IPL 2019 Predictions: RR vs DC Dream 11 Predictions

On Monday night, the Rajasthan Royals square off against the Delhi Capitals. This RR vs DC match is important for both teams for different reasons. Rajasthan need this win to get as far away from the bottom of the table. Meanwhile, Delhi are on the hunt to reach the top two ahead of the Mumbai Indians.

Tonight’s IPL 2019 match will see RR with the home crowd backing them and ES will help with the Dream 11 Predictions in case fans are still unsure.

People interested in Dream 11 predictions will likely have a hard time figuring out the perfect 11. But we have it sorted for them. We will provide an extensive detailed analysis helping fill up the perfect 11.

Team News

The Royals come into this match on the back of a win against the Mumbai Indians. Similarly, the Delhi Capitals also come into this match, high on confidence owing to a win over the Kings XI Punjab.

Predicted Playing 11

Rajasthan: Jos Buttler, Steve Smith, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Shashank Singh, Jaydev Unadkat

Delhi: Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Chris Morris, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Colin Munro, Rahul Tewatia, Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra

Weather and pitch report

The RR vs DC match will be held at the Royals’ home ground at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The temperature will likely range between 31°C and 35°C. Since the match is at 8PM, the dry heat will not create any issues as the dew factor will be dramatically reduced. The Sawai Mansingh pitch is generally a batting track and favours the chasing team.

H2H record

In the IPL’s 12 year history, there have been 18 RR vs DC showdowns with the scales tipping towards Rajasthan. The Royals have clinched 11 wins to Delhi’s 7, and to make matters sweeter, the momentum us with them, having won their last match. The highest score statistic swings towards Rajasthan, having scored 201 to DC’s 196. The lowest score statistic also sees them retain the advantage with 121 to Delhi’s paltry 60.

Wicketkeeper

Sanju Samson goes up against Rishabh Pant in this RR vs DC showdown. However, Samson gets the nod in the Dream 11 side, having amassed 239 runs including an unbeaten 102*. He also boasts of a strike rate of 147.53.

Batsmen

Among the four batsmen, three hail from the Delhi Capitals and one solitary representative from Rajasthan. They are, Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw for Delhi, and Steve Smith for the Royals. Smith has a highest score of an unbeaten 73* at a strike rate of 110.85.

Delhis’ Iyer has a high score of 67 at a strike rate of 118.47. Dhawan has struck an unbeaten 97* and has a strike rate of 130.94 while Shaw has an astounding 99 runs at a strike rate of 139.24.

All rounders

Three all-rounders make the RR vs DC list, with Chris Morris and Axar Patel for DC and Stuart Binny for RR. Morris has 32 runs and 11 wickets at an economy of 8.72. Patel has 81 runs and 6 wickets to his credit at an economy of 6.78, Binny, on the other hand, has 40runs and one wicket at an economy of 6.25.

Bowlers

For the bowling trio, the Royals have the majority, with Shreyas Gopal and Jofra Archer. The final spot is taken by Delhi’s Kagiso Rabada.

Captain and vice captain

The one leading this RR vs DC Dream 11 side is Shikhar Dhawan and Sanju Samson will act as the deputy.