- By Vishal Pushkar
- Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:23 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. RR skipper Sanju Samson decision to bowl first was due to the fact that 'dew' will make it difficult for bowlers to control the ball. On the other hand, Axar Patel also wanted to bowl.
Notably, both teams have made no change in the playing XI from their previous encounters.
Sanju Samson at the toss: "We'll bowl first, looks like a good wicket. Gets better in the second half. The results and match conditions have been different. Generally the chasing team wins more often in the IPL. However, we are still early in the tournament so we want to bowl first and get an advantage. It is a competitive league, so we need to look past results sometimes. We decided as a team we need to put in a good performance whatever happens. Same team."
Axar Patel at the toss: "Would have bowled as well. There will be dew perhaps in the second innings, but now we are ready to bat first and put up a big score. Last game also we did well chasing, just a matter of a couple of overs here and there going in our favour. Need to look past the last game, but it is a learning experience. We discussed in the team meetings how we could have finished the game, we perhaps got too casual in the middle phase. Same team for us as well."
Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report: It is a nice surface with small boundaries both sides. It is a bit drier today so it gives spin bowlers enough assistance.
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Players:
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma
Delhi Capitals Impact Subs: Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore