Delhi Capitals will square off against the Rajasthan Royals in Match 34 of IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday at 7.30 PM. Both the teams have momentum with them, having won their respective last games comprehensively.
With 4 wins in 6 games, the Royals are placed third in the points table while the Capitals are placed sixth with three wins and as many losses.
Both the Royals and Capitals have big hitters in their ranks, and with the game scheduled to be played at the high-scoring Wankhede ground, one can expect quite a few shots to go out of the park.
For the Capitals, the likes of David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav will be the ones to watch out for. Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav has done exceptionally well with the ball this season.
For the Royals, Jos Buttler will be expected to all guns blazing. The opening batsman has already notched up two centuries this season. Sanju Samson, Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal will be the other bowlers to watch out for.
So far in the IPL, Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals have played 24 matches, with both teams winning 12 each. The highest score posted by the Royals against the Capitals is 201, while the highest score posted by the Capitals against the Royals is 196.
Probable Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals
Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed.
Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Karun Nair, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal.
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