[Watch] Ricky Ponting enters DC dressing room with motivating speech

The Delhi Capitals dropped a video featuring their head coach, Ricky Ponting, after their impressive victory over the Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2021 opener. Ponting praised Avesh Khan and Chris Woakes for their outstanding performance in the match. He also lauded Prithvi Shaw for his brilliant innings of 72 runs off 38 balls.

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Despite missing key players like Shreyas Iyer, Anrich Nortje, and Kagiso Rabada, the Capitals chased down the target of 189 runs in 18.4 overs, thanks to Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan’s explosive opening partnership.

Preview of the match of DC vs RR

The Capitals will face the Rajasthan Royals today at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In the previous season, the Capitals emerged victorious over the Royals twice in IPL 2020. Both teams are now led by young and dynamic wicketkeeper-batsmen, with Rishabh Pant securing a win over CSK in his captaincy debut, while Sanju Samson started his journey as RR skipper with a close defeat against the Punjab Kings.

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In their IPL history, RR and DC have clashed 22 times, each winning 11 matches. However, DC has been dominant recently, winning their last five encounters against the Royals.