IPL 2019 Day 31: RR vs DC Preview

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Rajasthan Royals, who come on the back of beating Mumbai Indians host an in form Delhi Capitals at Jaipur tonight.

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Major changes to the eleven in their previous game has profited RR big time as they went on to beat MI in a comprehensive manner. Steve Smith taking over as captain not only saw him register a win but also brought back his batting form.

The win was made more special as the side did it without Buttler, who had to fly back for the birth of his child. With pretty much every game from here on being a must win encounter, something special will be required from the side who are set to miss the services of both Buttler and Archer from 25th.

Meanwhile DC are stationed comfortably at 2nd place in the points table after 4 wins in their last 5 games. Having played half of their games on sluggish wickets, they will know what will be in store at Jaipur.

The side have been profited by some good performances by both the batsmen and bowlers throughout the tournament. Only the recent form of Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant worries them.

Team News:

Both teams have no reason to tweak their combinations with comprehensive wins in their previous game.

RR: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wk), Steven Smith (c), Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Ashton Tuner/Liam Livingstone, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat.

DC: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Colin Ingram, Axar Patel, Sherfane Rutherford, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ishant Sharma.

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