In the 34th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Delhi Capitals (DC) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be locking horns with each other at the Wankhede Stadium. Both teams are coming off big wins in their previous games, and Delhi in particular registered a dominating win over Punjab. Despite the absence of Mitchell Marsh and Anrich Nortje, the side has been doing well and a lot of credit has to be given to the Indian contingent in the line-up.
They are likely to continue with the same playing XI for the upcoming game as well. On the other hand, the RR registered a close win over the Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous game. Yuzvendra Chahal’s wicket-taking form has been a huge bonus while Jos Buttler has been very impressive at the top of the order.
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With 4 wins in 6 games, the Royals are at the third position in the points table and they will be looking to continue the winning momentum in the upcoming match as well. They have locked horns with each other in 24 IPL matches so far and Delhi and Rajasthan have won 12 games each. Even in their last 5 encounters, RR is having a 3-2 lead over DC.
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Prithvi Shaw’s struggles against Trent Boult in the past are bound to be a talking point as much as the battle between DC’s inexperienced middle-order against Rajasthan’s strong spin bowling line-up. Shaw, with David Warner, has been instrumental in giving dominating starts to Delhi, and his battle against Boult (dismissed thrice in 18 balls) forms one of the more crucial individual match-ups in this game.
Probable XI: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Shardul Thakur seems to have the number of Devdutt Padikkal, dismissing him three times in 19 balls, and the pace-friendly conditions at the Wankhede will be expected to help him even further. The top order’s battle with Delhi’s in-form pace attack is set to play a pivotal role in Rajasthan’s fortunes.
Probable XI: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Karun Nair, R Ashwin, Obed McCoy, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal
Fantasy XI suggestion 1:
Jos Buttler (c), Sanju Samson, David Warner (vc), Shimron Hetmyer, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Obed McCoy
Fantasy XI suggestion 2:
Jos Buttler, Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Shimron Hetmyer, Prithvi Shaw (vc), Devdutt Padikkal, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal (c), Trent Boult, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed
