The 36th match of the India Premier League (IPL) 2021 will be played between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Abu Dhabi and it will be the first day game of the UAE leg. Rishabh Pant-led DC will be locking horns with Sanju Samson-led RR for the second time on 25th of the September at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
DC has managed to pull off 7 wins in teh 9 games they have played so far, and are currently placed at the top of the points table. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have managed to win 4 of 8 matches so far, and are currently standing fifth on the table currently. In their earlier game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Dubai, DC registered an 8-wicket win. While batting first, SRH only managed to reach 134 on the board, which was chased down by the DC in the 18th over itself to fetch their third consecutive win.
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On the other hand, RR had locked horns with Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Dubai, where they won the game by a narrow margin of 2 runs. Against Rajasthan Royals’ 185 runs, Punjab Kings put up 183 and lost the game in the last over. The two teams have played 23 matches against each other in the history of IPL so far, where DC won 11 matches while RR won 12 games. The last time they played against each other in this season, RR defeated DC by 3 wickets.
Delhi Capitals (DC)
As mentioned above, Delhi hasn’t done much wrong this season so far. However, Delhi suffered a significant blow in the form of Marcus Stoinis’ hamstring injury. He hurt his left hamstring while bowling early in his second over, limping off the field after bowling seven deliveries. Hence, he will be expected to miss the game against RR and his fellow Australian teammate Steve Smith can replace him in the playing XI.
Probable XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis / Steve Smith, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
As far as Rajasthan Royals are concerned, many T20 stars like David Miller, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Glenn Phillips have been warming the bench in the last game. However, with the team emerging victoriously, they are likely to take the field with the same combination.
Probable XI: Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Chethan Sakariya, Kartik Tyagi, Mustafizur Rahman
Fantasy Suggestion #1
Sanju Samson (c), Evin Lewis, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Mustafizur Rahman, Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Kartik Tyagi
Fantasy Suggestion #2:
Sanju Samson, Evin Lewis, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw (vc), Liam Livingstone (c), Chris Morris, Rishabh Pant, Mustafizur Rahman, Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Chetan Sakariya
