IPL 2021: 3 Stars For Rajasthan Royals Who Can Be Game Changers Against Delhi Capitals

Rajasthan Royals succumbed to a close defeat in their first game against Punjab Kings in Mumbai and they will now face Delhi Capitals in their next encounter. Sanju Samson scored a brilliant century with 119 of just 63 deliveries to take his team almost over the line but it did not happen as they lost by just four runs in the end.

Jos Buttler, Shivam Dube, and Riyan Parag all chipped in with useful scores but nobody batted through with Samson to make the daunting chase easier. It was a stellar effort from Samson to get close to the total of 221 and he deserved to be on the winning side. Ben Stokes is ruled out of the remaining games of the IPL with an injury and here are 3 Stars for Rajasthan Royals who can be game-changers against Delhi Capitals.

IPL 2021: 3 Stars For Rajasthan Royals Who Can Be Game Changers:

Sanju Samson:

The new skipper of the Royals did enjoy batting in the first game and looked in complete control. He was dropped twice by the Punjab team which he made a merry of by scoring his third IPL century. This will be his best considering the circumstances Royals were in and to hit sixes like that needs to be credited.

He managed to hit seven sixes and 12 fours in the innings and took the match as deep as possible which at one stage looked like the game shifted in Rajasthan’s favour. With Stoke’s unavailability and Archer yet to recover, the onus will be on Sanju Samson to deliver for the Royals again this time.

He did captain well and became the first player to score a century on captaincy debut in IPL. Samson is surely one of the best game changers in the Royals’ batting lineup.

Jos Buttler:

Jos Buttler will now move to his preferred spot in the top order as Ben Stokes is set to miss the remaining part of the IPL. Buttler is set to open alongside Manan Vohra who showed promises in the first game. Buttler hasn’t been very consistent after the 2019 IPL and he has a huge role to play in this Rajasthan Royals setup.

Buttler is a 360-degree player and he takes the attack to the bowlers from the word go. He can make full use of the powerplay and he did show that in the first game where he hammered Riley Meredith for four boundaries in an over. He perished after scoring 25 runs off just 13 balls with five fours to his name and formed a crucial partnership alongside Samson to set the tone for the chase after the loss of two wickets early.

Chetan Sakariya:

Chetan Sakariya who made his IPL debut recently for the Rajasthan Royals against the Punjab Kings was the only limelight for the former in the bowling department.

The left-arm pacer who had a good domestic season bowled at the good length consistently and also was clever with his variations. He opened the bowling for Rajasthan Royals and finished with figures of 3 wickets for 31 runs going at an economy rate of 7.75.

The promising cricketer certainly impressed the experts and he has made a long way into the IPL stages with a lot of hard work. He was backed by the new skipper well and brought out his variations in the last over which turned out to be great over.

He plucked an excellent catch to dismiss Nicholas Pooran which will be on top of the catch of the seasons right now. He has shown that he can be a game-changer for the Rajasthan Royals.