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Live scores | Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals | Indian Premier League 2019

For Rajasthan, this is a do-or-die game, while Delhi Capitals will be looking to climb to an even more comfortable perch on the points table leading into the playoffs.

Updated - May 04, 2019 04:23 pm IST

Published - May 04, 2019 03:14 pm IST

Delhi Capitals batsmen Rishabh Pant (left) and Sherfane Rutherford run between the wickets as Rajasthan Royals bowler Dhawal Kulkarni looks on during a T20 match of the Indian Premier League 2019 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on April 22, 2019.

Delhi Capitals batsmen Rishabh Pant (left) and Sherfane Rutherford run between the wickets as Rajasthan Royals bowler Dhawal Kulkarni looks on during a T20 match of the Indian Premier League 2019 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on April 22, 2019.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bat in their IPL match against Delhi Capitals in New Delhi on Saturday.

Teams:

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Trent Boult.

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (wk), Liam Livingstone, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Riyan Parag, Stuart Binny, Mahipal Lomror, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Ish Sodhi, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas.

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Preview

Delhi Capitals is in a not-so-familiar territory — comfortably qualified for the playoffs and not dependent on either its own or others’ results to advance in the 12th edition of the  IPL.  Its massive 80-run defeat in the previous game, however, would have come as a reality check. Shreyas Iyer and his men will now look to take a winning momentum into the next stage when they take on Rajasthan Royals in their final game here on Saturday.

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