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Peter Green - April 15, 2025
Delhi Capitals suffered their first loss of the season in their last match against Mumbai Indians. They will now take on Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Rajasthan are also coming off a home defeat, losing to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Both teams will be looking to bounce back with a win. Delhi Capitals have dropped to second place in the points table, while Rajasthan Royals are currently third from the bottom.
Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals have clashed in 28 IPL matches, with Rajasthan holding a slight edge with 15 wins, while Delhi has won 13 times.
At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, the rivalry has been intense. Out of 7 matches played here, Delhi Capitals have won 4, while Rajasthan Royals have clinched 3, making it a fairly balanced contest at this venue.
Looking at the past five matches, RR have had the upper hand, winning three matches against DC.
Captain- Axar Patel
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav
Impact Player- Mukesh Kumar
Captain- Sanju Samson
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
Impact Player: Kumar Kartikeya
Vipraj Nigam (DC): Vipraj Nigam has taken two wickets in each of his last three matches. In the most recent game against Mumbai Indians, he dismissed Rohit Sharma and captain Hardik Pandya. So far this season, he has taken 7 wickets in 5 matches for Delhi Capitals.
Mitchell Starc (DC): Starc didn’t take any wickets in his last match against Mumbai Indians. Still, he remains Delhi Capitals’ top wicket-taker this season, with 9 wickets from 5 games.
Sanju Samson (RR): Samson had a poor outing against Royal Challengers Bangalore, scoring only 15 runs off 19 balls, which hurt Rajasthan Royals’ total score. With the pressure of the last defeat, he’s expected to step up and deliver a better performance in the next match.
Both teams are coming into this match after a loss. With that in mind, we expect both sides to play with extra intent on Wednesday. However, Rajasthan Royals will be confident, having won three of their last five matches against Delhi Capitals.
Even though Delhi have been strong overall, they’ve had poor starts. In their last two games, they lost their first wicket for less than 10 runs. Opener Jake Fraser-McGurk scored two ducks and 7 runs in those matches, showing a clear weakness early on.
Rajasthan’s captain, Sanju Samson, has brought stability and confidence to the team. Though he scored just 15 in the last game, he’ll be motivated to bounce back. With 193 runs in six matches this season, backing him to score over 25.5 runs is a solid bet.
Vipraj Nigam has picked up 7 wickets in five matches and has been Delhi’s most consistent bowler. He’s coming off three straight games with two wickets each and looks set to test the Royals’ batters at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
