Head Coach Ricky Ponting confirmed that Ishant Sharma is fit for selection in the DC vs RR match, with David Warner’s availability to be determined following the team’s pre-match practice on Monday evening. Sanju Samson’s consistent performance has been critical to RR’s success, though his strike rate against Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel is less than 122.
The DC spin duo has dismissed the RR captain three times in a row, adding intrigue to the match. Pant, Stubbs, and Fraser-McGurk, Delhi’s top run scorers, have struggled against leg spinners, averaging less than 20 in the IPL 2024. If Chahal can regain his form, he could be a threat to Delhi’s middle-order batsmen.
IPL 2024, DC vs RR: Probable Playing XI
DC: David Warner, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Porel, Rishabh Pant (C, wk), Tristan Stubbs, Shai Hope, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Yadav [Impact sub: Rasikh Salam]
RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c, wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma [Impact sub: Yuzvendra Chahal]
Also read: IPL 2024, Match 56, DC vs RR: Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report and IPL Stats
IPL 2024, DC vs RR: Squads
DC: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar Salam, Lizaad Williams, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Sumit Kumar, Praveen Dubey, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Ishant Sharma, David Warner, Gulbadin Naib, Jhye Richardson, Anrich Nortje, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Swastik Chikara
RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore