DC vs RR – IPL 2022 Report: Jos the Boss turns on the heat at Wankhede!
DC vs RR – Match 34 – IPL 2022 Report: Jos Buttler recorded his 3rd IPL ton of the season and is looking like a man on mission to break Virat Kohli’s season record of 4 centuries.
Earlier Royals were put to bat and openers Jos Buttler and Devdutt Padikkal put on a 155-run stand in 15.1 overs to boost the scoring. Buttler brought his 3rd ton of the season in 57 balls. He now scored centuries in all three stadiums in Mumbai. Captain Sanju Samson walked in one down to smack a 46* at a strike rate of 242.11 strike rate to power Royals to 222/2 in 20 overs.
Chasing 223 to win, the Delhi openers put on a 43 run-stand in 4.3 overs as Warner gave the team a dashing start before departing. R Ashwin struck in the first ball of his spell to reduce DC to 48/2. Captain Rishabh Pant top scored for his team with a smashing 44 but wickets kept falling at regular intervals which hampered the run flow in a high chaser.
Prasidh Krishna was the star with the ball as he bowled a maiden in the 19th over leaving 36 runs to win in the final over. Rovman Powell was up to the challenge as he smashed the first 3 balls bowled by Obed McCoy to 3 sixes. The third ball was a suspect no-ball but the field umpires were fine with it. This erupted the Delhi Capitals dug out as Rishabh Pant wanted it to be checked by the TV umpire. At one point he sent the coaching staff member Pravin Amre on to the field to convey the message. The whole drama disrupted the momentum and Powell missed out on the next ball and eventually fell to McCoy in the final delivery! RR are now on top of the points table.
Toss: Rishabh Pant (DC) won the toss and elect to bowl
Playing XIs:
Delhi Capitals:
Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed
Rajasthan Royals:
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Karun Nair, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
DC vs RR – IPL 2022 – Match Summary
RR 222-2 in 20 overs
Jos Buttler 116 (65) – 9 fours & 9 sixes
Devdutt Padikkal 54 (35) – 7 fours & 2 sixes
Sanju Samson 46*(19) – 5 fours & 3 sixes
Khaleel Ahmed 4-0-47-1
Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-43-1
RCB 207-8 in 20 overs
Prithvi Shaw 37 (27) – 5 fours & 1 six
David Warner 28 (14) – 5 fours & 1 six
Rishabh Pant 44 (24) – 4 fours 7 2 sixes
Lalit Yadav 37 (24) – 3 fours & 2 sixes
Rovman Powell 36 (15) – 5 sixes
Prasidh Krishna 4-1-22-3
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-32-2
Yuzvendra Chahal 4-0-28-1
Obed McCoy 3-0-52-1
Result: RR won by 15 runs
Player of the Match: Jos Buttler
