After winning the toss in their final home game of IPL 2026, DC skipper Axar Patel said that bowling all-rounder Tripurana Vijay makes his debut and replaces Auqib Nabi. \u201cWhen you win, you feel good. The atmosphere has been good even during the losses.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI'm not thinking about conditions as I've gotten it wrong. We will try to bat and bowl well, no matter how the wicket behaves. You have to keep things on the field there and not carry it off the field,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
RR captain Riyan Parag, fit again to lead the side after missing their previous clash against the Gujarat Titans due to a hamstring injury, said wicketkeeper-batter Ravi Singh makes his debut at the expense of Ravindra Jadeja, who\u2019s out due to \u2018load management,\u2019 while Adam Milne also finds a place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHappy to be back first. I was pretty unsure about the wicket as well. It looks like it\u2019s dry, but then we\u2019ve seen the past scores and results here; chasing has been better, though it also tends to slow down a bit later on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSo I was a little confused, but happy to bowl first because of that. We\u2019ve had some ups and downs in the last few games. I think we haven\u2019t defended totals very well. But today gives us another opportunity to do that and hopefully get it right.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSo we\u2019ve gone with an extra seamer today, and hopefully we can defend the total better. Almost there (on figuring the best combination). We\u2019ve had a few injuries here and there. I had to step out as well, so that hasn\u2019t helped either,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sunday\u2019s match is being played on pitch number six, which is the centre wicket. The square boundaries are at 63 metres each, while the straight boundary is at 73 metres.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing XIs: <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (captain), Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, and Mukesh Kumar<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Impact substitutes: Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam, Pathum Nissanka, and Karun Nair<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (captain), Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, and Mukesh Kumar<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Impact substitutes: Dasun Shanaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, and Aman Rao<\/p>\r\n\r\n