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
SRH –
David Warner (Captain,) Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mitchell Marsh, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, Jason Holder, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Yadav, Mujeeb ur Rahman
Team News –
DC –
– The Capitals won their last game against Punjab Kings which was in the 1st half of IPL and are at the 2nd position in the points table with 6 wins in 8 games. They are still going very strong in the tournament and are favorates to win this game.
– The four probable foreign players will be Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Anrich Nortje 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 2nd Highest scorer and Shaw is not so far in the race.
– Shreyas Iyer will bat at 1 down. Iyer was not part of the setup in the 1st phase due to a surgery. Iyer is an experienced cricketer and will look to get in form before the World Cup.
– Rishab Pant will bat at 2 down followed by Marcus Stoinis at 5. Pant needs no introduction and is going through excellent form.
– Shimron Hetmyer and Axar Patel will bat after Stoinis. Hetmyer can smash any bowler on his day.
– Axar Patel and R Ashwin will be the spin options for the Capitals. Both of them have very good experience and recently both hot selected in the t20 world cup squad.
– Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Avesh Khan will lead the pace attack with Stoinis to assist them.
SRH –
– SRH lost another game against Rajasthan Royals and now need to win atleast 6 of their 7 games to be in line of the playoffs which is very much impossible.
– Jonny Bairstow has withdrawn from the IPL and Jason Roy has been named as his replacement for the 2nd Phase of the IPL.
– Team’s likely 4 foreign players will be David Warner, Rashid Khan, Kane Williamson and M Nabi/Jason Holder.
– David Warner and W Saha will open the innings. Warner is one of the top scorers in IPL history and is back after getting dropped in last few games in 1st half. Saha will keep the Wickets.
– Kane Williamson will bat at 1 down. Manish Pandey will bat at 2 down. Both Kane and Pandey will have a important role to play in the brittle SRH middle order.
– Vijay Shankar will handle the middle order.They have depth in Batting but are very unreliable. Abdul Samad will follow Shankar and can also be promoted.
– Rashid Khan and M Nabi will lead the spin section. Nabi has high chances of playing due to his Allrounder abilities.
– Khaleel Ahmed/Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead the pace attack. Vijay Shankar will assist them with his medium pace.
Probable XI –
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
SRH –
David Warner , W Saha, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, M Nabi/Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma/Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan
Pitch Report –
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Pitch here at Abu Dhabi offer good assistance to pacers and good scores are expected early on the tournament.
Average Score – 160
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Rishabh Pant( 2 down, LHB + wk, red hot form, 431 runs in 13 games against SRH with a very impressive average of 44, Must have, can’t miss him)
W Saha( Open, RHB + wk, 214 runs in just 4 innings last season, good option at 8.5)
BAT –
Shikhar Dhawan( Open, LHB, 2rd Highest run getter this season so far, 69* runs last game, Must have)
David Warner( Open, LHB, no intro needed, 5400+ IPL runs most by a foreign player in IPL, 180 runs in 6 games this season so far )
Steve Smith( 1 down, RHB, 311 runs last season, experienced but poor form, he might not get a game )
Shimron Hetmyer( 3/4 down, can be used as an floater, SR of 130 in t20s, attacking 53* last 2nd game, best GL pick )
Manish Pandey( 2 down, RHB, 425 runs last season with a SR of 127, poor record against DC with 108 runs in 5 games )
Kane Williamson( 1 down, RHB, on intro needed, loads of experience, 66*, 26, 20 last 3 games, Must have )
Prithvi shaw( Open, RHB, red hot form scoring 308 runs in just 8 games this season so far, excellent sr of 166)
ALL –
Marcus Stoinis(3 down, Right Arm medium pacer + RHB, 352 runs + 13 Wickets in last IPL, excellent choice of captain in GL)
Jason Holder( Right Arm Fast, always been very economical, 14 Wickets in 7 games last season, 3 Wickets last game played, Must have if plays )
M Nabi( Middle order, RHB + Off spin, 280+ t20 Wickets + a Bat SR of 143, one of the best t20 Allrounders, 2 Wickets in 1st game, bowled just 1 over in last game against RR)
Vijay Shankar( 3 down, RHB + Right Arm medium, 1378 t20 runs, will bowl 1-2 overs, not very effective in sL )
Abhishek Sharma ( Slow left arm, brilliant bowling last 2nd game with 2 Wickets with an economy just under 6, very good at 8cr )
Chris Woakes( Right Arm medium fast, can swing the ball both ways, 118 t20 Wickets, didn’t played last few games even after bowling good)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm + LHB, 913 runs + 86 Wickets in IPL, very experienced, 1 Wickets last game played )
Lalit Yadav ( Off spin + LHB, 2 Wickets last 2nd game against KKR, very good option at 8cr but less chances of playing )
BOWL –
Ishant Sharma( Right Arm medium fast, can be crusial in powerplay with his swing)
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, highest Wicket taker last season, slightly out of touch this season, 8 Wickets in 7 games this season so far, Must have )
Rashid Khan(Leggie, no intro needed, #1 t20 bowler in world cricket, 20 Wickets last season, 85 Wickets in IPL overall, must have without any doubt)
B Kumar( Right Arm medium fast, death overs specialist, one of the IPL greats with 139 wickets, Must have )
Avesh Khan( Right Arm medium fast, can touch 145ks, excellent form this season with 14 Wickets in 8 games, will bowl in death)
T Natarajan( Left arm fast medium, recognized as a death bowler, bowls some deadly Yorkers, 16 Wickets last season, was ruled out in 1st phase)
Amit Mishra( Leggie, 2nd highest wicket taker in IPL history, 6 Wickets in last 3 games, didn’t played last game)
Umesh Yadav( Right Arm fast, played for RCB past 3 season, experienced with 148 Wickets)
Sandeep Sharma( Right Arm medium, known for his swing early on the Innings, 14 Wickets last season with an economy under 8, 4 over 50 for 1w last game)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm medium fast, will bowl in powerplay along with Bhuvi, 3 Wickets last 2nd game, very expensive last game against RR)
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
SRH –
Kane Williamson
Rashid Khan
David Warner
