When one asks, experience or talent, it would be a tough nut to crack. But lack of experience overshadows the other at times. On the other hand, young over old is preferred as they would do the work quickly, steadily and with precision. But sometimes, the old would do it smartly and the way it is to get the results without any hiccups. Pretty confusing, huh? Keep it aside and let’s foray into the preview of the clash of the best forces of this IPL, DC vs RR.
Overview:
Delhi Capitals: The Capitals from the city of Delhi are mentally hurt with the COVID cases surrounding their camp and are very much precautiously chalking their plans in the ongoing season. This was very much evident when the players from the camp had virtual, air borne distant thumbs up once the match got over against the Punjab Kings. They literally bludgeoned the Kings from the Punjab dismissing them for a paltry 115 and closing off the match within 11 overs. They would like to keep the momentum going with the red-hot form of David Warner and Prithvi Shaw with the bat and the trio of Khaleel - Kuldeep – Fizz controlling the opposition with their bowling.
Rajasthan Royals: The good thing about the Royals from the Rajasthan is that they have an armory of youngsters for back up and the experienced stars would shine brightly. Such has been the story of their franchise until now that they have a chance to get through the loopholes and keep their hands again on the coveted trophy. Even though Samson has been in the circuit for quite a tellable time, his one-time big contribution with the bat for once in every season and his mediocre captaincy in the middle of the ground has been a worrying factor. Yuzi Chahal created history with a hattrick to his name last match; his hattrick victim being the recent Ashes winning captain Pat Cummins. Buttler and Hetmyer with the bat and Yuzi- Prasidh contributions with the ball has been keeping their hopes and performances up and the franchise would like to step up more to keep them in the fray for the competition to the trophy.
Probable Playing XI:
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Sarfraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed.
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Karun Nair, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy.
Pitch / Weather Report:
The last match at this venue was played on the previous Saturday between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Batters enjoyed scoring runs in that game and that has been the story of all the matches played at the Wankhede. Having said that, the spinners are likely to play a key role which might be a piece of great news for both teams as they have two of the best spinners in the form of Chahal and Kuldeep. Also, the team winning the toss might look to bowl.
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: April 22nd at 7:30 PM IST and local time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar
Interesting Facts:
- In the 24 meetings between the two sides in IPL so far, both sides have won 12 times each. DC, however, have the upper hand in recent meetings, winning 5 of the last 6 fixtures during seasons 2019, 2020 and 2021
- This will be the third meeting between the two at the Wankhede Stadium. In the 2 previous meetings, RR has won both the matches. First in 2008 semifinal and the second was in 2021 league stage.
- David Warner (Delhi Capitals) is 3 maximums away from 400 sixes in T20 cricket (overall).
- Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals) is 2 wickets away from 100 wickets in IPL. The left-arm spinner is also 1 wicket away claiming his 150th wicket in T20 cricket (overall)
- Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals) will be making his 100th appearance for RR in IPL. The Royals captain is also 11 runs away from completing 5000 runs in T20 cricket (overall).
- R Ashwin (Rajasthan Royals) is 3 wickets away from joining the 150 club in IPL.
- Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) is 2 scalps away from eclipsing Piyush Chawla (157) to become the fourth highest wicket-taker in IPL history.
- Devdutt Padikkal (Rajasthan Royals) is 33 runs away from completing 2000 runs in T20 cricket (overall).
Dream 11 Team:
