Squads –
RR –
Steve Smith (c), Ankit Rajpoot, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Akash Singh, Anirudha Joshi, Anuj Rawat, Andrew Tye, David Miller, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Oshane Thomas, Robin Uthappa, Tom Curran, Yashasvi Jaiswal
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
Team News –
RR –
– After winning the 1st 2 games RR have lost their plot by loosing the next 3 games but won a triller last game against SRH.
– Steven Smith, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer will be RR 4 foreign players.
– Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes will open the innings. Jaiswal was again dropped in last game giving Stokes a chnace to open where he failed.
– Steven Smith will bat 1 down. Smith is one of the best white ball ceicketer in world Cricket but had a poor run this IPL after 2 50s in 1st 2 games.
– Sanju Samson will bat in 2 down. Sanju was dealing only in 6s in 1st 2 games but failed completely in next 4 games.
– Rahul Tewatia will bat next followed by Riyan Parag. Both of them smashed unbeaten 85 in last game winning for them against SRH.
– Shreyas Gopal and Rahul Tewatia will bowl spin for Royals. Both are leg spinners.
– Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Stokes and Kartik Tyagi will lead the pace attack. Jofra will bowl in death.
DC –
– Delhi after winning 4 games on the trot lost their last game against MI which was a one sided contest.
– Rishab Pant has been ruled out for one week due to injury. He will be replaced by Alex Carey and as a result Hetmyer will not play.
– Alex Carey, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Marcus Stoinis should be their 4 foreign players.
– Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw will open the innings for the capitals. Dhawan scored 69 after failure in starting games. Shaw is a hit or miss.
– Ajinkya Rahane will bat 1 down. Rahane played his 1st game against MI and was looking good in his short stay at the crease.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 2 down. He has been decent this season with just 1 big score of 88. He has demoted himself at no 4.
– Marcus Stoinis has been assigned the role of late hitting along . He has more responsibility now as Hetmyer and Pant are not playing.
– Alex Carey will bat next. Carey can play a role of floater and will do Wicket keeping.
– Ravi Ashwin and Axar Patel will be the lead Spinners. Ashwin bowl in powerplay.
– Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals. Rabada have taken 17 Wickets this IPL.
Probable XI –
RR –
Jos Buttler(wk), Ben Stokes, Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi.
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c),Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 168
Head to Head –
Total games : 21
DC Won : 10
RR Won : 11
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jos Buttler ( Opener, international opener, 311 runs in 8 games IPL 2019 including 3 50+ scores, 70(44b) against MI, failed in all other games )
Sanju Samson ( 1/2 down, SR of 214 this IPL, 74(32b), 85(42b) in 1st 2 games ,failed completely in next games )
R Pant( 2-3 down, one of best hitters in world cricket, SR of 163 last IPL with 488 runs, 31,37, 28, 38, 37 this IPL, ruled out of 1st week )
BAT –
Steve Smith ( 1 down, very consistent, 4000+ t20 runs, 2 50s in 1st 2 games, failed in all other games )
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, 69* last game, Must have any day )
Shreyas Iyer(1 down, very attacking Batsman + part time spin, he could bowl some match this IPL, 463 runs last IPL, 88(38b) against KKR, 42(33b) last game, Must have )
Ajinkya Rahane( 1 down, experienced, 15 runs last game )
Robin Uthappa ( middle order, very experienced, 4400+ IPL runs in 177 games, not a good pick as Batting very low and not in form )
David Miller( 2 down, 6000+ T20 runs including 3 100s , ignored by lot today, will not play unless there is any injury concerns)
P Shaw( Opener, young Indian talent, very attacking, 64, 62, 42 in last 3 of 4 games, hit or miss type)
Shimron Hetmyer( 2/3 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against spin, Batting order changes every game, will likely not play)
Riyan Parag ( 3 down, young talent , can also bowl, 42*(26b) last game, good choice in case of top order failure)
Y Jaiswal ( Opener, young takent, highest scorer in u19 WC, 400 runs at average of 133, was dropped again last game )
ALL –
Ben Stokes( Open + Medium pacer, best Allrounder in world cricket, 635 runs + 26 Wickets in IPL, Must have )
R Tewatia ( Leggie, bowls with really good variations, 53(31b) with 7 sixes against KXIP game, 45*(32b) last game, must at 8.5cr)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm, 10 Wickets last IPL, 2w in 2 games, eco is under 6 this IPL, 1w last game )
Marcus Stoinis( Middle order + 2-3 overs of medium pace, decent option, 53(26b) against RCB 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, Must have if plays )
Mahipal Lomror ( Middle order + left arm orthodox, excellent debut for him, 47(39b) against RCB, dropped last game)
BOWL –
Jofra Archer ( Right Arm fast, one of best bowlers in world cricket, 9 Wickets against aus recently in 6 games, 3w last game against DC, Must have will bowl in death )
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, 2nd highest Wicket taker last season with 25 scalps, 17 Wickets in 7 games this IPL, 2 Wickets last game )
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 2w in last game)
Tom Curran ( Right Arm fast + hard hitter of ball, 153w + 900 runs in 123 t20 games, will not play)
Shreyas Gopal ( Leggie, best bowler of RR, 20 Wickets in 14 games last IPL, not in good form)
Anrich Nortje ( Pacer, got some extreme pace, 9 Wickets this IPL, very good option in 8.5cr )
Jaydev Unadkat ( Left arm fast, known for his variations in death, experienced, 79 IPL Wickets, 1w last game)
C/VC Options –
RR –
Jos Buttler
Ben Stokes
Steven Smith
Sanju Samson
DC –
Shreyas Iyer
Marcus Stoinis
Kagiso Rabada
