R van der Dussen stats: Why is Shimron Hetmyer not playing today’s IPL 2022 match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals?

Dixit Bhargav | 11/05/2022
R van der Dussen stats: Why is Shimron Hetmyer not playing today's IPL 2022 match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals?

Why Shimron Hetmyer not playing today: Rajasthan Royals have had to make a solitary change to their Playing XI in Navi Mumbai tonight.

During the 58th match of the ongoing 15th season of the Indian Premier League between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals in Navi Mumbai, Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant has won the toss and chose to bowl.

“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,” Pant told Star Sports at the toss.

Struggling in the lower half of the points table, Delhi have made a couple of changes to their Playing XI by bringing in all-rounder Lalit Yadav and pacer Chetan Sakariya for batter Ripal Patel and pacer Khaleel Ahmed.

Why is Shimron Hetmyer not playing vs Delhi Capitals today?

Having lost yet another toss this season, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson appeared helpless regarding the outcome of the coin toss not going his way. That said, Samson was contended at the prospect of batting first at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy.

“We don’t mind [batting first], would love to put up a good score here. We have been playing some good cricket and we would like to continue with that. Looks like a good surface, might be a bit sticky to start with but we are okay with it,” Samson told Star Sports at the toss.

Only change to Royals’ Playing XI has come in the form of batter Shimron Hetmyer making way for Rassie van der Dussen in the XI. Hetmyer, who has returned home due to the birth of his first child, will return to IPL 2022 at a later stage.

In 11 matches this season, Hetmyer’s 291 runs have come at an average and strike rate of 72.75 and 166.28 respectively. van der Dussen, on the contrary, has scored 10 runs across two innings at a strike rate of 71.42 this season. Overall, 33-year old van der Dussen has scored 4,139 runs at an average and strike rate of 37.62 and 129.91 respectively in his 142-match T20 career.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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