Delhi Capitals registered their fifth win in six matches within the IPL 2025 on Wednesday to climb to the highest of the factors desk. Nonetheless, the win in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on the Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi was not a clean one for Delhi Capitals. After DC scored 188/5 in 20 overs, RR additionally ended up on the identical rating. The match was determined in Tremendous Over, the place DC received. Within the match, DC’s most constant performer KL Rahul scored 38 off 32 balls (2x4s, 2x6s). Indian cricket crew star batter Cheteshwar Pujara discovered some flaws in Rahul’s batting.
Talking on ESPNCricinfo, Cheteshwar Pujara delved deep into Rahul’s batting. “KL, being the senior participant, I feel he wished to play 15-20 balls after which exit. However, on the identical time, he ought to have attacked a bit extra, as a result of he was set, he had sufficient likelihood to take a look at the pitch, and he knew the situations nicely by then,” he stated.
“He was attempting however he was simply attempting to muscle the ball out. There are occasions when you possibly can’t join the ball issues do not go your method. Additionally, his batting order has modified a bit, too. So, I imply, he’s simply attempting to determine. He usually does go laborious within the powerplay, however after that, that’s the interval the place he must be slightly extra aggressive. It regarded like he wished to avoid wasting his wicket slightly than play his pure sport.
Pujara went on to say that it appeared like Rahul was enjoying to avoid wasting his wicket.
“At present it regarded like he was a bit cautious, he wished to avoid wasting his wicket slightly than play his pure sport. we’ve got seen this season, the way in which he has been batting. It he’s batting like that, he can be profitable extra matches than attempt to arrange that large whole that the crew is aiming for. It may very well be him enjoying within the fourth or fifth gear, if he carries on enjoying like that. That is the function I take a look at him, doing nicely for the crew slightly than,” Pujara stated.
A Mitchell Starc-inspired Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals through the tremendous over of their Indian Premier League match on Wednesday. Needing 12 runs within the tremendous over, DC received them in 4 balls. Requested to bat first, Delhi Capitals scored 188 for 5.
In reply, Yashasvi Jaiswal (51 off 27 balls) and Nitish Rana (51 off 28 balls) scored brisk half-centuries to steer RR’s cost earlier than an excellent closing over by Starc took the sport to the tremendous over with the guests ending at 188 for 4 in 20 overs.
RR wanted 9 within the final over and Starc conceded solely eight to stretch the sport.
Earlier, the house crew nicely served by Abhishek Porel’s 37-ball 49 on the prime of the order and though KL Rahul consumed 32 balls for his 38, skipper Axar Patel (34 off 14 balls)
With PTI inputs
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