END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs | DC: 173/5 (13 runs required, RR: 8.65)

  • Axar Patel15 (13b)
  • Tristan Stubbs44 (23b)
  • Avesh Khan4-0-29-1
  • Sandeep Sharma4-0-36-0

And so, the streak of home teams winning matches continues in IPL 2024. Nine in a row, and it is the longest such streak at any point in the IPL, says Sampath. That's all we have for you all tonight. Do join us for another cracker - RCB take on KKR in Bengaluru - tomorrow. Till then, take care, ciao!

11:41pm Time for the presentation

Sanju Samson, Royals captain: "The way we started, the first ten overs, we were like Rovman, be ready you might have to bat! The IPL is changing and we all have to be flexible. Earlier it was about 11 players, now it is about all 15 players. Me and Sanga had a lot of chat between 15th and 17th over before deciding the Impact Player. It's all about gauging in which zone they are. You have to look at that and take your decision. I saw Sandy was calm and Avesh was also looking good, so i went with that. Riyan Parag has been a big name in the last few years. Wherever I go, people ask me about him. There is something very special he can give to Indian cricket."

Riyan Parag, Player of the Match: "Emotions are settled, mum's here as well. She's seen the struggles, this feels special. I know what my ability is and I never let that change - irrespective of whether I perform or not. A lot to do with the domestic season, where I scored a lot of runs. Someone in the top four has to take it deep. First match, Sanju bhaiya did it, today I did it. I had to work very hard. I was on bed in the last three days. I could manage it today."

11:25pm High fives all around in the Royals camp. Ninth successive win by a home team this season. The bowling changes from Samson were spot on. Never let the batters settle and some excellent death bowling saw them eke out a 12-run win. This was after a Riyan Parag special enthralled one and all in Jaipur. That was clean-hitting of a different class, capitalising on his superb form. Axar was thrifty with the ball for Capitals, but barring Warner, none of the batters could get going.

Rishabh Pant, Capitals captain: "Definitely disappointed. The best thing to do from here to learn from it. The bowlers did well through the 15-16 overs. But the batters did well at the death, hopefully we do better in the next game. The platform that Warner-Marsh gave was very nice. We had to save wickets. We had to consolidate but at the end we had a lot to cover up. [On not bowling Nortje to Parag earlier] There is always one or the other option, but we wanted to finish Nortje in the death overs. Sometimes you are going to go for runs. Didn't go well for us today."

Avesh Khan, Royals bowler: "[On the death-over yorkers] My plan is always clear. One side was longer, so my plan was to bowl wide yorkers. I was giving myself five seconds and only thought about executing them. My focus is always on the execution and back my yorkers. Enjoying myself here because we have Sandeep, Boult, Burger, all of whom have different skills. Samson gives me freedom to execute and only steps in if he sees I am struggling. I try to improve myself everytime. In T20s I try to reinvent myself. I never think about selection and only practice what I want to bowl."

19.6
1
Avesh Khan to Patel, 1 run, Another very full ball on middle, he can only whip it to deep midwicket. Job done Avesh, Royals win their second match in IPL 2024!
19.5
0
Avesh Khan to Patel, no run, Full toss angling away, Axar only makes contact with thin air. All over
19.4
1
Avesh Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, Slot ball, Stubbs misses out! Goes hard at that and he only gets it off the inner half to square leg
19.3
1
Avesh Khan to Patel, 1 run, Very full outside off, Axar can drill it only to long-off
19.2
0
Avesh Khan to Patel, no run, Another yorker, well outside off. Axar cannot dig that out. Huge cheers in Jaipur
19.1
1
Avesh Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, Yorker just outside off, Stubbs squeezes it through covers

Avesh to bowl the final

END OF OVER:
19 | 15 Runs | DC: 169/5 (17 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.89, RRR: 17.00)

  • Axar Patel13 (9b)
  • Tristan Stubbs42 (21b)
  • Sandeep Sharma4-0-36-0
  • Avesh Khan3-0-25-1
18.6
2
Sandeep Sharma to Patel, 2 runs, Very full outside off, Axar glides it fine. Deep backward point has work to do running to his right, keeps it to two
18.5
1
Sandeep Sharma to Stubbs, 1 run, Low full toss just outside off, he goes for the drive but gets a thick inside edge through square leg

Short third and short fine are both fine

18.4
1
Sandeep Sharma to Patel, 1 run, Low full toss on off, Axar only manages to hit it to long-on

Around the wicket

18.3
1
Sandeep Sharma to Stubbs, 1 run, Very full outside off, only manages to hit it down to long-off
18.2
4
Sandeep Sharma to Stubbs, FOUR, Powered through cover! Stubbs turning it on. Length ball outside off, he smacks it off the meat through the off side
18.1
6
Sandeep Sharma to Stubbs, SIX, Forehanded over wide long-on! Back of a length slower one outside off, Stubbs walks across and powers it over the fielder running to his right

Sandeep to bowl the penultimate

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | DC: 154/5 (32 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.55, RRR: 16.00)

  • Tristan Stubbs30 (17b)
  • Axar Patel10 (7b)
  • Avesh Khan3-0-25-1
  • Ravichandran Ashwin3-0-30-0
17.6
1
Avesh Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, Full and outside off, powered straight to cover for a quick one
17.5
1
Avesh Khan to Patel, 1 run, Full toss outside off, drilled to long-off
17.4
1
Avesh Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, Yorker well outside off, Stubbs goes for the reverse-scoop but gets it off the toe end towards cover-point
17.3
1
Avesh Khan to Patel, 1 run, Axar is safe! Punches the length ball towards cover and sets off to the other end. Burger takes a bit of time to transfer the ball to the other hand and throw it to the bowler, who deflects it onto the stumps. But Axar manages to drag his bat in in time
17.3
1w
Avesh Khan to Patel, 1 wide, Very full and wide outside off, Axar watches it through. Lands just outside the cut strip but on the pitch
17.2
0
Avesh Khan to Patel, no run, Full and very wide outside off, Axar moves across and looks to repeat the shot but misses. Checks with the ump if that is not a wide
17.1
4
Avesh Khan to Patel, FOUR, Smartly done. Full and angling away outside off, 136.7kph, Axar gets low and opens the face to get it to deep third

Avesh to bowl the 18th

END OF OVER:
17 | 19 Runs | DC: 145/5 (41 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.52, RRR: 13.66)

  • Tristan Stubbs28 (15b)
  • Axar Patel4 (3b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin3-0-30-0
  • Yuzvendra Chahal3-0-19-2
16.6
6
Ashwin to Stubbs, SIX, Another carrom ball, despatched in some style. Goes back towards off, clears the front leg and deposits it over wide long-on
16.5
6
Ashwin to Stubbs, SIX, Fetch that! Flatter on a length, Stubbs heaves it all the over deep midwicket
16.4
2
Ashwin to Stubbs, 2 runs, Boult horribly misjudges a skier and Stubbs gets a life. Ashwin goes wide of the crease and bowls a carrom ball. He looks to tonk it over the on side but skies it high. Long-on runs in but barely gets a hand to it
16.3
1
Ashwin to Patel, 1 run, Slows it down and tosses it outside off, Axar slogs it and it lands short of deep midwicket
16.3
1w
Ashwin to Patel, 1 wide, Quicker and flatter, well wide of the batter, wide called

DC 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st30DA WarnerMR Marsh
2nd0DA WarnerRK Bhui
3rd67DA WarnerRR Pant
4th8T StubbsRR Pant
5th17T StubbsAbishek Porel
6th51AR PatelT Stubbs

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR1493201.428
SRH1485170.414
RR1485170.273
RCB1477140.459
CSK1477140.392
DC147714-0.377
LSG147714-0.667
GT145712-1.063
PBKS145910-0.353
MI144108-0.318