Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has won the toss, and opted to bowl first against Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede. Coming off a heart-breaking loss and hit by star all-rounder Ben Stokes' injury-forced ouster, a beleaguered Rajasthan Royals would hope for another inspirational knock from new skipper Sanju Samson. The Capitals are coming on the back of a seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their opening contest, RR suffered a four-run defeat against Punjab Kings in a high-scoring match. Delhi openers made a mockery of Chennai's total of 188. Boasting an enviable batting line-up, the Capitals' bowling could be bolstered today with the inclusion of Kagiso Rabada.
Miller comes in for Stokes. Unadkat replaces Gopal for the Royals. Lalit Yadav gets his Delhi Capitals cap, and will make his debut tonight. Following a frustrating four-run loss in the high-scoring opener on Monday against Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals (RR) would have taken comfort in the fact that they came close to a record run-chase. But the news of talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes being ruled out of the entire 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a freak finger injury would be a massive blow for the wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson-led team. On the bowling front, Chris Woakes (2/18) and Avesh Khan (2/23) had a good outing in the first game and would look to carry on their form but the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Curran, Amit Mishra and Stoinis had a forgettable outing and would be desperate to make amends tonight.
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ajinkya Rahane, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lalit Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Tom Curran, Avesh Khan
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson(w/c), David Miller, Jos Buttler, Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman
