Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League 2024 Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 56 - 7th May
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 56th Match of the TATA Indian Premier League -TATA IPL 2024 - DC vs RR, which will be played between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals on 7th of May 2024.
Match 56- DC vs RR (Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi)
Current Form DC:
Delhi Capitals are currently placed at the 6th position on points table with 5 wins to their credit.
The top run scorer for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League is Rishabh Pant with 398 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League is Mukesh Kumar with 13 scalps under his belt.
Delhi Capitals have lost their previous match against Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets.
Delhi Capitals batted first and they were restricted to 153 for 9 in 20 overs. They lost 3 wickets for 37 runs and looked in trouble right from the outset. Rishabh Pant played a nice knock of 27 runs but got out at a wrong time. In the end, it was Kuldeep Yadav who smashed 35 runs in 26 balls to take Delhi Capitals past the 150 run mark to finish at 153 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Philip Salt went all guns blazing right from the word go. He smashed 68 runs off 33 balls to kill any chances of Delhi Capitals making a comeback into the match. Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer made 33 and 26 runs respectively and got their team home comfortably with 7 wickets in hand.
Current Form RR:
Rajasthan Royals are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 8 wins to their credit.
The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League is Riyan Parag with 409 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League is Yuzvendra Chahal with 13 scalps under his belt.
Rajasthan Royals have lost their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 1 run.
Sunrisers Hyderabad batted first and they posted a total of 201 for 3 in 20 overs. Travis Head scored 58 important runs at the top of the order. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen provided the flurry at the end. They smashed 76 and 42 runs respectively to take SRH to a massive total of 201 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Rajasthan Royals lost 2 early wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag then took the bowlers on and scored 67 and 77 runs respectively. They got Rajasthan Royals very close. However, their untimely dismissals cost Rajasthan Royals at the end as they fell tantalizingly short by just 1 run.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger. Players injured/withdrawn: Prasidh Krishna.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (c), Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara. Players injured/withdrawn: Harry Brook, Lungi Ngidi.
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Rajasthan Royals
Who will win?- Rajasthan Royals
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Tristan Stubbs (Delhi Capitals), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals), Sandeep Sharma (Rajasthan Royals)
Most Sixes – Tristan Stubbs (Delhi Capitals), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals)
Player of the Match- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals)
Team Scores Batting first - Delhi Capitals 170+, Rajasthan Royals 180+
Match Handicap: Rajasthan Royals
*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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