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Delhi Capitals will lock horns with the Rajasthan Royals on Friday at the Wankhede Cricket Stadium for match number 34 of the IPL 2022.
Delhi Capitals are having a mixed outing this season as they have managed to win 3 out of their 6 games and are currently placed at the 6th spot on the points table.
They will be eying to enter the top 4 by winning their next couple of games.
In their previous match, Delhi Capitals thrashed Punjab Kings in all the 3 departments of the game and registered a convincing 9-wicket victory.
They bowled out Punjab for just 115 runs in their 20 overs.
Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, and Khaleel Ahmad picked up 2 wickets each.
Delhi chased down this total with almost 10 overs to spare.
David Warner and Prithvi Shaw scored 60* and 41 runs respectively.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have been outstanding so far this season with four wins in six games. Rajasthan is currently placed at the third spot on the table with 8 points.
In their last game, Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by just 7 runs in a thriller.
Jos Buttler was once again excellent with the bat as he scored his second ton of the season.
Rajasthan Royals posted 217-5 on the board.
In reply, Kolkata was comfortably moving towards the target due to some exceptional batting from Aaron Finch and Shreyas Iyer.
But a single over from Yuzvendra Chahal completely changed the momentum of the game in which he picked up 4 wickets including a superb hat-trick.
Chahal was also awarded Man of Match for his excellent figures of 5-40.
Team News
The Delhi Capitals camp has suffered from COVID-19 as the Kiwi wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert has also been tested positive.
Earlier the Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and 2 other members of support staff also tested positive for Covid-19.
Match details
Teams: DC vs RR
Venue: Wankhede Cricket Stadium
Date: 22nd April, Friday
Time: 7:00 pm IST
Average 1st innings score
The average 1st innings total at this venue is 194.
Head to head record
Here are the head-to-head results between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in IPL history.
Total Matches Played: 24
RR won: 12
DC won: 12
Tie/no results: 0
Pitch Report
Wankhede Stadium is known for its batting-friendly tracks and this pitch will also support the batters.
However, the bowling side will get some assistance early on but run-scoring will be quite easy on this pitch.
The teams will like to bowl first after winning the toss on this track.
DC Probable Playing 11
Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Anrich Nortje
RR Probable Playing 11
Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson © (wk), Karun Nair, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy
Jeetbig Star bowler of the match
Yuzvendra Chahal was brilliant in the previous game for Rajasthan as he claimed a five-wicket haul including his maiden hat-trick.
Chahal is currently the leading wicket-taker of the season and he will most likely be the star bowler of the match.
Jeetbig Star batsman of the match
Jos Buttler has been exceptional with the bat this season.
The right-handed batsman has already scored two centuries this season and he is currently the orange cap holder with 375 runs in 6 games.
He is also expected to be the top scorer in match 34.
Jeetbig star Wicketkeeper of the match
Rishabh Pant is having a superb season behind the stumps and he is also scoring some crucial runs for his team.
Rishabh Pant will be the best wicketkeeper in today’s match.
Jeetbig star all-rounder of the match
Shardul Thakur is a wicket-taking bowler in the middle-overs.
He is also a clean hitter of the ball and can score crucial runs for his side in the death overs.
He is expected to shine with both bat and bowl against Rajasthan Royals
Who will win?
Both these sides are coming off with a win in their previous games and that’s why they will be full of confidence ahead of their encounter on Friday.
Delhi Capitals were clinical in their last game against Punjab Kings but now they will get a tough competition as they will be facing an in-form Rajasthan Royals side.
Rajasthan Royals have a very well-balanced lineup and they are looking in great touch with both bat and ball.
Their batting department is quite strong with the likes of Buttler, Padikkal, and Samson at the top while Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult are leading the bowling department.
The bowling attack of the Rajasthan Royals is much stronger and more experienced than Delhi Capitals
Hence, our prediction for match 34 is that Rajasthan Royals will beat Delhi Capitals.
