It’s time for match no 9 in the Indian Premier League. In the ninth match, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals are locking horns at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. Before heading to the fixture, DC faced a setback. Ishant Sharma is missing out on the spot in playing xi. In this article, we will explore the reason behind his absence. Find out why Ishant Sharma is missing from today’s IPL 2024 clash against RR.
Ishant Sharma’s Absence:
After both teams played their first matches with each other, both teams faced each other in their second game. Rajasthan Royal came into the game with a win in the previous match. But DC had hard luck in their first match. But before facing RR, they faced a major setback. Ishant Sharma who was injured in the previous match is missing this match too.
In a crucial moment during Punjab’s chase of 175, Prabhsimran Singh flicked a deceptive slower delivery from Mitchell Marsh towards deep mid-wicket. Ishant, positioned there, collected the ball smoothly but suffered an unfortunate twist to his right ankle while attempting to return it. Writhing in pain, Ishant fell to the ground, prompting the physio to rush to his aid.
He is missing out on the game against Rajasthan Royals as he has not recovered from the injury. Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant updated about the change. At the time of the toss, Rishabh Pant said, “Most of the concerns are regarding injury, but these are things you can’t control. Two changes for us – Ishant hasn’t recovered, Shai Hope has a back spasm. Anrich Nortje and Mukesh Kumar come in.”
Toss Update:
As the match is crucial for both franchises, the toss was crucial too. Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl first. After winning the toss, he said, “We’ll bowl first. The wicket looks fine and we want to use it, there might be some dew in the 2nd innings. Feels good to play 100 matches for the same franchise, but every game is important for me. Most of the concerns are regarding injury, but these are things you can’t control. Two changes for us – Ishant hasn’t recovered, Shai Hope has a back spasm. Anrich Nortje and Mukesh Kumar come in.”
Delhi Capitals Playing XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Ricky Bhui, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar.
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan
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