IPL: Delhi Capitals beat RR by 8 wickets to keep play off hopes alive

Mitchell Marsh smashed a 62-ball 89 as Delhi Capitals kept their IPL play-off hopes alive after beating Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets here on Wednesday. Marsh returned with seven sixes and five fours after picking up two wickets as DC restricted RR to 160 for six.

The Australian all-rounder shared a match-winning partnership of 143 runs with compatriot David

Who played an unbeaten 52 off 41 balls as Delhi won with 11 balls to spare.

Earlier Ravichandran Ashwin scored 50 off 38 balls, his maiden half-century in T20 cricket, while Devdutt Padikkal scored 48 after being invited to bat.

Marsh (2/25), Enrique Nortje (2/39) and Chetan Sakaria (2/23) were the wicket-takers for the Capitals.

For RR,

Boult (1/33) and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/43) took a wicket each.

Brief Scores:

Rajasthan Royals 160 for 6 in 20 overs (R Ashwin 50, Devdutt Padikkal 48; Mitchell Marsh 2/25, Enrique Nortje 2/39, Chetan Sakarya 2/23)

Delhi Capitals took 161 for 2 in 18.1 overs (Mitchell Marsh 89, David Warner 52 not out; Trent Boult 1/33). PTI aap ah ah

Originally published at Pen 18