In match 58 of IPL 2022 played at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets. This is the sixth win for Delhi this season. With this win, Delhi has kept their hopes of making the playoffs alive. At the same time, this is the fifth loss for Rajasthan Royals in 12 matches.
After playing first, Rajasthan Royals went 160 for 6 in 20 overs thanks to R Ashwin’s half-century. In response, Delhi Capitals easily chased the target in 18.1 overs. Mitchell Marsh played an 89-run winning inning for Delhi. During this, 5 fours and 7 sixes came off Marsh’s bat. At the same time, David Warner came back undefeated with 52 runs.
Chasing Rajasthan’s target of 161 runs, Delhi’s start was not good. In the first over, opener KS Bharat came out without opening the account. After this, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh were batting carefully. After the power play i.e. 6 overs, Delhi’s score was only 38 runs per wicket. Then there seemed to be excitement in the match, but after that, Marsh broke up with the Rajasthan bowlers.
Marsh played an explosive inning of 89 runs on 62 balls. During this, 5 fours and 7 sixes came off his bat. At the same time, David Warner scored 52 unbeaten runs on 41 balls while he played comfortably. His bat hit 5 fours and a six. There was a 144-run partnership for second wicket between these two. At the same time, captain Rishabh Pant came back undefeated with 13 runs on 4 balls helped by two sixes.
Earlier, after losing the toss, opting to bat first, the Rajasthan Royals team scored 160 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. R Ashwin scored 50 runs on 38 balls and Devdutt Padikal scored 48 runs on 30 balls for Rajasthan Royals. Both shared 53 runs for third wicket.