IPL 2020 DC V/S RR: Delhi Capitals thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs and climbed to the top.

DC won against RR by 46 runs.

The face of points table this IPL is changing in fit of a day with every succeeding match. As of now, Delhi Capitals grabbed the lead on the table with 5 wins out of 6 matches. This season their consecutive wins have threatened other teams, indicative of their strong emergence.

The 23rd match of IPL 2020 ended with a surge of happiness and cheer among Delhiite's after Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl the field. The determined and indomitable efforts of Delhi Capitals registered this win. They posted a difficult score of 184 runs on the loss of 8 wickets.

This incredible win wouldn't have landed in Delhi's court without stunning bowling and fielding of the players. K Rabada shone brightly with his amazing deliveries uprooting 3 wickets. R Ashwin and Marcus Stoinis shook the Royals by taking 2 wickets each. Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel and Harshal Patel decorated icing on the celebration cake taking a wicket each, bundling Rajasthan for 138 runs dismissing all wickets. The efforts of RR were far away from the target.

S Hetmeyer smashed 45 runs off 24 balls hitting the highest score for the night. He said highlighting his struggle, "I was working a lot on it during practice. Dropped a few during the CSK game, so I went back and did a lot of work on my catching." Marcus Stoinis followed the lead hitting 39 runs off 30 balls. J Archer took 3 wickets for Rajasthan but couldn't make a change in the outcome. Ravichandran Ashwin was declared as man of the match taking 2 wickets for 22 runs.

Delhi Capitals Captain Shreyas Iyer appreciated the teamwork and skills of his players. He was grateful to teammates for making captaincy easy for him. Moreover, he emphasized on extraordinary performance of bowlers and ended his speech on a promising note. With so many diversions on points table to explore ahead, get your sofas ready to hold the weight of your double excitement for double battles today. Stay tuned for big matches between Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders at 3:30 PM and Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at 7:30 PM.