DD vs RR: Head-to-head, Probable Playing XI and other stats
The last time these two sides met, Royals won a rain-affected tie in 2018 Indian Premier League. This time it is a new scenario and there is plenty to look forward to for both the teams as they haven't quite turned on the heat. It's somewhat a must-win scenario for both the sides keeping the points in mind. Here is our pre-match report.
In the head-to-head matches these two sides have played in the IPL, the Royals have enjoyed their time. In 17 matches between the two sides, RR have won a staggering 11 with DD pocketing just 6. At the Kotla, it has been a close battle though. Out of six matches played here, both sides have won three matches each.
The Daredevils have batted well in their previous two games, but what the side needs is the consistency to eke out an all-round performance. Their bowlers need to come good against the Royals batting short of confidence. Shreyas Iyer needs to motivate his troops.
Ajinkya Rahane has enjoyed batting against DD. In 16 matches he has amassed 677 runs. The RR skipper has scored 225 runs this term in seven outings with only one 50+ score in his name. Shreyas, meanwhile, has 257 runs from 8 innings that includes three half-centuries. Both skippers need to provide the cushion in batting by scoring runs.
Colin Munro, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Glenn Maxwell, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Liam Plunkett, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan and Trent Boult.
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wicket-keeper), Mahipal Lomror, K Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ish Sodhi and Jaydev Unadkat.
