Rajasthan Royals have played only 2 matches in the last 2 weeks and lost both. However, the long break also gave the team a chance to re-strategize. The fitness of team captain Riyan Parag remained the biggest issue before this match. He could not play the last match due to hamstring problem, but now he has started batting in the nets. In such a situation, his chances of playing have increased significantly.

Riyan Parag may return
In the last encounter against Delhi, Parag had made the match exciting by scoring 90 runs in just 50 balls. Once again a big innings will be expected from him on a pitch which is helpful for Delhi’s batting.

Delhi’s season was full of ups and downs
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals’ season has been full of ups and downs. The team made its highest IPL score this season, but it also lost the match. Despite diversity in bowling, the team seemed to disintegrate under pressure. Mitchell Starc’s injury and unavailability, Kuldeep Yadav’s poor form and middle order weakness increased Delhi’s problems.

All eyes will be on KL Rahul
Delhi’s batting will largely depend on KL Rahul.

Whereas captain Axar Patel would like Kuldeep Yadav to get back into rhythm again. The team management does not have many options, so it will be important to maintain faith in the experienced players.

Yashasvi’s form increases Rajasthan’s concern
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s form is a matter of concern for Rajasthan. He had scored 183 runs in the first four innings, but could score only 132 runs in the last seven innings. His clash against Delhi fast bowler Mitchell Starc will also be interesting. Last time Jaiswal had hit a six on the first ball of Starc, but was also out in the same over.

Delhi’s Tristan Stubbs is also facing criticism due to his slow start this season. However, the team is confident that he can make a comeback in the big match.

What will be the nature of the pitch?
The pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium is considered helpful for the batsmen. In four out of the last five matches, the first innings score has gone above 180. At the same time, the weather will also test the players, because the temperature in Delhi can reach 42 degrees Celsius on the day of the match.

Rajasthan Royals (Probable-12): 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 3 Dhruv Jurel (wk), 4 Ryan Parag (captain), 5 Donovan Ferreira, 6 Shubham Dubey, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Joffra Archer, 9 Ravi Bishnoi/Yash Punja, 10 Nandre Berger/Adam Milne, 11 Brijesh Sharma, 12 Tushar Deshpande.

Delhi Capitals (Probable-12): 1 Abhishek Porel, 2 KL Rahul (wk), 3 Sahil Parakh, 4 David Miller, 5 Ashutosh Sharma, 6 Axar Patel (captain), 7 Tristan Stubbs, 8 Madhav Tiwary, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mitchell Starc, 11 Lungi Ngidi, 12 Mukesh Kumar.