The Delhi Capitals (DC) have scored 188/5 in Match No. 32 of the IPL 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi following a batting display that was erratic. After winning the toss, the Rajasthan Royals chose to bowl first, and now they need 189 runs to win just their third game of the year.
The DC had a difficult time after being put into bat.
Once again, Jake Fraser-McGurk, who hasn’t played well this season, fell cheaply, getting trapped at mid-off for nine. A terrible mix-up with Abishek Porel also resulted in Karun Nair, the star of the previous game, being run out for a duck.
Porel and KL Rahul, however, were careful to take advantage of the middle overs. To keep the scoreboard moving, the pair compiled a 61-run partnership for the third wicket. In an attempt to change gears on a somewhat dry surface, Rahul was unable to accelerate as quickly as he would have liked. After finishing with 38 off 32 balls, he mistimed a pull off Jofra Archer.
Earlier, Porel hit Tushar Deshpande for 23 runs in one over. Sadly, he was dismissed for 49 when trying to score a big run against Wanindu Hasaranga, missing out on a well-earned half-century.
Delhi, at 106/4 after 14 overs, needed to end strongly. Captain Axar Patel made a vital cameo at that point, scoring 34 runs off of just 14 balls. He hit four boundaries and two sixes in his innings against Theekshana and Hasaranga, two spinners from Sri Lanka. Ashutosh Sharma and Tristan Stubbs provided the closing push, with a little assistance from subpar bowling in the last over. The Sri Lankan pair split two wickets for RR, with Archer ending with 2/32.
Meanwhile, here are the funniest mid-innings memes from DC vs RR, Match 32 of IPL 2025:
JAKE FRASER MCGURK
#DCvsRR pic.twitter.com/5XpJ3fDQIu
— विक्रम 𝘬ꪊꪑꪖ𝘳
(@printf_meme) April 16, 2025
Rahul’s fans are coming down to earth.#DCvsRR #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/6J4dqYqLjY
— 𝐊
(@K__P_18) April 16, 2025
Kl Rahul wicket tisi pedha tappu chesaru…..#DCvsRR pic.twitter.com/C8ojcg6Yo4
— showry Mondru (@PrinceShowry) April 16, 2025
When the principal enters the class: Me acting like I solve NASA problems… #DCvsRR pic.twitter.com/5yJacVFX8r
— hiMansHi
(@me__himanshi) April 16, 2025
Batter on 49?
Hasaranga: pic.twitter.com/dGbg9vx6tN
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 16, 2025
Not another run-out
pic.twitter.com/WYBLn5CVBX
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 16, 2025
Axar Bapu – “हिंसा परमो धर्म: ” pic.twitter.com/RPZSGiYARO
— Abhishek (@be_mewadi) April 16, 2025
Yograj Singh is watching and yet DC are batting like this. Real concern. pic.twitter.com/2CUSPMUFjk
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) April 16, 2025
Axar: Its time for Acceleration
KL Rahul pic.twitter.com/zycXYMV4KT
— memes_hallabol (@memes_hallabol) April 16, 2025