One of KL Rahul’s standout innings this season was an unbeaten 93 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where he expertly guided his team through a tricky chase.
RR will be banking on Samson to lead from the front once again, especially given his strong form and favourable record against DC.
Earlier, Gavaskar had expressed his concern on the form of Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant.
In the absence of Shaw, Srikar Bharat is set to open alongside Warner for Delhi in a must-win game against Rajasthan.
Wicketkeeper Samson didn’t miss out on the opportunity and effected a brilliant stumping to see Iyer losing his wicket by a bare margin.
As the new IPL rules suggest that a team should bowl their quota of 20 overs within 90 minutes, we have seen multiple times that captains have been fined for slow over rate.
While Rajasthan came tantalisingly close to win against the Punjab in their opening game, Delhi were ruthless against Chennai in their first encounter this season.