Rishabh Pant is set to make a historic appearance for the Delhi Capitals (DC) on Thursday (March 28), as his team seeks their first IPL victory of the season. Pant, who returned to professional cricket after a 14-month absence due to a near-fatal injury, has had a long wait for his 100th appearance for the Delhi Capitals, which will come against the Rajasthan Royals. The encounter in Jaipur will be Delhi's second match of the campaign as they strive to become the first side to win an away game in the present IPL 2024 season.
Rishabh Pant set for landmark appearance
Rishabh Pant is about to make a milestone debut. Pant, a one-club man, began his career with the Delhi Capitals in 2016 and has since been Central to the team's success. He made 98 appearances for the Delhi Capitals up to the start of the IPL 2023, but an injury in an accident prevented him from participating. However, a quick recovery and rehabilitation allowed him to make the IPL 2024 squad. In addition, he was selected the franchise's captain for the IPL 2024, succeeding David Warner. On Thursday at the Sawai Mansing Stadium, he will join Amit Mishra as the only player to appear in 100 IPL matches for the franchise. He is ahead of former Delhi captain Virender Sehwag (86) and Shreyas Iyer, who now leads the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Most appearances for the Delhi Capitals
Amit Mishra - 103 matches.
Rishabh Pant: 99
Matches Shreyas Iyer has 87 matches.
Virender Sehwag played 86 matches.
David Warner - 84 matches.
Prithvi Shaw has 71 matches.
Delhi is looking for its first win of the season. The Delhi Capitals will look to win their first match of the IPL 2024 season after losing to the Punjab Kings in the season opener. They were defeated by four wickets in Mullanpur on Saturday after failing to build on a promising start. DC's Probable Playing XI vs Rajasthan Royals David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (c, wk), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, and Ishant Sharma
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