Squads –
DC –
Shreyas Iyer (c), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Alex Carey, Kagiso Rabada, Shimron Hetmyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Mohit Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Tushar Deshpande, Daniel Sams
RCB –
Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa.
Team News –
DC –
– Delhi lost all of their last 4 games now and are in a must win situation now with last game to go.
– Daniel Sams, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Marcus Stoinis should be their 4 foreign players.
– Daniel Sams will play this game for Shimron Hetmyer.
– Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw will open the innings for the capitals. Dhawan scored 69, 57, 101, 106 runs in last 4 of 5 games and next 3 games was out on duck.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 1 down. He has been decent this season with just 1 big score of 88 which came against KKR.
– Rishabh Pant will bat 2 down. Pant has been struggling to score runs but can be a x factor this game.
– Marcus Stoinis has been assigned the role of late hitting. Daniel Sams will bat next.
– Ravi Ashwin and Axar Patel/Pravin Dubey will be the lead Spinners. Ashwin will bowl in powerplay. Ashwin has been very expensive from the last 2 games.
– Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje ,Harshal Patel and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals. Rabada have taken 23 Wickets this IPL.
RCB –
– Royal Challenges Bangalore lost their last game against SRH and are in a must win situation in their last league stage game against DC.
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be Joshua Phillipe, ABD, Chris Morris and Isuru Udana.
– Joshua Phillipe and Devdutt Padikal will open the innings. Padikal has showed his class in with 4 50+ scores and 400+ aggregate this IPL. Phillipe opened and looked good in his short stay at the wicket.
– Virat Kohli will bat 1 down. Virat has been in excellent touch from last few games consistently scoring 40+. He was out cheaply from last 2 games but us a big game player.
– AB De Villiers will follow Virat at 2 down. He is in excellent form and won the game single handedly for with his 22 ball 50 against Rajasthan but is struggling from last few games.
– Washington Sunder will bat at 3 down. Sunder is a proper Allrounder and has the ability to hit the ball big. Dube will follow him if plays who can hit the ball really big.
– Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sunder will lead the spin section. Sunder is bowling most of his overs in powerplay. Chahal has been leading Wicket taker for RCB this season.
– Isuru Udana, Chris Morris, Mohammad Siraj and Navdeep Saini will be the pace attack with Shivam Dube to assist. Morris and Udana will bowl in death.
Probable XI –
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw/Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishab Pant(wk), Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams, R Ashwin, Axar Patel/Pravin Dubey, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje
RCB –
Joshua Phillipe, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(wk), Shivam Dube/Gurkeerat Mann, Washington Sunder, Chris Morris, Yuzi Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana, Mohammad Siraj.
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 168
Team Blueprint –
WK –
R Pant( 2-3 down, one of best hitters in world cricket, SR of 163 last IPL with 488 runs, 21 last game, struggling with form)
AB De Villiers ( 2 down + wk, best T20 striker in world cricket, 55(22b) last 3rd game, Must have )
Parthiv Patel( Opener, known for his fiery starts, SR of 170 in powerplay)
Josh Philippe( Open, very attacking Aussie Batsman, 487 runs in BBL 2019 with SR of 130, 33 ,32 last 2 games must have )
BAT –
Virat Kohli ( 1 down, highest IPL runs , 72*,43,90*,33*,48, 43, 50 in last 7 of 9 games, Must have)
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, 69* 57, 101*,106*, 0, 0, 0 last 7 games, Must have any day )
Shreyas Iyer(1/2 down, very attacking Batsman + part time spin, he could bowl some match this IPL, 463 runs last IPL, 88(38b) against KKR, 47 last 2nd game)
Aaron Finch ( Opener, very aggressive Batsman, 125 in 3 t20s against Aus recently, Must have especially in this game after too many failures, was dropped last game, will most likely not play)
D Padikkal( Opener, loads of domestic records on his name, 417 runs in 12 games this IPL, 74 last 2nd game against MI, Must have)
Ajinkya Rahane(open , experienced, 15,2,0 runs last e games, risky this game , could be dropped )
P Shaw( Opener, young Indian talent, very attacking, 64, 62, 42 in last 3 of 6 games, hit or miss type, 10(11b) last game )
Shimron Hetmyer( 2/3 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against spin, Batting order changes every game)
ALL –
Chris Morris( Right Arm fast + late hitting, death overs expert, 22 Wicket in BBL 2019, 10 Wickets in last 6 games, 4 Wickets against RR game, will bowl in death, Must have)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm, 10 Wickets last IPL, 2w in 2 games, eco is under 6 this IPL, 3 sixes in last over against CSK , didn’t played last game)
Marcus Stoinis( Middle order + 2-3 overs of medium pace, decent option, 50 against RCB last time played, Must have)
Moeen Ali ( Middle order+ off spin, very attacking Batsman, can be promoted, 6w + 220R for last season, 1w last game Played, played last 2nd game but had a below average performance, Must have if plays )
Shivam Dube( Lower order + part time pace, can hit the ball really big, bowls sometimes, 4w this season, didn’t bowled last few games )
Washington Sunder ( 2/3 down +Off spin, very economical, bowls most overs in powerplay, 1w last game)
Keemo Paul( Medium pacer, death over specialist, got good variations, 9 Wickets in CPL 2020)
D Sams ( left arm pacer + hard hitting, bowls really good variations, 30 Wickets in Big Bash 2019, will play this game)
BOWL –
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, 2nd highest Wicket taker last season with 25 scalps, 23 Wickets in 13 games this IPL, wicketless from last 2 games)
Yuzi Chahal( Leggie, highest wicket taker for RCB, 20 Wickets in 13 games this IPL, Must have)
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 1w and was very expensive last game)
Anrich Nortje ( Pacer, got some extreme pace, 14 Wickets this IPL, 1w last game, very good option in 8.5cr )
Umesh Yadav( Right Arm fast, bowls his 2-3 overs in powerplay, 20 Wickets in 2018 for RCB, very expensive last game + wicketless, will not play)
Dale Steyn( Right arm fast, very experienced, 256 T20 Wickets, will likely not play)
Navdeep Saini ( Right Arm fast, emerging talent, bowls close to 150ks, was very expensive last game)
Isuru Udana( Left arm Medium + late hitting, dark horse for RCB, experienced, 149 t20 Wickets, 1w last game )
Mohammad Siraj( Pacer, known for his swing and bounce, 2 Wickets last 2nd game against MI )
C/VC Options –
DC –
Shreyas Iyer
Shikhar Dhawan
Marcus Stoinis
Kagiso Rabada
RCB –
AB De Villiers
Virat Kohli
Chris Morris
Devdutt Padikkal