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RR vs DC Dream11 Team Prediction of IPL 2019: Preview

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals match. We are covering RR vs DC Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20 match. The match is to be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Rajasthan Royals are having a poor run in IPL’19 winning only three of their nine encounters. However, They won their last match against Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets. Bowling first, Shreyas Gopal along with Archer and Binny bowled well to restrict MI at 161. Gopal took two crucial wickets. Chasing the target, Newly-assigned skipper Steve Smith scored match-winning knock of 59* runs and was supported by Samson and Riyan Parag with latter scoring 43 runs in 29 balls to comfortably chase the target. Royals will hope to put a similar unison effort against Delhi and get another much-needed victory.

Delhi Capitals are third on the points table with six wins and four losses. They won their last match against KXIP by 5 wickets. Bowling first, Spin duo of Lamichhane and Axar along with purple cap holder Rabada restricted Punjab at 163. Sandeep took three wicket-haul while Axar and Rabada took two scalps each. Chasing the target, Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan played match-winning knocks of 58* and 56 respectively to ensure victory for their team. Delhi Capitals will be eager to continue their good record on road and defeat Rajasthan Royals at their home ground in Jaipur.

A good match can be expected between both teams.

When and Where:

RR vs DC, 40th T20, Indian Premier League, 2019.
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
22nd April, 08:00 PM

Venue Stats:

Average 1st innings score: 156
Average 2nd innings score: 142

Pitch will be neutral providing equal support to batsmen as well as bowlers. Wrist spinners will be useful on this track.

Head to Head:

Matches played: 18
Rajasthan Royals: 11
Delhi Capitals: 07

Matches played in Jaipur: 05
DC: 01
RR: 04

Squads:

RR:
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Ashton Turner, Liam Livingstone, Prashant Chopra, Shashank Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Jofra Archer, Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Rahul Tripathi, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, S. Midhun.

DC:
Shreyas Iyer (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Colin Ingram, Axar Patel, Manjot Kalra, Chris Morris, Hanuma Vihari, Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Rahul Tewatia, Harshal Patel, Colin Munro, Ankush Bains, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Avesh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Bandaru Ayyappa.

Team News:

Rajasthan Royals:

Jos Buttler has returned to England and will not play in upcoming matches.

Surprisingly, Rahul Tripathi did not play the last match. He can return in the XI replacing Ashton Turner. Liam Livingstone can also replace Ashton Turner.

Jaydev Unadkat has failed to keep his economy in control and can be replaced by Mahipal Lomror. If Turner vacant his overseas spot, Then Oshane Thomas can also get a chance.

Sanju Samson and Ajinkya Rahane will open the innings. Steve Smith, Ben Stokes and Riyan Parag will follow them.

Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny and Riyan Parag will play the role of an all-rounder. Jofra Archer and S Gopal can also contribute with the bat.

Jofra Archer and Dhawal Kulkarni will lead the pace attack along with J Unadkat and S Binny while Shreyas Gopal will be the key spinner along with Riyan Parag.

Delhi Capitals:

Harshal Patel is ruled out of season due to fracture and J Suchith is added as a replacement.

Chris Morris can return in the playing XI replacing S Rutherford. If such change does not happen, Then Amit Mishra can be replaced by any pacer either Avesh Khan or Nathu Singh.

Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw will open the innings. Shreyas Iyer, Colin Ingram and Rishabh Pant will follow them.

S Rutherford/C Morris and Axar Patel will play the role of an allrounder. K Rabada can also contribute with the bat.

Axar Patel and Sandeep Lamichhane will lead the spin attack while Kagiso Rabada and Ishant Sharma will be the key pacers.

Playing XI (After TOSS):

Rajasthan Royals are unchanged.

For DC, Morris comes in for Sandeep Lamichhane

RR:
Sanju Samson (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Steve Smith (c), Ben Stokes, R Parag, Ashton Turner, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, J Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni.

DC:
Shikhar Dhawan, P Shaw, S Iyer (c), C Ingram, Rishabh Pant (wk), S Rutherford, Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Chris Morris, K Rabada, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma.