RR vs DC Live Score, IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals dictate show despite David Warner’s 50

Easy stumping for Samson. DC: 113/5 (15 overs)

Sandeep Sharma bowls a tight over but is hit for a four by Warner in the final ball. DC: 106/4 (14 overs)

Trent Boult cleans up Lalit Yadav for 38(24) to pick his 3rd wicket. Slightly full and Lalit plays it with a cross bat. Unfortunate for him as the ball hits his pads and knocks the stumps. DC: 100/4 (13 overs)

Lalit Yadav hits Jason Holder for a boundary and keeps the scoreboard ticking alongside David Warner. The pair have already added over 50 runs for the fourth wicket.

11 runs come off the over as Delhi reach 93/3 in 12 overs.

Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack and he is hit for two fours by Lalit Yadav. Both comes as a result of reverse sweep.

15 runs come off the over as DC reach 83/3 in 11 overs.

Ashwin keeps thing tight as just seven runs come off his over. DC reach 68/3 at the halfway stage. They need 132 runs in 60 balls.

Trent Boult is reintroduced in the attack. He starts with a couple of singles before Warner hits him for a boundary.

Lalit Yadav also hits the pacer for a boundary as 13 runs come off the over. DC: 61/3 (9 overs)

The boundaries dry up as Sandeep Sharma concedes six singles in his over. Delhi Capitals reach 48/3 after 8 overs.

Yuzvendra Chahal is introduced straight after powerplay and he starts with a four-run over.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan introduce Murugan Ashwin as ‘Impact Player’. He comes in place of Jos Buttler. DC: 42/3 (7 overs)

Ashwin comes to bowl the final powerplay over and he packs Rilee Rossouw for 14(12). DC: 38/3 (6 overs)

David Warner and Rilee Rossouw combine to hit Jason Holder for a boundary each. 11 runs come off the over. DC: 32/2 (5 overs)

R Ashwin comes into the attack and apart from one boundary against David Warner, he concedes just three singles. DC: 21/2 (4 overs)

Rilee Rossouw and David Warner combine to hit Trent Boult for a boundary each as Delhi Capitals move to 14/2 after 3 overs.

David Warner hammers Sandeep Sharma for a boundary as five runs come off his over. He had earlier bowled a wide. DC: 5/2 (2 overs)

Trent Boult starts with a double-wicket maiden.

Trent Boult jolts Delhi Capitals top-order as he packs Prithvi Shaw (Impact Player) and Manish Pandey in consecutive balls.

Shaw gets an edge, which is brilliantly caught by Sanju Samson, who collects it after an excellent dive in the air.

Boult then traps Manish Pandey LBW in the next ball.

He, however, fails to claim a hattrick as the ball just beats the outside edge of Rilee Rossouw’s bat.

DC: 0/2 (0.4 overs)

Delhi Capitals bring in Prithvi Shaw as Impact Player, he walks in place of Khaleel Ahmed.

He will lead the 200-run chase with David Warner. Trent Boult will lead the attack for Rajasthan Royals.

Shimron Hetmyer does the job for Rajasthan Royals as he blasts a couple of sixes against Anrich Nortje, who comes to bowl the final over.

16 runs come off the over as RR pile 199/4 in 20 overs.

Hetmyer returns unbeaten on 39(21), Dhruv Jurel chips in with three-ball 8.

Shimron Hetmyer starts the penultimate over by Mukesh Kumar with a maximum, before passing the strike to Jos Buttler.

The bowler then completes a caught and bowled to get rid of Buttler for 79(51)

Dhruv Jurel is the new batter in the middle and he starts with a six straightaway. RR: 183/4 (19 overs)

Jos Buttler smashes Anrich Nortje for a couple of boundaries as Rajasthan Royals reach 168/3 in 18 overs.

Rovman Powell comes to bowl his second over and he starts with a no, however, Buttler fails to capitalise in the freehit.

Shimron Hetmyer then joined the party and smashes the bowler for a six and four.

14 runs come off the over as RR reach 157/3 in 17 overs

Mukesh Kumar is back in the attack. He starts off well and concedes five runs in his first four balls, before Jos Buttler whacks him for two consecutive fours. RR: 143/3 (16 overs)

Kuldeep Yadav completes his quota as he concedes just four runs in his final over. RR: 130/3 (15 overs) | Kuldeep: 4-0-31-1

Rovman Powell strikes in his first over. He cleans up local boy Riyan Parag for 7(11).

The batter shuffles across the crease and tries to smash it over mid-wicket but misses it completely as the ball knocks the stump. RR: 126/3 (14 overs)

Jos Buttler smokes Axar Patel for a six to bring up his half-century. He reaches the milestone in 32 balls as RR reach 122/2 in 13 overs.

Axar Patel then bowls a tight over and concedes just four singles.

Kuldeep Yadav also keeps thing tight from his end as five runs come off his over. RR: 112/2 (12 overs)

Delhi Capitals strike in quick succession as Kuldeep Yadav removes Sanju Samson for 0(4).

He had the opportunity to remove Riyan Parag too in the final delivery after the batter got a leading edge but falls short of the bowler. RR: 103/2 (10 overs)

Mukesh Kumar is reintroduced in the attack and he provides Delhi Capitals with much-needed breakthrough. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s explosive innings comes to an end as he falls for 60(31). A short ball, which takes a leading edge as Yashasvi tries to pull. The ball flies high in the air and is caught by the bowler.

RR: 98/1 (9 overs)

Kuldeeep Yadav is introduced in the attack as the runs keep coming. He gets a bottom edge against Buttler, which races towards the fence behind the wickets.

Yashasvi then hits the spinner for a maximum. Connects it from the middle of the blade and sends the ball over the long-on fence.

Buttler goes on to hit the spinner for another boundary. 17 runs come off the over. RR: 96/0 (8 overs)

Axar Patel comes to bowl his second over and starts with a couple of singles. He is then hit for a boundary by Yashasvi in the fourth and fifth ball, following which he also reaches his half-century. The youngster completes the milestone in 25 balls. RR: 79/0 (7 overs)

Axar Patel comes to bowl the fifth over and as expected Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes him for a hattrick of boundaries.

Anrich Nortje then comes to bowl the final powerplay over but concedes just five runs, which include a boundary by Jos Buttler. DC: 68/0 (6 overs)

A change of end for Khaleel but Yashasvi Jaiswal welcomes him with a four.

He is not taken for runs following that four but ends up bowling two wides, one which also results in an extra single.

Buttler lofts him wide off mid-on in the final delivery. Didn’t time it well as Anrich Nortje chases after the ball. He somehow manages to reach but fails to control his balance as he goes for the catch. RR: 50/0 (4 overs)

David Warner brings in Mukesh Kumar after expensive start by Khaleel and Nortje.

Mukesh does get hit for a boundary by Buttler but just seven runs come off it. RR: 39/0 (3 overs)

Anrich Nortje will share the new ball duties with Khaleel and the pacer is whacked for three boundaries by Jos Buttler.

RR race to 32/0 after 2 overs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal starts with consecutive 4s.

The first one is pulled towards the mid-wicket, the second one is cut over the point fielder towards the third-man region, which should have been stopped by Mukesh Kumar the fielder stationed there.

The carnage continues and this time he drives it past covers for another boundary.

Plays a dot before hitting another four towards the long-on region.

He then hits another four as 20 runs come off the over.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler walk out to bat in the middle.

Khaleel Ahmed will lead the attack for Delhi.

The big news is Prithvi Shaw has been dropped from playing XI. Mitchell Marsh is unavailable as he flew back to Australia for personal reasons.

Jos Buttler, who was doubtful, is included in the playing XI.

Delhi Capitals: David Warner(c), Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel(w), Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar

Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Delhi Capitals win toss, invite Rajasthan Royals to bat first.

“The pitch that’s been used today was used for the India-South Africa T20I where 450+ runs were scored. It’s the centre pitch, 65m on both sides and longer straight boundaries. The pitch is brilliant, it might not be as good a wicket to bat on though, it’s darker which means a bit more moisture, there are indentations and ridges which run parallel to each other because of the process of scarification, which has ensured a few marks. It’s still a very good pitch to bat, but it might help the spinners to get some grip. Batting first might be the way to go about today.”

Well we don’t know about others but Sanju Samson has definitely impressed a cricketing legend with his captaincy.

AB de Villiers: “Sanju Samson is an incredible player, but as a captain, it is his cool composure that always stands out. He never seems to be fussed by anything, and as a captain, that is a good sign.

“I think he’s got all the credentials to be a wonderful captain. Who knows, possibly even one day in a year or two or three’s time, in one of the formats in the India team.”

Despite having a reputation of being a power-hitter, Delhi Capitals’ Rovman Powell still might not be considered for the XI. The Windies star has struggled against spin and with Rajasthan having the likes of Ashwin and Chahal, Delhi might give Rilee Rossouw a chance to continue.

If we look at ‘Impact Player’, Delhi Capitals have used Aman Khan for this role. Despite good backing from head coach Ricky Ponting, the Mumbai youngster has hardly created any impact so far.

It will be interesting to see if Delhi Capitals use Axar Patel with the ball as well. The all-rounder has delivered his services with the bat, but he has hardly been employed with the ball. The main reason behind this being David Warner’s reluctance to use him against the left-handers.

With the form Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shimron Hetmyer has displayed, chances of Axar combining with Kuldeep Yadav looks a bit slim.

Delhi Capitals star batters Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan are yet to live up to their reputation and this certainly has hurt their side a lot.

Sarfaraz has managed 34 from two matches, while Shaw amassed a paltry 19 from the same number of matches.

Even if the management decides to give others a chance ahead of the duo, the team has Yash Dhull, Ripal Patel and Lalit Yadav to fall back upon. However, none of the are players who would perhaps score at a strike-rate of 150.

Although Delhi Capitals have never played at the venue but they should take one lesson from the encounter between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings, which was played at this venue earlier this week.

Team winning the toss should ideally opt to bat first given there are high chances of dew coming in the evening, which makes it difficult for spinners.

One area that Rajasthan Royals lack depth is their seam department. They do have Trent Boult in their ranks, but he too has failed to get going.

KM Asif partnered with Boult in the previous encounter but he leaked runs at an economy of over 13.

Bout, on the other hand, conceded 38/0 in his four overs.

Jason Holder provided some respite as he scalped two wickets and conceded 29 runs in four overs.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan will be fretting over Jos Buttler’s avalablity. The star opener got stitches on the little finger of his left hand after hurting it in the previous encounter against Punjab Kings.

The bruised area with stitches is likely to remain sore and soft and it will be difficult to field even though batting with extra padding inside the gloves remain an option.

In a surprising move Rajasthan Royals had promoted R Ashwin to open the innings alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal in the encounter against Punjab. However, the move backfired as Ashwin returned to the pavilion without troubling the scorers.

Rajasthan have adopted Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati as their second home venue. The team however had a disappointing outing in their maiden match here and will hope for a change in fortune in their second match, which will be the final match to be played here.

Both Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan enter the match on the back of defeats. Rajasthan fell short by five runs at this venue against Punjab Kings, while Delhi endured a tough six-wicket defeat against defending champions Gujarat Titans.

Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of IPL 2023 match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals. The match starts at 3:30 and the toss will take place half an hour earlier. Till then stay tuned for all the updates regarding the match and IPL 2023