Updated On: 12 May, 2022 07:32 AM IST | Navi Mumbai | SS Ramaswamy
Ashwin, promoted to No.3 at the early fall of in-form opener Jos Buttler, made 50 in 38 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes

Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin hit his maiden fifty in the IPL as Rajasthan Royals posted a modest total of 160 for 6 against Delhi Capitals at the DY Patil Stadium here on Wednesday. Ashwin, promoted to No.3 at the early fall of in-form opener Jos Buttler, made 50 in 38 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes. At the time of going to press, DC were 38-1 in six overs.
Ashwin featured in the two highest stands as he put on 43 runs for the second wicket with Yashaswi Jaiswal (19) and 53 in 36 balls for the third wicket with left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikkal, who made 48 in 30 balls that included two sixes and six fours. For Delhi, the wickets were shared equally by Chetan Sakariya, Anrich Nortje and Mitchell Marsh.