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. They will be delighted as this game is at Sharjah tmthe Royals favorate venue.
– Ben Stokes has completed his quarantine but still his playing chances are shallow as he haven’t gone through any type of practice since last 2 months.
– Steven Smith, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran and Jofra Archer will be RR 4 foreign players.
– Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the innings. Jaiswal got a chantafyer his failure in 1st game but was out on duck again. Buttler scored 70 last game.
– Sanju Samson will bat in 2 down. Sanju was dealing only in 6s in 1st 2 games but failed completely in next 3 games.
– Ben Stokes(if plays) will bat next at 3 down. Stokes is not someone to introduce to. He is back after a long time and will contribute through both bat and bowl.
– Rahul Tewatia will bat next followed by Lomror. Tewatia hit massive 5 sixes in a over against Punjab at the same venue and is in good touch.
– Shreyas Gopal and Rahul Tewatia will bowl spin for Royals. Mahipal Lomror can assist them. Gopal took 2 Wickets last game.
– Jofra Archer, Ankit Rajpoot/Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Stokes/Tom Curran and Kartik Tyagi will lead the pace attack. Jofra will bowl in death.
DC –
– Delhi are at 2nd position in the points table with 4 wins in their 5 games. After a triller against KKR they had an absolutely one sided affair against RCB which they won by 59 runs.
– Shimron Hetmyer, 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 is getting starts but is not able to convert it to a big one while Shaw is just smashing everything around.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 1 down. He came back to form with a brilliant Knock of 88 of just 38 balls last 2nd game.
– Big Hitting Shimron Hetmyer will bat next at 2 down followed by Rishabh Pant. Hetmyer had a decent CPL where he scored 250+ runs but struggled against Spin. Pant batted 2 down last game scoring 37 of 25 balls.
– Marcus Stoinis has been assigned the role of late hitting along with Pant and Hetmyer. Stoinis smashed 53 of 26 balls last game against RCB.
– Ravi Ashwin and Axar Patel will be the lead Spinners. Iyer can bowl someday.
– Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals. Rabada have taken 11 Wickets this IPL.
Probable XI –
RR –
Jos Buttler(wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes/Tom Curran, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat/Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi.
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Rishab Pant(wk), Marcus Stoinis, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje
Pitch Report –
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
The Sharjah ground has very small boundaries and pitches also are batting favourable resulting in a high scoring encounter.
Average Score : 216( IPL 2020)
Head to Head –
Total games : 20
DC Won : 09
RR Won : 11
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jos Buttler ( Opener, international opener, 311 runs in 8 games IPL 2019 including 3 50+ scores, 70(44b) last game, Must have)
Sanju Samson ( 1/2 down, SR of 214 this IPL, 74(32b), 85(42b) in 1st 2 games at same venue, Must have)
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, Must have )
BAT –
Steve Smith ( Open/1 down, very consistent, 4000+ t20 runs, 69, 52, 3, 5, 6 this IPL, Must have)
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, 130 runs in 5 games against RR, 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) last 2nd game, Must have )
Ajinkya Rahane( Open/1 down, experienced, have to wait for his chance)
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 games, hit or miss type)
Shimron Hetmyer( 2/3 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against spin, Batting order changes every game)
Y Jaiswal ( Opener, young takent, highest scorer in u19 WC, 400 runs at average of 133, duck last game, can play big if plays today again )
ALL –
Ben Stokes( 2 down + 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, must at 8.5cr)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm, 10 Wickets last IPL, 2w in 2 games, eco is under 6 this IPL, 2w last game )
Marcus Stoinis( Middle order + 2-3 overs of medium pace, decent option, 53(26b) last game, will be team’s 6th bowling option )
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 )
Riyan Parag ( Middle order + Reg Break, 160 runs + 2 Wickets in just 7 games last season)
Mahipal Lomror ( Middle order + left arm orthodox, excellent debut for him, 47(39b) against RCB)
BOWL –
Jofra Archer ( Right Arm fast, one of best bowlers in world cricket, 9 Wickets against aus recently in 6 games, 2w last game, Must have will bowl in death )
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, 2nd highest Wicket taker last season with 25 scalps, 12 Wickets in 5 games this IPL, 4 Wickets last game )
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 1w in last game)
Tom Curran ( Right Arm fast + hard hitter of ball, 153w + 900 runs in 123 t20 games, 1w + 54R last 2nd game, 1w last game)
Shreyas Gopal ( Leggie, best bowler of RR, 20 Wickets in 14 games last IPL, 2w last game)
Anrich Nortje ( Pacer, got some extreme pace, 2 Wickets last game , 7 Wickets this IPL, very good option in 8.5cr )
Jaydev Unadkat ( Left arm fast, known for his variations in death, experienced, 78 IPL Wickets )
C/VC Options –
RR –
Jos Buttler
Steven Smith
Sanju Samson
DC –
Shreyas Iyer
Rishabh Pant
Kagiso Rabada