In the 23rd match of the IPL 2020, Steven Smith-led Rajasthan Royals (RR) are facing Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals (DC) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium (Sharjah).
It is the sixth match for both these teams in the IPL 2020. Delhi Capitals have already earned 8 points (4 wins and 1 lose) and standing in the second spot in the IPL 2020 points table while Rajasthan Royals have got 4 points (2 wins and 3 loses) and they are currently in the seventh position in the same points table.
Delhi Capitals are currently running with the three-match winning streak against Rajasthan Royals as they won both the matches against Rajasthan franchise in the IPL 2019 and also won their last meeting in the IPL 2018.
Latest forms in IPL 2020
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Won (Super Over), Won, Lost, Won and Won
Delhi Capitals (DC): Won, Won, Lost, Lost and Lost
IPL 2020, Match 23: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals (RR vs DC) – Toss Report
Rajasthan Royals captain Steven Smith won the toss and decided to field first. RR made two changes in the playing XI. Varun Aaron and Andrew Tye replaced Ankit Rajpoot and Tom Curran.
Smith said after winning the toss, “We are gonna have a bowl. Looks a good surface and we want to chase it down. We are confident about our set-up and we need to get off a better start with the bat. We made two changes. Ankit Rajpoot and Tom Curran out and Andrew Tye and Varun Aaron in.”
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer confirmed that they made no changes in the playing XI.
Iyer said, “I guess there could be little bit of turn and anything can happen. We are going with the same team. Everyone is looking forward to cementing their place and all the players have great potential to win games and I’m really proud of my team.”
IPL 2020, Match 23: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals (RR vs DC) – Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Aaron
Delhi Capitals (DC): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje