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Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals started their campaign with a win but had to face defeat in their last game against the Punjab Kings and lost it by a narrow margin of 5 runs.

Bowling first, their bowlers were smashed all around the park and failed to pick up wickets regularly. Holder and Ashwin were the only two bowlers who were economical and picked up 2 and 1 wicket respectively.

With the bat, they were three down inside in the powerplay and were struggling. In the end, Shimron Hetmyer and their impact player Dhruv Jurel batted very well and scored 36 and 32* runs respectively.

Team news - Jos Buttler is a doubtful for Today If he is not fit then J Root might replace him that case D Padikkal open with Y Jaiswal

Probable XI

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler/J Root, Sanju Samson(c/wk), Devdutt Padikkal/Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif/K Sen , Yuzvendra Chahal.

Delhi Capital

DC on the other hand, have lost both their games so far and are still searching for their first win of the season. They have been poor with the bat and will look to register their first win this game.

With the bat, David Warner has been solid at the top but has lacked support from the other end. Sarfaraz Khan and Axar Patel were the top scorers and scored 30 and 36 runs respectively

With the ball, Anrich Nortje announced his return with a bang and picked up 2 wickets. Apart from him, no other bowler looked good and failed to pick up wickets regularly. They will be desperate to win this one

Team News - M Marsh flown back to home R Powell replace him

Probable XI

Prithvi Shaw, David Warner (c), Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Sarfaraz Khan/Yash Dhull, Abishek Porel (wk), Aman Hakim Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar.

Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Pitch Report and Weather

The average first innings score in the last three years here is 149. The teams batting first have won 63.64% of matches.

Around 27°C temperature is expected during the game, with some clouds in the night sky as well

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Rajasthan Royals

• Jos Buttler is the best T20 batter in world cricket at the moment. He has accumulated 304 runs at an average of 33.77 and a strike rate of 171.75 against Delhi Capitals in the IPL. The English captain has also made a fifty and a century.

• Buttler has scored 45 off 29 off Khaleel Ahmed with one dismissal.

• Yashasvi Jaiswal has 323 runs at a 26.91 average and 135.14 in the IPL since 2022. He has provided good support to Jos Buttler at the top. Expect him to continue his excellent run.

• Sanju Samson in IPL 2023: 55(32) vs SRH & 42(25) vs PBKS. He has looked in decent touch with the willow in the two games. Overall, Sanju has hit 286 runs at a 138.83 strike rate against Delhi Capitals.

• Trent Boult has snared 11 wickets at an average of 20.18 and a strike rate of 16.36 against Delhi Capitals in the IPL. He will look to build on this impressive record. However, Boult didn’t have a great game in Guwahati last time.

• Yuzvendra Chahal is a consistent wicket-taker in the league. He has taken the most number of wickets (171) in the IPL. Chahal also has 17 scalps at a strike rate of 21.23 against Delhi Capitals.

Delhi Capitals:

• David Warner vs Rajasthan Royals in the IPL: 469 runs, 36.07 avg., SR 128.14. He has also amassed four half-centuries. However, Warner should be a bit cautious against Trent Boult early in the innings.

• Prithvi Shaw looked in poor touch in the first two games. His record against Rajasthan Royals is not great either. He has a mediocre average of 20.62 and a strike rate of 129.92 against RR.

• Yuzvendra Chahal has dismissed Prithvi Shaw twice in 21 balls. Shaw has struck at 195.23 against the leg-spinner. Also, 63% of Shaw’s dismissals against pace since IPL 2021 have been against short balls.

• Mitchell Marsh hasn’t exactly fired with the bat so far. His scores in the two games read 0(1) vs LSG & 4(4) vs GT. However, Marsh is a quality batter, particularly against the speedsters. DC would want him to counter the highly-skilled GT pacers today.

• Axar Patel has been DC’s best batter of the season so far. He has looked in good nick with the willow. While Axar didn’t bowl in the last game, expect him to make an impact with the ball too.

• Kuldeep Yadav has snared seven wickets at a strike rate of 21.42 and an economy rate of 6.96 against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. However, Jos Buttler has a strike rate of 163.63 (one dismissal), and Sanju Samson strikes at 125.80 (no outs) against him in the IPL.

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 26, RR 13, DC 13.

• David Warner vs Trent Boult in the T20s: 64 runs, 98.46 batting SR and 2 dismissals. Boult has troubled Warner earlier and will look to dismiss him again today.

• Sanju Samson vs Anrich Nortje in the IPL: 13 runs, 76.47 batting SR and 1 dismissal in 17 balls.

• Prithvi Shaw vs Trent Boult in the IPL: 28 runs, 112 batting SR and 3 dismissals (25 balls). Shaw is already struggling against pace, and Boult might make his life difficult further at Guwahati.

• David Warner requires 26 more runs to complete 6000 IPL runs.

RR vs DC Head to Head