Sky Analysis

Indian T20 League: Rajasthan vs Delhi – Game 7 – Match Preview

Ahead of their crucial game against Delhi, Rajasthan were dealt with a massive blow as Ben Stokes was ruled out of the Indian T20 League due to a broken finger. However, they seem to have decent replacements available. David Miller is the front runner to replace him and is coming back from a top-class series against Pakistan. They may also field Liam Livingstone as he is a genuine opener.

The batting for Royals still looks very heavy but the bowling needs a lot of improvement. Apart from Chetan Sakariya, every other bowler was taken to the cleaners in the last match. They’ll need to improve their execution in the next game.

On paper, Delhi looks a real force. They decimated Chennai in their opening game and will go into the match with a lot of confidence. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw have got off to a blazing start in the Indian T20 League while Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis and Shimron Hetmyer are match winners on their day. Players like Chris Woakes, Ravi Ashwin and Tom Curran add a lot of depth to the team. Anrich Nortje has tested positive for COVID-19 thus he is set to miss Delhi’s next few games but Kagiso Rabada can definitely make a cut into the playing XI.

Team news

Rajasthan

Ben Stokes broke his finger while attempting a catch of Chris Gayle and has been ruled out of the tournament. The franchise has not named any replacements yet.

Probable XI 

Manan Vohra, Liam Livingstone, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Shreyas Gopal, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman

Team News

Delhi 

Anrich Nortje has tested positive for the Coronavirus and will have to isolate himself for the next 10 days.

Probable XI 

Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Curran/Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan