Jaiswal, Buttler star in Rajasthan's fine run

Rajasthan Royals continued their fine run as they beat Delhi Capitals by 57 runs in their Indian Premier League clash at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Saturday.

Asked to bat, Rajasthan finished on 199 for four in their 20 overs and in their response Delhi finished on 142 for nine in their 20 overs.

Rajasthan began well with their openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler gave them a rollicking start. Buttler and Jaiswal put on 98 in just 8.3 overs. Buttler finished on 79 off 51 balls with 11 boundaries and one six. Jaiswal made 60 off just 31 balls with 11 boundaries and a six. Then there was bit of a lull. Simron Hetmyer and Buttler put on 49 runs for the fourth wicket. Rajasthan finished on 199 for four in their 20 overs. For Delhi the best bowler was Mukesh Kumar (2-36).

In their response, Delhi lost their top-order cheaply. Skipper David Warner held the innings together but it was not enough. Warner added 64 runs for the fourth wicket with Lalit Yadav. But soon there was a collapse as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. The match was over as a contest and Warner kept fighting a losing battle. Warner finished on 65 off 55 balls with seven boundaries. Delhi in the end finished on 142 for nine in their 20 overs. For Rajasthan the best bowlers were Trent Boult (3-29), Yuzvendra Chahal (3-27) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2-25). 

Match Summary
Rajasthan Royals: 199-4 (20)
Fall of wickets: 1-98 (Yashasvi Jaiswal-8.3 ov), 2-103 (Sanju Samson- 9.5 ov), 3-126 (Riyan Parag-13.5 ov), 4-175 (Jos Buttler-18.3 ov)

Delhi Capitals: 142-9 (20)
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Prithvi Shaw-0.3 ov), 2-0 (Manish Pandey-0.4 ov), 3-36 (Rilee Rossouw-5.4 ov), 4-100 (Lalit Yadav-12.6 ov), 5-111 (Axar Patel-14.5 ov), 6-118 (Rovman Powell-15.3 ov), 7-138 (Abishek Porel-18.2 ov), 8-139 (David Warner-18.6 ov), 9-140 (Anrich Nortje-19.2 ov)

Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler (wicket-keeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal; Subs: Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Donavon Ferreira

Impact player: Murugan Ashwin for Jos Buttler (2nd innings, 6.6 ov)

Delhi Capitals: David Warner (captain), Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel (wicket-keeper), Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar; Subs: Aman Hakim Khan, Prithvi Shaw, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Dubey

Impact player: Prithvi Shaw for Khaleel Ahmed (1st innings, 19.6 ov)

Match Details
Toss: Delhi Capitals, elected to field
Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Start time: 1000 hrs GMT
Match officials: Navdeep Singh, Saidharshan Kumar (On-field umpires); KN Ananthapadmanabhan (TV Umpire); Abhijit Bhattacharya (Reserve Umpire); Narayanan Kutty (Match-referee)

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