DC vs RR Preview, IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, Jake Fraser-McGurk in focus as playoffs race heats up

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Delhi Capitals (DC) will host Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 fixture on Tuesday.

DC lost their last match against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by seven wickets, whereas RR fell short of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) target by a solitary run in their previous clash.

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RR are placed second in the points table, whereas DC are sixth in the table with five points from 11 matches so far.

Predicted Playing XI 

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Tristan Stubbs, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (wk/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma

Key Players to Watch Out 

Tristan Stubbs (Delhi Capitals) 

Tristan Stubbs has notched 277 runs in 11 games, batting at an average and strike rate of 55.40 and 185.91 with the help of two half-centuries. He has hit 18 fours and 19 sixes in the current campaign so far.

Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)

Riyan Parag has scored 409 runs in 10 matches in IPL 2024, batting at an average and strike rate of 58.43 and 159.14 respectively, with the help of four half-centuries.

Pitch Report 

The average first innings score in T20Is on this ground is 139, but traditional trends have gone for a toss due to the Impact Player rule in this season.

Where to Watch 

The match will be live streamed on the JioCinema application and simultaneously telecast on the Star Sports Network at the aforementioned time.

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