Delhi Capitals will take on the ‘struggling’ Rajasthan Royals in the 32nd game of the ongoing IPL 2025. The game will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday, April 16, at 7:30 PM (IST). It will be a crucial and all-important game for both teams, considering their respective positions in the tournament’s points table.
Axar Patel’s Delhi Capitals are currently placed in the second spot on the points tally, with four wins and only a defeat in their five games, earning eight points. They are coming off a narrow 12-run defeat against MI in the last game following four consecutive wins. A win in this game will help them move to the top spot on the table.
On the other hand, the Rajasthan Royals are struggling in the eighth spot on the standings, with only two wins and four defeats in their six games, having only four points. They are coming off two consecutive defeats against GT and RCB, respectively. RR will aim to win this game and move a spot up in the table, surpassing the Mumbai Indians.
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Most Runs
The veteran DC wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has been in a brilliant batting form in the current season. He is currently the leading run-scorer for his side in the tournament, scoring 200 runs in four innings, with an outstanding batting average of 66.66, hitting two half-centuries. So, he is also likely to finish the DC vs RR game as the leading run-scorer in the game.
Most Wickets
The star in-form DC spinner Kuldeep Yadav has left everyone awestruck with his sensational bowling in the ongoing IPL 2025 amidst a tough time for other bowlers. He has scalped 10 wickets in five innings, with a brilliant economy rate of 5.60, including the best performance of ‘3 wickets at just 22 runs in a game’. Kuldeep is also the leading wicket-taker for DC in the tournament’s current season; he might once again end up as the leading wicket-taker in the upcoming DC vs RR game.
Player of the Match (POTM) Prediction
Young RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal gained his batting form after a few initial failures in the tournament. He has scored 182 runs in six innings so far, hitting two half-centuries. Jaiswal also scored a crucial 75 runs off 47 balls in the last game against RCB. He will aim to score a big knock once again in the next game against DC. The Southpaw could also win the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
DC vs RR Match Winner Prediction (Predicted Winner for today match)
Rajasthan Royals will be eyeing a comeback in this game against DC, but the hosts will have an upper hand, considering their consistent winning run of form in the tournament. Besides that, the home conditions are also more likely to favour the hosts Delhi Capitals, as their spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Nigam might dominate in the game.