DC vs RR Match Prediction: Delhi Capitals dominant at home but Rajasthan Royals hold the edge clashes over the years

DC vs RR Match Prediction: Delhi Capitals dominant at home but Rajasthan Royals hold the edge clashes over the years
Rajasthan Royals' Riyan Parag (C) and captain Sanju Samson (L) run between the wickets as Delhi Capitals' Axar Patel (R) looks on during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on May 7, 2024.

Story Highlights:

Delhi Capitals have won 6 out of 9 games against Rajasthan Royals at Arun Jaitley Stadium.

DC are in good form with 4 wins out of 5 games.

RR are struggling for consistency with 2 wins from 6 games.

DC vs RR Today Match Prediction: An out-of-form Rajasthan Royals (RR) take on a settled Delhi Capitals (DC) at Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 16 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Axar Patel-led DC have been in good form, winning four out of their five games. On the other hand, Sanju Samson's RR are yet to find the perfect combination having lost four out of six games. 

DC vs RR Toss Prediction

Considering the dew issues, the captain winning the toss is likely to bowl first despite DC not being able to chase down 206 in the previous encounter. It is expected to be a high-scoring encounter despite much assistance for the spinners if they are able to grip the ball. 

DC vs RR Predicted Top Performers

While Karun Nair stamped his authority on IPL return with a blazing 89-run knock, KL Rahul has had a good record against RR. Rahul has scored 713 runs from 166 innings against RR at an average of 50.92 including seven half-centuries. No other batter with 500 or more runs against RR averages anywhere near Rahul. He is only behind Virat Kohli on the list of leading run-scorers against the Rajasthan-based franchise. 

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In the bowling department, Kuldeep Yadav has been in phenomenal form with 10 wickets from five games. His economy rate is 5.60 runs per over.

For RR, Sandeep Sharma has done reasonably well against DC. He has 20 wickets from 18 games. The economy rate is impressive as well at 7.29 runs per over considering he often bowls in slog overs as well. In the batting department, they need a collective effort to post a big score or chase down one against DC.

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DC vs RR Win Probability

DC and RR have locked horns 29 times. RR have a slight edge with 15 wins. However, at home (Arun Jaitley Stadium), DC have six wins from nine games.

DC vs RR Full Squads: 

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Kumar Kartikeya, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Delhi Capitals Squad: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Sameer Rizvi, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Dushmantha Chameera, Faf du Plessis, T Natarajan, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari