DC vs RR Today's Match Expert Fantasy Tips & Player Stats, IPL 2025

32nd T20 • Arun Jaitley Stadium • Delhi

Delhi Capitals

Rajasthan Royals

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Expert Team 1

S Samson

J Fraser McGurk

Expert Team 2

K Rahul

R Parag

Player Stats in Series

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KL Rahul

DC . Wk

200 Runs

4 Inns

Sanju Samson

RR . Wk

193 Runs

6 Inns

Yashasvi Jaiswal

RR . Bat

182 Runs

6 Inns

Riyan Parag

RR . All

165 Runs

6 Inns

Dhruv Jurel

RR . Wk

159 Runs

6 Inns

Venue Details

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

166Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

141.4Avg SR

2nd Innings

151Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

141.2Avg SR

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32%Bat First Bowl First66%

Team Batting First

44%Wins Losses56%

Recent Matches on venue

Match 29 • Apr 13 • Indian Premier League

DC 193/10 (19)

MI 205/5 (20)

MI won by 12 runs

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Match 64 • May 14 • Indian Premier League

DC 208/4 (20)

LSG 189/9 (20)

DC won by 19 runs

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Match 56 • May 7 • Indian Premier League

DC 221/8 (20)

RR 201/8 (20)

DC won by 20 runs

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Match 43 • Apr 27 • Indian Premier League

DC 257/4 (20)

MI 247/9 (20)

DC won by 10 runs

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Match 40 • Apr 24 • Indian Premier League

DC 224/4 (20)

GT 220/8 (20)

DC won by 4 runs

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Match 35 • Apr 20 • Indian Premier League

DC 199/10 (19.1)

SRH 266/7 (20)

SRH won by 67 runs

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Match 67 • May 20 • Indian Premier League

DC 146/9 (20)

CSK 223/3 (20)

CSK won by 77 runs

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Match 59 • May 13 • Indian Premier League

DC 136/8 (20)

PBKS 167/7 (20)

PBKS won by 31 runs

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Match 50 • May 6 • Indian Premier League

DC 187/3 (16.4)

RCB 181/4 (20)

DC won by 7 wickets

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Match 40 • Apr 29 • Indian Premier League

DC 188/6 (20)

SRH 197/6 (20)

SRH won by 9 runs

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Delhi Capitals

Rajasthan Royals

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

6- 4

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

190

Average Score

171

257/4

Highest Score

242/6

140/10

Lowest Score

139/7

Commentary

The Delhi Capitals nearly botched a straightforward chase against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru before KL Rahul bailed them out with a sensational unbeaten 93. A few days later, the Capitals were bossing a 206 but somehow, found a way to squander a strong foothold and succumb to their first defeat of the season.

It's no reason to panic by any stretch of imagination, for a win tonight against the Rajasthan Royals will take the Capitals to the top of the points table as the first to record ten points for the season. But there is a recurring pattern with their batters perhaps searching for that fine line between aggression and recklessness.

In saying that though, the form of their batters - Karun Nair's obliteration of the MI attack, including Jasprit Bumrah being the latest example - augurs brilliantly for a high-scoring venue. What's even better is the manner in which their bowlers have found a way to tie down batting units even when the opposition has looked to run away with the contest.

Cut to the opposite side though and the Royals are in a spot of bother. Two losses, two wins and two losses again is the pattern they've followed. They won't mind the trend continuing for a little longer if it means they record back-to-back wins again but they have major concerns in the bowling department to sort out against an in-form DC lineup.

Of course, from the hosts own point of view, they will be desperate for Jake Fraser-McGurk to hit some form at the earliest. If he features in the XI of course, for Karun's scintillating 89 against MI has locked his spot for a good few games ahead, leaving Fraser-McGurk's spot on the line should Faf du Plessis pass fit to play.

That situation is a rather intriguing one considering that by his own words, du Plessis turned down the offer to feature as an impact substitute alone and not field against MI. While it doesn't seem as though he's carrying a major injury, it has been reported that he did not train on the eve of the match, potentially pointing towards him missing out on this one too. That could mean Abishek Porel retains his spot at the top of the order alongside Fraser-McGurk, with Karun slotting in right behind them at 3.

Fraser-McGurk aside, there's valid reason to be concerned over the form of skipper Axar Patel too, who hasn't left an impact with bat or ball so far. His bowling in particular has been far from effective and while his leadership has come for a lot of well-deserved praise, Axar would want to get his teeth stuck into the tournament from the point of view of runs and wickets. Rahul has been in scintillating nick, looking to take the positive route as well with the bat and with Ashutosh Sharma and Tristan Stubbs striking the ball well, DC's middle-order looks largely sorted.

Vipraj Nigam has been one of the best finds of the tournament so far, bowling tight spells with the ball before breaking partnerships, while also chipping in with the bat whenever required. His control over length, even in the powerplay, has been a sight to behold - something that holds good for his senior partner Kuldeep Yadav, who hasn't had a bad game yet in the tournament. The pace attack operates with excellent defensive skills but Mitchell Starc has been taken apart in the last couple of games. If he can put it behind him and rekindle his wicket-taking best though, it will set things up for the spinners to then apply the choke yet again.

What do the Royals need to do then to keep the Capitals in check? It goes without saying that they need a solution for their bowling woes, having been brushed aside by RCB in their last game on a deck that was slow and kept low. Far too much seems to be hinged on Jofra Archer delivering breakthroughs in the powerplay with Wanindu Hasaranga not proving to be effective enough since his four-wicket haul against the Chennai Super Kings.

Tushar Deshpande has been expensive and while Sandeep Sharma continues to silently chip away, powerplay wickets seem to be the only route of hope for the Royals for it otherwise puts the rest of the attack under pressure. Maheesh Theekshana's defensive bowling skills could be very handy on a ground like the Arun Jaitley Stadium and while Kumar Kartikeya Singh impressed against RCB, there could be a temptation to play an additional pacer for this contest, putting Yudhvir Singh Charak and Akash Madhwal in the mix.

The batting is certainly in much better health with Yashasvi Jaiswal fresh of a superb 75 over the weekend. Skipper Sanju Samson endured a forgettable, rusty outing but has otherwise looked in good touch this season. Consistency is what Samson, as well as his deputy Riyan Parag, will be after with Parag also timing the ball superbly without posting a big score yet. Nitish Rana hasn't lit up the tournament post that blazing 81 against CSK but Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer have been doing their job and that augurs really well for the Royals.

For the kind of form that the Capitals have shown though, it's going to take RR a serious all-round effort to overhaul them. Considering that they're closer to the bottom of the table than the top half, this is a game they'd desperately want to win in order to do their bit and throw the tournament wide open. DC wouldn't want to lose two on the bounce themselves, not least after the kind of start they've had but there's enough reason to believe that they're on track to enjoy a successful campaign.

A win tonight will only vindicate that notion even further. But there are no easy games after all in the IPL - a fact that was on display last evening in Mullanpur when the Punjab Kings pulled off the unthinkable. If that's anything to go by, nothing can be said with certainty. Exactly what keeps us watching with bated breath for another thriller, isn't it?

Delhi Capitals Probable XII: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

Rajasthan Royals Probable XII: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh Charak