Delhi Capitals had defeated Chennai Super Kings in theiropening match of IPL 2021. Today, on April 15 Delhi Capital will face RajasthanRoyals in the seventh match of IPL 2021 at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.
In this thrilling match, both teams are headed by twoyoung wicketkeeper-batsman captains. Rishabh Pant is leading Delhi Capitalsmeanwhile Rajasthan Royals Captaincy would be handled by Sanju Samson. The twoteams would be aiming for a win, however, Delhi Capitals might face problemsdue to a lack of bowlers.
Veteran fast-bowler Ishant Sharma had missed the firstmatch due to injury. In the middle of the season, Delhi Capitals South Africanfast bowler Enrique Nortie has also tested positive for covid19. Meanwhile,Akhar Patel has recovered but is unlikely to play against Rajasthan Royals.Rabada is also under quarantine but still anticipated to be a part of thematch. Delhi Capitals fans can pin their hopes on Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant,Shikhar Dhawan, and Marcus Stoinis.
The possible playing XI of Delhi Capitals is- CaptainRishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Marcus Stoinis,Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Karan, Amit Mishra, andAvesh Khan.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals is also suffering from theloss of Ben Stokes. Captain Sanju Samson scored a brilliant century but stilllost their last game. The team would like to bounce back. However, the England all-rounder Ben Stokes injury hasbadly affected the squad who is likely to be replaced by David Miller.
The possible playing XI of Rajasthan Royals is- CaptainSanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, ShivanDube, David Miller/Liam Livingstone, Chris Morris, Jofra Archer, Kartik Tyagi,and Chetan Sakariya.
Rajasthan Royals hasfaced Delhi Capitals about 22 times in the IPL since 2008. For now, the teamsare head to head at an 11-11 win-loss record.