RR vs DC IPL 2022: Why is Prithvi Shaw Not Playing Today?

Prithvi Shaw IPL 2022 RR vs DC: In a big revelation, Delhi Capitals (DC) premier opener Prithvi Shaw is not playing the today Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. This is the 12th game in the ongoing T20 competition for the Delhi Capitals as they managed to witness a total of 5 victories and 6 defeats. They now have to win all of their remaining three matches to have a chance at playoffs qualification.

RR vs DC IPL 2022: Why is Prithvi Shaw Not Playing Today?

After winning the toss and opting to bowl first, Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant revealed that Prithvi Shaw continues to miss out for the third match in a row. The DC star opening batsman who has already played some crucial match-winning knocks in this tournament, is still recovering from fever and was also admitted to a hospital before the last match against Chennai Super Kings.

“We gonna bowl first. The wicket is dry and there might be dew later on, we will try to capitalize on that. We are trying to be positive. We can hold more in the middle overs and that’s something we are looking forward to. Anything around 140-160 would be a good total. We have two changes. Lalit Yadav comes in for Ripal Patel and Chetan Sakariya comes in for Khaleel Ahmed,” said Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant during the toss.

? IN: Lalit Yadav, Chetan Sakariya
? OUT: Ripal Patel, Khaleel Ahmed

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Prithvi Shaw has scored a total of 259 runs from 9 games in the Indian Premier League 2022 season at a strike-rate of close to 160. His absence is a huge blow for the Delhi Capitals batting line-up as he was performing amazingly well as an opening pair alongside David Warner.

Prithvi Shaw Stats in IPL

Matches	Runs	Strike-Rate	IPL 2022 Performance	Recent Form
62	1564	149.04	259 runs (9 games)	5, 0, 37, 41, 16, 51, 61

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Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Confirmed DC Playing 11

The Delhi Capitals have made a total of two changes in their playing 11 from the last loss against Chennai Super Kings. The duo of Lalit Yadav and Chetan Sakariya have replaced Ripal Patel and Khaleel Ahmed.

DC Playing 11
1. KS Bharat
2. David Warner
3. Mitchell Marsh
4. Rishabh Pant (C & WK)
5. Rovman Powell
6. Axar Patel
7. Lalit Yadav
8. Shardul Thakur
9. Chetan Sakariya
10. Anrich Nortje
11. Kuldeep Yadav