Delhi Capitals earned a hard-fought 20-run win over Rajasthan Royals to technically stay alive in the IPL playoffs race as home spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav played a key role in the team’s victory in the must-win contest here Tuesday.
Yet again, it was Jake FraserMcGurk (50) and Abhishek Porel’s (65) coruscating display of powerhitting that took DC to a challenging 221 for eight.
Chasing a stiff target to secure their place in the play-offs, the Royals were going strong but once skipper Sanju Samson (86 off 46 balls) was dismissed in the 16th over, their innings lost momentum. They ended up at 201 for 8.
Wrist spinner Kuldeep (2/25 in 4 overs) and left-arm spinner Axar (1/25 in 3 overs) exhibited impressive control over line and length that did put brakes on Royals’ scoring rate in the middle overs.
This story is from the May 08, 2024 edition of Ahmedabad Mirror.
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