Coming off a heart-breaking loss and hit by star all-rounder Ben Stokes’ injury-forced ouster, a beleaguered Rajasthan Royals would hope for an additional inspirational knock from new skipper Sanju Samson when it faces a assured Delhi Capitals in an IPL match on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday (April 15).
While DC made an excellent begin underneath new captain Rishabh Pant, clinching a seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their opening contest, RR suffered a four-run defeat in opposition to Punjab Kings in a high-scoring match on Monday evening. Chasing a mammoth 222 for win, Samson (119 off 63 balls) performed a blinder of an innings in his debut as captain however could not get his facet over the road as he was dismissed in the ultimate ball of the innings whereas going for a most with RR needing 5 runs off the final supply.
The loss fully shattered Samson, who single-handedly stored RR in the competition, taking part in some pleasant strokes throughout his blistering knock, which included 12 boundaries and seven sixes. As if the loss was not sufficient, RR had been dealt a extreme blow on Tuesday when Stokes was dominated out of the rest of the event with a damaged finger. He sustained that harm throughout the agonising defeat.
In his absence, the stress could be on the likes of Jos Buttler, Shivam Dube and Riyan Parag to ship the products and present ample assist to their younger skipper, who has been sensational in the primary match. The likes of Manan Vohra (12), Buttler (25) Dube (23), Parag (25) all acquired begins however failed to lend the much-needed assist to Samson.
The main fear for RR crew administration could be the efficiency of its bowling unit. RR bowling unit regarded rusty and fully out of types in their opener. Barring younger Chetan Sakariya (3/31), who had a improbable debut, all different RR bowlers went for runs and regarded fully clueless in opposition to opposition batsmen.
When will the IPL 2021 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) begin?
The IPL 2021 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) match can be held on Thursday (April 15).
Where will the IPL 2021 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) be performed?
The IPL 2021 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) match can be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
What time will the IPL 2021 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) start?
The IPL 2021 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) match can be held from 730pm IST and toss will happen at 7pm.
Which TV channels will broadcast the IPL 2021 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Delhi Capitals (DC)?
The IPL 2021 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) can be telecast on Star Sports community.
How do I watch reside streaming of the IPL 2021 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Delhi Capitals (DC)?
The reside streaming of the IPL 2021 match between RR and DC can be accessible on Disney+ Hotstar and on Jio TV. You also can catch reside scores and updates at zeenews.india.com.
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (C), Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Liam Livingstone, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Chris Woakes, Avesh Khan.
