Delhi Capitals (DC), playing like a well-oiled machine, once again reclaimed the top spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table with a thumping 46-run win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the historical Sharjah Cricket stadium here on Friday night.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite putting up a moderate total of 184\/8 wickets in 20 overs on a batting friendly track, the DC bowlers came all gun blazing as their collective effort was enough to defend the total and set up a comfortable win for the Shreyas Iyer-led side. RR were all out for 138 in 19.4 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
DC now have 10 points in their kitty while RR sit at the seventh place in the eight team standings with just four points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kagiso Rabada (3\/35) was once again the wrecker-in-chief with match-winning figures while Marcus Stoinis and Ravichandran Ashwin pick two wickets each. Axar Patel, Harshal Patel and Anrich Nortje, too, stepped up and settled with one wicket each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chasing a 185-run target, RR lost opener Jos Buttler (13) cheaply off an Ashwin delivery, with just 15 runs on the board.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Skipper Steve Smith (24) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (34) tried their best to rescue RR from the early damage with a brief 41-run stand. However, Nortje didn't let the duo convert it into something big as he packed back the RR skipper in the ninth over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sanju Samson (5) and Jaiswal kept the fight on but tasted little success as Stoinis got rid-off the latter in the 11th over with RR's scorecard reading 72\/3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The RR's middle-order once again succumbed under pressure and lost seven wickets for just 100 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With his 29-ball 38, Rahul Tewatia delivered his best to avoid a thrashing. However, lack of support from others cost RR the match as they were bundled out for a paltry 138 runs in 19.4 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Jofra Archer's (3\/24) brilliant show with the leather saw DC being restricted at 184\/8 in the allotted 20 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite the track being favorable for batsmen, DC batter's failed to utilise the conditions as it was for the first time in the ongoing season that a team batting first here couldn't score more than 200 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Put into bat, DC received jolts at regular intervals, thanks to RR bowlers who didn't let a partnership develop and which ultimately hurt the Shreyas Iyer-led side's chances of posting a big total.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was Shimron Hetmyer, who was the top-score for DC with his 24-ball 45, and Marcus Stoinis, who chipped in with a 30-ball 39 run, helping their side reach a respectable total.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Apart from Archer, Kartik Tyagi, debutant Andrew Tye and Rahul Tewatia picked a wicket apiece.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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