IPL 2018: DD have not beaten RR after 2012; Royals lead 10-6

Both teams have been routed in their very first games in the eleventh Indian Premier League (IPL) which started on April 7. While Gautam Gambhir’s Delhi Daredevils (DD) were handed a 6-wicket defeat by a resurgent Kings XI Punjab captained by Ravichandran Ashwin, Rajasthan Royals (RR) who made a comeback this season with an expensive team after serving two years of suspension, were crushed by 9 wickets by former champions Sunrisers Hyderabad. DD and RR will take on each other in the sixth game of the IPL at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on Wednesday, April 11.

Here is a summary of the results of the previous encounters between RR and DD since 2008, the inaugural edition of the annual tournament which was won by RR.

DD haven’t beaten RR in IPL for six years now. Their last victory against the Royals came at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in 2012. Between 2008 and 2012, DD had 6-4 lead over RR but the latter won six games in a row between 2013 and 2015 to make it 10-6. They have played 16 games in all.

2008:

Game 1: DD won by 9 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
RR 129/8 in 20 overs; DD 132/1 in 15.1 overs. MoM Farveez Maharoof (DD) for taking 2 wickets for 11 runs.

Game 2: RR won by 3 wickets at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
DD 156/7 in 20 overs; RR 159/7 in 19.1 overs. MoM Shane Watson (RR) for taking 2 wickets for 21 and scoring 74 runs off 40 balls.

Semifinal: RR won by 105 runs at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
RR 192/9 in 20 overs; DD 87 all out in 16.1 overs. Shane Watson (RR) for scoring 52 runs off 29 balls and taking 3 wickets for 10 runs.

2009:

Game 1: RR won by 5 wickets at SuperSport Park, Centurion
DD 143/7 in 20 overs; RR 147/5 in 18.3 overs. MoM Yusuf Pathan (RR) for scoring 62 not out off 30 balls.

Game 2: DD won by 14 runs at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
DD 150/3 in 20 overs; RR 139/6 in 20 overs. MoM AB de Villiers (DD) for scoring 79 not out off 55 balls.

2010:

Game 1: DD won by 6 wickets at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
RR 141/6 in 20 overs; DD 142/4 in 17.2 overs. MoM Virender Sehwag (DD) for scoring 75 off 34 balls.

Game 2: DD won by 67 runs at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
DD 188/6 in 20 overs; RR 121 all out in 17.4 overs. MoM Dinesh Karthik (DD) for scoring 69 off 38 balls.

2011:

Game 1: RR won by 6 wickets at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
DD 151/6 in 20 overs; RR 152/4 in 18.3 overs. MoM Shane Warne (RR) for taking 2 wickets for 17 runs.
They played only once in this edition because of its format.

2012:

Game 1: DD won by 1 run at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
DD 152/6 in 20 overs; RR 151/3 in 20 overs. MoM Virender Sehwag (DD) for scoring 63 off 39 balls.

Game 2: DD won by 6 wickets at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
RR 141/6 in 20 overs; DD 144/4 in 15.2 overs. MoM Pawan Negi (DD) for taking 4 wickets for 18.

2013:

Game 1: RR won by 5 runs at Feroz Shah Kotla
RR 165/7 in 20 overs; DD 160/6 in 20 overs. MoM Rahul Dravid (RR) for scoring 65 runs off 51 balls.

Game 2: RR won by 9 wickets at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
DD 154/4 in 20 overs; RR 155/1 in 17.5 overs. MoM Ajinkya Rahane (RR) for scoring 63 off 45 balls.

Most MoM awards in RR vs DD games

2014:

Game1: RR won by 7 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla
DD 152/5 in 20 overs; RR 156/3 in 18.3 overs. MoM Karun Nair (RR) for scoring 73 not out off 50 balls.

Game 2: RR won by 62 runs at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
RR 201/6 in 20 overs; DD 139/9 in 20 overs. MoM Ajinkya Rahane (RR) for scoring 64 off 50 balls.

Widest victory margins in terms of wickets

DD won by 9 wickets (2008)

RR won by 9 wickets (2013)

RR won by 7 wickets (2014)

DD won by 6 wickets (2010, 2012)

RR won by 6 wickets (2011)

2015:

Game 1: RR won by 3 wickets at Feroz Shah Stadium
DD 184/3 in 20 overs; RR 186/7 in 20 overs. Deepak Hooda (RR) for scoring 54 off 25 balls.

Game 2: RR won by 14 runs at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
RR 189/2 in 20 overs; DD 175/7 in 20 overs. MoM Ajinkya Rahane (RR) for scoring 91 not out in 54 balls.