ABOUT THE MATCH

When Delhi Capitals take on Rajasthan Royals, they can return to the leading spot in the points table of the 2020 IPL. The match is scheduled to be held at the Dubai International Stadium on 14th October. It is going to be taken place at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC).

When both the teams, Delhi Capitals, and Rajasthan Royals last played together, DC earned a tremendous win, their fifth victory of the season, but their winning streak was concluded by Mumbai Indians. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals concluded a four-match losing streak by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Match Preview:

Delhi Capitals:

Shimron Hetmyer and Rishabh Pant were not involved in the previous match with Alex Carey took the responsibility of wicket-keeping and Ajinkya Rahance was playing in the starting line-up.

Because of injury, Ishant Sharma has been ruled out, Harshal Patel was not that good with the ball but due to the absence of Ishant Sharma, he is playing in the playing XI.

Kagiso Rabada is continuing his good form but DC’s 162/4 was not that much enough. Shikhar Dhawan scored unbeaten 69 runs off 52 balls but Mumbai Indians chased down the target with five wickets and two balls to spare.

Probable Playing XI:

Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Alex Carey (wk), Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Harshal Patel

Rajasthan Royals:

In the last match, England superstar Ben Stokes returned to the side with his team-mate Tom Curran missing out. In that match, Stokes and Jos Buttler opened the batting.

Despite beginning with two victories, Rajasthan Royals lost a couple of matches and bounce back by winning the last match.

They obstruct Sunrisers Hyderabad to 158 runs before an untouched 85 runs partnership between Rahul Tewatia and Riyan Prag, which led their team to five-wickets victory with one ball to spare.

Probable Playing XI:

Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Robin Uthappa, Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Jaydev Unadkat, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Kartik Tyagi, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal

Pitch Report:

The pitch at this venue is batting-friendly although it has something to the bowlers.

Weather condition:

During the match, the weather will be hot, dry, and clear.

Probable top performers:

Delhi Capitals:

Shikhar Dhawan:

Last time, when both the teams played against each other, Shikhar Dhawan made only 5 runs but his unbeaten 69 runs in the last match were his 1st fifty.

Kagiso Rabada:

In the last match against RR, Kagiso Rabada picked three wickets, and now he has taken 17 wickets in 7 matches.

Marcus Stoinis:

Marcus Stoinis made 39 runs in the last match against RR, and now in his last three matches, he scored 105 runs and made three wickets to his name.

Rajasthan Royals:

Jos Buttler: 

Against Mumbai Indians, Jos Buttler followed up his 70 but no doubt that he is one of the key players at the top order of Rajasthan Royals.

Jofra Archer:

Last time, Jofra Archer starred with the ball when these two teams played against each other, took 3 wickets by conceding 24 runs, and now he has picked nine wickets in 7 matches in 2020 IPL.

Ben Stokes:

The England all-rounder was in his best form. In case he can return to his best, however, he will perform his best with the bat as well as the ball.

Head to head:

  • Overall T20I Matches – 21
  • Delhi Capitals won – 10
  • Rajasthan Royals won – 11
  • No Result – 00
  • Tie– 00

Team form in last 5 matches:

  • Delhi Capitals – L, W, W, W, L
  • Rajasthan Royals – L, L, L, L, W

Broadcast Details:

  • Tv – Star Sports Network
  • Live Streaming – Disney+ Hotstar
  • Match Timings – 14th October 2020 at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC)

Probable winning team:

When these two teams, Delhi Capitals, and Rajasthan Royals last played against each other, Delhi Capitals were dominant, while in the last match, Rajasthan Royals got back to winning ways, the Delhi Capitals are favorites for this match.