Kuldeep and Mukesh Shine as Delhi Capitals Secure a Vital 20 Runs Victory Over Rajasthan Royals
Delhi Capitals’ bowlers, including Kuldeep Yadav and Mukesh Kumar, took crucial wickets as Sanju Samson’s remarkable innings of 86 runs off 46 balls for Rajasthan Royals couldn’t secure a win.
Fraser-McGurk, Porel, and Stubbs put up a fantastic batting display to lead the Capitals to 221.
Rajasthan Royals 201 for 8 (Samson 86, Kuldeep 2-27, Mukesh 2-30) were defeated by Delhi Capitals 221 for 8 (Porel 65, Fraser-McGurk 50, Ashwin 3-24) by 20 runs.
The Delhi Capitals‘ 221 proved to be too much for the Rajasthan Royals to chase down, despite Sanju Samson’s spectacular 46-ball 86. RR suffered their second straight defeat as DC skillfully defended their score after being called to bat, thanks to the six wickets shared by Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, and Khaleel Ahmed.
Abishek Porel and Jake Fraser-McGurk both scored quick half-centuries to set the stage for DC’s batting performance.
R Ashwin, who had taken just two wickets going into the match, responded with a three-wicket haul to slow down DC, but the hosts once again found a strong finish from Tristan Stubbs to push their total over RR’s grasp.
Fraser and Porel Destroyed Rajasthan Bowlers
At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Fraser-McGurk entered the batting order with an average of 57.33 and a strike rate approaching 300. Trent Boult tried to silence him by starting from around the wicket in an attempt to halt him. It worked on the first try.
However, Fraser-McGurk met Boult with a loft down the ground for six when he came back for his second over, and then he smashed him for two more fours in a 15-run over. Then he tore into Avesh Khan, reaching his half-century off 19 deliveries after concluding his opening over with three straight fours.
In the last over of the powerplay, Fraser-McGurk hit a low full toss straight to cover, giving Ashwin the opportunity to strike. After that, Sandeep Sharma got a hand to deflect Porel’s straight drive against the stumps, run-outing Shai Hope at the non-striker’s end.
However, Porel did not allow DC’s momentum to waver, quickly reaching his own half-century of 28 balls. To maintain the borders, he faced up against Yuzvendra Chahal and Riyan Parag. Porel amassed 27 runs in the next two overs, even after Axar Patel was dismissed in the tenth over. However, he became Ashwin’s third victim of the evening on the thirteenth.
Stubbs Provided the Finishing Touch
DC had to deal with a poor start from Stubbs after Rishabh Pant was removed by Yuzvendra Chahal in the fourteenth over. DC added just 22 runs with Stubbs on eight off 11 balls between the 14th and 17th overs. However, when Stubbs faced Chahal in the last over bowled by the spinner, everything turned around. His variety of sweeps enabled him to remove 16 runs from Chahal’s last over.
The next over saw Gulbadin Naib out to Boult, but Rasikh Salam, an Impact Player, struck two scoops to push DC over the 200-mark. After that, Stubbs struck back-to-back sixes to begin the last over, guaranteeing that DC would finish above 220.
Exceptional Sanju Samson
In the opening over of the chase, Khaleel Ahmed had Yashasvi Jaiswal miscue to mid-off, but Samson continued to dominate in the powerplay. As Samson raced to 41 off 16, Khaleel, Ishant Sharma, and Mukesh took the brunt of his attack. After six overs and the loss of Jos Buttler to Axar in the penultimate ball of the powerplay, his runs enabled RR to finish on a solid 67 for 2.
After that, Kuldeep gave up just 11 runs in his opening two overs while Samson and Parag labored through a 36-run partnership that required 31 balls. When Salam castled the very effective Parag for 27, his slower ball put an end to the alliance.
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Samson and Parag had combined for just eight runs off nine balls, and the RR captain seemed to get more urgent after being dismissed. After reaching his half-century mark with a six off a free shot from Kuldeep, Salam bowled two sixes and a four off the next over. After an Ishant over that yielded 17 runs, Khaleel bowled four consecutive wides.
But Mukesh had Samson hole out just as the momentum was about to shift in RR’s favour. Hope nearly stumbled over the boundary rope after taking a long-shot run to his left. Samson rushed to the umpire in protest after the third official certified that it was, in fact, out, but he was forced to continue walking.
Kuldeep Turned the Match
Shubham Dubey’s powerful strokes from Khaleel gave RR hope for a little while, but Kuldeep’s double-wicket 18th over dealt a fatal blow. RR was still 60 off 26 balls.
Donovan Ferreira was first stranded LBW after a sloppy delivery that was originally called not-out by him. Then, he miscued Ashwin’s slog by tossing up his last ball of the spell wide outside off stump. After finishing with 2 for 25 in four overs, RR needed 37 runs off the next twelve overs.
With their third straight home victory, DC advanced to fifth place in the standings thanks to the final goals from Salam and Mukesh.
Sanju Samson Fined for Dissent Following Shai Hope’s Tight Boundary Catch
The Rajasthan Royals captain, who had been ruled out by third umpire Michael Gough, had a lengthy argument with the on-field umpires.
Sanju Samson, the captain of the Rajasthan Royals, was fined thirty percent of his match fees on Tuesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium for violating the IPL code of conduct during his team’s game against the Delhi Capitals.
Samson was found guilty of violating Article 2.8 of the code of conduct, which deals with objecting to an umpire’s ruling, a Level 1 offense. He took the match referee’s punishment after acknowledging his wrongdoing.
In the 16th over of their chase for 222, Samson, who top-scored for RR with 86 off 46 balls, was out, caught at long-on by Shai Hope off the bowling of Mukesh Kumar. Hope caught the ball on the boundary line and staggered a little before catching his balance. The on-field umpires were unsure if Hope’s foot hit the boundary cushions, so they contacted TV umpire Michael Gough, who determined that Hope made a clean catch.
Samson then had a lengthy discussion with on-field umpires Ulhas Gandhe and KN Ananthapadmanabhan before departing the field.
Samson’s removal was a pivotal point in the game since, up until that point, RR’s chances of surpassing their objective were mostly dependent on him. They required 60 runs off of just 27 balls. Kumar Sangakkara, the head coach of RR, expressed sympathy to the third umpire for having to make a difficult decision.
In his post-match press conference, he stated, “It depends on replays and angles, and sometimes you think the foot’s touched.” However, it is a challenging call for the third umpire to make. That’s what happens in cricket; the game was at a critical point. Our viewpoints on it are divergent. In light of what the umpires ultimately decided, you have to support that choice. We will discuss it with the umpire and work things out if we have any other opinions. However, we still ought to have likely won that game at home despite that dismissal.”Hope was praised by Capitals assistant coach Pravin Amre for regaining his footing and finishing the catch.
“In IPL some moments are very crucial, and it [Hope’s catch] was a deciding moment in the game,” Amre stated.
“Sanju was batting incredibly well. Hope did a great job of balancing himself with the catch, and for that we have to give him credit. There are umpires and a plenty of technology.It was more [obvious] after the third umpire gave him out. From the dugout, we also believed that he had touched the boundary cushions, but the umpire’s call is conclusive in games like this. It was really traveling, so it wasn’t an easy capture. I spoke with Hope after the game as well, and while he stated the ball came very, very quickly, he anticipated that very well.”
