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Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face a strong challenge from Delhi Capitals (DC) when the two teams face off in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 league encounter on Thursday. The Rajasthan-based franchise was hit hard by the news of all-rounder Ben Stokes being ruled out of the tournament’s ongoing edition on Wednesday. However, there is no time to sit and ponder considering the fierce competition they are set to encounter. DC thrashed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their opening league match, with openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan stitching an excellent partnership. The duo will look to make their presence felt yet again, setting the stage for an exciting encounter.
Wicket-keepers: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson
Batsmen: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Jos Buttler
All-rounders: Chris Morris, Marcus Stoinis
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Chetan Sakariya, Avesh Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin
RR: Liam Livingstone, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman
DC: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Chris Woakes, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan
RR: Sanju Samson(captain), Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Christopher Morris, Shivam Dube, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, Liam Livingstone, K.C. Cariappa, Akash Singh, Kuldip Yadav.
DC: Rishabh Pant (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Vishnu Vinod, Lukman Meriwala, M Siddarth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings.
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