IPL 2025: DC vs RR playing 11, DC batters vs RR bowlers matchups

Check out the players' match-ups ahead of the DC vs RR match here. The players' battle stats will help you create your Delhi vs Rajasthan fantasy playing 11 on the basis of facts

Delhi Capitals (DC) is taking on Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi today in match number 32 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. RR skipper Sanju Samson won the toss in the match and invited DC to bat first.  DC vs RR playing 11 today:  DC playing 11 vs RR: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma  Impact subs: Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay  RR playing 11 vs DC: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande  Impact subs: Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore  Check IPL 2025 Match 32: DC vs RR live score, match updates and full scorecard here

 

Axar Patel-led DC have so far looked like one of the most dangerous teams this season, having won four of their five matches. The only game they lost came in the last over against MI. On the other hand, Sanju Samson-led RR have lost four of their six games so far, and all their defeats have come in a one-sided manner—meaning the team from Jaipur will have plenty to discuss when they face Delhi Capitals today. 

 

But before these two captains take the field for their heated Wednesday clash, let us assess the captaincy dynamics and probable playing 11s.

 

Axar Patel’s captaincy record in IPL 2025

• Matches: 5
• Wins: 4
• Losses: 1
• Tied: 0
• Win percentage: 80

Sanju Samson’s captaincy record in IPL 2025

• Matches: 3
• Wins: 1
• Losses: 2
• No result: 0
• Win percentage: 33.33

 

DC squad for IPL 2025: 

Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul (wk), Abishek Porel, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Karun Nair, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Faf du Plessis, T Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Dushmantha Chameera, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari

 

RR squad for IPL 2025: 

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (wk & c), Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Sandeep Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash

 

IPL 2025: DC vs RR key player battles 

DC Batters vs RR Bowlers
DC Batter	RR Bowler	Format	Inns	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR
Faf du Plessis	Akash Madhwal	IPL	2	16	0	–	178
Faf du Plessis	Jofra Archer	IPL	3	22	2	11	122
Faf du Plessis	Jofra Archer	T20s	5	35	2	17.5	117
Faf du Plessis	Maheesh Theekshana	IPL	5	24	1	24	92
Faf du Plessis	Maheesh Theekshana	T20s	7	37	1	37	109
Faf du Plessis	Sandeep Sharma	IPL	13	116	2	58	143
Faf du Plessis	Tushar Deshpande	IPL	4	47	0	–	157
Karun Nair	Sandeep Sharma	T20s	6	31	1	31	135
KL Rahul	Jofra Archer	IPL	5	89	0	–	151
KL Rahul	Jofra Archer	T20s	8	95	1	95	138
KL Rahul	Sandeep Sharma	IPL	13	93	1	93	111
KL Rahul	Sandeep Sharma	T20s	14	109	1	109	116
KL Rahul	Tushar Deshpande	IPL	4	18	0	–	106
KL Rahul	Wanindu Hasaranga	T20s	3	32	1	32	133
Abishek Porel	Akash Madhwal	T20s	2	16	0	–	178
Abishek Porel	Riyan Parag	T20s	2	16	0	–	145
Abishek Porel	Sandeep Sharma	T20s	3	22	0	–	138
Axar Patel	Jofra Archer	T20s	4	3	1	3	50
Axar Patel	Maheesh Theekshana	T20s	3	31	0	–	182
Axar Patel	Sandeep Sharma	IPL	5	17	0	–	113
Axar Patel	Wanindu Hasaranga	T20s	2	39	0	–	229
Tristan Stubbs	Maheesh Theekshana	T20s	5	25	0	–	147
Tristan Stubbs	Sandeep Sharma	IPL	2	34	1	34	227
RR Batters vs DC Bowlers
RR Batter	DC Bowler	Format	Inns	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal	Mukesh Kumar	IPL	2	7	2	3.5	78
Yashasvi Jaiswal	Axar Patel	IPL	3	25	0	–	179
Yashasvi Jaiswal	T Natarajan	IPL	4	10	1	10	100
Sanju Samson	Axar Patel	IPL	12	70	2	35	111
Sanju Samson	Kuldeep Yadav	IPL	7	50	1	50	122
Sanju Samson	Mohit Sharma	IPL	6	40	1	40	105
Sanju Samson	Mohit Sharma	T20s	8	50	1	50	119
Sanju Samson	Mukesh Kumar	IPL	3	28	1	28	175
Sanju Samson	T Natarajan	IPL	7	46	1	46	110
Nitish Rana	Axar Patel	IPL	10	37	2	18.5	119
Nitish Rana	Kuldeep Yadav	IPL	3	36	0	–	171
Nitish Rana	Kuldeep Yadav	T20s	4	44	1	44	133
Nitish Rana	Mohit Sharma	IPL	4	31	1	31	194
Nitish Rana	T Natarajan	IPL	7	77	3	25.7	160
Riyan Parag	Axar Patel	IPL	6	35	1	35	97
Riyan Parag	Kuldeep Yadav	IPL	3	30	0	–	130
Riyan Parag	Mohit Sharma	IPL	2	29	1	29	193
Riyan Parag	Mukesh Kumar	T20s	3	20	0	–	125
Riyan Parag	T Natarajan	IPL	5	46	2	23	170
Dhruv Jurel	T Natarajan	IPL	2	7	0	–	70
Shimron Hetmyer	Dushmantha Chameera	T20s	3	42	0	–	191
Shimron Hetmyer	Kuldeep Yadav	T20s	5	40	1	40	121
Shimron Hetmyer	Mohit Sharma	IPL	2	7	0	–	117
Shimron Hetmyer	Mukesh Kumar	T20s	6	44	1	44	183
Shimron Hetmyer	T Natarajan	IPL	6	47	2	23.5	157
Shubham Dubey	Mukesh Kumar	T20s	2	9	4	–	225
Wanindu Hasaranga	Mitchell Starc	T20s	3	5	2	2.5	125