Delhi lose to Steven-led RR

DD made three changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Chidhambaram Gautam, Albie, and Domnic Muthuswami made way for Angelo Mathews, Manoj Tiwary, and Jaydev Unadkat.

RR made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Steven Smith, RR’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost a wicket.

Mayank Agarwal, whose 21-ball (Prav)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 37. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Tambe, who broke the 45-run stand.  

DD scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point.

Shreyas Iyer, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 40. Thirty-eight balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, he was caught by Tim Southee. Chris Morris broke the 48-run stand.

DD scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). RR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Jean-Paul Duminy, whose 38-ball innings included three sixes, scored 44. He was unbeaten.

Yuvraj Singh, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 27. Thirty-three balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, he was caught by Karun Nair. Morris broke the 45-run stand.

DD scored 150 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). RR had conceded eight extras at that point.

Mathews, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 27. He was unbeaten.

RR eventually conceded nine extras. DD scored 184 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Dhawal Kulkarni, who bowled an over, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as were James Faulkner, Southee, and Deepak Hooda (the player of the match), who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 55, 36, and 20, respectively.

Tambe, who bowled three overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket.

Morris, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, and lost a wicket.

Sanju Samson, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Five overs into the chase, he was caught by Yuvraj. Mathews broke the 37-run stand.

RR scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). DD hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Steven, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Fourteen balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was caught by Agarwal. Amit Mishra broke the 13-run stand.

Nair, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Sixteen balls later, he was stumped by Kedar Jadhav. Mishra broke the 24-run stand.

Stuart Binny, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Tahir, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

RR scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). DD had conceded four extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 13, Hooda’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Rahane, whose 39-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 47. Twenty-seven balls after Binny’s dismissal, Tahir broke the 52-run partnership.

RR scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). DD had conceded five extras at that point.

Hooda’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 22 balls.

He eventually scored 54 off 25 balls. Eighteen balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by Mathews. Tahir broke the 36-run stand.

Faulkner, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Four balls later, Tahir had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Morris, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Southee, who was in seventh heaven, because his four-ball innings included a boundary.

DD eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. RR, who scored 186 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, won by three wickets.

Yuvraj, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Unadkat, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Nathan Coulter-Nile, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 42.

Mathews, who bowled four overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket.

Mishra, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Tahir, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He picked up four scalps.