DC vs RR Highlights, IPL 2024: Sanju Samson’s 86 in vain as Delhi best Rajasthan by 20 runs | Cricket News

Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights, IPL 2024: While Rajasthan sit second in the points table – eight wins from 11 games – Delhi are now fifth in the table and well and truly in the race for a playoffs spot.

DC vs RR IPL 2024 Highlights: Kuldeep Yadav celebrates the dismissal of Donovan Ferreira at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2024 Highlights: Despite skipper Sanju Samson’s 86, the Rajasthan Royals fell short by 20 runs against the Delhi Capitals in their 11th match of the season on Tuesday. Chasing 222, Rajasthan lost both their openers in the powerplay but Samson kept the hopes of a win alive before he was dismissed by Mukesh Kumar.

Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abhishek Porel scored fifties as the Delhi Capitals posted 221/8 in their 20 overs against the Rajasthan Royals. Ravichandran Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets off his four overs. Yuzvendra Chahal became the first Indian to snap 350 T20 wickets as he removed Rishabh Pant.

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Kuldeep Yadav: A millennial kid, who has shed his ego to adapt and excel

Kuldeep Yadav in action during the IPL game. (BCCI)

Kuldeep Yadav will turn 30 in less than six months and while experience and age have mellowed him down a bit, the ego and self-confidence is still intact. The football buff who spent his early teens kicking a ball in the park with friends and stayed up late to watch European football thinking he can do a better job than the likes of Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola is still full of belief that he can get any batsman out at any time.

Injuries, loss of form have brought maturity and wisdom. He is not the youngster who, as he recalled in a podcast with Ravichandran Ashwin, did not heed the advice of Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Carl Crowe to work on his length. Kuldeep admits he was too rigid or too scared to make any changes in his bowling. (Read more from Pratyush Raj)

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