IPL 2018, RR vs DD: Five Reasons for Delhi's loss in a rain-curtailed match

#3 Rahane- Samson Partnership for the Royals

Rahane and Samson steadied the ship after the wicket of Short

The start for the Royals wasn’t on the expected lines as they lost their opener early in the innings.

At No. 3, in came Samson to partner his captain who was struggling to find the gaps early on in his innings.

But Samson, broke the shackles as he stroked the ball with ease to get the flow of runs going.

Seeing the youngster, Rahane grew in confidence and started playing his classic shots. The duo hinged on a crucial partnership and frustrated the opposition bowlers.

A stand of more than 50 runs set the platform for the batsmen to follow, to help them strike the ball from the word go.