Delhi Capitals (DC) are competing with Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 56 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The stage is set at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, where fans gathered in anticipation of an exhilarating contest.

RR captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to field first opting to take advantage of the conditions early on in the game.

Reason behind the absence of Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel

Samson also reflected on his team’s recent success (eight wins in ten matches), emphasized the importance of maintaining momentum.

However, RR’s batting lineup will be missing two key players – Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel. According to the team management, both batters are sidelined due to “a small niggle” each, leaving them unavailable for the match.

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“We would like to bowl first, looks a good a wicket to chase on. We are comfortable doing both. The environment in the team is what pleases me, we have great characters, of course winning helps. Dhruv and Hetmyer are unavailable. Shubham Dubey and Donovan Ferreira are in,” said Samson.

DC vs RR: Playing XI of both teams

Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Gulbadin Naib, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

DC vs RR: Impact substitutes for both teams

Delhi Capitals Impact Subs: Rasikh Dar Salam, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tanush Kotian, Kunal Singh Rathore

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