This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 33rd game of the IPL 2021 between the Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals that is scheduled to take place on the 22nd of September 2021.
Delhi Capitals who are in 2nd place with 6 wins in 8 games after the 1st half of IPL 2021 will take on the bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad who have won just one game in this IPL. Rishabh Pant will continue to lead the Capitals despite the return of Shreyas Iyer while Kane Williamson will be the skipper of SRH.
In the return fixture between the sides that took on 25th April at Chennai, Delhi Capitals won by a super over. Batting first, they made 159/4, with Prithvi Shaw stroking an eye-catching 53 off 39 while the other batters Dhawan, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant playing useful cameos. Sunrisers scored the same scored courtesy of a fantastic 66 from Kane Williamson. In the super over, DC kept calm to chase 8.
Just before the tournament was halted, the teams had contrasting results in their respective last fixture. Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets against the PBKS, while the SRH team lost by 55 runs to the Rajasthan Royals.
Match Details
Venue: Dubai international stadium, Dubai
Pitch and Weather: The 1st match of the UAE leg saw the run making was difficult and if the indication of the past edition to go by, the average score is likely to be between 150-170. Pacers might get some assistance with the new ball, while spinners also will be handy. The weather is likely to be clear with the temperature touching to the late 30s even though it is a 6.00 PM start.
Date & Time: September 22, 6.00 PM Local time, 7.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
With Jonny Bairstow not playing this leg of IPL for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, David Warner is likely to return to the top of the order. They will be hopeful for a much better batting effort from their batters and while also spirited bowling from their bowlers who were mostly dependent on Rashid Khan.
Delhi Capitals will be bolstered by the return of former skipper Shreyas Iyer and this would only strengthen their already strong Indian batting core. This would help the returning batsman to get in the groove before the tournament heads to the business end. They will also hope to get equal support from the world-class bowlers who were outstanding in the India leg of IPL.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
David Warner, Wriddhiman Saha, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammad Nabi/Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan
Delhi Capitals
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(C & WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada
Match Prediction
Delhi Capitals will be odds on favorites to win the game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad after the stupendous performance in the India leg of the IPL 2021 as well in the past couple of seasons. Also, they have beaten SRH, the last time they met each other.
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Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Delhi openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan can pick in the fantasy XI. While Dhawan is the leading run-getter in this IPL with 380 runs, Shaw has also made 308 runs at a strike rate of over 160. The returning Shreyas Iyer is an automatic pick in the fantasy, Manish Pandey has scored 193 runs in 5 innings and he is usually a dependable player with respect to fantasy along with the calm Kane Williamson who looked the team’s best batter at the moment.
Wicket-Keeper: Rishabh Pant is an obvious pick in the fantasy in the wicket-keeper’s section. He has scored 213 runs in the tournament thus far at 131.
All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis is a utility player who can be selected as the lone all-rounder in the fantasy XI.
Bowlers: Rashid Khan can be one of the bowlers who can be chosen in the fantasy XI along with impressive T Natarajan from the Sunrisers Hyderabad team. They are genuine wickets. Avesh Khan who has taken 14 wickets in this IPL can be selected as the 3rd bowler of the side. The last slot in the fantasy can go to Anrich Nortje of Delhi Capitals who is known to pick a heap of wickets on his day.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Shikhar Dhawan(C), Prithvi Shaw, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson(VC), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Anrich Nortje, Rashid Khan, Avesh Khan, T Natarajan
Captain – Shikhar Dhawan
The Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar is the leading run-scorer for this IPL so far and is expected to be amongst runs in this game as well.
Vice-Captain – Kane Williamson
The Kiwi skipper has had a couple of great months in cricket and is in a rich vein of form. So he can be made the vice-captain of the side.
Dream11 Team
