DC & RR clash in a mouthwatering contestDelhi Capitals (DC) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) square off in the 36th game of the IPL 2021 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi today. Both teams have started the second half of the season with a win. As it is a day game, the players will have to withstand hot conditions and produce the goods for their teams.Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and chose to field first. They made a couple of changes to their side as Evin Lewis and Chris Morris missed out on this game. The South African duo of Tabraiz Shamsi and David Miller have replaced them in the playing XI. Lalit Yadav also got a look-in for DC as Marcus Stoinis is unfit.Here are the playing XIs for the 36th IPL 2021 match.Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (w/c), Liam Livingstone, David Miller, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Kartik Tyagi, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, Tabraiz ShamsiDelhi Capitals Playing XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c&wk), Lalit Yadav, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh KhanAlso Check: IPL Live Score | IPL Points Table | IPL ScheduleFans were thrilled with the playing XI of the two teams. They took to Twitter to express their views and expectations from this contest.Here are some of the best reactions:Mohit@Mohit67231116That shows people trust sanju more than inconsistent pant. #RRvsDC #Hallabol12:00 PM · Sep 25, 2021277That shows people trust sanju more than inconsistent pant. #RRvsDC #Hallabol https://t.co/JHiQQ6CjcXHarsh@TooHarsh_Rishabh Pant has a great record against #RR :Innings - 6Runs - 276Avg - 69SR - 174.69 Highest - 78*(36)Fifties - 4 #DCvRR #IPL2021 #RRvsDC12:20 PM · Sep 25, 2021219Rishabh Pant has a great record against #RR :Innings - 6Runs - 276Avg - 69SR - 174.69 Highest - 78*(36)Fifties - 4 #DCvRR #IPL2021 #RRvsDC https://t.co/rPNtQ5AVBIIndia Fantasy@india_fantasySTAT ALERT 🚨🚨🚨Rishabh Pant needs 55 more runs to become the leading run getter for #DelhiCapitals The scary thing is he's only 23. #IPL20213:07 AM · Sep 25, 2021468STAT ALERT 🚨🚨🚨Rishabh Pant needs 55 more runs to become the leading run getter for #DelhiCapitals The scary thing is he's only 23. #IPL2021Darahs@darahs_From Batters to Captain they both have come a long way#HallaBol#DCvRR3:23 AM · Sep 25, 2021From Batters to Captain they both have come a long way#HallaBol#DCvRR https://t.co/S39as8pTmFDelhi Capitals TN Fans@DelhiCapitalsTN@DelhiCapitals @aplapollo_tubes @akshar2026 @RishabhPant17 @AnrichNortje02 It's time to regain the top spot and qualify for the play-offs. Come on @DelhiCapitals. 💙 #DCvRR #DelhiCapitals3:17 AM · Sep 25, 20213@DelhiCapitals @aplapollo_tubes @akshar2026 @RishabhPant17 @AnrichNortje02 It's time to regain the top spot and qualify for the play-offs. Come on @DelhiCapitals. 💙 #DCvRR #DelhiCapitals https://t.co/zC8ITqmaPEChops@ChopsUtd@IndianMourinho Lalit Yadav averages 38 and has a strike rate of 142 in T20s3:25 AM · Sep 25, 2021@IndianMourinho Lalit Yadav averages 38 and has a strike rate of 142 in T20sMr. A🏏@CricdrugssLalit Yadav se to better hi hai Smith yar.3:29 AM · Sep 25, 20211Lalit Yadav se to better hi hai Smith yar.𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗦𝗛 𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗬@hrishikesh__j27Player to watch out for. #DCvsRR3:26 AM · Sep 25, 2021Player to watch out for. #DCvsRR https://t.co/XuaK1123f4Soumya Biswal@Soumyahere17Bold from #DelhiCapitals to go with just 3 overseas players when they've Steve Smith/Tom Curran in the sidelines!! #IPL2021 #DCvsRR #RRvsDC3:07 AM · Sep 25, 2021Bold from #DelhiCapitals to go with just 3 overseas players when they've Steve Smith/Tom Curran in the sidelines!! #IPL2021 #DCvsRR #RRvsDCrishav@OyeeRishavSanju samsung vs Anrich nokiawhat a matchup... lets go 😍🥳🥳 #RRvsDC3:12 AM · Sep 25, 20211Sanju samsung vs Anrich nokiawhat a matchup... lets go 😍🥳🥳 #RRvsDCPratik #Hallabol💗@122mlongsixImagine Miller Opening 😂🤙🔥#DCvsRR #HallaBol3:20 AM · Sep 25, 20219Imagine Miller Opening 😂🤙🔥#DCvsRR #HallaBol https://t.co/BaKDSGTnthI expect Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl off-spin a lot more against RR: Aakash ChopraMeanwhile, former Indian opener Aakash Chopra has opined that Ashwin might bowl more off-spin against the Rajasthan Royals today. In the last match, many were surprised to see Ravichandran Ashwin not bowling much of his stock balls as he kept trying to bowl different kinds of deliveries against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).It did not yield him dividends as he was expensive in that game. Contrary to SRH, Rajasthan have a couple of left-handers in the top order, so Ashwin will most likely bowl more off-spinners in this contest. While previewing the contest between DC and RR on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said:"I expect Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl off-spin a lot more. He is bowling those carrom balls, but a bit more of off-spin would be good. DC doesn't need to make any changes. But Stoinis' injury will be a question they will need to address. They will need to tweak a bit with their combination. They do have Steve Smith and Ajinkya Rahane but they will not bat at No. 4 and No. 5 positions."A win for DC would take them to the top position in the points table. Rajasthan, meanwhile, will leapfrog to third position if they beat Delhi today.