As it happened | IPL 2019, Match 53: Delhi beat Rajasthan by 5 wickets

Delhi defeat Rajasthan by 5 wickets. 

Another wicket, Colin Ingram departs!

Ish Sodhi to Ingram, catch out by by Ajinkya Rahane. 

Ingram scored 12 runs off 23 balls. 

Next batsman is Sherfane Rutherford. 

Chasing 115 to win, Delhi are 70/3 after 10 overs. 

Captain Shreyas Iyer departs!

Iyer hit 15 off 9 balls before falling to Shreyas Gopal. 

Dhawan and Shaw depart one after the other!

Ish Sodhi picks up both wickets.

The openers added 28 runs in 3 overs.

Rajasthan vs Delhi

Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan are on the crease to start the chase for Delhi.

Innings Break:

Rajasthan post a total of 115/9.

Riyan Parag becomes the youngest player to score a half century!

He made a 50 off 49 balls.

Sodhi departs!

He made just 6 runs off 11 balls.

Rajasthan are crumbling towards the end of the innings.

Rajasthan are 75/7 after 16 overs. 

Rajasthan lose another wicket as Krishanappa Gowtham falls victim to Amit Mishra.

Gowtham added 6 runs to the total at run a ball.

Mishra claims his 3rd wicket.

Shreyas Gopal and Stuart Binny fall back to back!

Amit Mishra takes 2 wickets in 2 balls, just misses a hat-trick.

Gopal made 12 off 18 balls, while Binny was out for a golden duck.

Rajasthan are 51/4 after 9 overs. 

It's time for the strategic time out. 

The first powerplay was dominated by Delhi as the bowling unit thrashed Rajasthan's opening bating line up. 

Rajasthan are 30/4 after 6 overs. 

Mahipal Lomror out!

Ishant Sharma to Lomror, catch out by the wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. 

Lomror scored 8 runs off 3 balls. 

Next batsman is Riyan Parag. 

Rajasthan lose Liam Livingstone and Sanju Samson in quick succession.

They are 26/3 after 4 overs.

Livingstone scored 14 off 13, while Samson scored 5 off 8 balls.

Ajinkya Rahane out!

Ishant Sharma to Rahane, catch out by Shikhar Dhawan. 

Rahane scored 2 runs off 4 balls. 

Next batsman is Sanju Samson. 

Ajinkya Rahane and Liam Livingstone are at the crease to open Rajasthan's innings while Trent Boult will launch Delhi's bowling attack. 

What the captains are saying:

Shreyas Iyer: It's an important game for us, we need to have a mindset of playing every game as a knock-out match, we are in a good mood as a team. 

Ajinkya Rahane: For me, the team comes first, I respect their decisions, it's a great challenge and it's important to play well and win.

Delhi vs Rajasthan

Toss:

Rajasthan win the toss and opt to bat first. 

Playing XI:

Rajasthan: Sanju Samson(w), Liam Livingstone, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Riyan Parag, Stuart Binny, Mahipal Lomror, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Ish Sodhi, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas

Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Trent Boult

Stats and Facts:

In the last encounter between the two sides last month, it was Delhi Capitals who came out on top in Jaipur by six wickets in a high-scoring affair.

Head-to-head records:

The have played a total of 19 matches and Rajasthan won 11 while Delhi managed to win eight. 

What to expect from the match:

Delhi will aim for a big win against Rajasthan to enhance their chances for a second-place finish when the two teams clash in their final IPL league match.

Delhi are already sweating over key pacer Kagiso Rabada's fitness as the South African pacer missed a game first time this season against Chennai due to a stiff back on Wednesday. 

A big win on Saturday will not only will boost Delhi's morale after the 80-run hammering at the hands of Chennai but it could also propel the side to the second position in the eight-team standings. 

Delhi are currently sitting third with 16 points from 13 games, just behind Mumbai (16 points) and table toppers Chennai (18 points).

A win against Rajasthan will enhance Delhi's chances of featuring in Qualifier 1, giving them two shots at the May 12 final. 

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Delhi vs Rajasthan

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