Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Head To Head Records, IPL 2022, Match 34, DC vs RR

Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Head To Head Records, IPL 2022, Match 34, DC vs RR- Delhi Capitals will take on Rajasthan Royals in match 34 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Friday (April 22) at Wankhede Stadium. The Delhi Capitals’ camp has been hit by COVID-19 as Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert have both tested positive for the virus. Two other support staff members have also tested positive.

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The game has been, therefore, shifted to Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai from MCA Stadium, Pune to avoid travel of the Delhi squad. Despite being hit by COVID-19, the Rishabh Pant-led side registered an emphatic 9-wicket win over Punjab Kings and their morale will be high.

Delhi Capitals (DC) were back to winning ways in the IPL 2022 after a convincing victory against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 9 wickets on Wednesday at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.  Explosive knocks from openers David Warner and Prithvi Shaw secured a comfortable victory for the team with over 9 overs to spare after a complete effort from the DC bowlers restricted PBKS to 115. Among the DC bowlers, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, and Lalit Yadav scalped two wickets each.

With four wins and two defeats, Rajasthan Royals are sitting at the third spot with a net run rate of (+0.380). While Delhi Capitals are sitting at sixth position with three wins in six games. Delhi’s net run rate is +0.942, which is the best amongst all 10 teams.

In a thrilling match, Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs in their last match at Brabourne Stadium. Jos Buttler laid the foundation of the win for the Royals with a sublime century to take his team to a mammoth 217/5 in 20 overs.

The wicketkeeper batter slammed 103 runs off 61 balls but it was Yuzvendra Chahal who claimed a hat-trick to turn the tide in Rajasthan’s favor when KKR was marching towards a sensational win. KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer scored a fabulous 85 runs but it wasn’t enough as Yuzvendra Chahal claimed five-wicket to derail KKR’s chase. Obed McCoy sealed the game for RR with two wickets in the final over.

Delhi Capitals have won the last six out of seven games against Rajasthan Royals, and this would add to their confidence. RR bowlers have bowled at more than 10 runs per over in the last two games and this would worry the side. Rajasthan is over-dependent on Jos Buttler and Shimron Hetmyer with the bat and other players aren’t scoring runs.

Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Head To Head Records, IPL 2022, Match 34, DC vs RR

RR and DC are both even-stevens when it comes to their previous record against each other. They have played 24 matches between them so far and both the teams have tasted success on 12 occasions against each other. However, since 2019, Delhi Capitals have won five of their last six matches against Rajasthan Royals.

Former Rajasthan skipper and batter Ajinkya Rahane has scored the most runs (611) in the matches between these sides in the IPL. He is followed by Rishabh Pant (300) and Virender Sehwag (295). Among the bowlers, Amit Mishra has picked up the most wickets (20), followed by Farveez Maharoof (11). Kagiso Rabada, Jaydev Unadkat, and Shane Watson have taken 9 wickets each.

Ajinkya Rahane is the only batter to score a ton in matches between the two sides and has all the top 3 scores besides his name. His 105*, 91*, and 84* are the highest scores in matches between RR and DC.

DC and RR last met in the 36th match of the previous edition- IPL 2021 in Abu Dhabi. DC batted first and Shreyas Iyer top-scored for them with 43 runs off 32 deliveries as DC posted 154/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

In reply. RR skipper Sanju Samson smashed 70 runs off 53 balls but got little help from any other batters as RR lost the match by 33 runs. All the 5 DC bowlers were amongst the wickets with RR being restricted to just 121 runs.