IPL 2021: RR vs DC, Probable playing XIs, Head-to-head count for Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals encounter
The Rajasthan Royals are set to make a forced change after Ben Stokes has been ruled out due to broken finger.
Preview
The Delhi Capital (DC) made an incredible start to their IPL 2021 campaign. The team, led by Rishabh Pant, won against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by seven wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai after chasing the 189-run mark.
Their next encounter is against the Sanju Samson-led team Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Thursday, April 15. On the head-to-head count, both the teams are equal on 11 wins. But going into the next game, RR have been dealt with big blow as their star all-rounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the games due to a broken finger. The Rajasthan based franchise will have to improve their batting department as well to avoid losing back to back matches.
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PROBABLE PLAYING XIs
Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra,Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Liam Livingstone/David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Shreyas Gopal, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman.
Bench
Liam Livingstone/David Miller, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mahipal Lomror, Jaydev Unadkat, Andrew Tye, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, Jofra Archer, KC Cariappa, Mayank Markande, Kuldip Yadav, Kartik Tyagi
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Curran, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan
Bench
Chris Woakes, Tom Curran, Praveen Dubey, Lukman Meriwala, Axar Patel, Ripal Patel, Manimaran Siddharth, Vishnu Vinod, Lalit Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Steve Smith
Head-to-Head Count
Overall
Played – 22 | Rajasthan Royals– 11 | Delhi Capitals – 11 |N/R – 0
At neutral venues
Played – 8 | Rajasthan Royals – 4 | Delhi Capitals – 4 |N/R – 0
PROBABLE BEST BATSMAN OF THE MATCH
Shikhar Dhawan – Delhi Capitals
Shikhar Dhawan has a consistent scorings against the Rajasthan Royals. In total 19 matches, Dhawan has scored 547 runs at an average rate of 32.18. The left hander has also scored six half centuries with a top sore of 78. He is a pretty good player and it will be interesting to see him doing his incredible batting performance.
PROBABLE BEST BOWLER OF THE MATCH
Mustafizur Rahman – Rajasthan Royals
Mustafizur Rahman didn’t have a great outing for his numbers on his IPL return. In four overs, Rahman went for 45 runs and couldn’t get a wicket. But he could have easily dismissed two and missed out due to an error of judgement. The Bangladesh pacer would be again expected to lead the bowling attack against DC.