Delhi Capitals register 8-wicket win against Rajasthan Royals

 A 144-run stand between Mitchell Marsh (89) and David Warner (52*) helped Delhi Capitals register an eight-wicket win against Rajasthan Royals here at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.

It was a memorable day for Delhi Capitals, who put on an all-round performance to keep their playoff hopes alive. With this win, DC is currently at fifth position in the points table with 12 points. RR is at third position with 14 points.

This brought Aussie all-rounder Mitchell Marsh to the field alongside his compatriot David Warner. Prasidh Krishna delivered a maiden second over and the next Boult over gave away only 4, leaving Delhi struggling at 5/1 in three overs.

Things started to pick up after the introduction of spin with Ravichandran Ashwin in the fourth over, who gave away 12 runs thanks to six from Marsh. 

Marsh took a more aggressive approach, while Warner anchored from the end.

At the end of the powerplay, DC stood at a sub-par 38/1, with Marsh (24*) and Warner (11*).

After the powerplay, Marsh kicked the chase into the next gear, smashing pacer Kuldeep Sen for two sixes and a total of 16 in his seventh over. This also brought up the fifty-run stand between the duo of Warner and Marsh, with the latter being a more dominant batter.

Both the batter continued to pile up runs further. By the time ten overs ended, DC had recovered from the early hiccups and stood at a solid 74/1, with Marsh (47*) and Warner (23*).

Soon, Marsh also brought up his half-century, his first of the season in 38 balls with a six off Chahal’s delivery in the 11th over.