IPL 2021: Match Preview, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals

In the 7th match of IPL 2021, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals would be facing each other at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Thursday. Delhi Capitals have won their 1st match but Rajasthan Royals is yet to open their account this season.

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Match Number: 7th match of IPL 2021.

Match Between: Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Capitals (DC).

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Timing: Thursday, 15th April 2021, 7:30 PM IST.

Squads:

Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson(wk/c), Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Shreyas Gopal, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, David Miller, Jaydev Unadkat, Andrew Tye, Liam Livingstone, KC Cariappa, Mahipal Lomror, Jofra Archer, Mayank Markande, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, Kuldip Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Akash Singh.

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant(wk/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Curran, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Steven Smith, Sam Billings, Axar Patel, Lukman Meriwala, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Manimaran Siddharth, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel.

Team News:

Rajasthan Royals: Ben Stokes is out of the tournament due to a finger injury. Jofra Archer has been allowed to resume light training post-surgery, but it is still not clarified whether he will participate in this tournament or not. Andrew Tye and David Miller have completed the quarantine period as per Covid norms and are available on the roster for selection. Jos Buttler could be promoted to the opening spot due to the unavailability of Ben Stokes while David Miller could be a better option for the middle order of RR. 

Probable XI: Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson (wk/c), David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya.

Delhi Capitals: Anrich Nortje is in quarantine and won't be available for this match, after testing positive for Covid-19. Axar Patel has joined the DC squad after completing the quarantine but won't be available for this match against Rajasthan Royals. Kagiso Rabada still remains in quarantine and is unavailable for selection. Ishant Sharma is also likely to miss today's game.

Probable XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Curran, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan.

Some Facts:

1. In head-to-head contests in IPL, both the teams have played 22 matches in which both have won an equal number of matches which is 11 matches each.

2. Rajasthan Royals haven't won their last 5 matches against Delhi Capitals and in the last IPL season, Rajasthan Royals weren't allowed to cross even 150-run against Delhi Capitals.

3. Shikhar Dhawan has scored a total of 547 runs in 19 innings against Rajasthan Royals which includes 6 half-centuries.

4. Jos Buttler has been the highest scorer for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals. He has scored 179 runs in 7 innings at a strike rate of 190.42 against the Delhi Capitals.