Delhi Capitals will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Venue: Abu Dhabi at 7.30 PM.
Head to head : RCB 14, DC 9.
Stats that matter,
- Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal both have scored more than 400 runs for RCB while Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer have scored for DC in this season so far.
- Kagiso Rabada is leading with 23 wickets while Yuzvendra Chahal is leading with 20.
- Both RCB and DC are standing at 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Key Players to watch out for,
RCB : AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal, Chris Morris
DC : Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
Team News,
Two of the teams in the history of IPL are yet to win the title, both are on the cusp of playoff qualification today. Can't say Kill or die, but almost the same. Both looked very comfortable after a dream start to their campaign this year but but only until the last week, the week changed the scenario completely, thanks to CSK for not adding the more pain on these two.
Both these teams have chance not only to qualify but also to consolidate it further and take a stab at securing a top-two finish.
Virat Kohli & his company will have to find out the balance in their middle orders to face DC which has the bowling strength. There could be a case to bring back Moeen Ali at Udana and Gurkeerat for Dube. DC has already blunted RCB's challenge earlier in the competition. But they won't be much worried about it since they are up against the side which is absolute low on morale.
When it comes to Delhi, it had been a roller-coaster season for them until the last week, the past week has been a super nightmare for them with 3 consecutive losses, despite having a second highest runner of the tournament Delhi would be concerned with their opening partnership and the powerplay for sure. Even though they have the best firepower in the middle order, they haven't been upto the mark especially Rishab pant has been really poor in this entire season, in order to have a wood on RCB their middle order must have an impact today. R Ashwin, Nortje and Rabada have been the mainstays on the bowling side.
KKR has done all they could in the last match to be in the contest, they will be watching today's game intently with their fingers crossed.
Hope its gonna be a enthralling contest.
Questions are,
- Should Prithvi play or Rahane?
- Should Gurkeerat be replaced?
- What should be the playing 11 of RCB?
- What should be the playing 11 of DC?
I personally believe, DC should go with Rahane instead of Shaw, though Prithvi is known for swashbuckling attitude but experience may pay off, Rahane is an experienced and a big match player, they should go with him. When it comes to Gurkeerat I never wanted that man in the squad they are playing him as a finisher, never gonna work, if Dube is fit should be stepped in or else they should replace him with Negi. Rest everything looks good. Shouldn't be many changes in a crucial game.
Pitch report : The pitch has been good for chasing over the past few days, so winning the toss and chasing the total will be the plan.
Thanks for reading.
Rahul Sargam 🏏❤
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