Prediction for DC vs RR Dream11 Contest - Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report and Weather report for the clash between Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals in Match 34 of the IPL 2022 season.
Delhi Capitals are at the 6th position with 3 wins and 3 defeats in 6 matches. They won their last game dominatingly by 9 wickets against the Punjab Kings. David Warner and Prithvi Shaw have been in exceptional form. They are batting very aggressively in the power play. The middle-order has been a little inconsistent and needs to perform for DC to do well. Rishabh Pant hasn’t played a big knock till now while the others have been average. The lower order has assisted the openers quite well.
Their bowlers have been brilliant and are in excellent form. Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Axar Patel, Mustfizur Rahman, and Shardul Thakur form one of the best bowling attacks of this season and are performing really well. Once Anrich Nortje comes back, it will be the best bowling unit in the league. DC will expect their bowlers to continue their excellent form.
Rajasthan Royals won a thriller of a last game against KKR by 7 runs. They are at the 3rd position with 4 wins and 2 defeats in 6 matches. Their top order, just like DC, is performing as Jos Buttler is single-handedly carrying this RR batting line-up in the power play and generally as well. Buttler scored his second hundred of this season in the last game. Sanju Samson played aggressively but he will look to play big knocks. Shimron Hetmyer has been brilliant as the finisher. RR will need others to step up with the bat.
Their bowling too has been excellent with Yuzi Chahal and Trent Boult bowling really well. Chahal picked 5-wickets in the last game while has been very consistent with the ball for them. Obed McCoy kept his cool in the last game and won them the game. Prasidh Krishna too bowled well in the last match.
Match: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 34, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date and Time: 22nd April 2022, Friday, 7:30 PM IST
Wankhede is an excellent wicket for batting with good assistance for the fast bowlers. It has good bounce and the new ball moves quite a bit. The average first innings score here is 166 runs but expect the score to be much higher than that. Teams will look to bowl after winning the toss as dew will be there in the second innings. Chasing sides have won 47 T20 matches out of 89 played here.
Looking at team balance and current form, Delhi Capitals are expected to win this game.
Both teams are expected to be unchanged for this match.
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed
Rajasthan Royals: Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Karun Nair, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Obed McCoy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Jos Buttler: Buttler looks like he is in the form of his life. He is the highest run-scorer of IPL 2022 and has scored 2 centuries in just 6 matches. He has 375 runs to his name and is averaging 75. Buttler is the best captaincy option for this match.
David Warner: David Warner too is in fantastic form and has scored 3 fifties in the last three games. He scored 60 runs in the last game. He is one of the best batters in the IPL and will be an excellent captaincy option.
Yuzvendra Chahal: Chahal is the highest wicket-taker of this season with 17 wickets in just 6 games. He is a genuine wicket-taker and picked 5 wickets in the last match. Chahal will give a lot of points with his bowling which makes him a top captaincy pick.
Axar Patel (8.5 Credits): Axar Patel finally came back to form in the last game. He bowled really well and picked up 2 wickets and gave only 10 runs against PBKS. Axar has contributed with the bat as well lower down the order. He will be an excellent budget pick.
Khaleel Ahmed (8.5 Credits): Khaleel picked 2 wickets in the last match. He has been bowling really well for DC. Khaleel has emerged as ther go to pacer and will be a great budget pick.
Lalit Yadav: Lalit Yadav will be a great differential option for this match. He will bowl an over or two and will bat in the middle-order for DC. He has performed well with both bat and ball till now and can help you win one sided in fantasy cricket if gets going.
If DC Bats First: C – Jos Buttler, VC – David Warner
If RR Bats First: C – Prithvi Shaw, VC – Axar Patel
If DC Bats First: C – Yuzvendra Chahal, VC – Kuldeep Yadav
If RR Bats First: C – Trent Boult, VC – Khaleel Ahmed
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