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Patna : Delhi Capital (DC) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 46 run in the 23rd match of IPL 2020 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE, on October 9, 2020, night, with pacer Marcus Stoinis taking 2/17 in 2 overs and spinner Ravichandra Ashwin taking 2/22 in 4 overs. DC fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took 3/35 in 3.4 overs while fellow fast bowler Anrich Nortje took 1/25 in 4 overs. Harshal Patel and Axar Patel took one wicket each.
Batting first, DC scored 184/8 in 20 overs with Shimron Hetmyer scoring 45 in 24 balls with 1 fours and 5 sixes and all-rounder Marcus Stonis scoring 39 in 30 balls hitting 4 sixes. Stonis hit spinner Sheyas Gopal for three sixes.DC captain Shreyas Iyer scored 22 runs.
The DC bowlers then restricted RR to 138 in 19.4 overs. RR had won the toss and opted to bowl. It was DC’s 5th win in 6 matches in IPL 2020. For RR, it was their 4th defeat in 6 matches.
For RR, all-rounder Rahul Tewatia scored 38 in 29 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 34 in 36 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes. Captain Steven Smith scored 24 while Sanju Samson scored 5 runs.