Today Delhi Capitals (DC) will face again monstrous team of the tournament Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Delhi Capitals will try everything to win this match this match will be a do-or-die match for Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, Rajasthan Royals who lost their last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in last ball thriller and failed to secure their birth for playoffs, will also try to win this match to qualify for playoffs. Currently, Delhi Capitals stands in 6th position while Rajasthan Royals stands in 2nd position.
Journey- Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals
Delhi Capitals have emerged as inconsistent in the last matches and have lost their momentum which has cost them badly. Skipper Rishabh Pant needs to lead from the front and need to score runs where he is lacking much. Openers Jake Fraser McGurk and Prithvi Shaw will continue their hitting avatar, and Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, and Rasikh Salam will keep their headstrong to lead the bowling attack. Last match they failed in every department and so they lost the match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Rajasthan Royals is in red-hot form and dominating the league, all players are in form, and committing fewer mistakes is a positive sign for the team. Rajasthan Royals are just a win away to secure their birth for the playoffs. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler are showing their class while Kiwi legend Trent Boult and Indian pacer Sandeep Sharma have proved why they are the best bowlers for their team.
Riyan Parag also showcased his form with the bat and Dhruv Jurel who is the hidden gem for Rajasthan has overcome many hurdles and now proved that he belongs to this team. Spinners like Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin too are in solid form and helped the team to charge up. Rowman Powell will be on the radar for Delhi bowlers.
Stats
- The team batting first has won all three games in Delhi this season, after making 220-plus each time.
- Kuldeep had dismissed Buttler three times in nine innings. The batter has a strike rate of 138.09 (87 runs off 63 balls) against the wrist-spinner.
- Rishabh Pant vs spin could be a key battle: he has a strike rate of 188 against pace this season, but only 118 against spin.
- Delhi is averaging 14.83 sixes per inning this season, the highest among all venues.
Head-to-Head: Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals
It’s 15-13 to RR overall but the tourists only have a 3-5 record at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Royals did win the reverse fixture by 12 runs in Jaipur.
Matchups
Sanju Samson’s consistency has been a big factor in RR’s success this year, but the RR skipper strikes at under 122 against both Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel. The DC spin twins have also dismissed the RR captain three times between them, which makes for an interesting match-up.
All three of Delhi’s top run-getters – Pant, Stubbs, and Fraser-McGurk – are averaging under 20 against leg spin in IPL 2024. Having produced flashes of brilliance previously, if Chahal can rediscover his rhythm he can break the back of Delhi’s big-hitting middle-order.
Probable XI: David Warner, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Porel, Rishabh Pant (C, wk), Tristan Stubbs, Shai Hope, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Yadav [Impact sub: Rasikh Salam]
Probable XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c, wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma [Impact sub: Yuzvendra Chahal]
Pitch Report
Expect another highway. Dew should not be a major factor and conditions for batting will not change between innings. It will be hot but dry in the evening.
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