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Key facts

• Follow our live cricket update for in-depth match coverage and exciting highlights from Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals 43rd Match at Jaipur on ESPNcricinfo.
• The Rajasthan Royals (6-3, 12 points) return home on Friday to host the struggling Delhi Capitals (3-5, 6 points), who have lost three straight matches, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in the first of two meetings between the Indian Premier League rivals this season.
• Starc, Jamieson run through RR openers in first two overs.
• Rajasthan Royals take on Delhi Captitals in Jaipur on Friday.
• Rajasthan Royals will hope to continue on a winning momentum as they take on Delhi Capitals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Friday.

What we know

Going deeper, the Rajasthan Royals (6-3, 12 points) return home on Friday to host the struggling Delhi Capitals (3-5, 6 points), who have lost three straight matches, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in the first of two meetings between the Indian Premier League rivals this season.

On the substance, Starc, Jamieson run through RR openers in first two overs.

Beyond the headlines, Rajasthan Royals take on Delhi Captitals in Jaipur on Friday.

More precisely, Rajasthan Royals will hope to continue on a winning momentum as they take on Delhi Capitals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Friday.

It is worth noting that the Royals overcame a daunting target on Tuesday for a six-wicket road victory over the previously unbeaten Punjab Kings, 228/4-222/4.

By the numbers

At this stage, the power play set the tone for Rajasthan as Yashasvi Jaiswal put up 51 (27) out of the gate on the chase while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi posted 43 (16).

On a related note, Donovan Ferreira helped the Royals close it out with a 52 not out (26).

Going deeper, Yash Raj Punja claimed two of the four wickets the bowlers captured while Ravindra Jadeja bowled to an 8.00 economy rate in four overs.

On the substance, the Capitals were closed out in the 17th over while setting a paltry target of just 75 and the Bengaluru club chased it down by the seventh over for a 77/1-75 victory.

The wider context

On a related note, Abishek Porek led the batters with 30 (33) and David Miller added 19 (18).

Going deeper, Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old rising star, stands third in the IPL with 400 runs for the Royals and Jaiswal checks in with 306.

On the substance, K L Rahul tops Delhi with 358 runs, good for sixth in the league with an IPL-high 152 in a loss to Punjab on Saturday, with Sameer Rizvi posting 209 so far.

Beyond the headlines, Jofra Archer’s 14 wickets for Rajasthan shares third place in the IPL while Jadeja leads the club with a 7.21 economy rate over 19 overs.

More precisely, Axar Patel, Lungisani Ngidi and Kuldeep Yadav have seven wickets claimed each for the Capitals and Patel leads the team with an 8.33 economy rate in 24 overs.

The bottom line

• The Rajasthan Royals (6-3, 12 points) return home on Friday to host the struggling Delhi Capitals (3-5, 6 points), who have lost three straight matches, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in the first of two meetings between the Indian Premier League rivals this season.
• The Royals overcame a daunting target on Tuesday for a six-wicket road victory over the previously unbeaten Punjab Kings, 228/4-222/4.
• The power play set the tone for Rajasthan as Yashasvi Jaiswal put up 51 (27) out of the gate on the chase while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi posted 43 (16).
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