The sensational duo of Warner and Shaw will go head to head against the most economical powerplay team this season, Rajasthan Royals. In IPL 2022, the teams batting second have been successful until now. (Won-18 matches, lost 14 matches). Here you will find the pitch report of DC vs RR match at Wankhede and also we have predicted Dream11 team for the match.
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Rajasthan Royals, defying the trend, has won all of their four matches batting first, with Jos Buttler and Shimron Hetmyer being the architects of their huge totals. Buttler has scored cemturies in two of those wins, at an average of 75.00 and a strike rate of 156.90.
With the ball, Yuzvendra Chahal has been their henchman, taking a wicket every ninth ball. He has been well-supported by R Ashwin, who has only taken two wickets to Chahal’s 17 but has kept the scoring rate under control. With Obed McCoy outshining in the previous game, the Royals now have the option of exclusively using Trent Boult as a new-ball bowler.
Despite being hit by Covid-19, Capitals will be full of confidence after crushing Punjab Kings in their last game, even though they currently sit in the bottom half of the table with three wins in six games. Arguably, Warner and Shaw have proven to be an explosive duo and have been consistently playing impressive knocks for DC in this season of the Tata IPL.
As their batting order tapers, Rishabh Pant played a couple of cameos but what concerns is the form of Rovman Powell. In 5 innings, Powell has managed to score only 31 runs with an average of 6.20 and a strike rate of 100.00. When it comes to bowling, the left arm seamers (Khaleel Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman) and left arm spinners(Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav) have proven their worth and have held sway against opposition.
The match which was originally supposed to be played in Pune was shifted to Wankhede, Mumbai after six members of Capitals’ contingent were found Covid positive.
DC vs RR Pitch Report
Wankhede’s pitch has been always favourable to the batters and it helps then to swiftly score runs. An average of 180 runs can be expected in this pitch as the short boundaries and quick out field are the factors. The teams batting second also have a chance to chase as it is also easy to chase in this pitch. If the opening pairs could give a good start the team can easily manage to cross 200.
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DC vs RR Dream11 Team Prediction
David Warner(vc), Jos Buttler(c), Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Trent Boult.
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals head-to-head records
The two teams have 50-50 record against each other as both have come face to face 24 times and both managed to win 12 matches each. However, this year Rajasthan Royals is looking a better side than Delhi and on Friday, RR will be favorites to win.