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by Staff

Delhi Capitals prevented Rajasthan Royals from reaching the top of the IPL league by winning the match by 7 wickets.

 

Playing at home, the Royals batted first and lost their opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi early to Mitchell Starc and Kyle Jamieson.

 

A 102-run third-wicket partnership off 59 balls between Dhruv Jurel (42) and Riyan Parag put the home side in the driver's seat. RR captain Parag scored a 50-ball 90 that included 5 sixes.

 

Donovan Ferreira, the Joburg Super Kings and Titans man, outshone Parag in the six-hitting department, smashing 6 sixes in his 14-ball 47. Ferreira helped RR finish on 225 for 6 in their 20 overs. Starc took 3 for 40 in the innings.

 

The Capitals needed to make a statement early to chase down the score, and KL Rahul (70) and Pathum Nissanka (62) provided a strong start with a 102-run opening partnership off 57 balls.

 

The men from the capital never gave the home side a sniff of victory as Tristan Stubbs (18) and Ashutosh Sharma (25) finished things off with an unbeaten 49-run fourth-wicket partnership off 24 balls.

 

The Capitals are outside the playoff positions, sitting sixth, while RR occupy the last playoff spot, in fourth.

 

The Capitals needed to make a statement early to chase down the score, and KL Rahul (70) and Pathum Nissanka (62) provided a strong start with a 102-run opening partnership off 57 balls.

 

The men from the capital never gave the home side a sniff of victory as Tristan Stubbs (18) and Ashutosh Sharma (25) finished things off with an unbeaten 49-run fourth-wicket partnership off 24 balls.

 

The Capitals are outside the playoff positions, sitting sixth, while RR occupy the last playoff spot, in fourth.