Match Details
The 23rd match of the Indian T20 League 2020 will be played between Rajasthan and Delhi at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. We have got the best Rajasthan vs Delhi team prediction for today’s match.
Rajasthan vs Delhi Match 23 is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
Preview
Both the teams playing in this match have performed well in all the departments in this tournament so far, while one the team’s position may suggest otherwise. Having played 5, won 4 and lost only one match in the tournament so, far, the team from Delhi is placed comfortably at the second spot and in this match, they would be looking to move further up the points table.
Rajasthan’s story has been full of heartbreaks, where in spite of special efforts put in from players, they have lacked in one small department and have lost matches from winning positions. They have played in 5 matches, and have won only two of those and lost three. They are currently placed at the second last spot in the points table and would be willing to do anything to move upwards, especially as the league stage of the tournament is almost half done.
Today’s Probable Playing 11:
Rajasthan Probable Playing XI:
Jos Buttler (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Steven Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Tom Curran/Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Kartik Tyagi
Bench:
Ben Stokes, David Miller, Ankit Rajpoot, Manan Vohra, Tom Curran/Andrew Tye, Oshane Thomas, Mayank Markande, Aniruddha Joshi, Shashank Singh, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Riyan Parag, Robin Uthappa
Delhi Probable Playing XI:
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
Bench:
Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohit Sharma, Alex Carey, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Tushar Deshpande, Daniel Sams, Lalit Yadav
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for MyTeam11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Rishabh Pant (VC), Sanju Samson (C), Jos Buttler
Batsmen – Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Steve Smith
All-Rounders – Marcus Stonis, Rahul Tewatia
Bowlers – Kagiso Rabada, Jofra Archer
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for MyTeam11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler
Batsmen – Prithvi Shaw (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Steve Smith (C)
All-Rounders – Marcus Stonis, Rahul Tewatia
Bowlers – Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada
Injury & Availability News
Amit Mishra of Delhi has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20 League and will not be playing for his franchise for the rest of this season, owing to a finger injury he sustained while fielding.
Rajasthan vs Delhi Weather Report:
The weather in Sharjah on Friday will be clear, with a little cloud cover and just 10 per cent chance of rainfall. The temperature is expected to be hovering around the 30 degree Celsius mark.
Pitch Report:
Batting second and scoring runs while chasing will be a tough task for any team at this ground. The ideal choice for the captain winning the toss while playing at this ground should be to post a big total while batting first and then put in the best of their bowlers to defend that total.
Average first innings score:
219 (Considering last four Indian T20 League matches at this venue)
Record of the chasing teams:
Won – 1, Lost – 3, Tie – 0 (Considering last four Indian T20 League matches at this venue)
MVP for MyTeam11 Fantasy from each team:
Sanju Samson – Rajasthan – In this season of the T20 league, Sanju Samson has looked to be in great touch with the bat in hand. He has played in 5 matches so far and has scored 171 at a strike rate of 192.13. He will be looking to make his mark with the bat in this match too.
Kagiso Rabada – Delhi – Kagiso Rabada of Delhi has been in blazing hot form with the ball in this tournament. He is currently the proud owner of the purple cap, with 12 wickets to his name in 5 matches, with an economy rate of 7.5 runs per over.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection
Captain Options: Sanju Samson, Steve Smith
Vice-Captain Options: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw
Today’s Rajasthan vs Delhi Probable Winners
Delhi is expected to win this match.
