IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals win the toss and opt to field against Delhi Capitals, Chris Morris sits out

The 36th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 saw Rajasthan Royals (RR) win the toss and opt to bowl first against Delhi Capitals (DC) on September 25 in the first clash of the doubleheader.

Rajasthan Royals makes two changes - Evin Lewis and Chris Morris miss out; Tabriez Shamsi and David Miller are in. As for Delhi, they too have one change - Lalit Yadav replaces Marcus Stoinis.

Squads:

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Liam Livingstone, David Miller, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Kartik Tyagi, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, Tabraiz Shamsi

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Lalit Yadav, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan

Toss Update @IamSanjuSamson has won the toss & @rajasthanroyals have elected to bowl against @DelhiCapitals. #VIVOIPL #DCvRR

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 25, 2021

Delhi Capitals have won seven off their nine matches so far, and are currently leading the points table. The Rajasthan Royals franchise, on the other hand, have managed to win four of their eight matches and are currently standing fifth on the table currently.

The two teams have played 23 matches against each other and Delhi have won 11 while Rajasthan won 12 games. The last time the two teams faced each other this season, Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by 3 wickets.