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Rajasthan Royals (RR) are off to a convincing start in IPL 2024 after a 20-victory against Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday. The skipper Sanju Samson led from the front and scored an unbeaten 82 runs off 52 balls along with Riyan Parag’s quickfire knock of 43 runs off 29 balls, as RR posted 193 for 4. After that, the bowlers also did their job well and restricted LSG on 173 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals (DC) lost their first match to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Mohali on Saturday. DC skipper Rishabh Pant made his comeback in professional cricket after more than a year but couldn’t have a memorable outing in his comeback match. Now, both RR and DC will meet each other in match number 9 of IPL 2024 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on 28th March. RR will be looking to continue their winning momentum at their home ground while DC will look to finally get a winning smile in IPL 2024.
RR vs DC Head-to-Head in IPL
Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals have met each other 27 times in the IPL. Out of these 31 games, RR are in a lead with 14 wins, while DC come out victorious on 13 occasions. Both teams last met during the IPL 2023 fixture at the Barsapara Stadium, where RR defeated DC by 57 runs with Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal shining with half-centuries.
Have a look at the Head-to-Head between RR vs DC in the IPL.
| Matches | RR Won | DC Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
RR vs DC Head-to-Head in SMS Stadium, Jaipur
Talking about their head–to-head records at Sawai ManSingh Stadium, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals have faced each other six times on this ground in IPL , with RR winning four and DC coming out victorious on two occasions. Last time, both teams met on this ground, Rishabh Pant smashed 78 runs off just 36 balls as DC successfully chased the target of 192 runs in 19.2 overs losing 4 wickets.
| Matches | RR Won | DC Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch of the SMS stadium is known to be more bowler friendly and is favorable for both spinner and fast bowler. The ball usually becomes slow after the bounce and becomes difficult for the batter to time the ball well. Let’s have a look at IPL stats and records at Sawai Man Singh.
Sawai Mansingh Stadium IPL records
The Sawai Man Singh Stadium has now hosted a total of 53 IPL matches so far, out of which, 19 matches have been won by the team batting first, while they have won 34 times after batting second.
| City | Jaipur | ||
| Country | India | ||
| Also or previously Known as | Chogan Stadium | ||
| First Match | 21/04/2008 | ||
| Last T20 Match | 24/03/2024 | ||
| Matches Played | 53 | ||
| Matches Won Batting First | 19 (34.62%) | ||
| Matches Won Batting Second | 34 (65.38%) | ||
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 27 (51.92%) | ||
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 25 (48.08%) | ||
| Matches with No Result | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Highest Individual Innings | 105* | A M Rahane (Rajasthan Royals) | 22/04/2019 v Delhi Capitals |
| Best Bowling | 6/14 | Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals) | 04/05/2008 v Chennai Super Kings |
| Highest Team Innings | 217/6 (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 07/05/2023 v Rajasthan Royals | |
| Lowest Team Innings | 59 (Rajasthan Royals) | 14/05/2023 v Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
Key Players from both teams
RR- X Factor
Rajasthan Royals skipper started off his IPL campaign with a half-century in the first match. He will look to continue his tremendous form and led RR to a second consecutive victory. Along with him, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler, who failed to score big runs in the previous game will look to give a firing start to RR against DC. IN thee bowling line-up, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin and Trent Boult are the bowlers to look out for in a match against DC
DC- X Factor
DC will mostly rely on their opening batters, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh. Apart from that, DC will look up tp players like Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel to change the gears in the middle overs.
