The first-ever IPL game at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati was a run-fest between home side Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings but the hosts lost the thrilling contest by five runs. The inaugural champions will want to take the home advantage in their third clash of the season against Delhi Capitals, who have lost both of their matches so far.
This will be a day-game between these two teams and thus the dew factor wouldn’t be an issue. RR had made a statement win against SRH in their opening game but they could not quite close the run-chase against Punjab Kings on Wednesday.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals suffered a 50-run loss against LSG in their opening clash and also could not get over the line in their previous match against reigning champions Gujarat Titans.
The Capitals’ batting has looked beleaguered and the likes of Prithvi Shaw and Mitchell Marsh will have to come to the party at the top of the order. However, their bowling did have some teeth as Anrich Nortje was right on the money against GT in the first six overs.
As per the reports, Jos Buttler could miss this match due to a finger injury he suffered against PBKS and this could be a major blow for the Sanju Samson-led team.
Match Prediction: Rajasthan Royals will enter the contest as favorities against Delhi Capitals.
RR IPL 2023 SQUAD
Wicketkeepers: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (ENG), Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira (SA).
Batters: Shimron Hetmyer (WI), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Joe Root (ENG).
All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Abdul P A, Akash Vashisht, Jason Holder (WI).
Bowlers: Trent Boult (NZ), KC Cariappa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy (WI), Sandeep Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, Adam Zampa (AUS), KM Asif.
DC IPL 2023 SQUAD
Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt (ENG).
Batters: Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell (WI), Prithvi Shaw, David Warner © (AUS), Rilee Rossouw (SA), Manish Pandey.
All-rounders: Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh (AUS), Axar Patel.
Bowlers: Khaleel Ahmed, Aman Hakim Khan, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman (BAN), Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lungi Ngidi (SA), Anrich Nortje (SA), Vicky Ostwal, Chetan Sakariya, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma.
