Squads –
RR –
Sanju Samson(C & WK), Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shivam Dube , Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahim, Chetan Sakariya, KC Cariappa, Liam Livingstone, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh
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 –
RR –
– Royals have won just 2 game now from their 6 games and this game is a very important game for them considering their position in the points table. They don’t have much options to choose from. Van Der Dussen is added into the squad but is in quarantine.
– Teams 4 foreign players will be Jos Buttler, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman and David Miller.
– Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler will open the innings. Jaiswal is a young Talented opener and looked good in his short stay at the Crease last game where he scored 32 runs. Buttler finally was back in form last game where he scored 41 runs.
– Captain Sanju Samson will bat at 1 down. Sanju looked good from last 2 games and is playing with maturity. He was out on 42 last game.
– David Miller and Shivam Dube will bat in middle. Miller was excellent in game against Delhi scoring 63 but failed in next 3 games. Dube has been consistently scoring runs in 30s and 40s but is not converting into something big.
– Riyan Parag, Chris Morris and Rahul Tewatia will form a solid middle order and contribute through both bat and bowl.
– Rahul Tewatia and Riyan Parag will handle the spin department. Shreyas Gopal played last 2nd game but don’t think will make into the XI this game.
– Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat and Mustafizur Rahman will form the pace attack of Rajasthan.
SRH –
– Kane Williamson has been appointed as the new Captain of SRH and will lead the side for remaining IPL. Warner can also be dropped this game for Jason Roy as stated by the franchise that they will make some changes in foreign players.
– Team’s likely 4 foreign players will be David Warner/Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan, Kane Williamson.
– David Warner/Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow will open the innings. Bairstow as always scores with a good SR but Warner has been scoring very slow. Roy can get a game who was in brilliant form against India recently.
– Kane Williamson will bat at 1 down. Kane is a world class Batsman and scored attacking 26 of 10 deliveries in last game against CSK.
– Manish Pandey , Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar will handle the middle order. They have depth in Batting but are very unreliable.
– Rashid Khan and J Suchith will lead the spin section. Rashid as always was exceptional last game with 3 Wickets..
– Khaleel Ahmed, Siddhart Kaul and Sandeep Sharma will lead the pace attack. Vijay Shankar will assist them with his medium pace.
Probable XI –
RR –
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(wk), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya.
SRH –
David Warner/Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, Rashid Khan, Siddharth Kaul, J Suchith, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Pitch Report –
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
The pitch was an absolute belter and very high scoring encounters are expected here.
H2H –
Total : 13
RR : 6
SRH : 7
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Sanju Samson( 1 down, RHB + wk, was good last season with 375 runs, 116 runs in 1st game, 42 last game, Must have)
Jonny Bairstow(Open, RHB, 345 runs in 11 innings last year with a SR of 127, 219 runs in 3 innings in ODI series, red hot form, 63*, 38, 7 in last 3 games, Must have)
W Saha( Open, RHB + wk, 214 runs in just 4 innings last season, good option at 8.5, good chances of playing)
Jos Buttler( Open, RHB, no intro needed, attacking 42 last game,, Must have)
BAT –
David Warner( Open, LHB, no intro needed, 5300+ IPL runs most by a foreign player in IPL, 57 last game but in 55 balls, can be dropped this game)
David Miller ( Middle order, LHB, highly experienced with 7000+ t20 runs, very inconsistent with bat)
Manish Pandey( 1/2 down, RHB, 425 runs last season with a SR of 127, 61*, 38 1st 2 game, 61 last game)
Kane Williamson( 1 down, RHB, on intro needed, loads of experience, 66*, 26(10b) last 2 games, Must have )
Manan Vohra( Open, RHB, very attacking, quite experienced with 2448 t20 runs at a good SR of 130, 12, 9, 14, 7 last 4 games, was dropped last 2 games)
M Lomror( Middle order, LHB + part time slow left arm bowler, 172 runs in 7 games this Syed Mushtaq trophy, can be a very good differential pick)
Y Jaiswal( Open, LHB, very talented, got just 2 games to play last season, SR was quite low in IPL as well as syed Mushtaq Ali recently, 22,30 last 2 games)
ALL –
Chris Morris( Right Arm Fast + RHB, brilliant hitter + will bowl in death, 11 Wickets in 9 games last season with a brilliant eco of 6.8, 2 Wickets last game, Must have)
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, 275 t20 Wickets + a Bat SR of 143, one of the best t20 Allrounders, 2 Wickets in 1st game, was dropped after a good performance in 1st game)
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 )
Rahul Tewatia( LHB + Right Arm leg spin, 255 runs + 10 Wickets last season, SR of 140 from last season, 40(23b) last 2nd game )
Shivam Dube( 2 down, LHB + Right Arm medium fast, player for RCB last season, can strike the ball big, brilliant innings of 46, 22, 35 last 3 games )
BOWL –
Rashid Khan(Leggie, no intro needed, #1 t20 bowler in world cricket, 20 Wickets last season, 84 Wickets in IPL overall, 3 Wickets last game)
J Unadkat( Left arm medium fast, bowls in powerplay most of the overs, 1w last game)
M Rahman( Left arm fast medium, was one of the best death bowlers at some time, experienced with 165 t20 Wickets, 1 Wicket in last 2nd game)
Shreyas Gopal ( Leggie, 48 Wickets in IPL, has good experience, can get a game but very poor form)
B Kumar( Right Arm medium fast, death overs specialist, 6 Wickets in ODI + 4 Wickets in T20 Series against England, 1w last game played, Must have if plays)
T Natarajan( Left arm fast medium, recognized as a death bowler, bowls some deadly Yorkers, 16 Wickets last season, ruled out of IPL)
Sandeep Sharma( Right Arm medium, known for his swing early on the Innings, 14 Wickets last season with an economy under 8, economical but wicketless last game)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm medium fast, will bowl in powerplay along with Bhuvi, 3 Wickets last 2nd game)
Kartik Tyagi( Right Arm Fast medium, hit the deck bowler, was excellent last season with 9 Wickets, Eco was slightly on the higher side with 9.62, didn’t played any game this season)
C Sakariya( Left arm medium fast, very talented Cricketer 6 games 15 Wickets, 3 Wickets in last 2nd game against CSK, 1w last 2nd game)
C/VC –
RR –
Sanju Samson
Jos Buttler
Chris Morris
SRH –
Jonny Bairstow
Kane Williamson
Rashid Khan