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IN PICS: IPL 2019, DC vs RR, Match 53
Rishabh Pant struck an unbeaten half-century as Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by five wickets
Last Updated on - May 4, 2019 7:31 PM IST
Ishant Sharma struck early, in his first and innings’ second over, with Rahane caught for 2 (BCCI Photo)
A senseless run-out and another strike from Ishant in the final Powerplay over left RR gasping for breath as they made 30/4 in six overs (BCCI Photo)
Ishant then struck again in his second over and this time he got the better of Liam Livingstone (14) with a slower delivery. RR lost both their openers inside four overs (BCCI Photo)
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Needing a win to keep their slim playoff chances alive, Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bat first at Feroz Shah Kotla (BCCI Photo)
Mishra then had Stuart Binny out for a first-ball duck off his next delivery (BCCI Photo)
Krishnappa Gowtham then sent one high in the air and Boult misjudged the catch completely, denying Misra a fourth IPL hat-trick (BCCI Photo)
17-year-old Riyan Parag tried resurrecting the innings (BCCI Photo)
But Amit Mishra ended his growing partnership with Shreyas Gopal. He had him stumped in the 12th over (BCCI Photo)
With their innings in shambles, Parag showed maturity, to keep a calm head, becoming the youngest in IPL history to hit a fifty, guiding RR to 115/9 (BCCI Photo)
DC were off to a brisk start with their openers sprinting to 28/0 in 3 overs (BCCI Photo)
Then Ish Sodhi struck with his first two deliveries sending back Shikhar Dhawan (16) and Prithvi Shaw (8) in a double-wicket maiden over. (BCCI Photo)
DC counterattacked through Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant who each hit two consecutive sixes to offset the damage (BCCI Photo)
Gopal put brakes on the counterattack when he removed Iyer (15) (BCCI Photo)
With their five-wicket win, DC ended RR’s faint playoff hopes, finishing the league stage with 9 wins and five defeats (BCCI Photo)
In between DC did lose a couple of wickets but Rishabh Pant struck two fours and five sixes in an unbeaten 38-ball 53 to overhaul the target (BCCI Photo)
