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While DC will look to secure two full points from the match and return to the top of the IPL 2025 points table, RR will need this win to stay in the race for the playoffs. Given the team composition of both sides, DC have a slight edge as they possess the necessary batting firepower to take advantage of New Delhi’s batting-friendly wicket. On the other hand, RR, despite having in-form openers, have struggled to accelerate in the middle overs—costing them crucial points.

Besides their red-hot batting units, the Mumbai Indians and the Sunrisers Hyderabad have a lot in common. Both outfits banked heavily on retaining the core despite a complete overhaul ahead of the season. Both had a torrid run at the start of the season before registering morale-boosting wins in their previous outing.

Sunrisers will be hoping for Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head to continue their mojo they rediscovered in Hyderabad against Punjab Kings over the weekend. Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, will hope for their underperforming top-order to relieve the pressure on the middle and lower order.

Kishan did not bat during Saturday’s nets, but he knows the conditions at Wankhede more than anyone else in the SRH camp. Having been let go by MI in the big auction, he will be desperate to repeat his heroics from the season-opener.

But the left-handed trio at the top will be wary of Bumrah, a wounded tiger after the beating he took from Karun Nair in New Delhi. Bumrah was at his miserly best on his comeback game last week at the Wankhede and MI will hope for him to get back into a wicket-taking streak.

While captain Hardik Pandya’s form as a finisher will be key, along with Naman Dhir, the home fans will be hoping Suryakumar Yadav can repeat his exploits from last year, when he scored a hundred against the same opposition.

• April 16, 2025 19:05

• C

• 14th over
  Kuldeep with the ball.
  OUT! Jaiswal tries to find the distance but Starc is there at long on to take a comfortable catch.
  Jaiswal c Starc b Kuldeep 51 (37)

• April 16, 2025 19:03

• 4

• RR 111 in 13 overs
  Mukesh brought back for his third over. FOUR! A wider delivery and Rana says ‘thank you very much’ as he slaps it over extra cover for a boundary.
  Review taken. Rana tries to play it across but misses and Rahul takes a catch behind the stumps. The umpire doesn’t see anything in it but DC takes a chance.
  It’s not out and Rana stays on.

• April 16, 2025 18:57

• 50

• RR 104/1 in 12 overs
  Mohit with his second over. So far, so good from the experienced pacer. Changing his length and speed, conceding just singles in this over.
  Fifty up! Jaiswal notches up his third half-century in the last four innings.

• April 16, 2025 18:52

• RR 98/1 in 11 overs
  Kuldeep returns.
  SAVED! Mohit Sharma saves four runs while trying to attempt a one-handed catch in the deep after Rana tried to smack it over square leg.

• April 16, 2025 18:49

• 6

• RR 94/1 in 10 overs
  Tristan Stubbs with his first over. SIX! Jaiswal slogs the offie and sends it flying into the crowd.
  Rana scores his first boundary after going inside out for a FOUR!

• April 16, 2025 18:45

• B

• RR 82/1 in 9 overs
  BOWLED! Axar continues and strikes. The ball straightens and Parag fails to read the turn. His castle has been breached and he has to walk back.
  Parag b Axar 8 (11)
  Nitish Rana the newest batter at the crease.
  FOUR! Jaiswal sweeps a ball bowled at his leg stump and finds the boundary.

• April 16, 2025 22:08

• 6

• RR 76/0 in 8 overs
  Kuldeep Yadav with his first over.
  FOUR! Parag sweeps it well and finds the boundary through backward square leg.
  SIX! Jaiswal dances down the crease and hits the full toss down the ground for a maximum!

• April 16, 2025 22:06

• RR 65 in 7 overs
  Axar Patel with his first over.
  Close! Jaiswal’s shot goes towards Axar and the DC skipper dives to save the run. Jaiswal was looking for a run but then had to scamper back to make his crease. He bumps into KL Rahul in the process.
  Just two runs off it.

• April 16, 2025 18:57

• 50

• RR 104/1 in 12 overs
  Mohit with his second over. So far, so good from the experienced pacer. Changing his length and speed, conceding just singles in this over.
  Fifty up! Jaiswal notches up his third half-century in the last four innings.

• April 16, 2025 18:52

• RR 98/1 in 11 overs
  Kuldeep returns.
  SAVED! Mohit Sharma saves four runs while trying to attempt a one-handed catch in the deep after Rana tried to smack it over square leg.

• April 16, 2025 18:49

• 6

• RR 94/1 in 10 overs
  Tristan Stubbs with his first over. SIX! Jaiswal slogs the offie and sends it flying into the crowd.
  Rana scores his first boundary after going inside out for a FOUR!

• April 16, 2025 18:45

• B

• RR 82/1 in 9 overs
  BOWLED! Axar continues and strikes. The ball straightens and Parag fails to read the turn. His castle has been breached and he has to walk back.
  Parag b Axar 8 (11)
  Nitish Rana the newest batter at the crease.
  FOUR! Jaiswal sweeps a ball bowled at his leg stump and finds the boundary.

• April 16, 2025 22:08

• 6

• RR 76/0 in 8 overs
  Kuldeep Yadav with his first over.
  FOUR! Parag sweeps it well and finds the boundary through backward square leg.
  SIX! Jaiswal dances down the crease and hits the full toss down the ground for a maximum!

• April 16, 2025 22:06

• RR 65 in 7 overs
  Axar Patel with his first over.
  Close! Jaiswal’s shot goes towards Axar and the DC skipper dives to save the run. Jaiswal was looking for a run but then had to scamper back to make his crease. He bumps into KL Rahul in the process.
  Just two runs off it. ads

• April 16, 2025 18:57

• 50

• RR 104/1 in 12 overs
  Mohit with his second over. So far, so good from the experienced pacer. Changing his length and speed, conceding just singles in this over.
  Fifty up! Jaiswal notches up his third half-century in the last four innings.

• April 16, 2025 18:52

• RR 98/1 in 11 overs
  Kuldeep returns.
  SAVED! Mohit Sharma saves four runs while trying to attempt a one-handed catch in the deep after Rana tried to smack it over square leg.

• April 16, 2025 18:49

• 6

• RR 94/1 in 10 overs
  Tristan Stubbs with his first over. SIX! Jaiswal slogs the offie and sends it flying into the crowd.
  Rana scores his first boundary after going inside out for a FOUR!

• April 16, 2025 18:45

• B

• RR 82/1 in 9 overs
  BOWLED! Axar continues and strikes. The ball straightens and Parag fails to read the turn. His castle has been breached and he has to walk back.
  Parag b Axar 8 (11)
  Nitish Rana the newest batter at the crease.
  FOUR! Jaiswal sweeps a ball bowled at his leg stump and finds the boundary.

• April 16, 2025 22:08

• 6

• RR 76/0 in 8 overs
  Kuldeep Yadav with his first over.
  FOUR! Parag sweeps it well and finds the boundary through backward square leg.
  SIX! Jaiswal dances down the crease and hits the full toss down the ground for a maximum!

• April 16, 2025 22:06

• RR 65 in 7 overs
  Axar Patel with his first over.
  Close! Jaiswal’s shot goes towards Axar and the DC skipper dives to save the run. Jaiswal was looking for a run but then had to scamper back to make his crease. He bumps into KL Rahul in the process.
  Just two runs off it.

  • April 16, 2025 19:51

  • 4

  • DC 42/2 in 5 overs
    Maheesh Theekshana to bowl his first. Porel facing him. On the pads to the leftie, works it to deep midwicket for one run. A good length ball to Rahul, this is outside off, Rahul plays it to covers, no run. The third is fuller, angling into the legs, Rahul drives to covers, no run.
    FOUR! Poor delivery! A full toss going down leg, looks like a carrom ball gone wrong, Rahul picks it up over midwicket. Rahul edges the fifth towards point while looking to work it through the on side. The last delivery takes an inside edge onto the pad as Rahul tries to flick, no run.

  • April 16, 2025 19:47

  • W

  • DC 37/2 in 4 overs
    Sandeep Sharma to bowl the fourth. Porel on strike.
    A RUN OUT! Porel miscues his pull onto his thigh pad and the ball rolls to the point fielder. Nair has, for some reason, set out for a single. The fielder attempts a throw at the non-striker’s end as Nair is sent back. Sandeep is in the line of the throw so he makes it a relay throw. It looks Nair is in by the time the bails are taken off, but a third umpire check shows Nair is short.
    Karun Nair run out (Hasaranga/Sandeep) 0(3)
    KL Rahul at No. 4. Porel still on strike though, he drills the third to long on for a single.
    Sandeep fires in on middle-and-off to Rahul, defended. Rahul steps out to Sandeep on the next, drives straight, mid off cuts this off and keeps it down to just a single. Sandeep is too full to Porel, this is angling into the pads, clips to deep midwicket for one.

  • April 16, 2025 19:40

  • W

  • DC 34/1 in 3 overs
    Archer to Porel, around the wicket, at the stumps and Porel defends. One run on the second delivery, banged short, Porel anticipates it but goes early into the shot, fluffs it and has to settle for a single to deep midwicket.
    GONE! JFM’s meek run continues. He’s hurried on by the speed there. This delivery is outside off, JFM wants to heave across the line, slices to the extra cover fielder.
    Jake Fraser-McGurk c Jaiswal b Archer 9 (6)
    Karun Nair walks out now. Archer bowls on the fourth-stump line, Nair defends to point. A bumper to follow up, Nair ducks under this. ALMOST! Another bouncer at 146 clicks, Nair miscues his pull shot but the ball lands just short of midwicket.

  • April 16, 2025 19:35

  • 6

  DC 33/0 in 2 overs
  Tushar Deshpande to bowl the second. FOUR! A juicy full toss to start off, Porel whacks this off his pads over mid on. FOUR more! Streaky but Porel will take it, he loses his shape while going for this delivery outside off, intends to hit through the on side, gets an edge through third man.
  SIX now! A pick up shot off his pads, does not go for power, just uses the awry line to lofts it into the stands. FOUR! A slower delivery wide outside off, Porel waits to cut this, and manages to send it behind square and wide enough of the point fielder.
  FOUR! Make it 22 off this over, short and around the off-stump line, Porel pummels this through midwicket. Porel misses a full toss on the last delivery, clips but only in the direction of deep midwicket, gets a single to keep strike.

  • April 16, 2025 19:10

  • Impact Player options
    Delhi Capitals Impact Subs: Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay.
    Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore.

  • April 16, 2025 19:07

  • Playings XIs
    Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma.
    Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande.

  • April 16, 2025 19:01

  • TOSS - Rajasthan Royals
    Rajasthan Royals wins the toss and decides to bowl against Delhi Capitals.
    Both DC and RR go with unchanged sides.

  • April 16, 2025 18:57

  • Pitch report
    Batting first, a good score will be around the 200-220 run mark. Spinners should get some grip and there will be something for the bowlers as well.

  • April 16, 2025 18:47

  Sportstar’s chat with the Rajasthan Royals head coach
  Shayan Acharya spoke to ‘The Wall.