IPL: 3 active players to play for both DC and RR in league’s history

Trent Boult. (Source -IPL)

Delhi Capitals will take on Rajasthan Royals in a must-win game for the Rishabh Pant-led side in the IPL match 56. After a bad start to the season, the Capitals have made a valiant comeback to form and won five games so far.

Rajasthan Royals who have played blemish-free cricket so far lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last match by 1 run. On Sunday their number 1 spot was usurped by Kolkata Knight Riders after Shreyas Iyer’s side beat Lucknow Super Giants by 98 runs.

This blockbuster clash is set to take place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday night. The venue has seen a lot of records being made and broken this year already and with the quality both teams have there is anticipation of yet another humdinger of a contest.

Here are the three players who have played for both DC and RR in the league’s history:

3. Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson ( Photo source: X / Twitter )

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson began his career with the Kolkata Knight Riders but didn’t get a game. The youngster then moved to Rajasthan Royals where he played for three seasons before moving to Delhi Capitals for two more seasons. The Capitals side let Samson go at the end of the IPL 2017 season before he made his return to Rajasthan Royals.

Sanju Samson has played a total of 134 matches with the Royals and scored 3596 runs with 2 centuries and 21 fifties. His average stands at 31 while his strike rate reads a healthy 141. With the Delhi Capitals, Sanju Samson had played 28 matches and scored 677 runs with a century and three half-centuries with an average of 27 and a strike rate of 127.

2. Trent Boult

Trent Boult. (Source -IPL)

New Zealand pacer Trent Boult has been the best exponent of left-arm pace bowling for the last few years. The 34-year-old has been one of the best bowlers for the last years in the Indian Premier League. Trent Boult had a stint with the Delhi Capitals side where he played 19 matches and picked 23 wickets with a best of 2/20.

A stint with Mumbai Indians was followed by Boult being picked up by Rajasthan Royals ahead of the IPL auction in 2022. With the men in pink, the left-arm-seamer has already played 36 matches and picked a total of 39 wickets with a best of 3/22 which came during this campaign.

3. Ravichandran Ashwin 

Ravi Ashwin. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)

In a career spanning 206 matches out of which 97 came with the Chennai Super Kings, Ravichandran Ashwin is a bonafide legend of the league. The 37-year-old after leaving CSK had a stint with Rising Pune Super Giants and Punjab Kings before joining up with Delhi Capitals.

During his time with the Capitals, Ashwin played 28 games scoring a mere 81 runs with the bat. With the ball, the wily spinner picked 20 wickets with his best figures being 3/29 and an economy rate of 7.5. After leaving the Capitals, Ashwin moved to Rajasthan Royals where he has been part of 39 games, scored 313 runs with a fifty, and picked 28 wickets. His best figures for the Royals are 3/17 with an economy rate of 7.85 runs per over.