The 13th season of the Indian Premier League is half over and now in the 30th match of the tournament, the in-form Delhi Capitals team will face under-pressure Rajasthan Royals. The match will be played at the Dubai International Stadium where the Delhi Capitals aim to register their sixth win in the tournament.
On the other hand, the Rajasthan Royals team, strengthened by the return of Ben Stokes, will try to avenge their previous defeat against Delhi Capitals. In the previous match, Rajasthan had lost to Delhi by 46 runs.
The Delhi Capitals have played 7 matches in the ongoing tournament and won 5 matches to cement second position in the IPL 2020 points table with 10 points. Steve Smith-led Rajasthan Royals have managed to win only 3 out of 7 matches and is currently ranked 7th in the points table.
Both, batsmen and bowlers of the Delhi Capitals are in great rhythm. DC opener Prithvi Shaw and captain Shreyas Iyer have been contributing consistently with the bat, while lower order batsman Marcus Stoinis has played a key role in many matches. Shikhar Dhawan's return to form is also a big relief for the team.
Delhi Capitals star speedster Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Marcus Stoinis have performed in their past matches. Rabada has taken the highest number of wickets (17 wickets) in the tournament. At the same time, so far 8 wickets have been named in the Norse tournament.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals will enter this match with full confidence after winning their last match in which Ben Stokes played his first game of the tournament and the Royals were successful in breaking 4-match losing streak. However, Stokes could not contribute much to the victory in that game.
Also, it will be interesting to see at what batting position Ben Stokes gets to play in the match against Delhi. There is no strong or reliable batsman in the RR middle order if the top order collapses. In such a situation, it may be a better option for the team to let Stokes bat in the middle order.
If Jofra Archer gets the support of Stokes in bowling, then this English pair has the power to stop Delhi's strong batting order. In bowling, the team is also expected to get good performances from Karthik Tyagi and Shreyas Gopal.
DC vs RR Fantasy XI Tips/Suggestion: Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Tewatia, Nitish Rana, Virat Kohli, AB De Villiers, and T Natarajan.
Predicted Playing XI for Delhi Capitals- Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Marcus Stoinis, Akshar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje.
Predicted Playing XI for Rajasthan Royals - Jose Butler (wicket-keeper), Steve Smith (captain), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Rahul Tewatia, Ryan Parag, Joffra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat and Karthik Tyagi.