DC vs RR Match Preview
Delhi Capitals (DC) will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match number 32 of IPL 2025 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 16. Both the teams are coming after losing their previous matches and will be looking to get back on the winning track in the upcoming match. After four consecutive wins, DC were handed their first defeat of the season in a thrilling finish against Mumbai Indians.
On the other hand, RR suffered a big 9-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their first game in Jaipur. Now, the Sanju Samson-led side will be looking to get back on the winning track against Delhi Capitals. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 32nd match of IPL 2025 between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals.
DC vs RR Match Details
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Match |
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 32 |
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Venue |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
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Date & Time |
Wednesday, April 16, 7:30 PM (IST) |
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Live Broadcast & Streaming Details |
JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network |
Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report
The surface of the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi provides great support for the batters where we see high-scoring encounters in the last few matches at this ground. Out of 90 IPL matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 43 times while the chasing team won 46 times.The average first innings score at this ground is 167 runs.
DC vs RR Head-to-Head in IPL
Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals share a close rivalry in the IPL where both the teams have equal level of contest. Out of 29 matches played between both the teams in the IPL so far, RR won 15 times while DC defeated them on 14 occasions.
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Total Matches played |
29 |
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DC won |
14 |
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RR won |
15 |
DC vs RR Weather Report
The weather is expected to be clear for the clash between DC and RR with no chances of rain. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 39 degrees with 39% humidity.
DC vs RR Probable Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Player: Karun Nair
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
Impact player: Kumar Kartikeya
DC vs RR IPL 2025 Full Squads
Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Sameer Rizvi , Karun Nair, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Dushmantha Chameera, Faf du Plessis, T Natarajan, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kumar Kartikeya, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Who will score most runs in DC vs RR IPL 2025 clash?
KL Rahul: KL Rahul is currently the leading run getter for DC in the ongoing season so far with 200 runs in four matches. He has provided strength to DC’s middle-order with his consistency.
KL Rahul IPL 2025 Stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
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4 |
200 |
66.67 |
163.93 |
KL Rahul IPL Career Stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
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136 |
4883 |
46.07 |
135.60 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal: RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored two fifties in IPL 2025 so far and is slowly getting his old form back. He has amassed 182 runs from six matches this season so far at an average of 30.33.
Yashasvi Jaiswal IPL 2025 Stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
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6 |
182 |
30.33 |
138.93 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal IPL Career Stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg |
S/R |
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59 |
1789 |
31.95 |
149.33 |
Who will take most wickets in DC vs RR IPL 2025 clash?
Kuldeep Yadav: DC spinner turned out to be economical and ended up taking two wickets in a high-scoring match against Mumbai Indians. He is also among the leading wicket-takers of the season with 10 scalps in five matches.
Kuldeep Yadav IPL 2025 Stats
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Matches |
Wickets |
Eco. |
S/R |
| 5 | 10 | 5.60 | 12.00 |
Kuldeep Yadav IPL Career Stats
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Matches |
Wickets |
Eco. |
S/R |
| 89 | 97 | 8.05 | 19.24 |
Jofra Archer: RR pacer Jofra Archer can turn out to be a beast in the powerplay and has shown this multiple times this season. He has taken five wickets in six matches so far in IPL 2025.
Jofra Archer IPL 2025 Stats
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Matches |
Wickets |
Eco. |
S/R |
| 5 | 5 | 9.91 |
25.80 |
Jofra Archer IPL Career Stats
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Matches |
Wickets |
Eco. |
S/R |
| 46 | 53 | 7.73 | 20.26 |
Today Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: DC to win the toss
Scenario 1: DC opt to bowl first
1st innings prediction: RR to post 180-190 runs
Match prediction: DC to win
Scenario 2: DC opt to bat first
1st innings prediction: DC to post 210-220 runs
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