Today IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals; Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings; Key Players, Match Timings, Toss

It is the IPL 2023 double-header day! Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals will deal with David Warner-led Delhi Capitals, adopted by the El Clasico between Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians and MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings.

RR vs DC and MI vs CSK will occur in IPL double header on April 8. (Photo: PTI)

By India Today Sports Desk: It is the IPL 2023 double-header day! April 8 (Saturday) will see Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals taking on David Warner-led Delhi Capitals, adopted by the El Clasico between Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians and MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings.

Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals will begin at 3:30 PM IST, whereas Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings will occur at 7:30 PM IST.

RR vs DC

Rajasthan Royals will host their second residence match on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. The 2008 champions are however to win a match of their Guwahati leg, having misplaced to Punjab Kings of their newest fixture. RR started off their IPL 2023 on a profitable discover as they convincingly defeated SunRisers Hyderabad, nevertheless the franchise observed a U-turn of their graph as they misplaced their second match.

IPL 2023: Points Table

On the alternative hand, Rishabh Pant-less Delhi Capitals are however to open their account, having misplaced their first two matches to Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans.

MI vs CSK

Mumbai Indians will host Chennai Super Kings of their second match on the Wankhede Stadium. The two sides share a improbable rivalry. Both have quite a lot of IPL titles to flaunt, nevertheless in newest cases, neither of them have been able to reside as a lot because the expectations of their followers. While MI accomplished remaining, CSK obtained right here ninth inside the 10-team occasion remaining season.

The topsy graph of every MI and CSK has started to level out glimpses in IPL 2023. MI are approaching the once more of a demoralising defeat in direction of Royal Challengers Bangalore, whereas CSK have one win to level out out of their two matches. CSK started off their 2023 advertising marketing campaign with a loss to Gujarat Titans, nevertheless the aspect bounced once more and returned to profitable strategies in direction of Lucknow Super Giants.

PREVIOUS MEETING

Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals clashed twice remaining 12 months, with RR profitable inside the first fixture and DC avenging their loss inside the second fixture.

MI and CSK met twice in 2022, with every profitable as quickly as each. CSK beat MI of their first battle, whereas MI overcame CSK of their second meeting.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

RR and DC are deadlocked of their head-to-head file, 13-13, after 26 matches common.

MI and CSK have carried out 36 cases, with MI most important CSK 21-15 of their head-to-head file

INJURY CONCERN

It is however to be determined whether or not or not Jos Buttler would play for RR of their third match. The Englishman injured his finger whereas taking a catch and obtained right here one proper all the way down to bat in direction of Punjab Kings. On the alternative hand, DC shall be with out Mitchell Marsh as a result of the Australian has flown residence to Perth for his bridal ceremony. Meanwhile, there are not any recognized harm points inside the MI and CSK camps.

PITCH REPORT

Since it is a day match, dew is unlikely to play a element inside the RR vs DC match. Meanwhile, the enduring Wankhede Stadium may even see some early swing and seam movement, as one witnessed via the first ODI between India and Australia. However, the pitches in IPL matches are usually flat, leading to high-scoring matches.

PREDICTED PLAYING XIS

RR: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jason Holder, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal.

DC: David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Aman Khan, Abishek Porel (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar.

MI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Hrithik Shokeen, Arshad Khan, Kumar Karthikeya, Jofra Archer.

CSK: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Mitchell Santner, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar.

Published On:

Apr 8, 2023