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DC vs RR, 36th Match at Abu Dhabi, IPL, Sep 25 2021 - Match Result

RESULT
36th Match, Abu Dhabi, September 25, 2021, Indian Premier League
(20 ov, T:155) 121/6

DC won by 33 runs

Player Of The Match
43 (32)
shreyas-iyer
Cricinfo's MVP
65.58 ptsImpact List
sanju-samson
Match centre 
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Scorecard summary
Delhi Capitals 154/6(20 overs)
Rajasthan Royals 121/6(20 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
RR65.5870(53)72.2765.58--0
DC60.2143(32)53.3960.21--0
RR56.04--02/222.6656.04
DC48.3728(16)37.4548.37--0
DC40.42--02/18240.42
end of over 2011 runs
RR: 121/6CRR: 6.05 
Sanju Samson70 (53b 8x4 1x6)
Tabraiz Shamsi2 (4b)
Avesh Khan 4-0-29-1
Kagiso Rabada 4-0-26-1

6.06 pm That's that from Abu Dhabi. We can take you over to Sharjah, where Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings are meeting up. You can follow that match here. Goodbye from Abu Dhabi.

Shreyas Iyer is player of the match: "Just decided to see how the wicket was playing and then take it from there and look to take on the spinners later. Prithvi and Shikhar are attacking players. Rishabh and I have been playing together for the last five years. It is good fun because he takes on bowlers as soon as he comes on. [On returning from injury] The last five months have been hectic, but now I am feeling amazing. I have a close-knit family and friends. They motivated me, and once rehab started, my power came back quicker than I thought. I love to taken on the bowlers."

Rishabh Pant: "[On his bowling attack] If not the best, it is one of the best. But we like to take it as one match at a time. There's a fair bit of planning, as a team we plan according to the batters, and execute according to those plans. Ashwin likes to set his own fields. I am happy with my form. As long as the team is winning, I am happy. [On playing with Shreyas] We have batted together for a long time. He bats 3 and I bat 5 normally. So that helps."

5.57 pm Time for the presentation.

Mohit: "Sanju - 70 of 53 and rest of the team - 45 of 73. That's right there was the difference in the end."

Anrich Nortje: "It was quite slow, but Shreyas said it was difficult to hit straight. So we weire trying to get them to hit straight. All the bowlers did a great job. We try and share ideas as much as we can, and then you make the most of it. [On yorkers] Depends on who is batting, but it's great when it works. We work quite hard on fitness. I don't know when the season's stopping, so you have to stay fit."

Sanju Samson says: "I thought the total was chaseable but we lost too many wickets and weren't able to get any momentum in our chase. We might consider changes for the next game, but it is too early now. We have to remove all emotion before that."

Delhi Capitals haven't yet made the playoffs, but Gaurav Sundararaman reminds us that no team has actually failed to qualify with 16 points before.

Mustafa Moudi: "The Secret for DC's Success is their player names - DhaWON, SteWON, AshWIN, PraWin (Dubey) (Please dont tell anyone) :P"

5.42 pm It's a good win for the Delhi Capitals. Didn't make a lot of runs, but perhaps worked themselves into just the kind of zone that made it a bit comfortable in the end. With their bowling attack, we did mention anything above 150 would be good, and that's what it proved to be. Each bowler who came on to bowl contributed with wickets. Avesh Khan was a standout for them, as was Anrich Nortje.

19.6
1
Avesh Khan to Samson, 1 run

And that's that. Full on middle, and driven down towards long on

19.5
6
Avesh Khan to Samson, SIX runs

inside out, for six! Avesh puts this on a length, just around off, and he smacks this through the extra cover region. Made no attempt to keep it down. Or run.

"Do DC really need Lalit Yadav given how well their 5 man attack is doing? I think they should bring Sam Billings to bolster their batting. " --- Always good to have an extra option, Pranay

19.4
1
Avesh Khan to Shamsi, 1 run

fuller, outside off, and driven firmly towards sweeper cover

19.3
1
Avesh Khan to Samson, 1 run

length, outside off, and he looks to drive this down the ground. On the bounce through towards long on

19.2
Avesh Khan to Samson, no run

slower ball, into the pitch, and Samson looks to set himself up for the drive but has to check his shot. Fielded on his follow-through by Avesh

19.1
2
Avesh Khan to Samson, 2 runs

full toss, and he flogs this outside off. Driven towards sweeper cover

end of over 199 runs
RR: 110/6CRR: 5.78 RRR: 45.00 • Need 45 from 6b
Sanju Samson60 (48b 8x4)
Tabraiz Shamsi1 (3b)
Kagiso Rabada 4-0-26-1
Anrich Nortje 4-0-18-2

Akhil: "8-0-30-4: this isn't bowling figures from a test match, but Nortje's collective bowling figures from last two matches. What a bowler he has been for DC!"

18.6
1
Rabada to Samson, 1 run

slower ball, into the body of Samson, who works it away towards deep midwicket

18.5
Rabada to Samson, no run

back of a length, and he again plans to go for the reverse shovel. Just misses out

18.5
1w
Rabada to Samson, 1 wide

full, down the leg side, and will have to rebowl this again

18.4
2
Rabada to Samson, 2 runs

length, played inside out towards sweeper cover. Dhawan gets to the ball, and drops it promptly. Not sure what went wrong there. It wasn't as if he was looking into the sun. Probably was thinking about his trademark thigh-five celebration?

18.3
Rabada to Samson, no run

short, but slow. Samson looks late to get this over short third, but fails to make contact. Completely deceived by the lack of pace on that off-cutter

Shebeer Basheer: "The only team currently supporting RR is CSK! "

18.3
1w
Rabada to Samson, 1 wide

looks for the yorker. Just down the leg side, and will be called a wide

18.2
4
Rabada to Samson, FOUR runs

full, and he walks across the crease to his left, and then just delicately dinks it over short third. Smart again from Samson

18.1
Rabada to Samson, no run

full from Rabada and he can't quite get it away. Refuses a potential single on offer

end of over 182 runs • 1 wicket
RR: 101/6CRR: 5.61 RRR: 27.00 • Need 54 from 12b
Sanju Samson53 (42b 7x4)
Tabraiz Shamsi1 (3b)
Anrich Nortje 4-0-18-2
Avesh Khan 3-0-18-1

Ends another excellent spell from Anrich Nortje

17.6
1
Nortje to Samson, 1 run

yorker, on off stump. Steered to third man

17.5
1
Nortje to Shamsi, 1 run

still full, and up in pace. Played towards cover, and that helps him get off the strike

17.4
Nortje to Shamsi, no run

full, around off, and he is able to keep it out. Wants one, but has to scurry back into his crease

17.3
Nortje to Shamsi, no run

length, around off, and he drives it to point

There isn't a lot of batting left now for the Royals. In at 8, we have Shamsi. Dhawan steps into a wide slip for him

17.2
W
Nortje to Tewatia, OUT

short, and looks to pull it. Cannot keep it down, and it goes straight down Hetmyer's throat at deep square leg. Just has to move a bit to his left, and that's good enough to pull this catch off

Rahul Tewatia c Hetmyer b Nortje 9 (15b 0x4 0x6 28m) SR: 60
17.1
Nortje to Tewatia, no run

driven hard, but straight to Rabada on the edge of the circle at cover

Malli: "Excellent death bowling this by Avesh by far the best Indian bowler this season"

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SV Samson
70 runs (53)
8 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
15 runs
1 four0 six
Control
83%
SS Iyer
43 runs (32)
1 four2 sixes
Productive shot
flick
11 runs
0 four0 six
Control
88%
Best performances - bowlers
A Nortje
O
4
M
0
R
18
W
2
ECO
4.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
Mustafizur Rahman
O
4
M
0
R
22
W
2
ECO
5.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
Match details
Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
TossRajasthan Royals, elected to field first
Series
Season2021
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20
Match days25 September 2021 - day (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsDelhi Capitals 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
Language
English
Win Probability
DC 100%
DCRR
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Over 20 • RR 121/6

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TEAMMWLPTNRR
DC14104200.481
CSK1495180.455
RCB149518-0.140
KKR1477140.587
MI1477140.116
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RR145910-0.993
SRH143116-0.545