IPL 2024 – Match 9 RR vs DC: Prithvi Shaw to open the Innings for DC? Delhi Capitals Probable Playing 11 vs Rajasthan Royals

Prithvi Shaw could make a return to the Playing 11 after his absence in the first match.

The ninth game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will witness the clash of Delhi Capitals(DC) who take on the home team Rajasthan Royals in the pink city of Jaipur on 28th March, Thursday.

Delhi Capitals with a loss in their first league game would want to get things back on track, they’ll have to take care of the slow surface that they will counter in Jaipur.

David Warner and Mitchell Marsh will again make up the opening combination for the Delhi-based franchise, but what surprised everyone was the absence of Prithvi Shaw who would have saved them an overseas slot which could have been utilised to improve their already bleak bowling resources.

Shai Hope now is double the T20 player he was a year or two ago and Ricky Bhui walks in the XI with an all-time great Ranji Season behind his back which will instil a sense of belief and coincidence in him.

Rishabh Pant after regaining his full fitness would now want to be back as the player the world knows him, only to get complimented by another batting genius in Tristan Stubbs who would want to showcase his batting talent in the most lucrative T20 league of the World.

Delhi’s spin attack returned with extraordinary figures with Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav showing off their defensive skills, both Kuldeep and Axar went just for 45 runs in 8 overs which resulted in an economy rate of 5.6 runs per over whereas the rest of the attack got clobbered for 11.6 runs per over which showed the difference of the class between them and the rest of the attack Delhi has assembled.

Delhi’s Pace department has had their wheels come this season in the absence of Anrich Nortje who would have provided another dimension to their one-dimensional bowling lineup which now looks bleak and will have their task cut out against some ferocious hitters of the white Kookaburra.

Abhishek Porel is expected to be their Impact Player who would help them to provide the last flourish in the Innings.

Here’s how the XI of Delhi Capitals is shaping up against their clash with the Rajasthan Royals:

DC Playing 11 vs RR

David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma

Impact Player: Abhishek Porel