IPL 2023, RR vs DC: Rajasthan Royals create Unique Record in IPL

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Rajasthan Royals have made a blistering start in their IPL match against Delhi Capitals on Saturday (April 8). Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler have provided the Royals with a stormy batting display.

Both Jaiswal and Buttler took the Delhi bowlers apart in the powerplay and created numerous records in the first six overs.

RR vs DC: Rajasthan Royals hit first 32 runs all in Fours

Rajasthan Royals batter Yashasvi Jaiswal gave them a perfect start in the first over. He started off with a boundary in the first ball of Khaleel Ahmed and then continued to hit five fours in the first over to yield 20 runs.

Then in the second over, Jos Buttler hit South African pacer Anrich Nortje for three boundaries as RR were 32/0 after 2 overs.

With eight fours, RR become the team with the highest runs all in boundaries since the start of an IPL inning.

RR vs DC: Rajasthan hit 14 Fours, No Six in Powerplay

In the entire powerplay, the Royals hit 14 fours - 9 of them came off Yashasvi Jaiswal's bat, while Jos Buttler hit the remaining 5 fours. The pair, incidentally though, didn't clear the fence once.

At the end of the powerplay, Rajasthan accumulated 68 runs without losing a wicket.

RR vs DC Powerplay Timeline

1st Over - Khaleel Ahmed - 4,4,4,0,4,4 - 20 runs

2nd Over - Anrich Nortje - 0,0,4,0,4,4 - 12 runs

3rd Over - Mukesh Kumar - 0,1,0,4,1,1 - 7 runs

4th Over - Khaleel Ahmed - 4,Wd,0,1,0,1,Wd2,2 - 11 runs

5th Over - Axar Patel - 0,0,4,4,4,1 - 13 runs

6th Over - Anrich Nortje - 0,0,1,4,0,0 - 5 runs