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DC’s Proteas trio face do-or-die clash

Delhi Capitals host Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday in a match that ends their IPL 2026 campaign if they lose — and South Africa's Lungi Ngidi, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs must lead the way.

Ngidi has been a standout for the Capitals this season, taking eight wickets from seven matches as their most consistent bowling threat.

Miller has provided reliability in the middle order with 123 runs at a strike rate of 146.42, while Stubbs has been equally influential in the finishing overs — both men striking above 218 in the final four overs this season.

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Rajasthan arrive fifth with 12 points but five defeats in their last seven matches have exposed frailties of their own. Their campaign rests on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who has scored 440 runs at a strike rate of 237 with 30 powerplay sixes this season.

Ngidi’s ability to take wickets early is DC’s best chance of restricting Sooryavanshi before he takes the game away from them.

Photo: REUTERS/Mihir Singh

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