High-flying Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals will lock horns with resurgent Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals in match 36 of the second leg of the 2021 Indian Premier League at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhab on Saturday.

Team Form

The Rishabh Pant-led side had a sensational first leg, winning six games in eight outings. They started the second phase on a high by handing laggards Sunrisers Hyderabad an eight-wicket thrashing to keep their momentum.

On the other hand, Rajasthan, who were struggling to find their feet in the first leg, will take a lot of confidence after snatching a two-run victory from the jaws of defeat against Punjab Kings. With the win, they have bridged the gap on the playoff spots. A victory against Delhi will take them to the fourth place.

Match Details

Match 36: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Date & Time: September 25th at 3-30 PM IST, and at 2-00 PM local time

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

Pitch Report

The wicket offers equal assistance for both batters and bowlers. Due to its long boundaries, chasing can became difficult. Anything over 170 is a defendable total on this wicket.

Head-To-Head

Matches played: 23

DC won: 11

RR won: 12

Top Picks

Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw: Delhi team with openers Shikhar Dhawan, the leading run scorer of the tournament this season, and Prithvi Shaw looking in good touch. Dhawan (422 runs) and Shaw (319 runs) have provided flying starts to their side with six half-centuries between them along with 88 fours and 21 sixes. For any bowling unit, facing the Dhawan-Shaw duo is a scary proposition.

Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje: In the bowling department, Delhi is unlikely to tinker with their pace attack, as Avesh Khan has been impressive and South African Kagiso Rabada can do the damage early, while Anrich Nortje provides the express speed.

Jaiswal, Lomror and Tyagi: Youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mahipal Lomror rose to the occasion with the bat against Punjab, but skipper Sanju Samson will be expected to take more responsibility. In the bowling department, pacers Kartik Tyagi and Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman did the job in the end. With Punjab needing eight runs to win of the final two overs, Rahman gave away just four in the penultimate over before rookie Tyagi bowled a sensational final six balls, picking up two wickets while conceding just one run to seal the side’s fourth win of the season.

DC vs RR Likely Playing XIs

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Steve Smith/Tom Curran, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan

Rajasthan Royals: Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Chethan Sakariya, Kartik Tyagi, Mustafizur Rahman