 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Mitch Marsh now sending Boult to the boundary. The first boundary of the over was hit by David Warner though, then a single and then Marsh hits the fourth through covers to the boundary. Then he lofts the last ball back over the bowler's head to the boundary. He is on 23 off 11, Warner on six off seven.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 29/0 in 3 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Marsh getting a move on in the second over. Nandre Burger is the bowler and Marsh smashes the first ball through covers. Then the third is powered right back where it come from, just past Marsh's teammate Warner to the boundary and then the next ball takes an edge and goes past the diving short third man. Marsh takes a single off the last ball and so he stays on strike. He is on 14 off seven, Warner on one off 5.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 15/0 in 2 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Just two runs off the first over but no dearth of drama. A little hold up after the second ball as umpire Nitin Menon chats with Samson and Buttler. Meanwhile, Ricky Ponting is having an animated conversation with the fourth umpire at the boundary. The problem seems to be RR's Impact players. Nandre Burger was brought in as impact sub for Shimron Hetmyer. After a while, we see Rovmann Powell coming on to the field and an Indian player going off. No clarity on what is going on there at the moment.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 2/0 in 1 over

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Allright then, David Warner facing up with Mitchell Marsh at the other end. Trent Boult to open the bowling for RR.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Parag gets a little emotional towards the end of that interview. Says that this innings is a result of a lot of practice. "It's not the bowler but the ball he's bowling and I could execute a lot of shots tonight. I have my options ready both sides of the wicket, that's what I've been doing lately. I back myself too," he said. Parag says that Sangakkara and Samson asked him to take the game deep which is why held back initially, know he would go big in the end. "It's been tough, I am a bit emotional right now. But it's been a lot of work. Backed myself, practiced a lot, seeing the fruits of it now," he said.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: The fourth ball of that over is a wide yorker, Parag slashes hard at it and it goes in the air above the wicketkeeper and short third. Nortje then torpedoes in a 144kph bouncer at Parag, the batter responds by just pulling it over deep midwicket. Only a single off the last ball and that leaves Parag unbeaten on 84 off 45 balls. Incredible innings by the youngster.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 185/5 in 20 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Oh just sensational batting from Riyan Parag here. Nortje sends in a yorker first ball of the last, Parag digs it out and sends it between the wicketkeeper and short third to the boundary. Then North sends in a bouncer outside off, Parag smashes that to the boundary. The the third is nicely in the slot and Parag makes the most of it, smashes that over long-off into the stands.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: This has been a good recovery from RR. Riyan Parag has scored 58 in 38 balls, and he has Shimron Hetmyer at the other end who has faced just two deliveries thus far. Mukesh Kumar to bowl his final over now.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 145/5 in 18 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Couple of extraordinary incidents in the first two balls of the 18th by Nortje. Jurel shuffles across the stumps first ball, Nortje sees him and follows him. Jurel is cramped for room as he goes the ramp and still somehow gloves it past Pant to the boundary. He goes for an identical shot next delivery, Nortje does the same and this time, the ball takes an inside edge and smashes the stumps. Not often that you get to see a dismissal like that.

Jurel b Nortje 20 (12)

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: 142/5 in 17.2 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: 15 runs off the 17th over by Kuldeep Yadav, six of which came off the last ball. He smashes the googly over midwicket and moves to 57 off 36, Jurel at the other end on 16 off 10.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 138/4 in 17 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Jurel hits a four off the first ball of the 16th bowled by Mukesh. Then a single after which Parag hits a full toss through backward square for a four. Then a dot ball and then he brings up his fifty with a flat six over mid-off. What an innings this has been from the 22-year-old, he really is showing his worth as a No.4 batter here.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 123/4 in 16 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Jurel gets off strike off the second ball and then Parag smashes Khaleel over the fine leg boundary. Then Khaleel sends in a low full toss outside off, Parag moves forward sends it through backward point. The fifth ball is slashed exquisitely over extra cover by Parag. The last ball is a dot and that makes it 15 runs off Khaleel's last over; he had given away just nine runs in his previous three overs. Parag moves to 40 off 30, Jurel on three off four.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 108/4 in 15 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: RR have sent in Dhruv Jurel and not Shimron Hetmyer. All the remaining batters will have to play some blinders now to get RR anywhere close to 170. Khaleel Ahmed to bowl the 15th and so that will be his last.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 93/4 in 14 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Axar ends the partnership that has brought in 54 runs for the fourth wicket off 37 balls. Ashwin tries to clear deep midwicket but ends up putting it down the throat of the fielder there. He has done his job though, given RR some much needed momentum.

Ashwin c Stubbs b Patel 29 (19)

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 90/4 in 14 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: 11 runs off the 13th over by Kuldeep, six of which came in the third ball. Parag pulls it powerfully from inside the crease to sends the ball over midwicket. DC then lose a review off the last ball with Pant asking to go upstairs for a caught behind. Parag is on 24 off as many, Ashwin on 28 off 17.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 88/3 in 13 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Ravichandran Ashwin providing some much needed impetus to this RR innings. First ball of the 11th from Nortje, Ashwin smashes it over the leg side. Then a leg bye and a single for Parag and then Ashwin pulls a 142kph short delivery into the sends. A single after that and then a dot ball.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 73/3 in 11 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Ashwin dances down the track to Kuldeep fifth ball of the 10th and sends it over long-on. That was an imperious hit. A single off the last ball makes it 12 runs off the over. Ashwin on 12 off eight, Parag at the other end on 12 off 15.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 58/3 in 10 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Well this is quite extraordinary. Rajasthan Royals have decided to send in Ravichandran Ashwin at No.5 ahead of the likes of Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer and with Rovman Powell not even in the XI. Meanwhile, Parag ended RR's drought of boundaries with a four off the fifth ball of the ninth over by Axar Patel.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 46/3 in 9 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Big appeal from Kuldeep for LBW, the umpire is not interested and Kuldeep walks up to Pant, holds his hands and forcefully makes a DRS signal with it. Pant does it of his own volition after that and well, Kuldeep had reason to feel confident. The ball pitched in line and hit Buttler just under the knee roll as he went for a reverse swing.

Buttler lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 11 (16)

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 36/3 in 7.2 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: The grind continues for RR. Just four runs off the seventh over and Buttler is on 11 off 15 now, pinned to the crease by Axar. Parag has moved to two off six.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 35/2 in 7 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: This has been DC's period through and through. Riyan Parag is yet to get off the mark after facing four balls, Buttler on nine off 11. Khaleel Ahmed has bowled three overs and he has been sensational, with figures of 1/9. Now comes Axar Patel for the seventh, one can expect Kuldeep to follow him up.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 31/2 in 6 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Khaleel Ahmed brought back for the last over of the powerplay and he delivers. He follows up a yorker to Buttler by digging the second ball into the deck. Samson cramped for room and ends up edging it to Pant.

Samson c Pant b Ahmed 15 (14)

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 30/2 in 5.2 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: And RR are underway at long last. Samson with a hat-trick of fours off the first three balls in that over. The first was a lucky one, with an outside edge going past the gully fielder. The next one is a bouncer that Samson pulls it with aplomb. Then he sends the third ball away with a beautifully timed square punch. Two runs off the last three balls after that, now Anrich Nortje comes in for his first over this season.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 26/1 in 4 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Just 12 runs in the first three overs for the loss of a wicket. Khaleel Ahmed and Mukesh Kumar have kept the Royals under the kosh in these first three overs. Samson has scored one run in five balls, Buttler is on five off six.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: RR 12/1 in 3 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Stumps flattened! Jaiswal falls to Mukesh Kumar fifth ball of the second over. Length delivery, just over 140kph, angling in from around the stumps. It cramped Jaiswal up and smashed into leg and middle.

Jaiswal b Mukesh Kumar 5 (7)

RR vs DC Live Score: RR 9/1 in 1.5 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: And it seemed like it went on for hours. There was a delay after the second ball due to the sight screen, then Jaiswal got off the mark with a single off the second ball. Then three runs off the fourth and fifth deliveries after which Jaiswal inside edged the last ball and it went to the keeper with a bounce.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Yashasvi Jaiswal walks out with Jos Buttler. An unbelievably potent opening pair, Jaiswal is in great form and if Buttler can find his groove as well, DC will be in a heap of trouble. Khaleel Ahmed bowling the first over for DC.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant is the first to play 100 matches for Delhi Capitals. This means that among the present teams that have been in the IPL since before 2022, it is only Punjab Kings for whom no one has played 100 matches yet.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: DC: Abhishek Porel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Pravin Dubey, Kumar Kushgara, Rasikh Dar

RR: Rovman Powell, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Shubham Dubey, Kuldeep Sen

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Ricky Bhui, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant has won the toss in his 100th match and has chosen to bowl first

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Arguably the most exciting young talent on show in this tournament, Jaiswal didn't have too much to do in the first match against LSG. But what he did, he did well. Jaiswal scored 24 in 12 balls and ensured that RR got off to a rocket start in the powerplay.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: The ball kept low a few times during the second innings but the pitch largely stayed true throughout the first match of the season here. Dew isn't expected to be too much of a factor. Hence it won't be the easiest for batters to score on.