Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals will face each other in the 32nd match of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on 16th April at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Match Preview:
Delhi Capitals recently lost a close match against Mumbai Indians. At first, it was thought they would chase a comfortable total of 205 but the side bundled out for 193 in 19 overs, losing the game by 12 runs. However, the manner they lost was frustrating because there were three runouts in a row when Delhi were 7 wickets down.
However, The Delhi Capitals, led by Axar Patel, intend to use their home ground advantage to carry out their strategy. The Delhi Capitals’ batting lineup is strengthened by Jake Fraser-McGurk’s explosive batting ability and KL Rahul’s match experience. Playing on pitches they are accustomed with makes their strong middle batting group even more potent thanks to their all-rounder and spinner lineup.
Talking about Rajasthan, they are yet to hit their full form. They have lost the last of their two games and now they look to turn their tides around when facing Delhi in the next game. However, it won;t be an easy task. Although Delhi has lost the recent game, their side is still better and balanced.
Wanindu Hasaranga is the Rajasthan Royals’ middle overs spin specialist, but Jofra Archer’s lightning-fast pace causes havoc with his deliveries. The Rajasthan Royals can contend with the Delhi Capitals’ formidable spin spinners thanks to Riyan Parag’s improved form and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s batting prowess.
There would be some interesting match-ups in this upcoming game as given their current form going into the DC vs. RR match, the battle between Karun and Jofra looks to be an exciting matchup between bat and ball.
Probable Playing XIIS:
Delhi Capitals (probable) 1 Faf du Plessis, 2 Jake Fraser-McGurk, 3 Abishek Porel, 4 KL Rahul (wk), 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 Ashutosh Sharma, 7 Axar Patel (capt.), 8 Vipraj Nigam, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Mukesh Kumar, 12 Mohit Sharma
Rajasthan Royals (probable): 1 Sanju Samson (capt, wk), 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3 Nitish Rana, 4 Riyan Parag, 5 Dhruv Jurel, 6 Shimron Hetmyer, 7 Wanindu Hasaranga, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Tushar Deshpande/Kumar Kartikeya, 11 Sandeep Sharma, 12 Fazalhaq Farooqi
Pitch and weather report:
The location is predicted to see temperatures between 26 and 30°C in entirely dry circumstances, which will help cricket fans traveling from Delhi.
Because of its short boundaries and even bounce, the Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch gives hitters an opportunity to capitalize early in the game. Pitch growth eventually slows down, creating an opportunity for spinners to enter the game. A high score should be achieved in the game; an average score is between 180 and 200.
Head-to-head record:
In 29 IPL games, DC and RR have faced each other. DC has won fourteen of these 29 games, while RR has won fifteen of them.
Prediction:
Given how DC has been performing, they are favourites to win the game.
Where to Watch:
India: Star Sports Network, JioHotstar
Australia: Kayo TV, FoxTel Go
Bangladesh: T Sports, Toffee app
New Zealand: Sky Sports NZ
South Africa: SuperSport
Sri Lanka: Dialog
UK: Sky Sports, SkyGo
USA: Willow TV
Afghanistan: ATN
MENA: Cricbuzz
