DC vs RR Ball by Ball Commentary

Delhi wins the game by 20 runs! Mukesh Kumar goes full and on the sticks. Trent Boult digs it out back to the bowler.

Sticks to the good length and keeps it on middle. Avesh Khan pulls it to long on and runs a single.

FOUR! GOOD SHOT! A juicy full toss outside off. Avesh Khan slaps it past mid off. The ball bounces off to the fence for four runs. 200 on the board now for Rajasthan but it would be in a losing cause.

On a length and over off. Avesh Khan pulls it to deep mid-wicket and runs a brace. Now Mukesh Kumar just needs to make sure he bowls all legal deliveries.

OUT! CASTLED! That should do it for Delhi! He nails the yorker on the off pole. Rovman Powell tries to pick it up and send it over the fence but gets beaten completely. The ball crashes into the off stump and Powell has to walk back.

On a length and on middle. Trent Boult gets the inner edge and the ball hits his body. It dies down on the track and the batters run a single.

Too full and wide outside off again. Rovman Powell misses this one too and he reviews for a wide ball. The replays convince the third umpire to stay with the onfield decision and that ends a brilliant over by Rasikh Dar. Rajasthan need 29 runs off the last 6 balls.

Full and wide outside off. Rovman Powell tries to swing his blade but gets beaten. Rishabh Pant has taken the review to check for an edge but the replays show that there is no connection between the bat and the ball.

SIX! FETCH IT! Rasikh Dar bowls a juicy full toss outside off. Rovman Powell gets low and launches it with power to the second tier beyond the long off fence. He gets six runs and is finally finding his timing.

Rasikh Dar nails the wide yorker outside off. Trent Boult guides it to deep point and takes an easy single.

On a length outside off. Rovman Powell hits it with immense power and pierces covers. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it and release it quickly keeping the batters to a single.

Full and outside off. Rovman Powell swings his blade but he doesn't find the connection.

OUT! TAKEN! Kuldeep Yadav ends his spell with another wicket! He tosses it up outside off. Ravichandran Ashwin dances down the track but he has to reach for the ball. He gets the connection off the toe end of his blade and sends it to Shai Hope at long on. He takes a nice catch and Ravichandran Ashwin too departs quickly.

Almost a yorker now on the off pole. Rovman Powell digs it out to long off and takes a single.

Pitched up on middle. Ravichandran Ashwin nudges it off on the leg side and runs one more.

Floated full around off. Rovman Powell clips it to deep mid-wicket and the batters cross for one more.

Tossed up around off. Ravichandran Ashwin pushes it to covers and runs a quick single.

OUT! LBW! CONFIDENT REVIEW! Kuldeep Yadav bowls it full and turns in on the batter. Donovan Ferreira is pushed to his back foot and hit on the pads. Kuldeep Yadav is convinced and Rishabh Pant reviews it. UltraEdge shows that there is no spike and ball tracking confirms the wicket with three reds. Donovan Ferreira has to depart without making his mark. The pressure is back on Rajasthan.

Sticks to the good length and keeps it around off. Donovan Ferreira punches it past cover and runs a single to end the over.

Quick and on a length outside off. Donovan Ferreira tries to find the gap on the off side but gets the inner edge. The ball rolls to the left of the keeper.

OUT! TAKEN! Khaleel Ahmed gets a big one! He bangs it short and over off. Shubham Dubey tries to pull it but the ball was rising on him quickly. He mistimes his shot and the ball flies off to Tristan Stubbs at long on who takes a fine catch under pressure.

Beaten! Slower one, on the hard length and over off. Shubham Dubey again tries to pull it but is beaten by the lack of pace.

FOUR! PULLED AWAY! Khaleel Ahmed now shortens his length and keeps it outside off. Shubham Dubey pulls it with great power and finds the gap near the cow corner. The ball meets the cushions and he gets four runs more.

SIX! BANG! Khaleel Ahmed goes full and outside off. Shubham Dubey takes out his foot and lofts it over long off. The ball lands in the stands and gets himself six more runs.

FOUR LEG BYES! Mukesh Kumar delivers it on a length and on the pads. Rovman Powell tries to flick it off but the ball hits the thigh pads and rolls off to the fence for four extra runs.

FOUR! OFF THE MARK! Mukesh Kumar hits the hard length and keeps it on the pads. Rovman Powell nudges it off past square leg and the fielder in the deep fails to cut it off. He gets four runs and is off the mark in style.

OUT! TAKEN! HOPE HAS TAKEN A STUNNER! Mukesh Kumar serves it on a length and on middle. Sanju Samson slaps it down the ground and it almost clears the fence. Shai Hope cuts it off and takes a brilliant catch to his left while balancing himself inside the fence. The replays show that he was close to the cushions but didn't touch them. Sanju Samson isn't happy with that but he has to depart.

Full and wide outside off. Shubham Dubey reaches for it and carves it over point. The ball lands safely and the batters run one.

Errs in line now. He serves it on the hard length but wide outside off. Shubham Dubey leaves it alone and the umpire signals a wide.

A dipping yorker now, and he nails it. Sanju Samson drives it to long off and runs a single.

Slower short ball over middle. Sanju Samson tries to pull it away but gets beaten by the lack of pace.

In the air...but safe! Keeps it on a back of a length, around off, Sanju Samson goes deep in his crease and tries to flat bat it down the ground. Slices it off the upper half of the bat but it lands safely in front of the rushing wide long off fielder. A single taken by Samson to retain the strike.

Slower and serves it on a back of a length, outside off, Sanju Samson hangs back and punches it without much timing at extra cover to Gulbadin Naib. A big ball coming up.

Well bowled! At 139.6 kph, digs it in short, around off, Sanju Samson goes deep in his crease and swings for the pull but the ball gets big on him and sails over the bat.

WIDE! And again! Four wides on the trot! Tries to go full but the length stays the same, well beyond the wide guideline on off. 11 runs off the over with three balls to go.

WIDE! Khaleel isn't getting his radar right here. He seems to be put off by the movement by Sanju Samson near the off-stump and slants it well away on off for a wide.

WIDE! On a short length but slips it beyond the tramline on off in an attempt to keep it away from Sanju Samson who shuffled across the off side. Wide given.

WIDE! Bangs it into the deck, slower as well, on off, the ball sails over the head of Sanju Samson for a wide.

Lands it on a fullish length with a hint of tail back in, on middle, Shubham Dubey swipes it through mid-wicket for one.

Slower and shorter, outside off, Sanju Samson hops and slaps it square to deep point for a single. The 50-run stand comes up off 22 balls.

FOUR! Expertly played! Nails the yorker does Khaleel, outside off, Sanju Samson stays deep in his crease and glides it to the left of deep point with an open bat face for a boundary.

SIX! Shubham Dubey gets into the six-hitting act! Big finish to the over for Rajasthan. Ishant tries to bang into the deck and it is slower as well, on off and middle, Shubham Dubey gets this one into the arc and it comes at a nice height. Leaves nothing in the tank and spanks it over wide long on for a 95-metre maximum. Back-to-back productive overs for Rajasthan, 35 runs off the last 12 balls.

WIDE! Slower but the line is down leg, on a length. Shubham Dubey swings and misses. Wide given.

FOUR! Shubham Dubey does not miss out this time! The runs need to come from both ends for Rajasthan's cause. Delivers it on a good length but the line is around middle and leg, Shubham Dubey smears it and it races towards the deep backward square leg fence for four more.

Fuller in length, outside off, Sanju Samson gets low to carve this in front of square on the off side. Ends up hitting it straight on the bounce towards long off for one.

FOUR! Just over! Into the wicket, slower and near the tramline on off, Sanju Samson reaches out and lifts his front leg to slap it over extra cover. Gets enough bat on it to clear the leaping Axar Patel there for a boundary..

Pitches it up to the batter, on off, Sanju Samson creams the drive but fails to get it past extra cover.

Missed out! At the hips on a back of a length, Shubham Dubey gets more bat on it than he intended as he looks to glance it away. The batters cross as the ball rolls to fine leg.

Yes, he can. Comes from around the wicket and bowls it on a back of a length, punched down to long off for one by Shubham Dubey. Just 2 runs off the last three balls after the first three went for 16.

Fuller in length, on off, Sanju Samson drills it down to long off for a single. Can Dar get out of the over well here?

Dar steams in from over the wicket as Rishabh Pant comes up to the stumps and lands it on a good length, Sanju Samson swishes to go through the off side but misses.

SIX! Stand and deliver stuff! 16 runs off the first three balls. Can Samson make this a massive over? On a back of a length, on off, Sanju Samson stands tall and slaps it flat and hard. Hits it to the right of long off for half a dozen.

FOUR! A maximum followed by a boundary! On a back of a length, outside off, Sanju Samson backs away for the cut but he is a bit late on the shot. Gets it off the toe-end of the bat and it races past short third for a boundary.

SIX! That has gone many a mile! Rasikh Dar takes pace off and bowls it on a length, outside off, Sanju Samson picks the change of pace and pounces all over it. Smokes it over long on for a 99-metre maximum.

Too full and aimed on the toes. Shubham Dubey misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. There is a stifled appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Looks like it was going down the leg side.

Floated full on leg. Sanju Samson punches it to long on for another single.

Looped full outside off. Shubham Dubey drives it back to the bowler and Kuldeep Yadav fails to stop it. That allows the batters to run one.

A bit short and on off. Sanju Samson rocks back and punches it to long off for a single.

SIX! DISPATCHED! FIFTY FOR THE SKIPPER! Kuldeep Yadav tosses it full and keeps it on off. Sanju Samson clears his foot and swings his blade hard. The ball connects well and the ball flies off into the stands for a biggie.

NO BALL! Uh oh! Kuldeep Yadav has knocked the bails over at the bowling end while loading up. Shorter and quicker, at the stumps, Sanju Samson pulls it straight to mid-wicket. Free Hit coming up.

Dishes out a googly, short and on off, Sanju Samson reads it well and pushes it to cover.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! First with the bat and now with the ball, the Impact Player, Rasikh Dar is making a real impact. Executes the back-of-the-hand slower delivery, on a good length, top of off, Riyan Parag swings blindly as he looks to hack it across the line. Parag fails to pick the variation and gets undone by the lack of pace. The ball comes back in off the deck a bit and clips the top of the off stump to knock the bail over.

WIDE! Looks to go full and wide but slips it beyond the tramline on off. Left alone by Riyan Parag for a wide.

Bowls the back-of-the-hand slower delivery, fuller in length, around off, Sanju Samson hits it along the ground to long off for one.

Hits the deck hard and bowls it around off, Riyan Parag pats it with a straight bat to long on for one more run.

SIX! Dispatched with disdain! Lands it on a back of a length, on off, Riyan Parag picks it up nice and early and smacks it over wide long on for a biggie.

Beaten! Serves with a scrambled seam, on a good length, outside off, Riyan Parag goes for the cut but the ball skids through to beat the bat.

Bowls it on a length, Sanju Samson punches it down to long on for a single.

Flatter and fuller on the sticks. Riyan Parag leans ahead and blocks it confidently. Another tight over by Axar Patel.

Short again into the batter. Sanju Samson punches it to long off from his back foot and takes a safe single.

A bit short over middle now. Riyan Parag punches it to long on and hustles away for an easy single.

FOUR! INNOVATIVE! Axar Patel tosses it up around leg. Riyan Parag switches hands and reverse hits it over backward point. The ball bounces away to the fence for four runs.

Slow and full on middle. Riyan Parag hangs back and blocks it out watchfully.

Into the pitch and angled in on leg. Sanju Samson punches it to cover and runs a quick one.

SIX! POWERFUL! Kuldeep Yadav goes flatter and fuller outside off. Riyan Parag gets low and he launches it over extra covers. The ball lands in the crowd and he ends the over with a biggie to release some pressure off the team.

Tossed full on leg. Sanju Samson drives it to long on and runs another single.

Another quick one 114 kph and on off. Riyan Parag punches it to deep point for a single.

Floated full again wide outside off. Riyan Parag leaves it alone yet again.

Pitched up and flirting with the wide line outside off. Riyan Parag leaves it alone and the umpire says it is a legal delivery.

Quick and full outside off. Riyan Parag pushes it to the fielder at cover.

In the air....safe! Axar Patel drops it a bit short and over off. Riyan Parag gets a leading edge as the ball holds in the surface. Sends the ball flying towards mid off. It lands safe and he takes a quick single as well.

Fullish and outside off. Riyan Parag punches it only to find the fielder at cover.

SIX! UP, UP AND AWAY! A bit short and on off by Axar Patel. Riyan Parag gets under it and lofts it straight down the ground. The timing was a bit off but enough to send the ball over the long off fence for a biggie.

A bit short and outside off. Riyan Parag guides it to the fielder at point. That is good bowling.

Pitched up around off. Riyan Parag pushes it back to Axar Patel.

Full and angled into the batter. Sanju Samson punches it to long off to begin the over with a single.

Quicker and short, outside off. Riyan Parag plays it late but finds the fielder at short third. That is a good over by Kuldeep Yadav.

Back of a length and outside off. Riyan Parag tries to cut it but he gets it off the bottom part of the bat, sending the ball to the fielder at backward point.

Short and into the pads. Sanju Samson nudges it off towards deep mid-wicket for one more run.

Serves it on a full length, outside off. Riyan Parag drives it through point and gets another single.

Pitched up again around off. Sanju Samson drives it to long off and runs a single to get to the other end.

Peach! Full and just outside off. Sanju Samson rocks back but gets beaten by the bounce.

Flatter and full on the off stump. Riyan Parag leans ahead and pushes it to the fielder at cover. Brilliant over to end the Powerplay. Rajasthan are at 67/2.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Axar Patel flights it full, just outside off. Jos Buttler tries to replicate his previous shot. The ball stays low and he gets an inside edge. The ball deflects onto leg stump and Axar Patel gets the last laugh. That is brave bowling from the left-armer.

SIX! BANG! Axar Patel tosses it up and on the off pole. Jos Buttler clears his front foot and lofts it over long on. The ball lands beyond the fence and he gets half a dozen more runs.

Fuller now, around middle. Jos Buttler punches it out this time to point.

Short again, on off. Jos Buttler is cramped for room and punches it to the fielder at cover.

FOUR! Stand and deliver! Axar Patel drops it a bit short and around off. Jos Buttler hangs back and lofts it over extra cover. The ball bounces and crosses the fence for four runs.

FOUR! Timed to perfection! What could have been a successful over for Mukesh Kumar and Delhi has gone for 15 runs and ended up being a fruitful over for Rajasthan. Mukesh errs in length and slips in a full toss, on middle, Sanju Samson drives it with a straight bat to the left of mid on for yet another boundary.

FOUR! The boundaries continue to flow for the skipper of Rajasthan! Back of a length, slanting in at the hips, Sanju Samson whips it aerially but in the vacant deep square leg region for a boundary.

SIX! Thumped down the ground! Hurls it on a back of a length, on off, Sanju Samson picks up the length early and gets into a low position. Launches it over long on for six more runs.

Keeps hitting the deck hard, on off, Sanju Samson hangs back and works it to mid off.

Lands it on a back of a length, on off, Sanju Samson punches it down to mid on.

DROPPED! Would you believe it? One of the safest pair of hands, Tristan Stubbs puts it down! Jos Buttler gets a life. Mukesh bowls it on a length, around off, Jos Buttler swings to smack it down the ground. It comes right off the toe-end of the bat and it goes very high in the night sky towards cover. Tristan Stubbs settles under it early and attempts a reverse cup catch. The ball bursts through his hands Stubbs fails to grab it on the second attempt and rolls down on the deck off his body. How costly will this prove for Delhi?

SIX! Sanju Samson finishes the over in the best possible fashion. 18-run over followed by a 15-run over. Back of a length, on middle and leg, Sanju Samson stands tall and dispatches it over wide long on for half a dozen.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Too straight from Ishant, sliding on the pads, on a length, Sanju Samson flicks it behind square for an easy boundary.

More like it by Ishant Sharma! With an upright seam and hits the deck hard, on the off-stump line, Sanju Samson tries to use the pace and glide it past short third. The ball nips back in a touch and gets the extra bounce to whizz past the bat. Ishant seems to have heard something but Rishabh hasn't and Delhi do not take the review.

FOUR! Poor delivery and it gets the treatment! Width on offer on off and it is slower as well, short in length, Sanju Samson waits on it and pumps it through covers for a boundary.

Bowls a dipping slower delivery, full toss, on middle, Jos Buttler is through his shot a bit early and inside halves the swipe to deep backward square leg for one.

This is at 141.4 kph, on a good length, on off, Jos Buttler hits it on the bounce towards mid off.

FOUR! Excellent timing! Khaleel did not do much wrong there as this was closer to the off pole, on a good length, Sanju Samson relies on timing and threads it through covers for a boundary. Khaleel could not quite follow up his first over and this went for 18 runs.

Nearly! Takes pace off and bowls it on a back of a length, outside off, Jos Buttler hangs back and shapes up to slap it down the ground. Gets the timing wrong and it lobs low to the left of Khaleel Ahmed. The ball evades Khaleel and goes past the stumps for a run.

FOUR! Gets it through! Serves it fuller in length as he switches back to over the wicket, around the wicket, Jos Buttler looks to hit it down the ground. The bat turns in his hand on impact but still manages to get it past the diving Mukesh Kumar at mid on for his first boundary.

Comes from around the wicket and bowls it short and wide on off, Sanju Samson cuts it without much timing to deep point for one.

SIX! Sanju Samson goes big! 200th maximum of Samson's Indian T20 League career. Length delivery, on off and middle, Sanju Samson takes no half measures as he swings through the line and deposits it over long on for a biggie.

Tailing sharply back in from over the wicket, on a fuller length, at the stumps, Jos Buttler gets his bat out in front of the pads and whips it hurriedly towards mid on for a single.

WIDE! Khaleel angles it away from the batter, on a good length, Jos Buttler swings and misses. Wide given by the umpire as it went beyond the tramline.

This is a bit short and outside off, Jos Buttler moves to the off side and pats it wide of point. Gets off the mark with a single off his 6th ball.

Beaten! Pressure building on Jos Buttler as he is struggling to get Ishant away here. In the channel on off,  a hint of inward movement, on off, Jos Buttler has a tentative push at the delivery and he is lucky not to nick this one behind.

Three dots on the trot! Closer to the off-stump line and tucks the batter up for room, on a good length, Jos Buttler gets on top of the bounce and punches it well but fails to get it past cover.

This is on a back of a length, on off, Jos Buttler walks across to turn this one in front of square on the leg side but picks out the man at mid-wicket.

Shaping into the right-hander, on a good length, on off, Jos Buttler waits on the back foot and covers the line of the ball to stab it down the deck.

Starts well does Ishant as he bowls it at 126.4 kph, on a hard length, on off. The ball jags back in but Sanju Samson adjusts well as he hops back and steers it wide of point for a single.

PItches it right up to the batter in search of swing, on off, Jos Buttler presents a straight bat and knocks it down to mid off for a dot.

Khaleel steams with two slips in place, on a good length, going across, outside off, Sanju Samson dabs it square to deep point for a single.

Angles it across the right-hander, on a back of a length, outside off, Sanju Samson reaches out to play the cut shot but the ball skids through to sneak under the bat. Samson thinks it should be a wide and challenges the decision. The replays confirm that it is within the tramline on off. Rajasthan burn an early review.

Gets the ball to shape back in, full and around off, Sanju Samson gets on the front foot and pushes it with a straight bat to mid off.

WIDE! And again! Full and swinging away, well outside the wide tramline on off. Rishabh Pant does well to dive low to his right and grabs it almost off the toes of Shai Hope at first slip.

WIDE! Khaleel fails to control the swing and sprays a full delivery, way outside off. Left alone by Sanju Samson for a wide.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Khaleel Ahmed with the early strike for Delhi! Four and out for Yashasvi Jaiswal. Pulls his length back as this is on a back of a length, on off, Jaiswal stays put in the crease and shapes up to play it with a horizontal bat back over the bowler's head. The ball comes off the toe end of the bat and skies high in the air towards the mid off region. Axar Patel runs back and across to his left to complete the catch.

FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal almost takes out his partner at the other end. Gets a boundary and Rajasthan are away! Khaleel goes full and gets a hint of away movement, on off and middle, Jaiswal drives it with a straight bat straight back towards Jos Buttler. Buttler fails to get out of the way quickly. The ball deflects off his body and goes away from the fielder at mid on who was sprinting across to his right to cut it off.