RR vs DC Match Preview – The Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur is all set to host an epic encounter here on Monday night, in which Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be challenged by the on-song Delhi Capitals (DC).
Both the teams will face off each other for the first time in this tournament. The management of Rajasthan Royals has decided to hand-over captaincy of the team from Ajinkya Rahane to Aussie’s Ex-skipper “Steve Smith”.
Smith proved his worth by performing really well in the previous match, both as a batsman and captain to register 3rd win of the season for RR. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals are also high on confidence by winning their last match against the Kings XI by 5 wickets.
Now, it will be interesting to see, how the Royals approaches DC in tonight’s encounter to build up their winning streak.
Here are the match preview, Dream 11 fantasy league teams, pitch report, weather conditions, our power picks, and all the details of today’s match.
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Match Details:
The 40th match of the Indian Premier League 2019 of RR vs DC will be hosted by the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
This encounter between both the teams will start at 08:00 PM local time tonight (02:30 GMT).
In India, the official broadcasting channel for live telecasting of IPL matches is Star Sports.
You can also watch the online Live Streaming of today’s game of RR vs DC on Hotstar.
Pitch Report/Condition:
In the previous encounter, the pitch was a bit sluggish, but today it is expected to be dry with little covering of grass on the surface. That means bowlers could hunt early wickets in the first innings with the new ball.
Average 1st Innings total at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur (last 5 Night IPL games): 160
Records of the chasing teams at this venue: Won 4, Lost 1
Weather Conditions/Report:
The temperature is expected to touch the mark of 35 degrees during the first hour of the game, which will probably reduce as the game progresses in the second half. However, it will still remain around 30-32 degrees.
The good thing about this stadium is that the level of dew is comparatively less here, which allow bowlers to comfortably grip the ball in the 2nd innings as well.
Also, the forecast portrays clear weather throughout the day with no chances of rain.
Last 5 IPL Matches (most-recent match first)
The win/lose stats for both the teams are as follows;
Rajasthan Royals: W, L, W, L, L
Delhi Capitals: W, L, W, W, W
Possible Playing 11:
Here are possible playing 11 of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Capitals (DC) for tonight’s match.
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson (wk), Ajinkya Rahane/Rahul Tripathi, Steve Smith (C), Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Ashton Turner/Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni
RR’s Bench Strength – Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Ajinkya Rahane/Rahul Tripathi, Shashank Singh, Prashant Chopra, Liam Livingstone/Ashton Turner, Mahipal Lomror, Shubham Ranjane, Sudhesan Midhun, Oshane Thomas, Krishnappa Gowtham, Varun Aaron
Delhi Capitals
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (wk), Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford/Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ishant Sharma
DC’s Bench Strength – Hanuma Vihari, Jalaj Saxena, Manjot Kalra, Ankush Bains, Sherfane Rutherford/Chris Morris, Bandaru Ayyappa, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh, Rahul Tewatia
Team News:
Chris Morris is injured and thus he might miss out tonight’s game as well.
Jos Buttler is also unavailable for this match as he went to England for the birth of this child.
Fantasy Cricket League Tips
Win Small and Grand leagues of fantasy cricket leagues by following our tips and match predictions. Here are our suggested options for Captain and Vice-captain choices for tonight’s match of RR vs DC.
Captain Choices: Steve Smith, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson
Vice Captain Choices: Kagiso Rabada, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Shikhar Dhawan
Crickclassics’ Dream 11 Teams
At Crickclassics, we carry out an in-depth analysis of each and every match to make the best and winning teams for the fantasy cricket leagues like Dream11, My Team 11, Mobile Premier League, and so on.
Here are our teams for small and grand leagues of Dream 11 for tonight’s match of RR vs DC.
Small League/Head To Head Team
Wicket Keeper – Sanju Samson
Batsman – Steve Smith (C), Shikhar Dhawan (VC), Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane
All-Rounders – Ben Stokes, Axar Patel
Bowlers – Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Kagiso Rabada
Grand/Mega League Team
Wicket Keeper – Rishabh Pant
Batsman – Colin Ingram, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane (C)
All-Rounders – Riyan Parag, Ben Stokes
Bowlers – Sandeep Lamichhane, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer
Power Pick Player
Our power pick for today’s match between RR and DC is Kagiso Rabada.
In his last 17 matches against the Rajasthan Royals in IPL, Tahir took 27 wickets with an average of 16.34, making him a must-have player in small leagues.
Our Advice:
With Steven Smith coming back in form after becoming the captain of Rajasthan Royals, it’ll be a good choice to make him captain in small leagues.
Our Match Prediction:
Looking at the current form of RR, we predict them to come out on top and win this match against the Capitals at their home ground.
Current Points Table
Here is the current position of all teams in the points table.
Our Dream11 teams for yesterday’s match performed really well, and we hope you win small and grand leagues of fantasy cricket games with our today’s match predictions, match previews, detailed analysis of the match, and fantasy cricket tips. Stay updated with Crickclassics to get the same for every match.
*Disclaimer: These teams are based on the analysis, instinct, and understanding of the author. Make your own decision and consider the points mentioned while selecting your team.
