Rajasthan Royals hope to get back to winning ways against bruised Delhi Capitals

As the Barsapara Stadium prepares to host another IPL 2023 contest, hosts Rajasthan Royals take on the Delhi Capitals in what is going to be an important encounter for both sides. 

The Royals will be coming into this fixture on the back of a defeat against the Punjab Kings in a nail-biting thriller as they fell short of the finish line by a meagre 5-run margin. Despite Sanju Samson leading from the front with a well-constructed 42 and handy knocks from Shimron Hetmyer (36) and a young Dhruv Jurel (32*), it wasn’t enough to get past the finish line. 

Delhi Capitals have a lot more on the line as they were outclassed in another meek submission against defending champions, Gujarat Titans. David Warner’s warring knock at the beginning did very little to dissuade the Capitals of their worst premonitions and despite Anrich Nortje’s raw pace that saw him constantly clocking 145 kph+ and also bagging a couple of wickets, the Titans comfortably romped home to another win.

If reports are to be believed, in a massive dent to RR’s chances, Jos Buttler may not be available for a week as he copped a finger injury in the last game, fuelling Delhi’s hopes. However, Delhi will need to do a lot more than just leave things to hope as they work towards avoiding a hat-trick of defeats to start IPL 2023. 

Head to head:

Matches played: 26

RR: 13

DC: 13

Match Details:

Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals

Venue: Barsapara Stadium

Date: 7th April, 2023

Time: 3:30 PM

Squads:

Rajasthan Royals:

Sanju Samson(w/c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dhruv Jurel, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin, Donavon Ferreira, Kunal Singh Rathore, Abdul Basith, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Obed McCoy, KC Cariappa, Akash Vasisht, Adam Zampa, Joe Root

Delhi Capitals:

David Warner (c), Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Vicky Ostwal, Aman Khan, Phil Salt, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Abhishek Porel.