RR vs SRH, 28th Match at Delhi, IPL, May 02 2021 - Match Result

7.40pm That's a wrap of this game. You can follow ball-by-ball commentary for the Capitals-Kings match with Varun Shetty here. Until next time, stay safe and cheers.

Buttler, Player of the Match: I think sometimes you have to swallow your ego when you're not in perfect touch. You have to give yourself time and find your way. I tried to stay in and keep the belief that something will click. It's a small ground. The more balls you face you can capitalise in the end. That's been the theme of the IPL - players who are consistent have shown us. I pride myself on my performance for the team. We haven't played our best cricket, hopefully for myself and the team we can kick on in the back half of the tournament.

7.37pm Samson: Absolutely, it's always a pleasure to bat with Jos. When Jos goes on, it's always a good sight for us. I think it was a very clinical performance. We started well in the powerplay and just stuck to our plans. It can be a funny game and they have some hitters in their line-up. I think we haven't won as many matches as we would have liked, but it can be funny in the IPL. One ball can change the result. It doesn't matter if I am in form, I want to contribute in a better and dominant way and help my team win.

7.15pm Thumping victory for the Rajasthan Royals - one that was beautifully set up by Buttler's maiden T20 ton. Samson's men move up to fifth. On the other hand, SRH remain rooted to the bottom of the points table. Warner appears a frustrated figure again; he gets sympathetic hugs from Khaleel and other team-mates. Bairstow and Pandey forged a fifty opening stand, but SRH's middle order fell away once again. They eventually lose by 55 runs, which will also hurt their net run-rate.

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Williamson: It was a tough day and a very competitive total from Rajasthan. Jos was outstanding and had his day out. With the bat, you need a few things to go your way. For us, we've had a number of challenges over the last three weeks, but we keep fronting up and make adjustments. Jos and Sanju are key threats in their side, so we wanted to bowl Rashid to bowl as many deliveries to them as possible. It's character-building for us. Fine margins and this game can change quickly. Exceptional batting from Rajasthan, but we need to build on a few things. A number of leaders in the group and it's important we stay right. He's a world-class player, all cards are on the table, and I'm sure a number of conversations will be had [Will Warner be back in the XI at some point?]

Sampath: SRH losing by 50+ runs margin in IPL

77 runs vs CSK, Hyderabad, 2013

72 runs vs KXIP, Sharjah, 2014

55 runs vs RR, Delhi, Today

Unpajure: "Fizz's chance of performance is mostly due to the change of wickets. He does really well on pitches that grip a bit. Not a lot of that sort in NZ."

Sagar: "@Seazon: This is India, Fizz is very used to the conditions. He barely played in NZ."

Peter: "A predictable result when you drop your captain and one of the best T20 batsman in the world."

Manu Ajmani: "The only thing SRH can do is not lose anymore wickets and maybe play for net runrate hoping for other teams to lose as well. Benefit of doubt to KW for his first game as captain but you can't have Nabi in the team and bowl 1 over (granted he went for runs) while Holder is warming the bench. I feel they should gamble with both KW and Johny manning the middle and maybe give young Priyam Garg to open with Manish Pandey with all the freedom. Shake it up a bit more! Surprise the opposition! "

Seazon: "Mustafiz was pretty poor in NZ for Bangladesh. His performance is completely opposite in the IPL! Interesting turn around. Curious what changed! "

Ashish: "Anuj Rawat is actually looking impressive with his fielding. Clean gathering of the ball even if it does not look that hard. Looks very calm and confident in the field. I hope he gets to bat a bit in the next match cos this outing will help him with three catches pouched."

Leroy: "Don't forget the St Kitts power hitter Fabian Allen is on the bench for SRH he has power like Dre Russ" --- He's on the bench for Punjab Kings now