DC vs RR Preview: Delhi go up against Rajasthan

Delhi Capitals (DC), sitting at the second spot of the points tally, take on the Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Wednesday, April 16, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The home, having won their first four games of the season, suffered a narrow yet disappointing defeat at the hands of five-time champions, Mumbai Indians, in the previous encounter.

However, the Axar Patel-led side will not be much affected by this loss and will keep themselves in good space to get back to winning ways. The Delhi-based franchise, which is yet to lift a title, is looking to do something special this year and will be confident to hold on to its winning formula.

On the other hand, the Rajasthan-based franchise is currently having a season to forget in the IPL 2025. With two wins in six matches, RR is coming off two losses in a row at the hands of Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. While many thought that Sanju Samson returning as the captain post his finger injury would bring new fortune, the journey so far has been poor for the team.

In the head-to-head record, DC and RR have met each other 29 times in the history of the league, with RR just edging past DC with 15 victories without any ties or no results. The upcoming game will be important for the visiting team as they are in search of a desperate win.

Pitch Report

The track at the Arun Jaitley Stadium is expected to be a belter. With the highest score being 235, the surface offers tremendous help for the batters. In the previous game, the Mumbai Indians managed to breach the 200-run mark and successfully defended it. Notably, more teams have won while batting first at this venue, so winning the toss and batting first could be the formula. Despite the couple of dust storms that have hit Delhi and earlier forecasts for a bit of rain, the weather forecast predicts clear skies for Wednesday in New Delhi and there are threats of rain.

Probable XI

Delhi Capitals

Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul(w), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar

Impact Player: Karun Nair

Rajasthan Royals

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

Impact Player: Kumar Kartikeya