DC vs RR: Two stars out due to injury for Rajasthan, veteran pacer returns and Afghan player makes debut for Delhi; check playing XIs

Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bowl first against Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals in match 56 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, on May 7 (Tuesday). RR can become the first team to qualify for the playoffs by winning this match and will also reclaim their top spot. On the other hand, DC need to win this game at all costs in order to stay alive in the playoff race. Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer are out due to injury. Ishant Sharma is making his return and Gulbadin Naib is making IPL debut.

Head-to-Head

Both teams have faced each other 28 times with Rajasthan winning 15 of them and Delhi coming out victorious on 13 occasions. 

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Captains at Toss

“We would like to bowl first, looks a good a wicket to chase on. We are comfortable doing both. The environment in the team is what pleases me, we have great characters, of course winning helps. Dhruv and Hetmyer are unavailable. Shubham Dubey and Donovan Ferreira are in,” said Samson after winning the toss.

“Pitches this season are more batting friendly. Some injuries, health issues are there in our team but we don't want focus on those things and we got to focus on the matches and do our best. Ishant and Gulbadin come in,” said Pant.

DC vs RR Playing XIs

Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Gulbadin Naib, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed

Impact Subs: Rasikh dar Salam, Kumar Kushagra, Praveen Dubey, Sumit Kumar, Lalit Yadav

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Subs: Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tanush Kotian, Kunal Singh Rathore

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