Squads –
DC –
Rishabh Pant(C & WK), Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Anrich Nortje, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Lukman Hussain Meriwala, M Siddharth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Pravin Dubey, Vishnu Vinod
RCB –
Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Daniel Sams, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kane Richardson, Pavan Deshpande, Glenn Maxwell, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Kyle Jamieson, Dan Christian, Suyesh Prabhudessai, K.S. Bharat, Finn Allen
Team News –
DC –
– The Capitals won their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad and are right at the 2nd position innthe points table with 4 wins in 5 games. They are looking very strong and favorates this game.
– Ravi Ashwin gas left the team due to personal reasons and will miss rest of the IPL.
– The four probable foreign players will be Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith and Kagiso Rabada.
– Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan will be opening for Delhi. Both of them are having a blast this season and are playing very attacking Cricket. Dhawan is currently the Orange cap holder and will look to continue his good form.
– Steve Smith will bat at 1 down. Smith is known for his consistency and will be an important part of the team.
– Rishab Pant will bat at 2 down followed by Marcus Stoinis at 5. Pant will look to continue his golden patch and will also keep the Wickets.
– Shimron Hetmyer and Lalit Yadav will bat after Stoinis. Hetmyer played his 2nd game this season last game but didn’t got much chance to bat.
– Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel and Amit Mishra will be the spin options for the Capitals. Axar was exceptional last game with 2 Wickets.
– Kagiso Rabada, Marcus Stoinis and Avesh Khan will lead the pace attack with Rabada and Avesh bowling in death.
RCB –
– RCB after 4 back to back wins finally lost their 1st game of the season against CSK. Team’s Batting order got exploited last game so they can bring in an extra batsman for a bowler.
– Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson both will not be available for rest of the IPL as they have went back to Australia.
– Finn Allen the young attacking batsman from New Zealand can get a game to strengthen team’s Batting order. He will bat 1 down if plays.
– Virat Kohli will open along with Devdutt Padikkal. Paddikal has been in red hot form in Syed Mushtaq as well as Vijay Hazare trophy and scored his maiden ton last 2nd game against RR. Virat is looking slightly rusty but is a big player and can score anyday.
– Shahbaz Ahmed/Finn Allen will bat at 1 down. Ahmed is a very good Batting Allrounder can hit those quick 20-30 odd runs. Finn Allen is a very attacking batsman recently was highest run scorer in New Zealand Domestic T20.
– Glenn Maxwell will bat at 2 down followed by AB De Villiers at 5. Maxwell has been brilliant in the 1st 3 games so far being team’s highest run getter. AB as always showed his class in game against KKR by smashing 76 of just 34 balls. Both of them were out cheaply last game.
– Kyle Jamieson along with Washington Sunder will play the role of Allrounders. Sunder is looking very much out of touch with the bat.
– Yuzi Chahal, Shahbaz Ahmed and Washington Sundar will handle the spin section. Glenn Maxwell can assist them with his off spin.
– Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj and Daniel Sams/Navdeep Saini will be the pace attack of RCB.
Probable XI –
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Amit Mishra
RCB –
Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed/Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(wk), Kyle Jamieson, Dan Christian/Daniel Sams/Navdeep Saini, Washington Sunder, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzi Chahal, Harshal Patel
Pitch Report –
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
The Narendra Modi Stadium is a newly renewed stadium and is the biggest Cricket Stadium in the World. Here last series was played between India and England where scorer as low as 124 and as high as 224 were recorded here.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Rishabh Pant( 2 down, LHB + wk, red hot form, 319 runs in 9 games against RCB, Must have, can’t miss him)
AB De Villiers ( 3 down + wk, no intro needed, one of the best t20 batsman ever played, 76(34b) in last 2nd game against KKR, Must have)
M Azharuddeen ( 1 down/middle order, excellent Striker of the ball, 137(54b) against Mumbai in Syed Mushtaq trophy recently, Must try if plays)
BAT –
Shikhar Dhawan( Open, LHB, 2nd Highest run getter last season with 618 runs, orange cap holder this IPL, 91,45, 28 last 3 games, Must have)
Virat Kohli( Open, highest run getter in IPL, 466 runs last season, Virat Averages massive 107 at the Ahmedabad with 320 runs, 72* last 2nd game, Must have)
Devdutt Padikkal ( Open, LHB, highest scorer for RCB last season, 473 runs last season, 4 100s in Vijay Hazare season recently, red hot form, 101* last 2nd game, 34(15b) last game, Must have)
Steve Smith( 1 down, RHB, 311 runs last season, experienced, will be most important on this Wicket, 34(25) last game)
Glenn Maxwell ( 2 down, RHB + part time off spin, 39, 59, 78 in 3 games till now, red hot form, Must have)
Finn Allen ( Opener/1 down, RHB, one of the players with great bat swing, 512 runs in NZ domestic t20 season recently at a SR of 193, Must have if plays)
Shimron Hetmyer( 3/4 down, can be used as an floater, haven’t played much Cricket recently, SR of 130 in t20s )
Prithvi shaw( Open, RHB, red hot form scoring 827 runs in just 8 Vijay Hazare games, attacking 53 last game)
Rajat Patidar ( 1 down, young talent, scored excellent 54, 104 in 2 practice games recently, can strike the ball big, was out cheaply in both games played)
ALL –
Marcus Stoinis(3 down, Right Arm medium pacer + RHB, 352 runs + 13 Wickets in last IPL, excellent choice of captain in GL, Must have)
Chris Woakes( Right Arm medium fast, can swing the ball both ways, 118 t20 Wickets, didn’t played last game)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm + LHB, 913 runs + 82 Wickets in IPL, very experienced, 2 Wickets last game )
Dan Christian ( Medium pacer + RHB, very good hitter of the ball, loads of experience, 5172 runs + 259 t20 Wickets, 272 runs + 15 Wickets in BBL2020, bowling 1-2 overs)
Daniel Sams ( Left arm fast + RHB, very attacking batsman, 63 Wickets + 431 runs in 47 BBL games, Batting SR of 142, excellent pick if plays)
Washington Sunder ( Off spin + very reliable batsman, can play as a floater, 8 Wickets last season but at an excellent eco of 5.8, 1 Wicket last game, batter 1 down last game)
Shahbaz Ahmed ( 1 down/lower order, Slow left arm + LHB, 95(48b) in practice game 2nd , 3 Wickets in 2nd game, can be an excellent pick for 8cr )
BOWL –
Yuzi Chahal ( Leggie, highest wicket taker for RCB overall and also in last season, 123 IPL Wickets, 3 Wickets in 5 games this season )
Mohammad Siraj( Right Arm fast, has been on his peak form recently, 11 Wickets in 9 games last season, 3 Wickets last 2nd game, Must have )
Harshal Patel ( Right Arm medium fast, will be bowling in death overs, 15 Wickets in 5 games so far, 3 Wickets last game, Must have)
Navdeep Saini ( Right Arm fast, can touch upto 150ks, 3/40 , 2/33 in 2 practice games recently, was very expensive last game)
Kyle Jamieson ( Right Arm fast medium + excellent Striker of the ball, 7ft tall, 60+ T20 Wickets in 27 innings + 250+ runs at a very good SR of 140, must pick )
Ishant Sharma( Right Arm medium fast, can be crusial in powerplay with his swing, having some injury concerns)
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, highest Wicket taker last season, slightly out of touch this season, Must try )
Ravi Ashwin( Off spin, one of the most experienced bowlers around, 139 IPL Wickets, will not play any game this IPL)
Amit Mishra( Leggie, 2nd highest wicket taker in IPL history, 5 Wickets in last 2 games)
Umesh Yadav( Right Arm fast, played for RCB past 3 season, experienced with 148 Wickets)
Tom Curran( Right Arm medium fast, experienced t20 bowler with 153 Wickets, economy in the higher range of 8, will most likely not play)
C/VC –
DC –
Rishab Pant
Shikhar Dhawan
Prithvi Shaw
Marcus Stoinis
RCB –
Virat Kohli
AB De Villiers
Glenn Maxwell
Devdutt Padikkal