WICKET

Cleaned him up! Golden duck for Shaw as Jofra strikes on the very first ball. Short of length, just outside off, Shaw pushes at it but with no footwork. Inside edge and onto the stumps... Delhi lose their first wicket even before opening their account. Rahane joins Dhawan in the middle.

All set then.Shaw and Dhawan to open. Shaw takes first strike; facing Jofra Archer.

Team changes

IPL debut for Tushar Deshpande, who comes in for DC. Harshal sits out. Meanwhile, RR are unchanged.

TOSS: Delhi opt to bat first

TOSS coming up

In Dubai, the pitches have already started to slow down as the tournament has progressed. Add to it the expected dew, and you don't want to be the captain who calls incorrectly at toss.

HELLO and WELCOME to out live blog for Game 30 of IPL 2020 - where 2nd place Delhi Capitals take on seventh placed Rajasthan Royals?

Delhi clear favourites then? Not entirely, writes Ganesh C in his preview here.

Rajasthan come into today's contest with a Ben Stokes sized boost. And a come-from-behind win against SRH. For Delhi, the top spot was within grasp but they a key game to MI. Their campaign has marred by injuries of late. And the latest one to Rishabh Pant has thrown their team balance off a bit. They need to quickly strengthen their middle-order to ensure they don't slip any further.