Rajasthan Recorded a thrilling 12-run win against Delhi Capitals in the ninth match of the Indian Premier League 2024 at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Thursday. A win boosted Rajasthan to the second position in the points table with two wins while Delhi slipped to the bottom with two defeats in IPL 2024.

Riyan Parag smashed 84 off just 45 balls to single-handedly guide the Royals to a challenging total of 185/5. Delhi Capitals kept the game balanced till the last over but impressive spells from Sandeep Sharma and Avesh Khan in death overs restricted Rishabh Pant-led side to 173/5 in 20 overs.

After winning the toss, Delhi Capitals added Anrich Nortje and Mukesh Kumar in the place of injured Shai Hope and Ishant Sharma while Rajasthan remained unchanged from their impressive win against Lucknow Super Giants in the opening game.

Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer (substituted by Nandre Burger), Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan.

Delhi Capitals Playing XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Ricky Bhui, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed (substituted by Abishek Porel), Mukesh Kumar.

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