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: Extraordinary last over from Avesh Khan, not a single boundary in it and just four runs. RR have recorded their second victory of this season at home which is one more than what they managed in the entirety of last season. Stubbs put up quite a fight in the end, he stays unbeaten on 44 off 23, Axar on 15 off 13. Samson's bowling changes were spot on, the DC batters couldn't settle at all and those that did settle, like David Warner, were not allowed to cross any milestones that could help them cause irreparable damage.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Samson has decided to hand the ball over to Avesh Khan for the last over. Tristan Stubbs is on strike, he has scored 42 in 21 balls, Axar at the other end on 13 off nine. Stubbs with a six over long-on off the first ball and then a boundary through covers off the next. However, Sandeep shuts up shop after that and now DC still have a lot to do in the last.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 169/5 in 19 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Axar with a boundary off the first ball of the 18th by Avesh, then just five more runs in that over. Stubbs will be on strike, Sandeep Sharma to bowl the penultimate over. Here we go then!

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 154/5 in 18 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Well, well, well, Tristan Stubbs is known to be a proper big-hitter and he makes the most out of a let off. Ashwin bowling the 17th, Stubbs skies one off the fourth ball, Boult is underneath but he hasn't positioned himself well at all, the ball falls down out of his reach. Then Stubbs smashes the next ball over deep midwicket and the delivery after that is sent over long on. That is 19 runs off the 17th over, Stubbs on 28 off 15, Axar at the other end on four off three.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 145/5 in 17 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Tossed up by Chahal third ball of the 16th, out wide and Porel goes after it. He ends up miscuing it to long-off who doesn't have to move an inch for taking that catch.

Porel c Buttler b Chahal 9 (10)

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 122/5 in 15.3 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: 11 runs off the 15th but that is not enough. DC's required rate has now crept up to 13.20. Stubbs with a boundary off the first ball from Sandeep's over and the batters picked runs in the field after that. Poren on seven off seven, Stubbs on 10 off nine.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 120/4 in 15 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: And it is that man Yuzvendra Chahal who gets the big wicket. First ball of the 14th is landed just short of a length, angling in from wide outside off, Pant waits and tries to cut. But the ball takes a lower edge and Samson takes the catch. That brings in Abhishek Porel, the impact sub at No.6. He had come on for Khaleel Ahmed.

Pant c Samson b Chahal 28 (26)

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 105/4 in 13.1 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Sandeep Sharma continues to strangle DC for runs and their required run rate has crept up above 11 now. Pant is on 28 off 25, Stubbs on three off five.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 105/3 in 13 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: What a catch that is from Sandeep Sharma and Warner misses out on a half-century by a run. Warner flashes hard at a length ball outside off from Avesh, outside edge goes towards short third where Sandeep moves to his right and leaps to complete the catch.

Warner c Sandeep Sharma b Avesh Khan 49 (34)

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 97/3 in 11.2 overs

RR vs DC IPL Live Score 2024, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capital: Pant with a lucky six off the fourth ball. Yuzvendra Chahal bowled his first over of the match. The fourth ball was tossed up and angling across the stumps, Pant gets down on one knee and slogs it over deep midwicket. Jurel gets to the ball but ends up spilling it over the boundary rope. Pant on 22 off 18 at the end of that over, Warner on 43 off 28.

RR vs DC IPL Live Score: DC 89/2 in 10 overs

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