Miserly Axar gets 9.5, Stoinis 9, only 2 for Saini: IPL 2020 Delhi and Bangalore player ratings


Paul Radley
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Marcus Stoinis and the Delhi Capitals bowlers combined to send their side to the top of the IPL table with a thrashing of Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Stoinis hit a quick-fire half-century to help Delhi post 196-4. Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Axar Patel then restricted Bangalore to 137-9 for a 59-run win at the Dubai International Stadium.

The win took Shreyas Iyer’s young side above Mumbai Indians at the top of the league.

Bangalore remain in third place, but the margin of the loss was another blow to their net run-rate, which is the worst in the competition.

Above is a gallery of player ratings from the match. To view the images, click on the arrows or swipe.

Green ambitions
  • Trees: 1,500 to be planted, replacing 300 felled ones, with veteran oaks protected
  • Lake: Brown's centrepiece to be cleaned of silt that makes it as shallow as 2.5cm
  • Biodiversity: Bat cave to be added and habitats designed for kingfishers and little grebes
  • Flood risk: Longer grass, deeper lake, restored ponds and absorbent paths all meant to siphon off water 
The specs: 2019 Mini Cooper

Price, base: Dh141,740 (three-door) / Dh165,900 (five-door)
Engine: 1.5-litre four-cylinder (Cooper) / 2.0-litre four-cylinder (Cooper S)
Power: 136hp @ 4,500rpm (Cooper) / 192hp @ 5,000rpm (Cooper S)
Torque: 220Nm @ 1,480rpm (Cooper) / 280Nm @ 1,350rpm (Cooper S)
Transmission: Seven-speed automatic
Fuel consumption, combined: 4.8L to 5.4L / 100km

Defence review at a glance

• Increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 but given “turbulent times it may be necessary to go faster”

• Prioritise a shift towards working with AI and autonomous systems

• Invest in the resilience of military space systems.

• Number of active reserves should be increased by 20%

• More F-35 fighter jets required in the next decade

• New “hybrid Navy” with AUKUS submarines and autonomous vessels