The Delhi Capitals after sent into bat, posted a total of 184 with vital innings from Shimron Hetmeyer and Marcus Stoinis. The Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi unit lost wickets at critical moments with 3 in the powerplay. The twin run outs of captain Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant really pegged DC back. Earlier, Steve Smith won the toss and decided that Rajasthan Royals will bowl first against Delhi Capitals. Andrew Tye was handed his Royals debut, he came in place of Tom Curran while Varun Aaron replaced Ankit Rajpoot.
The Capitals, decided not to tinker with their winning combination and stuck with the same XI. Currently, Delhi, stand at the second place on the points table and win tonight will help them rise to the pole position. Meanwhile their opponent, Rajasthan are struggling for form and will be desperate to turn things around tonight. The team led by Australian ODI skipper Steve Smith started off on a high note but now are placed at the second-last position on the points table.
