Tiwari breaks – Madhav Tiwari dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for 45 on Sunday, May 17, 2026, interrupting Rajasthan Royals’ fast 70-run second-wicket stand with Dhruv Jurel as the visitors reached 89 for two after 7.3 overs.
Madhav Tiwari changed the rhythm at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. May 17. 2026. cutting through a Rajasthan Royals start that had begun to feel dangerously smooth.. The Delhi Capitals bowler dismissed opening batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for 45. stopping him just short of a half-century and leaving the Royals struggling to maintain momentum.
The wicket came when Sooryavanshi. having found a steady tempo. faced a slower ball from Tiwari and tried to drive it down the ground.. David Miller then completed the chance with a sliding catch from long-on.. After that, Rajasthan were 89 for the loss of two wickets after 7.3 overs, with Sooryavanshi departing at the end of 19 deliveries.
The fall had a clear timing: Tiwari broke a rapid 70-run second-wicket partnership between Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel.. Before the breakthrough. the pair had accelerated sharply. taking 17 runs off a single over delivered by Mukesh Kumar and adding 35 runs across two overs.. Even as the partnership gathered steam. Jurel carried much of the aggression—hitting consecutive boundaries off Kumar. including a six over the cow corner fence and a driven four past the bowler.
That push continued as Rajasthan targeted debutant offspinner Tripurana Vijay.. Jurel met a short delivery outside off stump by hitting a six over deep mid-wicket. widening the scoring gap while the required pace rose.. Once Sooryavanshi was out, Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag arrived at the crease at number four and faced Axar Patel.. On his second delivery, Parag scored a boundary over the covers, and an early leg-before-wicket review against the skipper failed.
The sequence was tight and telling: after Mukesh Kumar went for 17 in one over and then for 35 across two overs, Jurel and Sooryavanshi pushed the stand to 70, then Tiwari’s slower-ball dismissal of Sooryavanshi brought that run of momentum to an abrupt halt at 89 for two after 7.3 overs.
Parag’s first moments at the crease also reflected the shift—he met Axar Patel quickly with a boundary over the covers after the earlier LBW review didn’t land, giving Rajasthan a way to respond immediately after the partnership was broken.
Madhav Tiwari Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Dhruv Jurel Riyan Parag Axar Patel Mukesh Kumar Tripurana Vijay David Miller Rajasthan Royals Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 Arun Jaitley Stadium