Rajasthan Royals | Source: X.com
The ninth game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will witness the clash of Delhi Capitals(DC) who take on the home team Rajasthan Royals(RR) in the pink city of Jaipur on 28th March, Thursday.
This North Indian derby is one the underrated rivalries of the league where Delhi and Rajasthan have faced each other in 27 matches in IPL. Out of these 27 games, Delhi emerged as a winner and 13 of them and Rajasthan has managed to win off 14 of those encounters which suggests the neck-to-neck rivalry they possess
The Pitch at Sawai Man Singh stadium tends to be on the slower side which was visible in the previous game too, where batters in the second found it tough to play their strokes, but this being a night game suggests the dew might make the skid under the lights, which would make batting a tad easier .
The Teams from Rajasthan and Delhi have some serious loopholes regarding their bowling, which were visible in their previous games too, which indicates they’ll be thinking to out bat opposition out of the game .
Match Details:
Date: 28 March 2024
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur
RR vs DC Probable Playing XI’s
Delhi Capitals
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma
Impact Player: Abhishek Porel
Rajasthan Royals:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma
Impact Player: Nandre Burger/Rovman Powell
Key Batters to Watch for DC vs RR:
Sanju Samson
The Skipper and the free flowing batter from Kerala would love to continue the form he has shown in his first outing , with the middle order still being uncertain for the T20 World Cup which will be held in the Caribbean Islands later this year he surely like to present his case infront of the Indian Selectors, Sanju Samson ticks all the boxes required to make an elite middle order player and him scoring runs is always a delight for all the viewers.
Rishab Pant
The Southpaw who made his return from the freak injury he encountered in 2022, showed glimpses of the talent he possesses and captured the crowd with his field Charisma, with Delhi Struggling with their middle over the acceleration they would ideally want thier skipper to provide them with the middle over flourish which they lacked in the previous season and as well as the first game of the Season.
Key Bowlers to watch for DC vs RR:
Axar Patel
The tall left arm darter who would be disappointed by missing a home World Cup in the last year, will leave no stone unturned to get selected in the World Cup team. His batting has travelled leaps and bounds which will certainly make his case stronger for the World Cup Selection.
Yuzvendra Chahal
The highest wicket taker of all time in the IPL with 188 scalps under his belt, Chahal in any other country will walk into there as the lead spinner of the attack, but with India being blessed with a great white ball depth he has found himself out of national reckoning which would have certainly hurt him big time, with IPL being the premier criteria for the selection of National team he would want to make a mark telling he still has it .