Delhi Capitals (DC) will look to regroup as a unit and consider their options when they take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Indian Premier League (IPL) match number 11 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Saturday.
DC have lost their first two matches to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 50 runs and then to Gujarat Titans (GT) by 6 wickets. RR, on the other hand, started their campaign with a 72-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) but lost to Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 5 wickets in the last game in Assam.
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What: rr vs dc, ipl 2023 match
When: April 8, Saturday
Where: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
start time: 3:30 PM IST
dc team news
The pattern of scores at the Barsapara Stadium shows that batsmen get value for their shots and anyone can throw off their front foot and hit through the line.
Another factor that could give DC some respite could be the absence of dangerous Jos Buttler, who got stitches on his little finger on his left hand after getting injured while taking a catch in the last game.
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With stitches the injured area is likely to remain sore and soft and while batting with extra padding inside the gloves is an option, fielding will still be difficult. If Butler is unable to play, then Joe Root can be an option.
DC, on paper, looked good despite the absence of Rishabh Pant, but the weaknesses of Shaw and Sarfraz, who are 10 miles quicker than their Indian counterparts, have created a lot of problems when facing international bowlers. Which the party may not have understood initially.
The two defeats so far haven’t been much of a ray of hope for DC and the team’s main shortcoming is the poor bench-strength in terms of Indian talent, which doesn’t inspire confidence.
Even though the coaching staff wants to try other options in place of Sarfaraz, DC, their Indian batting roster only has Yash Dhull, Ripple Patel and Lalit Yadav and none of them are players who would probably score on strike- 150 The rate of
In Guwahati, any score less than 190 will be easy for the chasing team, but the afternoon match will certainly negate the dew factor to some extent, unlike the earlier game when the Punjab Kings bowlers were forced to hit the seam of the ball. It was getting difficult to catch.
rr team news
For Rajasthan Royals, Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Sanju Samson have been in good form in the first two matches and will hope to pose a challenge for the likes of Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav.
Two aspects of DC’s strategy that will be watched with keen interest will be the use of ‘impact players’ and the usefulness of Axar Patel as a bowler – Jaiswal and Shimron Hetmyer batting in the top six.
In terms of ‘impact players’, Aman Hakeem Khan has been used in the first two games and DC coach Ricky Ponting has heaped praise on the Mumbai youngster. But nothing special was seen in both the matches.
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In Axar’s case, skipper David Warner is wary of giving him the ball when left-handers are at the crease because of their poor match-ups in the past.
While Rovman Powell is a big hitter, he has issues dealing with spinners, so there is every chance that Reilly Rossouw will continue.
However RR, despite losing their previous match, remain favorites to win this one.
full squad
Capitals of Delhi: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Hakim Khan, Abhishek Porel, Akshar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Rovman Powell, Riley Rossouw, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakaria, Mukesh Kumar, Phil Salt, Lungi Engidi, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Ripple Patel, Vicky Ostwal, Ishant Sharma, Manish Pandey, Kamlesh Nagerkoti, Yash Dhul.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, KM Asif, Trent Boult, Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Singh Rathour, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, Jo Root, Donovan Ferreira, KC Cariappa, Abdul Basith, Obed McCoy, Akash Vashisht, Sandeep Sharma, Adam Zampa, Murugan Ashwin.
with PTI inputs
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