Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 5 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi and finished the group stage with a win. It was Delhi's ninth win of this season.
Earlier on a spin friendly track, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bat first but against the top quality bowling of Ishant Sharma they looked clueless and lost four wickets for just 30 runs. Later in the middle overs Amit Mishra's 3 wickets did the damage. Riyan Parag was rock solid at his end and his small partnerships with other batsmen helped Rajasthan Royals to post a total of 115/9 in 20 overs. Riyan Parag scored 50 runs off 49 balls.
In reply, Shikhar Dhawan gave a brisk start but Ish Sodhi sent him back to pavilion and in the same over Prithvi Shaw also got out and Delhi got reduced to 28/2. Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant counter attacked and released the pressure a bit. Iyer got out off Gopal's bowling and later Ingram also perished and Delhi was reduced to 83/4 in the 14th over. Rishabh Pant continued to play his shots as he brought up his fifty and also helped his team to cross the winning line.
All the major stats and facts from the 53rd match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in Delhi :
3 - This was Delhi Capitals' third consecutive win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
17y 175d - At the age of 17 years and 175 days Riyan Parag became the youngest player ever to score a fifty in the IPL.
Youngest at the time of first IPL fifty -
17y 175d - Riyan Parag (RR) vs DC at Delhi, 2019
18y 169d - Sanju Samson (RR) vs RCB at Jaipur, 2013
18y 169d - Prithvi Shaw (DC) vs KKR at Delhi, 2018
18y 212d - Rishabh Pant (DC) vs GL at Rajkot, 2016
18y 237d - Shubman Gill (KKR) vs CSK at Kolkata, 2018
20 - Number of wickets Shreyas Gopal took in this season - the third most wickets for Rajasthan Royals in a single IPL season.
Most wickets for RR in an IPL season -
28 - James Faulkner (2013)
22 - Sohail Tanvir (2008)
20 - Shreyas Gopal (2019)
19 - Shane Warne (2008)
19 - Kevon Cooper (2013)
30 - Wickets Amit Mishra has taken against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL - the most by any bowler in the IPL.
Most wickets against a team in the IPL -
30 - Amit Mishra vs RR
30 - Lasith Malinga vs CSK
29 - Umesh Yadav vs KXIP
28 - Dwayne Bravo vs MI
27 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs KKR
88 - Number of sixes Rishabh Pant has hit in the IPL - the most by a Delhi Capitals' player.
Most sixes for Delhi Capitals in IPL -
88 - Rishabh Pant
85 - Virender Sehwag
67 - Shreyas Iyer
58 - David Warner
43 - JP Duminy