Miserly Axar gets 9.5, Stoinis 9, only 2 for Saini: IPL 2020 Delhi and Bangalore player ratings

Capitals thrash Royal Challengers by 59 runs in Dubai

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  DELHI CAPITALS RATINGS: Prithvi Shaw – 8. Provided his side with just the sort of fast start they were after, making 42 off 23 before being caught down the leg-side off Siraj. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Shikhar Dhawan – 6. Into the 30s again, but could not keep pace with Shaw at the other end, and fell trying to up the rate. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Shreyas Iyer – 5. Made it to 11 off 13, then fell to a brilliant catch by Padikkal on the boundary, which the fielder relayed to himself. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Rishabh Pant – 7. Appeared to be competing for both strike and scoring rate with Stoinis, which was no bad thing for his team given the circumstances. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Marcus Stoinis – 9. Brutal against his former side. He was unbeaten on 53 off 26 balls when the innings reached its end. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Shimron Hetmyer – 7. Only had seven balls at the end of the innings, so the 11 he scored was a fair effort. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Axar Patel – 9.5. Two four 18 from four overs, including the wickets of Finch and Moeen. The most economical bowler in the tournament so far. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Ravichandran Ashwin – 7. Had to fight his urge to run out Finch, who was miles out of his ground backing up. One for 26 was a strong return. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Kagiso Rabada – 9. Spared Finch first ball when he downed a return catch, but still ended with four for 24 from his quota. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Anrich Nortje – 9. Another fine return by one of the signings of the season. His two for 22 included the wicket of De Villiers. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Harshal Patel – 5. The only one of the Delhi bowlers to really suffer as he went for 43 from his four overs. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE RATINGS: Devdutt Padikkal – 5. Chipped a catch to Stoinis off Ashwin when on four. He had been outstanding in the field, particularly in catching Iyer. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Aaron Finch – 4. In the time it took him to make 13, he could have been out three times. Rabada dropped a caught and bowled first ball. Ashwin spared him from a run-out while backing up. Finally he fell to Axar. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Virat Kohli - 7. More time spent at the crease should help him. He made 43 from 39 balls before falling to Rabada. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  AB de Villiers – 4. Fell to his compatriot Nortje when on nine, as he top edged a skier to Dhawan at mid-on. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Moeen Ali – 6. Struggled with the bat, and was not exactly miserly with the ball. At least he got the wicket of Iyer, though. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Washington Sundar – 8. Superb again. Celebrated his 21st birthday by going for less runs – 20 – off his four overs. Tried to get the run chase moving, but it was too late by then. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Shivam Dube – 5. Not given a chance to bowl this time around, and the game was gone by the time he got to the wicket to bat. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Isuru Udana – 7. His figures might not reflect it, but the Sri Lankan seamer has been a valuable addition to the RCB line up. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Navdeep Saini – 2. Conceded 48 from three overs, and bowled an ugly, 143kph beamer that crushed the fingers of Stoinis. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Yuzvendra Chahal – 5. A rare occasion where he neither made an impact, nor finished his quota of four overs. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Mohammed Siraj – 6. A mixed bag. Dismissed Shaw and Pant, but – like Saini to Stoinis – let slip a beamer at Delhi’s wicketkeeper. Sportzpics for BCCI

Marcus Stoinis and the Delhi Capitals bowlers combined to send their side to the top of the IPL table with a thrashing of Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Stoinis hit a quick-fire half-century to help Delhi post 196-4. Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Axar Patel then restricted Bangalore to 137-9 for a 59-run win at the Dubai International Stadium.

The win took Shreyas Iyer’s young side above Mumbai Indians at the top of the league.

Bangalore remain in third place, but the margin of the loss was another blow to their net run-rate, which is the worst in the competition.

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