Fraser-McGurk, Porel bedazzled

Delhi Capitals 221 for 8 beat Rajasthan Royals 201 for 8 by 20 runs

Fraser-McGurk came to bat at the Arun Jaitley Stadium with an average of 57.33 and a strike rate of almost 300. To stop him, Trent Boult started from around the wicket, trying to keep him quiet. For one over it worked.

But when Boult returned for his second over, Fraser-McGurk hit him with a loft down the ground for six. He then hit him for two more fours in a 15-run over. He then tore into Avesh Khan, starting his first over with three consecutive fours and finishing with 6, 4, 6 to bring up his half-century from 19 deliveries.

Ashwin struck in the final over of the powerplay when Fraser-McGurk drove a low full toss straight to cover. Shai Hope was then run out at the non-striker's end when Sandeep Sharma got a hand on Porel's straight drive to the stumps.

But Porel refused to let DC's momentum slip and raced to a 28-ball half-century of his own. He took on Riyan Parag and Yuzvendra Chahal to keep the boundaries coming. Porel took 27 runs off the next two overs, even after Axar Patel fell in the tenth over. But in the 13th over, he became Ashwin's third victim of the night.