The 32nd match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) will feature Delhi Capitals taking on the Rajasthan Royals. The game will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday, April 16, at 7:30 PM (IST). It will be a crucial game for Delhi Capitals to win to come back to winning ways in the tournament.
DC are coming off a thrilling and narrow 12-run defeat against Mumbai Indians in the last game at their home ground in Delhi. They are currently placed in the second spot in the tournament standings and a win in this game will help them reach the top spot in the tally, with 10 points to their credit, surpassing the current table toppers, Gujarat Titans.
The predicted playing XI of the Delhi Capitals for their next clash against Rajasthan Royals:
Openers
The opening pair of the Delhi Capitals might look the same in the duo of Jake Fraser-McGurk in the upcoming game against Rajasthan Royals. However, Fraser McGurk has been struggling with his form for the last few games but the management can still bank on his potential with the bat while opening the innings.
On the other hand, Abishek Porel played a crucial knock of 33 runs off 25 balls, with three fours and a six. He also stitched a brilliant 119-run partnership for the second wicket with the star batter Karun Nair. However, Porel’s efforts went in vain as his side eventually lost the game by 12 runs.
Middle-Order
The middle order of the Capitals is expected to start with the star in-form batter Karun Nair who announced his comeback in a convincing style in the last game against MI. Nair smashed 89 runs off just 40 balls, with 12 fours and five sixes. Following Nair, the veteran wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul will come to bat at number four; he has been in a brilliant run of form in the tournament so far.
Later in the middle order, Tristan Stubbs is expected to bat at number five to add some important runs in the middle overs of the innings. His batting order might also be shuffled with one of the all-rounders from Axar Patel or Ashutosh Sharma.
All-Rounders
The all-rounder duo in Delhi Capitals’ playing for the next game against MI will include their skipper Axar Patel and the batting all-rounder Ashutosh Sharma. Axar Patel might also come to bat at number five to execute big shots to help DC post a big total on the board.
Besides Axar, batting all-rounder Ashutosh Sharma is known for his blistering batting abilities, considering his amazing performance in DC’s win against LSG in their campaign opener. He is likely to bat at number seven to score some impactful runs in the death overs of the innings. He scored 17 runs off 14 balls, with two fours in the previous game against MI.
Bowlers
The bowling attack of the Delhi Capitals is expected to include two out-and-out pacers, Mitchell Starc, and Mohit Sharma, alongside two specialist spinners Vipraj Nigam and Kuldeep Yadav. Besides this quartet, medium pacer Mukesh Kumar might be included as an impact player, replacing any specialist batter or vice-versa.
Vipraj Nigam and Kuldeep Yadav scalped 2 wickets each for DC in the last game against MI, alongside a wicket picked by Mukesh Kumar. So, this bowling attack is going to be a perfect attack for DC in their upcoming challenge against MI.
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