The game between the Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals will be one of the most crucial matches of the season considering both teams battling it out to finish in the top 4. The teams at the middle of the table will be on the edge of their seats to see the result of this game. Both teams have had a similar story in the IPL as they were off to a flying start in the IPL but faltered in their way in the middle. They will be looking forward to this game as a loss could automatically result in the elimination of one of the teams.
The fixture will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and the home advantage will be with the Delhi Capitals. Axar Patel and his men won the clash against Rajasthan Royals last time out as Pathum Nissanka and KL Rahul led the run chase in dominant fashion. A similar story has to be repeated for the Delhi Capitals as they will be taking on a Rajasthan Royals side that will be hungry for victory. Here are some of the factors that Rajasthan Royals could exploit to secure the win:
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3) Delhi Capitals poor home record this season
They have played six games in the tournament so far and they have won just one game at home in the season so far. Delhi Capitals have been undoubtedly terrible at home except the one game that they played against the Mumbai Indians. Sameer Rizvi was their hero in that game and he himself hasn’t played a better knock in the tournament. Rajasthan Royals could make the best out of the terrible home record of the Delhi Capitals.
2) Lack of firepower from spin bowling unit
Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav have been the spin bowling duo that has brought much success to the Delhi Capitals over the years. Kuldeep Yadav has been very expensive in this season with an economy rate over 10 and he was rested in the previous game as well. This is one of their reasons for their lack of success in the home game and the pitch has been on the slower side in the recent games. Ravindra Jadeja and Yash Punja could be crucial in the match and they could crack the code at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
1)Over-dependency on KL Rahul
Even after the successful run chase in the game against the Punjab Kings, Axar Patel admitted that they haven’t been at their best in this season. The runs accumulated by the batting unit has been predominantly from the bat of KL Rahul and his form has been important. There have been signs of inconsistency in almost all of their batters and the last game was just an exception. Rajasthan Royals could have the upper hand in the game with the early wicket of KL Rahul.
